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Grayson Waller explains that WWE urged him to be serious while paired with The New Day, but the duo’s goofy gimmick (hats, jokes) prevented him from showing the serious side WWE wanted; he respects Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed, and now, in NXT, he’s able to display the gravitas he feels he has.
WWE reportedly regrets letting Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed leave for AEW, with insiders saying TKO mishandled the departure and morale suffered at Stamford. Kingston and Creed joined AEW’s The New Level, teamed with Swerve Strickland to win the AEW World Trios Championship on All In, and later confronted AEW champions, while Creed said there was no falling out—just a move to compete in what they see as the top tag division. Tony Khan noted he hadn’t planned or budgeted for their signing, prompting WWE to rethink the departure.
Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed (formerly The New Day) debuted in AEW at All In, using A$AP Ferg's New Level theme and, with Swerve Strickland, captured the AEW Trios Championships, signaling a major elevation for their act.
Former WWE duo Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed (The New Level) left WWE in May 2026 and debuted in AEW at All In, joining Swerve Strickland and winning the AEW World Trios Championship. Creed says the split was about growing apart, not a feud, while both cite AEW’s revered tag-team division as the key draw—fulfilling a lifelong dream to protect and elevate a new generation of tag teams.
Fightful Select reports Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed are set to sign with AEW and appear at All In London as the wild-card trio with Swerve Strickland in the Trios Royal Roulette at Wembley, with a new team name and no New Day branding.