3 Legendary stars have run their course in WWE, says Vince Russo (Exclusive)

WWE has a massive roster currently, with many stars and veterans amongst their ranks. The company boasts an exciting mix of young, up-and-coming wrestlers and seasoned veterans who can help shape them. While that is beneficial for the company behind the scenes, not everyone can be placed in meaningful roles all the time.

Given the situation, veteran writer Vince Russo claims that three former champions have run their course in the company. The talents in question are former WWE Women's Champion Bayley, and former WWE World Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, collectively known as The New Day.

Russo was talking on the latest episode of Legion of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge and said that there's nothing more that can be done with either of them. Both New Day and Bayley have been around for over a decade and have done almost everything they can with the promotion.

"It's funny because we talk about that, but Bayley, we talk about freaking New Day. We talk about freaking talents that have run their course. Okay? There's nothing more you could do with Bayley. There's nothing more you could do with New Day. These are people that have run their course, but yet every week, week after week, they're on the show and nobody cares," Russo said. [26:05 onwards]

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The New Day is one of the most successful tag teams in WWE history. Alongside The Usos, they're responsible for bringing the tag team division back into focus in the company. Meanwhile, Bayley was one of the four horsewomen who were at the forefront of the women's revolution in the promotion.

Bayley helped uplift the women's division and has won almost everything there is to win. The Women's Intercontinental Championship is the only title that she's competed for and not won in the promotion, and she would like to win that before she calls time on her WWE career.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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