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The Superstar Shake-up is just a few hours away and we are all set to witness a few major changes on the roster. Some RAW stars might move to SmackDown and the opposite could also happen.
One of the key points of discussion has been the future of New Day. Since it is the Superstar Shake-up, we just can’t rule out the possibility of the popular faction being split during the event.
In fact, Sportskeeda Wrestling’s beloved Riju Dasgupta argued here, that New Day could be split, and gave us five signs that point towards the same. On top of that, WWE wrote an article on their website titled, ‘5 moves we want to see in the 2019 Superstar Shake-up’, in which Xavier Woods was one of the wrestlers teased to switch brands.
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However, contrary to the beliefs stated above, it is unlikely the New Day would be broken up during the Superstar Shake-up, and here are four reasons why.
#4 Power of positivity
New Day started off as a group that wasn’t meant to become big. However, their unorthodox approach and creative freedom allowed them to go over with the fans.
The power of positivity spread across the WWE Universe as New Day became one of the best, if not the best thing about WWE. Even though what they do might be childish, it is 100 percent original and is done with real conviction. The overall character work here and the backstory is just too strong to end.
As CM Punk himself put it (WrestlingInc):
"Kofi and Big E were two guys I was championing backstage like 'let them do something, let them do something.' Now they're doing thier own thing,"
"That's what gets over there, when people lose their minds. You have to reach the point where you don't give a f--k, and if you've watched those guys, they clearly don't care. It's brilliant, and when the performers in the ring are having fun, it's infectious," said Punk.
#3 Xavier Woods
I mean, look at this guy. He is so full of heart, he is so selfless. It would be safe to admit that he cares more about Kofi Kingston than he does for himself. Heck, I will go as far as claiming that Kofi himself wasn’t as happy as Woods was for the WWE Title win.
The tears while going backstage with Kingston after his WrestleMania match, or the tears when they were being interviewed after Kingston’s win, it shows that he is the force that binds this group together.
#2 Merchandise
It is no secret that New Day is a merchandising behemoth for WWE. In fact, they are among the top merch sellers in the company. So it wasn’t surprising when WWE used Kofi Kingston’s WrestleMania moment to promote a new t-shirt of New Day with Kingston’s title on it.
The fact that New Day is still an active faction after almost five years since their inception is a testament to their power as merchandise sellers. So, breaking them up would cost WWE a lot in terms of sales.
#1 Kofi himself said so
What more do you need when Kofi Kingston himself has claimed that he doesn’t understand why people think the New Day would break up. While he realizes that the typical thing with factions in WWE is breaking up after one of them has success or when one of them wants singles success, he reminded us that New Day is anything but typical.
He gave examples of the faction wearing unicorn horns, skipping, clapping, throwing pancakes and Booty-O's out and doing all kinds of kiddish things, which aren't really the conventional way for any WWE Superstar.
Which is why Kingston believes that they are not typical and which is why they won’t be breaking up any time soon because as Kingston said (TMZ Sports via WrestlingInc) they do everything together!
"I don't understand why people say that, we've said since the beginning of time the philosophy of New Day is to lift your brother up, that is the goal," Kingston said.
"I think the stereotypical path to take with all these factions, when somebody has success, one of them goes off and does something on their own. Someone wants success, one of them goes off on their own. That's like very typical.
"Anyone who has seen New Day on TV or whatever, is atypical. When we come out, we skip and clap, I twerk, I wear unicorn horns, we wear pink and blue, we throw pancakes out, ice cream, Booty-O's.
Everything is not your typical story, so for us to break up is the opposite of New Day, just doing the standard fair. It just won't happen. Everything we do, we do together."
