10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Jan 3)

Find out what Vince McMahon's least favourite WrestleMania match ever is...

The New Day

New Day are future WWE Hall Of Famers.

That's not some grand, sweeping, controversial statement though. Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods have become one of the most-loved trios of all time, and they're a stick on for future induction after years of winning titles, stealing fan hearts and being wildly entertaining. Their legend wouldn't have happened had Xavier not stuck his neck out at a crucial time and offered to give up his job if things didn't change quickly.

That story is just one of 10 facts presented in this article, and it's not even the most confrontational example here. Other facts have rockstars raging against the Eric Bischoff machine in WCW, wrestling legends becoming hotel room chocoholics on the road, Charlotte Flair confronting WWE about her on screen character and Vince McMahon hating on certain WrestleMania matches after the fact.

Then, there's a New Japan favourite's crisis of confidence in the summer of 2019, an epic breakfast that changed everything for Bobby Lashley and an administrative error that could land some unlucky WWE.com worker in hot water...

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