New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods shockingly split from WWE; JC Mateo, Tonga Loa also out

One of WWE’s most decorated and legendary tag-teams, The New Day, has reportedly parted ways with the company.

In a shocking development, Fightful and Bodyslam reported Saturday that New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods “mutually decided” to end their 16-year run as a group and exit WWE. The news comes less than 24 hours after both wrestlers were added to WWE’s official “Alumni” page, a typical precursor for talent leaving the company.

Additionally, MFT faction members JC Mateo and Tonga Loa have reportedly been released from the WWE as part of the company’s post-WrestleMania roster reset.

Kingston’s time on the WWE main roster dates back to 2008, while Woods’ main-roster debut came in 2013. Together, with now-retired third member Big E, they formed The New Day in 2014 and embarked on the most successful tag-team run in modern WWE history, securing a record 13 tag-team championship reigns, including a record 483-day reign as Raw Tag Team Champions. Kingston and Big E also won WWE Championships as solo acts, driven in part by the group’s incredible success and rabid fan base.

After a 2022 injury forced Big E to retire from in-ring competition, Kingston and Woods continued on as a duo under the New Day name, ultimately turning heel in a stunning scene during the group’s 10-year anniversary celebration in late 2024.

JC Mateo and Tonga Loa were relatively newer additions to the WWE universe, joining the company in 2025 and 2024 respectively. They now join an extensive list of WWE roster cuts in the wake of WrestleMania 42, a group that includes Kairi Sane, Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, the entire Wyatt Sicks faction (Uncle Howdy, Dexter Lumis, Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy and Nikki Cross), and both members of the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin).

Uncrowned will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.