Ivar receives major endorsement from former WWE star for new backstage role

The War Raiders are the new WWE World Tag Team Champions. After a roller-coaster year, Erik and Ivar dethroned JD McDonagh and Finn Balor, despite interference. Amid major changes involving The War Raiders, Ivar just received a strong endorsement on retirement plans for when he hangs up the boots.

WarBeard is a protégé of WWE Hall of Famer Killer Kowalski. With almost twenty-four years in the industry, Ivar has found success around the world and has teamed with Erik for seven years. The 2014 ROH Top Prospect recently revealed a one-of-a-kind role he now has with World Wrestling Entertainment. Ivar used to serve as a head coach at Chaotic Wrestling's training facility in Massachusetts several years back and helped train names like Donovan Dijak, Mercedes Moné fka Sasha Banks, Kofi Kingston, and Tommaso Ciampa, among others. In responding to a clip from Ivar's interview, Dijak took to X to offer his thoughts on the veteran grappler's work as a trainer.

"Can confirm @Ivar_WWEis an excellent trainer," Dijak wrote.

Ivar and Dijak have teamed up and faced off several times since 2014. Their last singles bouts came at NEW events in 2016 and 2017, where Ivar retained the NEW Heavyweight Championship.

The War Raiders set for the final WWE RAW of 2024

The War Raiders saved Damian Priest from The Judgment Day on this week's WWE RAW, and now the teams will battle it out on the final red brand episode of the year.

Below is the lineup:

1. CM Punk and Seth Rollins will be under one roof
2. Otis vs. Chad Gable
3. Pete Dunne vs. R-Truth
4. Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semi-finals: Lyra Valkyria vs. IYO SKY
5. Women’s Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semi-finals: Dakota Kai vs. Zoey Stark
6. The War Raiders and Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio

The final RAW on the USA Network will air next Monday at the Toyota Center in Houston. The company will then premiere RAW on Netflix at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on January 6.

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