Below are some top RAW news stories of the day.
• WWE is rebranding The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) as babyfaces, signaling a renewed push for the powerhouse tag team.
According to PWInsider, Erik and Ivar are now officially listed as babyfaces on WWE’s internal roster list.
Previously known for their success as NXT & RAW Tag Team Champions, their main roster run was hampered by creative missteps, such as the poorly received “Viking Experience” rebrand and a hiatus due to Ivar’s neck injury.
WWE now aims to shed the comedic elements of their past and position The War Raiders as serious contenders in the tag team division.
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• Big E returned on Monday’s RAW during The New Day’s 10-year anniversary celebration and said he wanted Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods to stop fighting and get back on the same page.
The former WWE Champion said he’s willing to come back to The New Day as their Manager every week until he’s cleared to return to the ring. Kofi & Woods said that Big E left them and they don’t care that he broke his neck as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle and Edge broke their necks as well in the past and they came back.
Kofi & Xavier said if Big E really cared about them, he would’ve been back sooner, but E chose his new desk job and his new girlfriend over them.
Big E was then kicked out of The New Day, as Woods said the following to Kofi:
“Now it’s just me and you.”
According to PWInsider, Kofi & Xavier are now officially listed as heels on WWE’s internal roster list.
