15 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (April 22)

4. Michael Cole Acknowledging Fan Backlash

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The nightmare is over, folks.

'The Viking Experience' was a one-week experiment, one that's given way to the much better 'Viking Raiders' name for the re-dubbed Erik and Ivar. During their entrance, Michael Cole acknowledged the hate on Twitter over the past seven days by saying their rebrand "had the WWE Universe talking in more ways than one".

You're not kidding, MC.

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