Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring The New Day and Bronson Reed.
• On Monday’s RAW, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods officially turned heel on Big E during a segment meant to celebrate The New Day’s decade-long success.
Woods and Kofi accused Big E of abandoning them, dismissing his explanation about recovering from a neck injury. Kofi claimed Big E chose himself over the group, and Woods told him to leave, rejecting his offer to be their manager.
The angle marked The New Day’s transition to a heel faction after months of speculation.
According to the Wrestling Observer, the storyline had been planned for months but was altered due to the firing of Odyssey Jones, who was initially set to replace Big E in the group:
“When Odyssey Jones came in, they were going to tease issues with them not getting along but it would end up with Kingston & Woods going heel by choosing Jones and having him publicly replace Big E. But then Jones got fired and the whole thing was put on hold.”
Jones was released earlier this year following domestic violence allegations.
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• “Big” Bronson Reed is set to undergo surgery for a right ankle injury sustained during the main event of Survivor Series 2024.
The bout featured Roman Reigns, The Usos, Sami Zayn, and CM Punk defeating The New Bloodline and Reed in the WarGames match.
Reed and Jimmy Uso were injured after jumping off the top of the cage, with Jimmy suffering a broken toe.
PWInsider reports that Reed’s surgery is scheduled for next week, sidelining him for several months. He will miss upcoming house shows, where he was slated to face Seth Rollins in steel cage matches as part of WWE’s post-holiday schedule.
