Hardy Boyz Make History, WWE Rumors on Roman Reigns and Xavier Woods’ Contract Talks

Bleacher Report catches you up on the latest news from the WWE Universe.

Hardy Boyz Become Dual Tag Team Champions

The Hardy Boyz made pro wrestling history on Tuesday night in their title vs. title match against DarkState at NXT vs. TNA ShowDown.

In the opening match of the show, which featured four matches pitting NXT and TNA wrestlers against each other, Matt and Jeff Hardy put their TNA World Tag Team Championships on the line against DarkState and the NXT tag team titles.

Thanks to a Jeff Hardy Swanton Bomb, the Hardy Boyz beat DarkState to retain the TNA tag titles and win the NXT Tag Team Championships, becoming the first team to ever hold those two titles simultaneously.

It is yet another feather in the cap of the Hardys, who were already widely considered to be among the best tag teams of all time.

Now, Matt and Jeff can add the distinction of being NXT tag team champs to a résumé that includes eight WWE tag team titles, four TNA tag team titles and one ROH tag team title.

On top of that, the Hardy Boyz will now carry the TNA and NXT tag straps into Bound for Glory on Sunday where they are set to face Team 3D, also known as the Dudley Boyz, in a tables match.

As part of the recent invasion angle, both TNA and NXT acquitted themselves well during Tuesday’s dual-branded show.

NXT got a pair of victories with Ethan Page beating Mustafa Ali and the NXT women’s team coming out on top in a Survivor Series elimination match, while the Hardys won for TNA, as did the men’s Survivor Series team.

All of that should make for a highly unpredictable Bound for Glory pay-per-view on Sunday, as championships from both TNA and NXT will both be on the line with wrestlers from both promotions featured heavily on the card.

Reported Survivor Series, Royal Rumble Plans for Reigns

Roman Reigns recently made his return to WWE programming, and some plans are reportedly already in place for him over the next few months.

According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t Randall Ortman of Cageside Seats), current plans call for Reigns to compete in a WarGames match at Survivor Series next month and to be part of the men’s Royal Rumble match at Royal Rumble in January.

Meltzer also speculated that WWE could be saving a World Heavyweight Championship singles match between Reigns and Seth Rollins for WrestleMania 42.

At Crown Jewel on Saturday, Reigns will face Bronson Reed in an Australian Street Fight. It will be a rematch of their meeting at Clash in Paris, which saw Reigns win before Reed and Bron Breakker viciously attacked him.

Given that Reigns is embroiled in a rivalry with The Vision, it would undoubtedly make sense for a Reigns-led team to face a Rollins-led team in a WarGames match at Survivor Series.

It promises to be a star-studded affair as well since Cody Rhodes and CM Punk have also been having their issues with Rollins.

Should Reigns shift his focus toward the Rumble coming out of Survivor Series and compete in the Rumble match, there is a distinct possibility that he could win it to set up a title match against Rollins at WrestleMania.

After all, Reigns has only one Royal Rumble win to his credit, and given that he is one of the top stars in WWE history, having him win another at some point feels like the right move.

Woods Reportedly Signs New WWE Contract

One of the greatest tag team wrestlers in WWE history is reportedly sticking around for the foreseeable future.

According to Fightful Select (h/t Ortman), Xavier Woods has signed a new contract with WWE, ending negotiations that “came down to the wire.”

Woods seemed to confirm the news on X, writing, “You’re gonna see my sexy face for a while longer even though you don’t deserve it.”

The 39-year-old Woods has been with WWE since 2010, and he has been part of the iconic New Day tag team since 2014.

As part of New Day with Kofi Kingston and formerly Big E, Woods is a 12-time WWE tag team champion and one-time NXT champion.

He also won the King of the Ring tournament in 2021, which remains Woods’ biggest individual accomplishment to date.

Late last year, Woods and Kingston turned their backs on Big E, making New Day a heel act for the first time since the early part of its existence.

Xavier and Kofi parlayed that into more championship success, beating The War Raiders for the World Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania 41 before dropping them to The Judgment Day a couple of months later.

Recently, Woods and Kingston have been working with Grayson Waller, thus adding to the villainous nature of New Day.

On top of his in-ring work, Woods continues to be the face of the hugely popular and successful UpUpDownDown gaming YouTube channel, which only adds to the value Woods brings to WWE.

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