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Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods Cosplay Iconic Mortal Kombat Characters on WWE Raw

Published 03/09/2021, 9:56 AM EST

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The New Day, comprising Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, debuted their new gear on WWE Monday Night Raw: March 8th, 2021. Their new gear is inspired by Mortal Kombat.

The tag team picked the perfect time to pay tribute to the video game considering the new movie is on the way. Their fresh looks are inspired by Mortal Kombat’s ninjas, Scorpion and Sub-Zero.

Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods played on the logo colour as well with their bright yellow and blue combination.

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What are Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods currently doing?

Currently, The New Day is preparing for a match against Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander next week. New Day has been feuding with The Hurt Business for a while now.

The situation worsened when Kingston and Woods lost the Raw Tag Team championships to The Hurt Business. They have been trying to recapture their former glory since.

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On the latest episode of Monday Night Raw, Xavier Woods took on The Hurt Business’ Shelton Benjamin.

Initially, Benjamin was dominating the math while Kofi Kingston constantly tried to distract him from ringside. However, Woods didn’t take too long to overpower Shelton Benjamin.

Finally, Xavier Woods secured the victory when Kofi Kingston successfully distracted Benjamin.

Previously, Kofi Kingston was a part of the Elimination Chamber match when he replaced The Miz.

The Miz announced that he was going to remove himself from the match and let John Morrison take over. However, Kingston challenged this and said since he is a former Champion, he should get that position.

Adam Pearce solved the problem by putting Kofi Kingston against The Miz to decide who would take The Miz’s spot. If Kingston won, he would take the spot, and if Miz won, then Morrison would.

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Since the Superstars had competed against each other previously, this match was exciting. They put up a good performance. Kingston energized the match while Miz tried to keep it grounded. Finally, Kingston defeated The Miz to take his spot in the Elimination Chamber.

Even though he didn’t win the Elimination Chamber match, he worked his way through the ranks.

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Most fans believe that New Day deserves a massive push from the company so they can achieve their maximum potential and attain great heights.

Do you think Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods deserve to rise to the top? Let us know in the comments below.

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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