{"id":215850,"date":"2026-05-02T22:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=215850"},"modified":"2026-05-02T22:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T03:29:39","slug":"wwe-reportedly-cuts-kofi-kingston-xavier-woods-tonga-loa-j-c-mateo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/02\/wwe-reportedly-cuts-kofi-kingston-xavier-woods-tonga-loa-j-c-mateo\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE cuts Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Tonga Loa, J.C. Mateo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-603997465\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Tonga Loa, and J.C. Mateo have all been cut by WWE according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bryanalvarez\/status\/2050606766606729265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer on his X account.<\/p>\n<p>Kingston and Woods were under contract for several years, but they decided to leave the company based on being asked restructure their contracts to TKO deals according to the report. Kingston and Woods made their decision not to sign the new deals based on the money TKO was offering. After rejecting the deals, they were granted their release. Kingston and Woods both have a no-compete clause for 90 days according to the report.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Worse or Better&#8221; with Stephanie Chase and Josh White, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/worse-or-better-stephanie-josh-discuss-wrestler-and-team-names-throughout-the-years-in-a-roman-by-any-other-name--71691548\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Worse or Better - Stephanie &amp; Josh discuss wrestler and team names throughout the years in &quot;A Roman by Any Other Name&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=71691548&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Loa and Mateo were part of the MFT faction led by Solo Sikoa. They last appeared on Smackdown on April 24, but neither man appeared on Smackdown last night. Kingston, Woods, Loa, and Mateo have all been moved to the alumni section on WWE&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/superstars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PWT Talks NXT - PWTorch NXT Post Show (4\/28) w\/ Wells &amp; Lindberg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YYlbiUwV1Ms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1103311879\"><div id=\"pwtor-1995482480\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Tonga Loa, and J.C. Mateo have all been cut by WWE according to a report from Bryan Alvarez of The Wrestling Observer on his X account. Kingston and Woods were under <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/02\/wwe-reportedly-cuts-kofi-kingston-xavier-woods-tonga-loa-j-c-mateo\/\" title=\"WWE cuts Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Tonga Loa, J.C. 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