Overview
- Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods debuted for AEW Sunday at All In: London as The New Level and teamed with Swerve Strickland to win the AEW World Trios Championship in their first match.
- The duo say they officially signed their AEW contracts less than 24 hours before the show after talks with AEW president Tony Khan finalized the deal.
- They told multiple interviews that WWE asked them to accept a pay cut of more than 50 percent and proposed reduced on-screen roles, and Austin Creed said they received no call or thank-you from WWE higher-ups when they left.
- AEW has immediately booked the New Level into trios and tag programs, scheduling a Trios Championship defense on the first Dynamite after All In against The Rascalz.
- Their surprise switch underlines AEW’s deep tag and trios offerings, has produced reported regret inside WWE, and is likely to reshape near-term rivalries and title plans across both companies.