WWE Superstar Xavier Woods of The New Day recently took part in an interview with Scott Fishman of the Miami Herald.
Woods talks about the upcoming WWE 2K16 video game, where he love of video games started, The New Day’s origins and why it works on WWE TV, and more. You can read a few excerpts below:
His initial thoughts on The New Day:
“There was a course of six or seven months where we weren’t really on TV and hanging out all the time. We were trying to get the ball rolling on stuff. We would have meetings with Vince [McMahon]. Before we debuted on TV, we thought this was not something that may not work, but will work regardless of what it is because our chemistry will make it happen.”
How do they come up with material?
“We just do stuff. It can come out of nowhere. When we go out, we have an idea and our music hits, then it’s like we just go and do whatever pops in our head. Then stuff happens to stick. That’s why we keep doing it. I like to clear my mind and not think about where I’m going. I like to let my body do what it wants. Kofi is the same way, as is Big E. We have very good chemistry. So whatever my brain ends up doing, they’re brain is going to do something that will compliment it and vice-versa. It’s worked out very well.”
Where his love for video games came from:
“Video games were my haven. I just didn’t talk to humans at all. I was very socially awkward, so all I did was video games. Then when I started to play video games with other kids. That was the time I talked to people. So those kids brought me out of my shell and really helped me. Without them I would still be up against the wall playing my N64 not talking to anyone. So it really drew me out and made me who I am today. So I really owe my life to video games.”
“The game play is cool. There are many aspects that have been drawn out of it with a couple of changes. For example, you have this different reversal system. So those who have played it in the past will be able to pick it up, and people who are new to it will still be able to play it and have fun. Then if they want to learn more things they can. So it’s really for everyone to play… It would be a new kind of awesome for me to see our New Day entrance in a video game. That’s what we want because we are nerds. If we can see that ridiculous entrance on Xbox, then we made it.”
