An unpopular decision was made on last night’s (Mon. April 15, 2019) episode of Monday Night RAW. During the Superstar Shake-Up, NXT Tag Team Champions War Machine came out with a new tag team name. Now, the team goes by the name The Viking Experience.
The team name wasn’t the only thing to change. Their individual names changed as well. Hanson is now Ivar, and Rowe is now known as Erik. This sparked several reactions from WWE Legends on Twitter, including Hall Of Famers Bully Ray, Road Dogg, and Jim Ross.
Check out their reactions here below:
Athletic, aggressive big men are often times “Money” in pro wrestling and have been for decades. #Raw
I’m a fan of #VikingExperience (maybe the name will grow on me) by any moniker. 🤠
@InglesAdvantage has JR’s! pic.twitter.com/bWVUGi78tk
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) April 16, 2019
Good debut and win for WAR MACHINE.#RAW@BustedOpenRadio
— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) April 16, 2019
While I don’t like The Viking Experience either, I doubt it really matters that much. Talent will get over a name. I thought The Undertaker was a stupid name when I heard it. Worked out okay for him in the end. #RAW
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) April 16, 2019
Hello, I’m 3X @WWE champion Mick Foley…and I am
LIKING THE VIKINGS here…right here on #RAW pic.twitter.com/G1yr3gDFHa— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 16, 2019
So maybe #VikingExperience wouldn’t have been my first choice, BUT, had there been social media in 1996, I’m guessing the name #Mankind would not have been greeted with much happiness either. Enjoy this match with Fergal ….um, Finn Balor.
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 16, 2019
Names can be tweaked, if the talent is there to back it up – which in this case, it is. Does the name “Kane the Undertaker” ring any bells?
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 16, 2019
Anything with the word “war” in it is just not going to fly in @WWE in 2019.
The #Warlord is now taking bookings at #VikingLord and old Attitude Era #Raw episodes have been renamed #RawIsViking https://t.co/PDORKHF88K— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 16, 2019
Look, I just wanted to express some happiness upon seeing @RAYMONDxROWE & @WarBeardHanson debut on #Raw. I never intended this to turn into a #TwitterViking with the @WWEUniverse
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) April 16, 2019
Beautifully said Mick! https://t.co/fgHxM0zuNJ
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) April 16, 2019
Nope, just calling out the knee jerk reactions only Mick said it with some tact!
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) April 16, 2019
Only if you’ll admit that in 3 months, heck, 1 month, they’ll just be called, Viking Experience and more people will know that name than ever knew War Machine! I thought y’all were “woke” c’mon man
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) April 16, 2019
But that’s up to the team, the talent themselves, right? Do you have faith in these guys talent? I do! It doesn’t matter what their name is! Lol sorry
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) April 16, 2019
