Line #29 Wrestling/XavierWoods


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The Bard of the New Day.]]
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4	Austin Watson (born September 4, 1987) is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]]. He currently wrestles for Wrestling/{{WWE}} under the ring name Xavier Woods as part of the stable Wrestling/TheNewDay.
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6	He began wrestling in 2005 and wrestled for many independent promotions, including territories of the historic Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance, mostly as Austin Creed, an AffectionateParody gimmick of [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Apollo Creed]]. In late 2007, he was picked up by Wrestling/{{TNA}} and worked for them under the modified ring name Consequences Creed until his release in 2010. He then made a few appearances with Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling before ultimately being signed by WWE and placed in their developmental system. He got his start on the main roster as a member of The New Day, inevitably being the group's mouthpiece and "manager" (though he still wrestles himself).
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8	He has been a tag team champion in multiple promotions, including [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/anarchy/anarchy-t.html NWA Anarchy]][[labelnote:with]]Hayden Young[[/labelnote]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nxt/fcw-fl-t.html FCW]][[labelnote:with]][[Wrestling/AcesAndEightsWrestlers Wes Brisco]][[/labelnote]], [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-t.html TNA]][[labelnote:with]]Wrestling/JayLethal[[/labelnote]], and [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE]][[labelnote:with]]Wrestling/TheNewDay under Freebird rules, x8[[/labelnote]]. He's also a one-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/dsw/dsw-h.html DSW Heavyweight Champion]], and the 2021 winner of WWE's Wrestling/KingOfTheRing tournament.
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10	He started a Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIr1YTkEHdJFtqHvR7Rwttg channel]] called WebVideo/UpUpDownDown, where he hosts WWE Superstars and plays video games with[=/=]interviews them. Since 2018, he's been a regular on the ''[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]]'' webseries ''WebVideo/AcquisitionsIncorporated'' as Bobby Zimeruski, a Goliath barbarian obsessed with cheese. He's also currently a regular host for the relaunched Creator/{{G4TV}}, appearing in various streaming videos before the official relaunch in November 2021.
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13	!! "Trope It Tight":
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15	* AfroAsskicker: A rather thick one at that.
16	* AllAmericanFace: His character as Consequences Creed, as a result of who it was heavily based off of…
17	* AffectionateParody: Of [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Apollo Creed]] as Consequences Creed.
18	* AlliterativeName: Consequences Creed.
19	* TheBard: He describes himself as one of these during the TLC 2015 PPV.
20	* BigBrotherMentor: Has one in [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] (see MythologyGag).
21	* TheCastShowOff: Manager[=/=]Wrestler, gamer, Youtuber, [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs YouTube Gamer]], has three college degrees, and he can play a mean trombone - and if all that wasn't enough, he's recently picked up bass guitar as well.
22	* CatchPhrase: On Twitter it's [=#NerdLife=], in the ring it's [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers "It's Morphing Time!"]] before forming Wrestling/TheNewDay. Also "Keep It Tight!" for his web channel.
23	* ChickMagnet
24	* DanceBattler: Claims he was trained in the art of [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers "Hip Hop Kido"]].
25	* DancePartyEnding: How he ends every one of the matches he wins.
26	* EarlyBirdCameo: Not an appearance, but he got an early mention on RAW several weeks before debuting as having started a petition in NXT to bring back the {{Kayfabe}}-fired [[Wrestling/TheBigShow Big Show]].
27	* {{Expy}}: [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Apollo Creed]] as his Consequences Creed gimmick. He's since claimed to be the son of Apollo Creed on Twitter.
28	* FinishingMove: Used to be a Tornado DDT. Now it's an inverted pull-back foot stomp that he calls Lost in the Woods. He's recently added a Shining Wizard to his list - one of the reasons he uses King in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', aside from also being a wrestler, is because he has that move in his arsenal.
29	* GeniusBruiser: His academic resume is impressive, to say the least. Graduated with a ''double bachelor's'' in Psychology and Philosophy at 22 (meaning he took four years to finish a double major in college when a lot of people need at least 4 for ''one'' Bachelor's degree). Earned his masters' in psychology in 2013 and is currently working on his RealLife doctorate. Keep in mind, he was also wrestling on the side starting about a year out of high school.
30	* HateSink: Austin has said many times that he's a far better heel than a babyface and people just naturally hate him. Of course he seems to prefer it that way and once he's actually playing a heel, people do seem to enjoy him.
31	* {{Hypocrite}}: As part of the New Day. Save! The Tables! Save! The Tables! Save! The Tables! Get Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys down after their match at Night of Champions? Get! The Tables!
32	* ICallItVera: Every iteration of his Trombone is called "Francesca".
33	* {{Keet}}: Woods is, uh, pretty hyperactive.
34	* MotorMouth: When Kofi and Big E are in the ring, you can bet that Xavier will not shut up for the duration of the match.
35	* MythologyGag: Once tagged with Wrestling/RonKillings in TNA as "Truth and Consequences". When he debuted on RAW, he was introduced in a tag team with R-Truth (Ron Killings) as a 'friend' of Truth's. One of the few times WWE has referenced, if only ''very'' opaquely, a talent's time in TNA.
36	* TheNineties: From his finisher and billed from location being shout outs to [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Power Rangers]] to his entrance music that sounds like something from Technotronic or C+C Music Factory his gimmick practically screams '90s Kid. Justified as he was born in late 1986 and most of his childhood memories before high school would have been of this decade.
37	* NoIndoorVoice: He takes advantage of being [[LargeHam extremely obnoxious]] at ringside during New Day matches. Although it's meant to cement his heel persona with the group, [[PlayedForLaughs you can't really hate the guy]].
38	* PartsUnknown: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Angel Grove, California]].
39	* PutOnABus: From TNA to WWE.
40	* RedBaron: "Consequences" was this in his TNA debut, during which he was given the full name of Rasheed Lucius Creed.
41	* SesquipedalianSmith: The Consequences Creed name.
42	* ShoutOut: From claiming he was trained by [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Zack Taylor]] to having his pants say [[Anime/DragonBallZ Over 9000]] his character is half shout outs.
43	** His Website/YouTube channel is named [[KonamiCode UpUpDownDown]].
44	* StunnedSilence: Actually [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweeted]] [[https://twitter.com/XavierWoodsPhD/status/460935951590518784 this]] in reaction to a [[NightmareFuel very creepy]] segment involving [[Wrestling/TheWyattFamily Bray Wyatt]].
45	* TagTeam:
46	** Team Pacman/Truth and Consequences with Wrestling/RonKillings in TNA. Later revisited when Creed (as Woods) rejoined Killings (as R-Truth) in WWE.
47	** Lethal Consequences with Wrestling/JayLethal.
48	** Now he's part of the PowerStable of The New Day along with Wrestling/KofiKingston and Wrestling/BigELangston.
49	* TournamentArc: Won the East Coast Wrestling Association's Super 8 tournament in 2010, defeating Brian Milonas, [[Wrestling/NickDinsmore U-Gene]], and Wrestling/TommasoCiampa to do so.

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