Xavier Woods

For the American football player, see Xavier Woods (American football).

Xavier Woods
Woods in 2015
Birth nameAustin Watson[1]
Born (1986-09-04) September 4, 1986 (age 37)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Alma materFurman University
Capella University
Spouse(s)
Jess Watson
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Austin Creed[1][2]
Consequences Creed[1]
Rasheed Lucius Creed[3]
King Woods
Xavier Woods[4]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[4]
Billed weight215 lb (98 kg)[4]
Billed fromAngel Grove, California[5]
Atlanta, Georgia[4]
Marietta, Georgia
Trained byRob Adonis[1]
Debut2005[1]
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–present
Genres
Subscribers2.43 million[6]
Total views510.69 million[6]
100,000 subscribers2015
1,000,000 subscribers2017
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Genres
Followers101K
Last updated: July 1, 2024

Austin Watson[7] (born September 4, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Xavier Woods and is part of The New Day. Watson also makes public appearances outside of wrestling under the name Austin Creed.[8][9][10]

Watson previously worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Consequences Creed, and was a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Jay Lethal as Lethal Consequences. After signing with WWE in 2010, he was assigned to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and adopted the ring name Xavier Woods. FCW was later closed and rebranded as NXT, where Woods worked until he was called up to the main roster in 2013. In 2014, Woods formed The New Day alongside Big E and Kofi Kingston, and has since become a record seven-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion, four-time Raw Tag Team Champion, and one-time NXT Tag Team Champion, making him an overall 12-time tag team champion in WWE. New Day's second reign with the Raw Tag Team Championship was the longest tag team title reign of any male tag team championship in WWE history until that record was broken in February 2021. In October 2021, Woods became the 22nd winner of the King of the Ring tournament and briefly went by the name of King Woods. With his NXT Tag Team Championship win in 2022, Woods also became a Tag Team Triple Crown Champion.

Since 2015, Watson, as Austin Creed, has hosted a gaming YouTube channel titled UpUpDownDown, where he invites fellow WWE performers, gaming personalities, friends, and guests to play games. He was also a host on the G4 television network, which covers video games, following its revival in 2020 until its end in 2022.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Austin Creed profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
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  5. ^ "Xavier Woods: NXT's most captivating man, part 3". WWE. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "About UpUpDownDown". YouTube.
  7. ^ Barrasso, Justin (December 16, 2015). "New Day's Xavier Woods is blending his love of wrestling, video games". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  8. ^ "Animal Crossing Celebrity Island Tours". IGN India. June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020. WWE's Austin Creed, aka Xavier Woods, invites us ...
  9. ^ Fudge, James (February 26, 2020). "How a Rejected WWE Network Show Pitch Led to YouTube Gaming Sensation UpUpDownDown". Retrieved June 27, 2020. WWE superstar Xavier Woods (real name Austin Watson, or 'Austin Creed' in gaming circles)
  10. ^ Williams, Leah (October 24, 2019). "WWE's Xavier Woods Really Wants A Mischief Makers Sequel". Retrieved June 27, 2020. Xavier Woods, who also goes by Austin Creed when he's not on tour or in the ring ...