Kofi Kingston refuses to defend tag titles due to one major reason

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have not defended the World Tag Team Championship since winning. Kofi has now provided a reason for this.

The New Day earned a World Tag Team Title shot after defeating New Catch Republic on the March 31 episode of RAW. They first challenged for the title the following week on RAW, but the match ended in a DQ. Kofi and Xavier got another chance at the title at WrestleMania 41, and this time, they successfully won it. Since becoming World Tag Team Champions, The New Day has not stepped into the ring.

A fan called out The New Day for not defending the tag titles. Kofi Kingston responded to the fan during RAW, stating that they will defend the titles when they find worthy challengers.

"Please understand: We’re really trying our hardest to defend the World Tag Team Championship Titles and we will…as soon as we find worthy challengers. But rest assured as we are working diligently to find the perfect contenders. Trust us. #ThankGodForTheNewDay #WWERaw."

Check out his tweet below:

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It will be interesting to see who will be the first in line to challenge The New Day for the World Tag Team Championship.

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