The New Day (professional wrestling)

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'''The New Day''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Tag Team (professional wrestling)|tag team]] performing in the [[IWE]], composed of [[Keith Ewen|Big E]], [[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] and [[Austin Eason|Xavier Woods]], under the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. They are [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|three-time]] [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|SmackDown Tag Team Champions]], [[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|two-time]] [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE (Raw) Tag Team Champions]], with their second reign being the longest for any [[Tag Team|tag team]] [[Professional Wrestling Championship|championship]] in IWE history at 483 days. As tag team champions, The New Day defends the titles under the [[The Freebirds#Freebird rule|Freebird rule]], with all three members being recognized as champions.  
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'''The New Day''' is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Tag Team (professional wrestling)|tag team]] performing in the [[IWE]], composed of [[Keith Ewen|Big E]], [[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] and [[Austin Eason|Xavier Woods]], under the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]]. They also appear on the [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT brand]], where Kingston and Woods are the current [[NXT Tag Team Championship|NXT Tag Team Champions]] in their first reign; only Kingston and Woods are recognized for this reign as Big E is indefinitely sidelined with an injury.
The stable originally debuted on the July 21, 2014 episode of ''Raw'', but made their official television debut as The New Day in November 2014. On April 2015 at [[IWE Extreme Rules (2015)|Extreme Rules]], they won their first IWE Tag Team Championship. They lost the championship to [[The Prime Time Players]] the following month at [[IWE Money in the Bank (2015)|Money in the Bank]], but won it back in August at [[IWE SummerSlam (2015)|SummerSlam]]; their second reign became the longest in the title's history, the first to last more than a year, and the last with the title being the sole tag team championship in IWE. On December 14, 2016, they became the longest reigning tag team champions in IWE history (beating [[Demolition (professional wrestling)|Demolition]]'s 28-year-old record of 478 days with [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWE's original World Tag Team Championship]]), and the longest reigning champions for any IWE championship over the last two decades; they lost the renamed Raw Tag Team Championship four days later to [[Eric Malstrom|Cesaro]] and [[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]].
The stable originally debuted on the July 21, 2014 episode of ''Raw'', but made their official television debut as The New Day in November 2014. On April 2015 at [[IWE Extreme Rules (2015)|Extreme Rules]], they won their first IWE Tag Team Championship. They lost the championship to [[The Prime Time Players]] the following month at [[IWE Money in the Bank (2015)|Money in the Bank]], but won it back in August at [[IWE SummerSlam (2015)|SummerSlam]]; their second reign became the longest in the title's history, the first to last more than a year, and the last with the title being the sole tag team championship in IWE. On December 14, 2016, they became the longest reigning tag team champions in IWE history (beating [[Demolition (professional wrestling)|Demolition]]'s 28-year-old record of 478 days with [[World Tag Team Championship (IWE)|IWE's original World Tag Team Championship]]), and the longest reigning champions for any IWE championship over the last two decades; they lost the renamed Raw Tag Team Championship four days later to [[Eric Malstrom|Cesaro]] and [[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]].
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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[[File:The New Day IWE Tag Team Champions Raw April 2016.jpg|thumb|225px|The New Day are two-time and longest reigning [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Raw Tag Team Champions]] at 483 days]]
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[[File:The New Day IWE Tag Team Champions Raw April 2016.jpg|thumb|225px|The New Day are four-time and longest reigning [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|Raw Tag Team Champions]] at 483 days for their second reign, as well as having the longest combined reign at 627 days; during their first two reigns, [[Corey Elliot (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]], and [[Austin <!--Eli--> <!--(2006, pg. 64)--> Eason|Xavier Woods]] were all recognized as champion under the [[Freebird Rule]] but only Kingston and Woods are recognized, as Big E was split from the team in the [[IWE Draft (2020)|2020 IWE Draft]].]]
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* '''[[CBS Sports]]'''
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** Best Moment/Angle of the Year (2019) – Kingston (winning the IWE Championship at [[IWE WrestleMania 35|WrestleMania 35]])
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
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** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2015)
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** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2015, 2016)
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** Ranked Big E No. 24 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2014
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** Ranked Kofi Kingston No. 4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[PWI 500]]'' in 2019
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** Ranked Kofi Kingston No. 42 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2016
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** Ranked Big E No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500'' in 2022
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** Ranked Xavier Woods No. 58 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2016
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** Ranked Xavier Woods No. 58 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500'' in 2016
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** Ranked No. 8 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the ''[[PWI Tag Team 50]]'' in 2020
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* '''''[[Rolling Stone]]'''''
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** IWE Wrestlers of the Year (2015)
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* '''''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
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** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (2015)
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* '''[[IWE]]'''
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** [[IWE Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|2 times]]) – Kingston (1), and Big E (1)<!-- Big E won the IWE Championship during his singles run outside of The New Day -->
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** [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship]]{{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[b]]]</sup>}} – Big E, Kingston, and Woods (2), and Kingston and Woods (2)
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** [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions|7 times]]){{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[c]]]</sup>}} Big E, Kingston, and Woods (6), and Kingston and Woods (1)
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**[[NXT Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of NXT Tag Team Champions|1 time, current]]) – Kingston and Woods
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** [[IWE King of the Ring tournament|King of the Ring]] ([[King of the Ring (2021)|2021]]) – Woods
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** [[List of IWE tournaments#IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament (2018)|IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament (2018)]]
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** [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#IWE|Thirteenth Grand Slam Champion (under current format; Twentieth overall)]] – Kingston
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** Third [[IWE Tag Team Triple Crown winners]]
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** [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#IWE|Triple Crown Champion]] – Kingston (30th), Big E (33rd)
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** Third IWE Tag Team Triple Crown Champion - Kingston and Woods
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** Match of the Year (2019) – Kingston (vs. [[Kody Brown|Daniel Bryan]] at WrestleMania 35)
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** [[IWE Year-End Award]]s (2 times)
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*** Men's Tag Team of the Year (2019)
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*** Moment of the Year (2019) – Kingston (winning the IWE Championship at WrestleMania 35)
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** [[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] ([[IWE Slammy Awards|1 time]])
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*** Ring Gear of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2020 Slammy Awards|2020]])
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** Ranked No. 1 of the top 50 Greatest [[IWE]] [[Tag Team|Tag Teams]] of all time (2021)
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**Comeback of the Year (2015)[114]
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**OWE Wrestlers of the Year (2015)
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* '''''[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
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** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (2015)
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**[[IWE Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|1 time]], current) – Kofi Kingston
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**[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|2 time]])<sup>1</sup>
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** [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship#Reigns|3 times]])
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** [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|IWE SmackDown Tag Team Title No.1 Contendership Tournament]] (2018)
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<sup>1</sup>{{small|Big E, Kingston, and Woods defended the title under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]]. New Day won their second tag team championship when the title was still called the IWE Tag Team Championship. During their reign on September 5, 2016, the title was renamed the Raw Tag Team Championship after SmackDown established the [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|SmackDown Tag Team Championship]].}}
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==References==
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Current revision as of 05:04, 11 December 2022

The New Day
From left to right: Kingston, Big E and Woods in January 2015
Stable
Members Big E
Kofi Kingston
Xavier Woods
Name(s) The New Day
Combined
weight
702 lb (318 kg)
Debut July 21, 2014
Years active 2014-present
Promotions IWE

The New Day is a professional wrestling tag team performing in the IWE, composed of Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, under the SmackDown brand. They also appear on the NXT brand, where Kingston and Woods are the current NXT Tag Team Champions in their first reign; only Kingston and Woods are recognized for this reign as Big E is indefinitely sidelined with an injury.

The stable originally debuted on the July 21, 2014 episode of Raw, but made their official television debut as The New Day in November 2014. On April 2015 at Extreme Rules, they won their first IWE Tag Team Championship. They lost the championship to The Prime Time Players the following month at Money in the Bank, but won it back in August at SummerSlam; their second reign became the longest in the title's history, the first to last more than a year, and the last with the title being the sole tag team championship in IWE. On December 14, 2016, they became the longest reigning tag team champions in IWE history (beating Demolition's 28-year-old record of 478 days with IWE's original World Tag Team Championship), and the longest reigning champions for any IWE championship over the last two decades; they lost the renamed Raw Tag Team Championship four days later to Cesaro and Sheamus.

The early months of the stable were marked by overwhelming negative reactions to their personas from fans and critics alike, however after turning heel in April 2015, they began to receive acclaim for being entertaining, as well as for their in-ring performances. In 2015, the trio were collectively named "IWE Wrestler of the Year" by Rolling Stone, while also being recognized as the "Best Gimmick" of the year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Additionally, they became the first trio to win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated award for "Tag Team of the Year", doing so in 2015 and 2016, (the first two wins in a row in this category for two decades). Their popularity resulted in the trio reverting to fan favorites in early 2016.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Background and formation

[edit] The Rise of The New Day (2014–2015)

[edit] Longest reigning Tag Team Champions (2015–2017)

[edit] SmackDown Tag Team Champions (2017–present)

[edit] Characters and reception

[edit] Other media

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

File:The New Day IWE Tag Team Champions Raw April 2016.jpg
The New Day are four-time and longest reigning Raw Tag Team Champions at 483 days for their second reign, as well as having the longest combined reign at 627 days; during their first two reigns, Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods were all recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule but only Kingston and Woods are recognized, as Big E was split from the team in the 2020 IWE Draft.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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