The stable is called Smart Athletic Friends, not the New Nation

[Trip in the Head]

Man I thought for sure they would do a new nation stable with Kofi, Big E and Xavier Woods, but such is not the case according to this story. At least they are still getting a stable together I guess. Sounds like they will be a face stable too.

http://www.examiner.com/article/wwe-news-xavier-woods-reveals-name-of-new-wwe-stable

A couple of months back, Xavier Woods showed up after a match that Big E Langston and Kofi Kingston lost and told the two men that they needed to take control of their careers once again. After that, nothing happened and it looked like the angle with the new stable was already dead. However, the new WWE stable began appearing at house shows recently and Xavier Woods sent out an Instagram photo on Saturday with the name of the new stable.

Photo from Instagram
According to the message to go with the photo, Xavier Woods said that the new tandem will be known as Speed Force. This is a nice move since the description given since they first hinted that they were joining up was the New Nation, which hinted at the racial angle from the 90s, the Nation of Domination.

That earlier faction included Farooq, who led D-Lo Brown, The Godfather, The Rock and more as a stable that lived by the Islamic beliefs. It appeared shortly after the O.J. Simpson trial and the Rodney King beating and was a very relevant angle in the world at the time. As Xavier Woods has said himself on Twitter, there is no place in today’s world for that type of angle.

However, with the name Speed Force, and the fact that the three look to be soaking in the cheers of the crowd, it seems like that is not the direction that they are heading in. While it looked like that they would be heels at the start, it might be that they are instead a group of young superstars trying to make their mark. It isn’t as exciting of an idea, but if it leads to better things for Kofi Kingston, it might be worth it.

 

[Dat Girl]

Well, I would catch it best if they kept them off television and planned something for them, rather than have pointless segment and them losing to hurt the credibility they might try to build for this stable. I honestly hope this goes somewhere, I like all those wrestlers, especially Kofi Kingston out of the three. I hope it turns into something serious and they get legit feuds and make an impact together.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

Chip: they should be called *snicker* the guys that lose all their matches and stuff force, or sumthin'

 

[Stopspot]

@Trip in the Head it's not called Speed Force. The tag team of Kofi and Woods is Speed Force. The stable is by Woods own words called Smart Athletic Friends

 

[Red Rain]

Kofi is a natural babface and Big E is a lovable teddy bear type.

HHH really is on board with stables, is he not?
If you're going to get young talent over, i suppose stables are the hottest way to go about it.

 

[Prince Bálor]

I'm afraid I've got some bad news... This is BS. They'll be a face stable? Meh. But I guess the only good thing that's gonna come out of it is that they'll be putting some guys over.

 

[Trip in the Head]

@Trip in the Head it's not called Speed Force. The tag team of Kofi and Woods is Speed Force. The stable is by Woods own words called Smart Athletic Friends

Whoops

EDIT: Doesn't say that in the article does it? Thats what I was going off.

 

[Tumbas' #1 Fan]

It's Smart Athletic Friends, m8.

Big E + Xavier = Muscle Bomb
Kofi + Xavier = Speed Force

 

[Stopspot]

Whoops

EDIT: Doesn't say that in the article does it? Thats what I was going off.

Some fan on twitter asked about it. Woods said he had no idea about a stable called Speed force, only Smart Athletic Friends.

Plus the fact that he says "this tandem" only points towards a duo, since a tandem is a pair of two

 

[Trip in the Head]

Alright alright. I fixed the thread title, ok? Sheesh. I like Speed Force better though TBH. Not much better, but a lil

 

[Red Rain]

Some fan on twitter asked about it. Woods said he had no idea about a stable called Speed force, only Smart Athletic Friends.

Plus the fact that he says "this tandem" only points towards a duo, since a tandem is a pair of two

I like it. Being smart should be more trendy these days. It was something Woods had alluded to earlier.
I had an idea for a mastermind type wrestler at one point. Most shot it down as being more appropriate for a manager. Go fig.
Meat heads have saturated the Empire. I'm ready for some intelligent, border line nerdy characters to debut.

 

[The GOAT]

'Smart Athletic Friends'.... what a crappy name lol. Sounds like something people would call themselves in middle school or high school or something.

 

[ShaRpY HaRdY]

It's Smart Athletic Friends, m8.

Big E + Xavier = Muscle Bomb
Kofi + Xavier = Speed Force

Big E + Kofi = ? Black Magic ?

Not a fan of the stupid stable name, agree with the members though.

 

[seabs]

Chip: they should be called *snicker* the guys that lose all their matches and stuff force, or sumthin'

They should be called snicker? Damn you racist Senhor.

If it gives them something to do then why not? Stables are an easy way to boost the midcard as you can easily use 6 + guys in a single story.