As first reported by PWInsider, WWE has officially shifted The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) to babyface status internally.
The team has had several start and stop pushes and name changes during their run in WWE. They are former NXT Tag Team Champions and were given a credible push on the brand. Their main roster call-up, however, was met with a series of creative missteps, including a short-lived and widely criticized rebranding as “The Viking Experience.”
This year, their run was derailed by Ivar’s significant neck injury, which necessitated a lengthy absence from competition. Despite the setbacks, they are now back to using the War Raiders moniker and it appears that they will be getting a serious push in the tag team division. This recent internal shift indicates a departure from the comedic elements and a return to the hard-hitting, intense style that characterized their early success.
Also, as most of you know by now, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston are now officially listed as heels after they turned on Big E this past Monday on Raw.
