Erik Reveals He And Ivar Were The Ones To Pitch Viking Raiders Name, Costumes, and More To WWE

Erik And Ivar are more than happy with the way their run has gone so far in the WWE.

Seven years into their WWE run, Erik and Ivar are former Raw and NXT Tag Team Champions and despite the name and costume changes, they are the ones who have been happy the most with it since they are the ones who pitched it in the first place.

In a new interview with Fightful, Erik noted that they have been the ones to pitch most of the ideas about things related to their characters and/or presentation throughout their time in WWE.

“It’s funny because we get a lot of flack online as far as name changes, costume changes, whatever. We pitched the name Viking Raiders. We pitched the costumes, we designed it and wanted to be in that creative direction for a long time. This current evolution of our characters and current evolution of the look was us. We has concept art drawn and presented it to creative. We had gear made and that was okay’d. We brought it forth to TV. There is so much that happens backstage, you have no idea. We love the new direction, we love the new look. The energy, especially with Valhalla now. It’s presented in a way that suits the look and feels more true to who we are.”

The Viking Raiders added Valhalla (Sarah Logan) to the group later after a phone call Erik made and since then, the trio have reigned terror on the WWE and don’t look to be stopping anytime soon.

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