Enjoy tonightās Mask vs Mask ENCORE Presentation, and I INVITE YOU ALL to check out this short preview of my self-produced and self-edited documentary series about my injuries and comeback, āThe Renewal.ā
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A lot of people were mad about TNA not letting Leon Slater break the record for longest X-Division Title reign, but the belief is Slater is gone to WWE or AEW when his contract is up.
- @WONF4W
For the past 16 years, WWE has been my home. Itās where I grew up, found myself, failed, learned, and got to live out things the younger version of me could only dream about.
When I first walked into FCW, I just wanted a chance to prove I belonged and to bring something different to professional wrestling. That chance became a life full of moments Iāll carry with me forever ā WrestleMania, championships, King of the Ring, arenas around the world, and the gift of connecting with all of you by being myself.
The New Day gave me a bond with @TrueKofi and @WWEBigE that Iāll cherish for life. You believed in us, even when our ideas were wild, and because of that, we got to show people that being unapologetically yourself is a strength.
UpUpDownDown became another piece of that same mission: a place for joy, friendship, and humanity. Iām so thankful to everyone, past and present, who helped build it brick by brick.
To the locker room, producers, trainers, crew, camera teams, ring crew, everyone behind the scenes, and the props department - thank you. WWE has the most special and hardest working props department that youll ever find. Love you guys and none of this happens without you.
And to everyone who has been part of this ride: thank you for believing in me. Thank you for letting me be Xavier Woods. Thank you for giving me the confidence⦠to walk away as Austin Creed.
Itās taken me two full days to respond to all my texts. I hadnāt been on social media until today and Iām overwhelmed by all the messages here too. So much love.
So I canāt help but to be filled completely with gratitudeā¦
My story has been nothing short of remarkable and I am truly blessed to have had such an illustrious, accolade-laden and, most importantly, fun-filled career. I made my childhood dream become the most wonderful reality.
Throughout this journey, Iām so thankful to have been surrounded by great friends and to have built so many unbreakable connections with people that Iām very proud to call my family.
Most people go through life without ever experiencing a love like I have for Woods and E. That bond alone would have made this whole experience worth it.
There are far too many people to mention by name here, but to everyone who has ever supported me, guided me, helped me, taught me, cheered for me, praised me, stood up for me, and even rooted against me: Thank you. I appreciate you more than words can say.
My main mission has always been a simple one: To provide a comfortable life filled with heartwarming memories for my family. And, largely in part to all of you, I can proudly say that I have achieved that goal and more.
This wasnāt supposed to be a novel, so let me wind it down with some advice:
Do your best to live a life without regrets, control what you can control, always give it your all, and fight hard for what you believe in.
Do not ever compromise or accept less than your due when it comes to your worth.
Find the courage to believe in yourself and fearlessly pursue your goals and dreams, because anything is possible.
The kid that was too small, short, skinny, and scrawny was never supposed to make it in this land of giantsā¦yet here we are.
And soā¦
ā¦as the sun sets on one chapter, so too must it rise in another. Tomorrow is indeed��a New Day. āļø
āThis past Friday, the day before Kingston and Woods were moved to the Alumni section of the WWE website without even a āHey, thanks for all you did for this companyā publicly, PWInsider was told of a pretty majorly pushed talent who was asked to take a 50% pay cut, and allegedly did.ā
(PWInsider)