10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (August 16)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. How New Day's Pancake Obsession Started

New Day Pancakes
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In the intro, a story about how New Day's keen love of all things pancakes was teased. It's time to serve up (ahem) that tale and examine exactly why Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Big E extol the virtues of munching baked goodies any chance they get.

During an interview with First Things First, Kofi said it was Woods' idea, and it was supposed to be a one off. One night, Kingston and E were teaming up against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in a Lumberjack match, and Xavier decided to dress up as a literal lumberjack. He wore flannel, reasoned that loggers love pancakes and carried a platter to ringside with him.

Fans popped huge for the cakes, and that caught New Day's attention.

When they spoke with Vince McMahon post-match, all three members said they'd like to make pancakes a permanent part of their act. McMahon raised an eyebrow and asked why, only to hear from New Day that people seemed to love the quirkiness of it all. That was all it took. The boys began carting pancakes around at every show from that point on.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.