Xavier Woods Unmasked As Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL Shadow Duelist

LOS ANGELES – November 25, in the year of our Lord 2024 – Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. (KONAMI) is excited to announce today WWE Superstar Xavier Woods was unmasked as the new Shadow Duelist in a final Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL showdown on Saturday. With multiple WWE Tag Team Championships and a WWE King of the Ring title (2021) under his belt, Woods turned to the Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL Shadow Duelist tournament for a brand-new challenge to conquer. It all came down to the final Duel between Woods, disguised behind his alias known as Axle, and the winner of the Shadow Duelist tournament broadcasted on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Digital Game Twitch and YouTube channels. Despite never playing Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL, Woods trained behind the scenes and quickly learned the ropes to make his Dueling debut.

For weeks, Woods hid behind the persona of a rock ‘n’ roll, leather-draped superstar called Axle and teased fans about his identity via cryptic messages on social media. Duelists from across the Americas faced off in fierce battles during the first rounds of the Shadow Duelist tournament starting on Nov. 9, culminating in Saturday’s final broadcast.

In the buildup to the final, Woods found himself behind the mask after seemingly unmasking fellow WWE competitor Rey Mysterio in a recent WWE RAW match up. This time, Woods found the roles reversed for his Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL entry as the winner of the final Duel revealed his identity to viewers on Saturday’s broadcast.

The tournament winner not only earned the bragging rights of Dueling against Woods and unmasking him, but also took home his autographed Axle mask. For facing Woods, the winner was also awarded a giant card of Kashtira Fenrir, a monster prominently featured in Woods’ Deck.

With two celebrities now engraved as mantel holders of the Shadow Duelists – a musical icon and wrestling superstar – the possibilities are blown wide open for a new shrouded figure to emerge. Stay tuned to the official Yu-Gi-Oh! MASTER DUEL channels for more details.

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