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The New Day has had a great run. Nobody expected this band of three fun-loving rascals to be the longest reigning tag team champions, and then be part of the special movement known as #KofiMania. But the trio has stuck around for the long haul, even when their critics have wanted them to split up. Words like 'stale' have been thrown around many a time.
But I do think that The New Day will split up, come the current edition of the Superstar Shake Up. I will elaborate upon the reasons in this very article. Be sure to share your thoughts and views in the comments too.
Do you think it's for the best, that the New Day splits up for now? Let us know in the comments.
Here's what I think...
#5 Big E's injury
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Nobody who's Big E's size should be able to perform a split as effortlessly as he did on RAW and SmackDown Live. And he paid the price dearly as he put up the following Tweet:
Two men don't make a faction and therefore, I do not see Vince McMahon and WWE keeping The New Day together for the time being. Had Big E not been injured I could have certainly seen them lock it up with the likes of The Undisputed ERA, if they were also called up to the main roster at this time. But the idea of just Kofi and Xavier sticking around seems weird.
Let's hope that Big E is able to bounce back and make it back in time so that he doesn't lose the momentum that he has. But WWE should use this opportunity to try and push Xavier Woods as a performer on WWE RAW too, while Kofi Kingston rules the roost on SmackDown Live.
#4 Not Free-birding the title
The New Day was in India last month and I posed the same question that is on everyone's mind before them, during an interview with Sportskeeda. If Kofi Kingston were to become the WWE Champion at WrestleMania, would all three of them become Champions? The trio is never at a loss for words, but they did not answer the question then.
And this is odd because if you remember back to the time when The New Day were Tag Team Champions, they defended the titles under the Freebird rule. Which means that all three of them were Champions, and they could take turns defending the title. But Kofi Kingston's win just seems like it's only him holding the prestigious belt.
The very fact that such a thing is happening is indicative of a split down the line, I feel. It's not like the other two members are less talented than Kingston.
#3 No real role for the other two members
Big E and Xavier Woods are background players in the of the #KofiMania storyline for now. And let's be honest folks...these two gentlemen are immensely gifted and have all the necessary tools to be top WWE stars in their own right, somewhere down the line.
I wasn't the only one who assumed that Big E would go heel when Kofi Kingston was in the ring celebrating with his family on this past week's episode of SmackDown Live. Big E was originally thought of as a breakout star, destined for the spot that eventually went to Roman Reigns.
Xavier Woods may have been the most overlooked member of New Day during their run, but he has been exemplary every time he's ever stepped into the ring. He may just be the most agile of the three men.
It will be a shame to waste them, and therefore, each man should go his separate way, in my opinion.
#2 The babyfaces have the numbers edge
The traditional WWE formula has always been for the heels to have the upper hand when it comes to the numbers game. But The New Day has always had the extra member (or members when the heel doesn't have a sidekick). And this is just psychology in reverse, in the pro wrestling sense.
While this could have been swept during the rug back when the trio was in the tag team division, it is all too evident these days. When Kofi Kingston is the Champion, and there are two other gentlemen by the ring, throwing pancakes and shaking their hips, it is quite odd. And not just because they're throwing pancakes and shaking their hips.
All of this makes me think that The New Day's days as a unit may be numbered for now. For KofiMania to succeed, the New Day must split as a unit.
#1 The tag team division really doesn't need them anymore
Once upon a time, The New Day were front and center in the tag team division, and to be honest, they were the only credible act carrying the load of the division upon their shoulders. But since then, there are so many tag teams who've stepped up to the plate.
You have The Usos, The Hardyz, Roode and Gable, and the current RAW Tag Team Champions, Ryder and Hawkins to carry the division on their shoulders. To give The New Day another run with the titles may actually take the focus off some of the other teams in the current division.
It really doesn't make sense keeping them together at all unless The Undisputed ERA gets called up to the main roster. And even if they do get called up, Big E's injury may play spoilsport.
Hence, I'm convinced they'll be split up.
