The New Day Split: Who's Going To Stand Out?

[Hard Hit Prince]

It may be a long time since this faction splits up because of the lack of depth on Raw's tag division, but it's still fun to debate this. Since debuting New Day has done it all. They've dominated as heels and they've dominated as babyfaces. A year long title reign and a lot of exposure and brilliant comedy/fun act that highlighted all of them.

The problem with this is that together they seem to shine, but separated, there's no single trace of evidence that the company has a plan for any of them. As of right now I think that Big E. will probably get the best out of the split. He's a big dude, he can wrestle alright and he's the most lovable of all of them so his turn would probably have the bigger impact. But really, I am curious for what they would do with Kofi Kingston. He showed a lot in New Day, at least a lot I have never seen from him and if he can maintain his goofy side, maybe he can do better individually. Also, his veteran status makes him a reliable guy to go the uppercard route or main event if necessary.

Who's the best member of New Day? Who'll have the brightest future? When do you see them breaking up and how? Go.

 

[Bischoff's Knob Slobberer]

Every single member of New Day is hot garbage. Basically all are glorified jobbers and WWE "got lucky." They were funny at first but now they are just annoying as hell and I change the channel when I see these buffons.

My answer would be "Who gives a flying f.....?" Put the titles on Gallows and Anderson ASAP and don't look back!

 

[Terry Gyimah]

If New Day split like how The Shield did who do I see as the standout out of these 3? It is a toss up between Big E and Xavier Woods

 

[World Class Mark]

* I like Kofi, but he would go back to the mid-card after a minor push. Given that he's a little older and can be counted on to put on a solid match, he can have a lengthy stay in the lower mid-card (see: his career for the most part prior to New Day). He's the best worker of the three, although all three are pretty solid.

* Big E has the potential to get the biggest push, as he's the Roman Reigns of the group. I'm not sure, though, WWE would fully get behind him, but I think he has the best shot of the three.

* Xavier is the wildcard. He has the best mic skills of the group, which matters big time. I could see him getting a more prominent mid-card level push that Kofi, maybe those two feud coming out of a proposed break-up.

But, I agree with the original poster, a New Day split is far away...








.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

I totally agree with Joesgonnakillu.

I mean the WWE really got lucky with this one. And besides, I remember February of this year ever since they started the whole "Booty Os" thing? Ridiculous, unfunny, and garbage. It was never that funny to begin with. What kind of a "family entertainment" group shakes and gyrates their BUTT (like Big E does) week in and week out? It's disgusting. And Booty O is a cereal? I can't understand the whole Booty chants. It's disgraceful. It's the WWE. NOT PORN. I don't need Booty chants week after week.

Week in and week out, these guys come out and do their schtick and it's NOT FUNNY. You know who's really Funny and hilarious in an intelligent way? AJ Styles.

But to answer the OP's question:-

I think Big E has the most to gain after being split. I really really don't see him winning the WWE Universal title or World title, even 5 yrs from now (God Forbid).

May be he'll make a solid US champ. That's that.

Neither of Big E, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young have Booker T-like charisma and athleticism to make them the next huge singles star. (I like DY, and he's good in the ring, but again, not at the level Booker was even in 1996). And I say that because Big E is sort of overrated. Good in the ring, okay on the mic, but I don't see myself or anyone getting behind him as a singles star. I can see that with Darren Young, esp after the Bob Backlund thing. And DY is really not that great on the mic. So IDK.

But I digress!

Kofi Kingston has no future besides the tag division or the cruiserweight title. I mean, the guy has been there done that when it comes to Tag Titles and IC title. He's obviously never gonna be a world champ.

Xavier Woods is too small. And he's NOT Daniel Bryan. His best shot in wrestling post-NEW DAY is either the X-division in TNA or the newly founded Cruiserweight division on Raw. Pick your choice.

 

[Aquaman6686]

Hopefully Big E will just get released. He's a walking pile of useless. I think Kofi will go solo again, with Xavier as his manager. Kofi had a lot of success before New Day trapped him forever in the tag team ranks, and I could see him going back to being a star.

 

[kadroan]

Big E. He got size and now he has charisma. Meanwhile, I don't think Kofi or Woods could stand out on their own. I could see them as a tag team.

 

[HORRORHOLIC]

They should never split. WWE has a thing with fixing things that aren't broken, hopefully that's not the case with them because they wouldn't be half as over on their own.

 

[stingray11214]

Unless Vince hates money and his shareholders, the New Day will not get broken up. What they got was lightning in a bottle. They took three guys that had nothing, and turned them into the Stamford branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. They continue to print money. Look, they split them up, you might as well release them as they will be of no use. Not in the WWE world, that is. I can see Big E in Japan, Kofi and Woods in RoH/NJPW.

 

[Xemmy]

Personally, I think all 3 of them are standouts in their own way. But as far as who will be successful...I don't know.

I kind of want to make this a race thing. And I don't want to be that guy. But black guys don't get to the top in WWE. Out of all 128 reigns of the WWE championship, The Rock is the only black guy. And he's not very black by appearance. They've always touted his Samoan heritage over his black heritage. Mark Henry stands alone at the top of the mountain as the only Main Event black wrestler...unless you count Zeus from Hulk's No Holds Barred movie. And if you do, may god have mercy on your soul.

But ignoring history, and praying that WWE does something with these guys- Xavier Woods is my favorite. He's talented, funny, the best on the mic out of the 3. Big E is great and he's got a look that makes Vince go funny in his trousers. And Kofi is Mr. Royal Rumble. He's got a little bit of everything. But out of all these gentlemen, I think he's the one that's least likely to do anything significant. They've tried pushing Kofi in the past, and it hasn't worked for one reason or another. So I guess that wraps it up.

 

[The Samoan Heritage]

I will continue to say this, New Day shouldn't split, they should branch out!

Woods would be an awesome addition to the cruiserweight division, while Big E and Kofi could switch between the midcard and main event.

Wwe could also keep them together (Kofi and Woods) as Raw tag division is thin, and have one (Big E) fight for the U.s or Universal championship, while the other two manage him.

Maybe even go as far as to start building New Day as a single person.
Ex:
Summerslam: U.s championship match
Rusev vs New Day
Kofi could be fighting Rusev for the U.s championship, and instead of him facing Rusev, Big E could sub in for him. As they constantly say, "when one is champion/successful, they all are successful!"

To answer the op question though, I would say Woods could stand out of three if given the chance. He's great on the mic, good in the ring, and seems to be more diverse than the other two.

 

[Vanilla Midget]

Must all teams end in a split? History has shown us time and time again that teams generally produce one monstrously successful person while the other is left behind.

Jannetty, Neidhart, Christian and others never quite saw the level of success as their partners. But what if after kicking him through the Barbershop window, Jannetty turned bad too and became a sidekick and enforcer to Michaels?

What if Edge and Christian stayed allied through the years? The list goes on. DX is a team that were associated although primarily singles stars. Why not follow that model?

Big E goes after the US title? His brothers stay by his side. Xavier makes weight for the new crusierweight division, what if he holds that title but they're still New Day?

I could see this as a working model. The Hardys had single runs in WWE during the late attitude era, but usually didn't break up when they happened. I remember Jeff holding the Hardcore title for a while and Matt having European run while never turning on each other.

The heel turning model suggests a fundamental alteration of the characters presented on screen. When the characters are popular and over with the fans, why risk that model?

In the case of New Day, we already know they work as heels, but that was as a team. Keep them together no matter how high they sore.

But if they split I don't see any of them getting very far. I'd love to see the whole group turn heel again some day, but not soon. Xavier will stay popular as a face, Kofi will struggle to connect and Big E will get a push based on size.

Big E will be the most successful on his own based on that alone. He's large enough to hit the main event but he's got a pretty big glass ceiling over his head. He's shown so much personality in New Day.

 

[Dagger Dias]

If New Day ever were to split up (which they should NOT) then the one to stand out would be Kofi. He was the best of the three before New Day formed, he's the best of the three now, and would be the most likely to succeed in the future without the stable. He's done it all at this point other than winning a World Championship and with having been allowed to show a little more aggression he could certainly have done it by now. I hated both Woods and Big E before New Day, and I was admittedly wrong about how good they are. Without New Day they'd be slightly less interesting though. Even in Kofi's case they all benefit more from being together. The way they work so well together both as a team in the ring and in their promos together is awesome. If they did split I could see Kofi getting more midcard success while the other two get lost in the shuffle. If they remain together, they will be remembered as one of the best teams from this era. They should NEVER split. The New Day's popularity speaks for itself.

 

[ShinChan]

Xavier Woods.

He is so underrated in the ring while he rarely works a match. He being serious could a nice view. He is quite good on the mic and almost the backbone of New Day.

Big E is good too. His initial feud with Dolph was par but New Day made him and vice versa.

Kofi was already credible as a midcarder before New Day.

Unfortunately, none of these would be able to go over upper-midcard level.

 

[THTRobtaylor]

Splitting would be a mistake as the reason New Day works is their synergy... together they are stronger than ANY of the 3 could ever be individually.

Big E. is a misnomer, WWE got burned on Reigns so they won't try that again, even if he is the physically bigger. Kofi is pretty much set now as the modern day Tito Santana, he'll be there or there abouts in the Upper mid card, have his Rumble moments but it won't get any bigger for him alone.

Woods DOES have a potentially interesting future, but again he'd probably be limited to the IC or US titles (which for him would have ALWAYS been a great achievement) or if the Cruiser division isn't working/needs him, he'd be a great front man for it. Woods has the most upside in terms of character and outside projects but his small size will always work against him in the end when it comes to in-ring action.

I could easily see Woods ending up in a role similar to Miz when he was going through the belts, just without the World title accomplished. I could equally see him in a WWE sponsored comedy vehicle and away from the ring altogether.

 

[Kodo Sawaki]

Honestly, dont think WWE expected them to work this great. They were just 3 guys WWE had nothing to do so they stucked them as a team. And it payed off beyond wildest expectations. Proof is that they are still a team and still going strong and still Tag Team Champions.

As a singles act, cant see anybody but Big E to make it. Xavier is comedy gold but he would be new Santino if even WWE allows him that. Kofi is what, 4 times Intercontinental and 3 times US Champion and 4 times Tag Team Champion. And yet, eventhough he won all that, only time he even felt important is when he was feuding with Orton or doing spots at Rumble and now with New Day. Big E could have great singles career if they decide to push him after New Day. He has size, ability and has improved on mic so could be saomeone who would benefit after this.

 

[Greg4WWE]

I remember when they gave Kofi a mini push when he destroyed Ortons car then pretty much destroyed Orton in Madison Square Garden.

It didn't last long of course. I don't think there is much for any of them if they split so they shouldn't split. Sure change them up once in a while, but why kill a good thing?