Sep 2, 4:05 PM
Austin Creed knew he and Kofi had to leave WWE after this moment with Big E
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Austin Creed and Kofi made their AEW debut in memorable fashion on Sunday (August 30) at All In London, and the duo have since opened about their highly-publicized departure from WWE after a long run as one of the company’s most successful tag teams. The New Level appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show on Tuesday (September 1) to discuss their triumphant return to wrestling as well as the various factors behind their decision to leave WWE. While they acknowledged that money was a big reason for their departure, Creed (fka Xavier Woods) also spoke about an uncomfortable reaction his son had to a moment involving fellow New Day member Big E. According to Austin, the moment made him realize that “we have to go.” When news broke in early May that The New Day was walking away from WWE, there were rumors that the company had asked them to take a 50% pay cut. Kofi clarified to Helwani that the cut they were actually asked to take was more than 50%. Creed said after WWE spoke to him about taking