Potential update on King Woods' return to WWE- Reports
WWE Superstar King Woods could make his return to the company as early as this Friday on SmackDown, as per reports.
The New Day member was last seen in action on the January 7 edition of SmackDown. He teamed up with Kofi Kingston to take on The Usos in a street fight.
The King of the Ring winner made an announcement during a G4 live stream that he suffered an injury to the plantaris muscle of his calf. He said it happened while executing a DDT from the outside into the ring during the match. Woods also stated that he is expected to be "good to go" in 4-6 weeks.
According to the latest report from PWInsider, the SmackDown superstar is expected to return to the road for the company by Friday's Smackdown taping in Kansas City. However, it should be noted that while he may return to TV, there’s no word on whether he has been cleared to return to in-ring action.
"The New Day's Xavier Woods is expected to return to the road for the company as of this Friday's Smackdown taping in Kansas City, PWInsider.com has confirmed. We are told Woods is expected to be back regularly on the road going forward but there's no word as to whether he has been cleared to return to the ring to wrestle."
With the Royal Rumble upon us this weekend, we could see Woods making a return to the ring if he is cleared to compete.
King Woods' teammates will be in action on WWE SmackDown
While King Woods might be out of action for a while, his partners continue to represent The New Day in his absense. The duo of Big E and Sir Kofi Kingston will reunite on the blue brand this week to take on Madcap Moss and Happy Corbin in a tag team bout.
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The two teams have been at each other's throats for a while now. Moss defeated Kofi Kingston two weeks back on Smackdown but the latter had his revenge last week when he defeated Moss in a singles bout.
Kofi had Big E present ringside to support him, and the powerhouse made sure Happy Corbin didn't interfere in the bout. Kofi then went on to beat Moss with an SOS. Big E also laid out Moss with a Big Ending after the match.
While WWE has not announced anything related to King Woods' status, the former tag team champion could return to help his stablemates against the heel duo.
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