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WWE’s Xavier Woods returning to UpUpDownDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

For the first time since October 15, Xavier Woods will host a gaming stream on WWE’s UpUpDownDown YouTube channel tomorrow. 

The 2021 King of the Ring will be hosting a stream from G4 headquarters beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, December 8. 

Woods confirmed the return on Twitter following the announcement from UpUpDownDown. 

Woods wrote:

“Gonna chat with you guys a bit on @UpUpDwnDwn from @g4tv headquarters. Prolly gonna play something as well. Y’all wanna get down on halo or Mario kart?”

Woods and other UpUpDownDown content creators had reportedly been holding out in producing video for the channel until Woods was given a larger financial incentive to do so. It was reported that any income Woods earned from UpUpDownDown and his G4 hosting gig counted against his WWE contract’s downside guarantee.

While there is no word of whether or not a new financial agreement has been reached, Woods will produce the first stream for the channel in nearly two months, and the first content of any kind posted to UpUpDownDown since November 3. 

UpUpDownDown has 2.27 million subscribers on YouTube.

Xavier Woods reportedly not paid extra by WWE for UpUpDownDown

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Photo: WWE

A new report clarifies the status of UpUpDownDown, and Woods’ financial ties to the show, or lack thereof.

Following up on yesterday’s news that content creators for WWE’s gaming channel UpUpDownDown are holding out on the company until Xavier Woods receives a financial incentive to do so, Fightful Select reports today that Woods is not paid extra at all for UpUpDownDown, and that his income from both the gaming channel and his upcoming G4 hosting duties count against his WWE contract’s downside guarantee.

The report also states that Woods is in fact one of the creators holding out for money, something that was not explicitly stated previously. 

The report goes on to say that every WWE talent that appears on UpUpDownDown is paid for their time, but it counts against their WWE downside. Fightful also clarifies that Woods never owned UpUpDownDown, but stresses that he is the force behind the growth and popularity of the channel. 

UpUpDownDown has 2.27 million subscribers on YouTube. The channel has posted just two short videos in the last three weeks, with the last long-form game stream hosted by Woods posted on the channel on October 15.

Woods’ hosting work for the relaunch of the G4 cable network begins Tuesday, November 16.