SmackDown star references Claudio Castagnoli (FKA Cesaro) at WWE live event

Xavier Woods referenced Claudio Castagnoli (FKA Cesaro) during a recent WWE house show.

The New Day member currently has his hands full on SmackDown due to his stable's feud with The Viking Raiders. However, it looks like Woods and Kofi Kingston took care of another tag team in a house show recently.

In a tweet, a fan posted a photo of The New Day going up against The Usos. The tweet saw Woods locking up their opponent while Kofi Kingston was in the background.

In reply to the said tweet, Woods referenced Claudio. He explained that the move was inspired by the latter and the maneuver applied more pressure to the neck of their competitor.

Cesaro left World Wrestling Entertainment in February after 11 years. He made his AEW debut during the company's AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door event to replace injured Bryan Danielson.

WWE fans praised The Usos and The New Day's in-ring chemistry

Despite sharing the ring multiple times, it seems like fans are enjoying the chemistry between The New Day and The Usos.

Following the tweet, some fans shared how there's nothing the company can do better than a match between The Usos and the former tag champions:

These fans then pointed out how one-half of the tag team champion looked happy in the photo:

Before his exit, it looked like Claudio gave Xavier a useful parting gift for future matches.

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Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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