36-year-old WWE Superstar "mentally snapped" during match with Miro fka Rusev

Miro and Lana taking a stroll backstage
Miro and Lana taking a stroll backstage

Looking back at his match with Miro (fka Rusev in WWE), Xavier Woods recently noted that he mentally snapped that night, leading to The New Day's formation.

At Extreme Rules 2014, Rusev took on R-Truth and Xavier Woods in a Two-On-One Handicap Match. At the event, Miro destroyed the duo and won the match in just under three minutes.

Woods recently recalled the bout in question via his official Twitter handle and made an interesting comment about it.

Check out his tweet below:

"This was also the day I mentally snapped and the aftermath was creating The New Day with @TrueKofi and @WWEBigE - we don’t always understand the journey but we need every bit of it to get to the goal."

How did fans react to Xavier Woods' statement about his match with Miro?

The New Day is one of the most popular factions. WWE itself has named it the greatest tag team in the history of the promotion. Fans have been incredibly supportive of the beloved stable for years now.

Here's how fans reacted to Woods' heartfelt tweet:

Back in 2019, former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston opened up about The New Day's origins and shared the original plans for the faction:

"Initially Woods and E were talking about getting together and doing some sort of a faction. At that point in my career I was looking for a change, and it seemed like the perfect change. It was going to be three guys who were disgruntled with their positions in the company and wanted better, and that was the truth. Obviously, when we debuted, it ended up being a lot different from that. But we embraced what we were given, and we are what we are now." [H/T Fightful]

The New Day is one of the most decorated tag teams in the business. The trio has won tag team titles across RAW, SmackDown, and NXT.

One wonders where Kofi, Woods, and Big E would be today if it hadn't been for The New Day.


Do you remember this Handicap match involving Miro and Woods? Who's your favorite member of The New Day? Sound off in the comment section below.

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