Xavier Woods Confirms The “Backwoods” Is His New Finisher

During this past Friday's edition of WWE SmackDown, Xavier Woods of The New Day defeated Butch (with Sheamus and Ridge Holland by his side) by using a small package rollup. Pat McAfee burst out in excitement and exclaimed that the move was a new finisher called the "Backwoods".

Xavier Woods, himself, has now addressed this new finishing pin that he's claiming as his own.

"Yes. I officially have officially added a new finishing maneuver to my repertoire. The small package is no more. The era of the BACKWOODS has begun. Everybody bout to get rolled up.... @wwe"

In the past, Woods has used moves like the coast-to-coast elbow drop and the "lost in the woods" maneuver, also known as "eat defeat" in other promotions, as his finisher.

Xavier & Kofi Kingston of The New Day suffered a defeat to Sheamus & Ridge Holland at WrestleMania 38 last Sunday. According to reports, the match was originally planned to be a six-man bout with Big E joining Kingston & Woods versus Sheamus, Holland & Butch, but plans changed when Big E suffered the broken neck at the hands of Holland earlier this month.

You can see Xavier Woods' tweet below:

Yes. I officially have officially added a new finishing maneuver to my repertoire. The small package is no more. The era of the BACKWOODS has begun. Everybody bout to get rolled up.... @wwe pic.twitter.com/Igp4BLJWAr

— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) April 9, 2022