It’s a new day in AEW.
It was not about when and how the future Hall of Fame WWE staff debuted – but about who they debuted with.
Kofi Kingston (now Kofi) and Xavier Woods’ (Awesome Austin Creed) arrival in AEW had felt inevitable from the second the veteran stars selected to depart WWE in May.
The multi-time tag staff champions reportedly selected not to take the pay cut supplied to them by father or mother company TKO just one yr into a five-year contract.
The duo made their debut in the Trios Championship Roulette Royale that started during the Buy In preshow and spilled into the most important card of All In, AEW’s greatest show, from Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday. They are offically identified as The New Level and entered to “New Level” by A$AP Ferg feat. Future.
Prince Nana lifted Kofi up like a wheelbarrow to guarantee his ft didn’t hit the ground in the battle royale-style match. It was reminiscent of what we have seen from Kofi at Royal Rumbles.
Their teammate, Swerve Strickland, was the most important piece of it all as the group answered the former AEW World champion’s rival, “Hangman” Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King’s Trios championship problem along with 5 other groups.
“We are gonna turn this whole s–t upside down,” Strickland said to the digital camera. “This is where the money is.”
Teaming with Strickland, who calls himself “The Most Dangerous Man in AEW,” has invaded Page’s home and had some of the most violent matches in company historical past, sends a clear signal that Kofi and Creed won’t be throwing pancakes, sporting unicorn horns and pushing rainbows and cereal in AEW.
The trio, if they keep collectively, could simply line up for a match with The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) at All Out on Sept. 26 from Chicago’s Now Arena.
While they will have their enjoyable – because followers definitely need to see it – this should be a much more severe presentation as the 45-year-old Kofi and Creed, 39, work outside WWE for the first time since 2006 and 2010, respectively.
They be part of an AEW tag and trio division brimming with expertise, from dream matches with The Young Bucks, Adam Copeland and Christian Cage to potential clashes with Motor City Machine Guns, the Hurt Syndicate, the Rascalz, FTR and on the trios aspect, there is the Bang Bang Gang, the Death Rider and The Don Callis Family.
Kofi and Creed should definitely be motivated to show they have loads left in the tank after their unceremonious WWE exit and reserving after the company did little with them after one tag title reign after their incredible heel flip in December 2024.
The New Day weren’t the only shock, as Dr. Britt Baker also made her return after a practically two-year absence from TV that came without much clarification from her or AEW president Tony Khan. Baker, as a masked determine, helped CMLL girls’s champion Persephone stunningly beat Mia World for the TBS championship to become a double champ.
Baker then got in the ring and put her signature Lock Jaw submission on World before revealing herself to a large pop. She later aligned herself with Persephone during a backstage promo and they called out fellow rival Thunder Rosa.
Former AEW Women’s World champion Thekla also returned during the Buy In, cutting a promo on the preshow desk.