Xavier Woods is heading to the SXSW Gaming Awards!

Woods, the host of WWE's YouTube gaming channel UpUpDownDown, has been announced as a co-host for the event, along with popular Twitch personality "OMGitsfirefoxx," aka Sonja Reed.

The 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards will award 100 nominees in 23 different categories. New categories this year include Trending Game of the Year, Fan Creation of the Year and Esports Game of the Year. The SXSW Gaming Conference & Festival is a gaming and geek culture experience and Woods will bring the WWE touch to it this year!

Woods, an avid gamer, is the perfect choice as co-host. His own YouTube gaming channel, UpUpDownDown, where he’s known by his gamer tag Austin Creed, is the home to popular shows like Gamer Gauntlet and Superstar Savepoint, and continues to be a must-watch channel for gamers around the world.

Catch Woods and Reed host the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards on March 18 at 8 p.m. in Austin, Texas!