Ivar & Erik Return As The War Raiders On WWE Raw

Ivar and Erik made their returns on Monday's edition of WWE Raw, scrapping their old Viking Raiders name and returning as the War Raiders.

Ivar and Erik faced off with Alpha Academy, ultimately picking up the win over Otis and Akira Tozawa to advance in the tournament to determine the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Titles held by Finn Balor and JD McDonagh.

The War Raiders had been out of action for at least the past several months. Erik had been on the shelf for close to a year after undergoing neck fusion surgery. Ivar remained on TV as a singles talent but he had been away since May due to a spinal injury.

It was expected that Ivar and Erik would return as the War Raiders after a tease on the September 23 episode of Raw featured Elder Futhark runes that spelt out "war." 

After wrestling as War Machine for the likes of ROH and NJPW, the tag team was repackaged as the War Raiders in WWE NXT. Upon moving to the main roster, though, Vince McMahon changed their name to the Viking Experience and then the Viking Raiders.