

2.4 Kingston's WWE Championship reign and separation (2019–2020).2.2 Longest-reigning Tag Team Champions (2015–2016).In 2021, The New Day topped WWE's list of the "50 Greatest Tag Teams" in the promotion's history. Never Be It, and hosting a weekly podcast, Feel the Power (named after one of their catchphrases), since 2019. The three, who are close friends in real life, also appear or work together outside of wrestling, notably writing the 2016 book The Book of Booty: Shake It. Their new-found popularity resulted in the trio reverting to babyfaces in early 2016, which they have remained since.
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Additionally, they became the first trio to win the Pro Wrestling Illustrated award for " Tag Team of the Year", doing so in 20 (the first two wins in a row in this category for two decades). In 2015, the trio were collectively named "WWE Wrestler of the Year" by Rolling Stone, while also being recognized as the " Best Gimmick" of the year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The early months of the stable as stereotypical black gospel babyface characters were marked by largely negative reactions from fans and critics alike, but after transitioning their characters into heels fanatically obsessed with the "power of positivity" in April 2015, they began to receive acclaim for their entertainment value, as well as for their in-ring performances.

Also in October 2021, Woods won the King of the Ring tournament.

However, they separated again a month later after Kingston and Woods were drafted to SmackDown during the 2021 WWE Draft while Big E remained on Raw. The stable briefly reunited on September 13, 2021, after Big E cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Raw to win the WWE Championship, thus transferring to Raw alongside Kingston and Woods. In October 2020, Kingston and Woods were drafted to the Raw brand as The New Day, while Big E remained on the SmackDown brand, separating him from the group. In December 2016, they set the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 483 days (surpassing Demolition's 28-year-old record of 478 days with WWE's original World Tag Team Championship) and at that time the longest reigning champions for any WWE championship over the last two decades.Īfter being drafted to the SmackDown brand in April 2017, the stable went on to capture the SmackDown Tag Team Championship a record seven times while part of the brand, Kingston also won the WWE Championship in 2019. They lost the championship to The Prime Time Players the following month at Money in the Bank, but won it back in August at SummerSlam their second reign became the longest in the title's history, the first to last more than a year, and the last with the title being the sole tag team championship in WWE, as it was renamed Raw Tag Team Championship in September 2016 following the creation of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. In April 2015 at Extreme Rules, they won their first WWE Tag Team Championship. The stable was prominently formed by Xavier Woods with Big E, and Kofi Kingston on the July 21, 2014, episode of Raw, but made their debut as The New Day on the November 28, 2014, episode of SmackDown. While performing as a trio, The New Day defended their tag team titles under the Freebird rule, with all three members being recognized as champions. Overall, they are 11-time tag team champions in the company. One of the most popular and decorated teams in WWE history, The New Day has held several records, including at one time the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 483 days and the most reigns as SmackDown Tag Team Champions at seven. The group performs in WWE on the SmackDown brand.
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The New Day are an American professional wrestling trio consisting of Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E. The New Day (from left to right: Xavier Woods, Big E, and Kofi Kingston) at WrestleMania Axxess in April 2016.
