Kofi Kingston’s WrestleMania 35 Win Made Xavier Woods Feel Validated

In a recent appearance on the “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” podcast, Xavier Woods recalled his memories from WrestleMania 35 when his New Day teammate Kofi Kingston defeated Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan) to win the WWE Championship.

Woods revealed that he watched the match without knowing the finish and that Kingston’s victory made him feel validated on a personal level.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On staying in the dark about the plans for Kingston’s fight: “I didn’t know it was gonna happen. I said ‘Do not tell me.’ Because if the outcome is told to me, and then it changes mid-match, I don’t know what I’m gonna do.”

On the effect of Kingston’s victory: “I was like, ‘I assume,’ but… So all of that was just like so real because it was something that — I don’t know, it made it all real … We’ve created something that is worth what we believe it’s worth. Now everyone sees what it’s worth.”

On how the match result felt for Woods personally: “At that point and that moment, it made every decision that I’ve made in my life to get to WWE, to get to Kofi and E, to get to that WrestleMania moment, it made every single one correct. Because you never know. You never know if you’re making the right choice.”

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