Wade Barrett announced during an episode of RAW in October 2023 that Erik, one-half of the Viking Raiders tag team, is out injured “for the foreseeable future.” It was later revealed that he underwent neck surgery.
While speaking with Fightful, Ivar provided an update on his tag team partner’s recovery. He said,
“Yeah. I just saw him in the green room. He’s here for some appearances. I hadn’t seen him since a little after he got hurt. Actually flew down, he had surgery. I flew to Birmingham to surprise him in the hospital. So I hadn’t really seen him since then. It was nice. Then they saw me in the green room and were like, ‘Hey, you wanna do some media?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, okay. I’m wearing shorts, but let’s do it.’ Yep. But he’s doing good. It’s just slow and steady. Necks are weird. I had my neck injury before. Necks are weird. It just take time.”
