The New Level Arrives As Kofi Kingston And Austin Creed Debut In AEW

Posted By: WNS Staff on Aug 30, 2026

Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed have officially arrived in AEW, making a huge surprise debut at All In 2026 inside Wembley Stadium.

The former New Day stars were revealed during the Trios Royal Roulette match, where they joined former AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland as the mystery final team.

Strickland was the first to walk onto the stage, but the biggest reaction came moments later when Kingston and Creed were unveiled as his partners.

The trio entered the match as the seventh and final team, delivering one of the biggest surprises of the night in London.

Kingston and Creed are also leaving The New Day identity behind as they begin the next stage of their careers. The pair were introduced under a brand-new team name, "The New Level."

Their arrival had been heavily rumoured heading into All In.

Fightful Select reported on August 29 that Kingston and Creed were expected to join AEW, barring an unforeseen change. According to the report, the pair had not reached an agreement around two weeks earlier, but negotiations progressed quickly during the final weeks before All In.

WrestleVotes Radio had also reported that people within AEW were expecting the former WWE stars to appear at Wembley.

"After speaking with sources, we’re told there are those within the company expecting former New Day members Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston to make their AEW debuts this weekend at All In."

At that stage, there was still no confirmation that the appearance would happen, although sources reportedly believed the decorated tag team were heading to AEW.

"While we don’t have a stamped confirmation on that happening, the belief from two different sources we spoke to is that the feeling internally is that the legendary duo are indeed AEW-bound, with an appearance at Wembley Stadium this weekend well within the realm of possibilities."

Those rumours have now become reality.

Kofi Kingston and Austin Creed are in AEW, The New Level has officially been unveiled, and their first night with the company saw them stand alongside Swerve Strickland on one of AEW's biggest stages.