Xavier Woods Takes Indefinite Leave for Shoulder Injury

Kofi Kingston announced on Monday Night Raw that his longtime New Day tag team partner, Xavier Woods, is sidelining himself due to a shoulder injury sustained over the past three months, forcing the popular wrestler to take an indefinite leave from in-ring action.

The revelation came during a commercial break at the February 16, 2026, episode of WWE Raw, held at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. Kingston, accompanied by Grayson Waller, addressed the audience directly. "We have some devastating news to report here tonight to you idiots," Kingston stated. "Xavier Woods has been injured. He's been battling a shoulder injury quietly and bravely for the better part of three months now, and the medical team and the doctors are now forcing him to take time off in order for the shoulder to recover."

Waller, who has occasionally aligned with The New Day in recent storylines, added a lighter touch to the segment by reading a purported text message from Woods. The message humorously jabbed at the Memphis crowd, with Woods supposedly saying he would have loved to attend the show but questioned, "How can I recover in a place where the people can't even recover from being ugly?" Waller...