5 Reasons WWE Shouldn't Split The New Day
2. Their Act Still Has Legs
The New Day have their off-nights just like everyone else on the roster, but their schtick still hits more than it misses. They repeat themselves, sure, but who on this roster doesn’t? Live crowds aren’t growing tired of them yet, they still garner some of the night’s biggest reactions, they’re one of WWE’s biggest merch-sellers, and their catchphrases and quirks still go over big every single week.
The act isn’t even close to burning out. They’re over as hell, and barring a disaster, that’s not going to change any time soon. The current Wyatt Family angle proves that The New Day still has mileage. By continually stressing Bray Wyatt’s threat, Xavier Woods is calling for his stable-mates to sharpen their focus and drop the cornball antics, if only for a couple of weeks. It’s something the group have never done before and, if they pull it off, it shows genuine character growth and development.
WWE doesn’t have a great track record of freshening-up long-running angles and preventing staleness from creeping-in, but that shouldn’t hamper Woods & co. too much. They’re three naturally funny guys who excel at making the best of bad situations (I’m looking at you, cardboard time machine), and whether working as faces or heels, there are too many unexplored avenues for a split to be considered viable.
The New Day, like any other heavily-featured act, need freshening-up from time to time, but they aren't even close to reaching the end of their shelf-life.