The New Day have for some time now had a well-deserved and hard-earned reputation for busting out the best costumes and cultural references of everyone in WWE. If you might recall last Halloween, the trio nearly broke the internet (or at least Twitter) when they paid tribute to Charles Wright by dressing up as three of his personae: Papa Shango, Kama Mustafa, and The Godfather.
With Smackdown Live actually airing ON Halloween this year, and being Halloween Havoc-themed, it was perhaps no surprise that the most popular trio in the entire company (sorry Miz-Tourage) would look to outdo themselves. Could they top last year’s Halloween costumes, or perhaps their WrestleMania turns as Saiyans, or denizens of Final Fantasy?
Yes. Yes, they could.
When the New Day finally emerged on Tuesday night’s Smackdown, they were once again paying tribute to some serious WWE Legends (or at the very least, some infamous ones).
Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. That’s Kofi Kingston as Brother Love, Xavier Woods as Jimmy “Mouth of the South” Hart (complete with signature high-pitched voice), and Big E as Akeem the African Dream.
#HappyHalloween costumes made by @Themikalmosley pic.twitter.com/ucfdokAtOA
— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) November 1, 2017
If you’re somehow not familiar with Akeem, please enjoy this important, in-depth look at the transformation of the previous One Man Gang.
Two managers, one African Dream. Bless you, New Day. Thank you for making this Halloween one worth celebrating. (Of course, Rusev Day is also very much worth celebrating, but that’s every day.)
