Austin Creed, Kofi Reflect on 'Easy' Decision to Leave WWE over Pay Cut

AEW's Kofi And Austin Creed Say The Pay Cut WWE Offered Them Was More Than 50 Percent - Wrestling Inc.

Kofi has detailed how he and Austin Creed were asked to take a pay cut of over 50% by WWE and explained a major reason for leaving the promotion for AEW.

Did WWE Higher-Ups Thank The New Level After 50% Pay Cut Offer?

After a decade together as The New Day — and nearly two decades of individual careers within WWE — Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods officially walked away from the company in May. The decision came as a major surprise considering the duo’s lengthy history with WWE and everything they had accomplished during their time there. […]

New Level Say They Weren't Given An Explanation For Pay Cut - Fightful

After over a decade as a team, and even longer as individuals, Kofi (Kofi Kingston) and Austin Creed (Xavier Woods) left WWE in May.

Austin Creed, Kofi reflect on 'easy' decision to leave WWE over pay cut

Formerly WWE's New Day, the New Level left their old identities behind after an electric debut at AEW All In

AEW’s Kofi Reveals Insane Pay Cut WWE Asked The New Day To Take

Newly debuted AEW star Kofi (fka Kofi Kingston) spoke about the pay cut issue that led to his WWE exit. The wrestling world was taken aback when it was reported that The New Day had decided to part ways with the Stamford-based promotion. While initially it was reported as a mutual decision, it was later […]

Kofi Kingston Reveals WWE Wanted An Even Bigger Pay Cut Than Reported

Kofi Kingston has revealed that WWE proposed a pay cut of more than 50% before he and Xavier Woods ultimately decided to leave the company and join AEW. Kofi and Woods made their AEW debuts at All In: London 2026, adopting the names Kofi and “Awesome” Austin Creed as The New Level. Following their arrival […]