The New Day was a beloved group — up until their heel turn — and it seems they were loved by their peers in WWE, too, with Kevin Owens recently paying tribute to them following their WWE release.

The post by Owens was made in reply to Kingston’s post on X following his WWE exit, with Owens first praising Kingston and then acknowledging his tag team partner, Xavier Woods.

“Fantastic wrestler and an even better human being. Same can be said for Woods. Thank you guys for allowing me to join you guys for that one week…and seriously, I’m so sorry for turning on you,” said Owens.

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Owens was an honorary member of the group for a brief period in 2019 before he turned on them, setting up a title clash with the then-WWE Champion, Kingston.

Kingston and Woods, the last two members of The New Day, were shockingly released by WWE despite being one of the most decorated tag teams in the promotion’s history. Reports have since emerged that the releases were a mutual decision. The duo reportedly cannot use The New Day or their WWE ring names when they feature in other promotions after their 90-day non-compete clause comes to an end. WWE’s owners, TKO, have reportedly asked its talent to take pay cuts, some as high as 50%, which could be the reason why The New Day has left.

WWE recently let go of several wrestlers, as well as a few production staff, one of whom was in the company for 25 years.

Addressing her specific future goals, Grey clarified that no matter what brand she resided on — “NXT,” “WWE Raw” or “WWE SmackDown — her biggest one remained the same: she wants to make a true difference.

“That’s the main thing I want to do. I want to impact other people’s lives,” she said. “I want to make a difference in the women’s division. I want to bring it to a next level. I think that would probably be my main-main goal. I just want to change the division and change people’s lives and get people watching and get people invested and make them feel something.”

In terms of in-ring work, Grey hopes to bring a spotlight to her roots in amateur wrestling, which she excelled in during her time at Life University. “One of the main things that I have a goal for myself is to bring the women’s division to a next level with the amateur wrestling style and bring a different technicality and intensity to it,” she said.

Due to this amateur wrestling background, Grey often gets compared to Olympic gold medalist turned pro wrestling legend Kurt Angle. While never winning an Olympic-level gold medal herself, Grey made it clear that she embraces the comparisons to Angle. Moreover, she uses his story as motivation toward her own pro wrestling journey, which most recently led her to an NXT Women’s Championship at “NXT” Stand & Deliver.

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