War Machine Debut New Name At NXT Taping Before TakeOver: New Orleans

War Machine arrived on NXT television and got their WWE team name at a television taping that took place before NXT TakeOver: New Orleans last night.

Ray Rowe and Hanson interrupted a match pitting Heavy Machinery against Riddick Moss and Tino Sabbatelli, destroying both tandems in the process. It was revealed on the big screen that they’ll be collectively known as “War Raiders” going forward.

BIG #NXTSPOILERS Heavy Machinery vs Sabatelli/Moss has been crashed by War Machine! Or the… War Raiders? pic.twitter.com/af8KwgVNhC

— Big B (@BTuckerTorch) April 7, 2018

HOLY CRAP!!! The debut of #WarMachine, now called the #WarRaiders! #prowrestling #WWE #WrestleMania34 #NXT #TakeOverNewOrleans #NewOrleans #NOLA #Nawlins #BigEasy pic.twitter.com/j8etnUxbzY

— Troy Adams (@PodWresSociety) April 8, 2018

Individually, they’ll be apparently still be known by their names on the independent wrestling scene, Hanson and Raymond Rowe. WWE is selling a WrestleMania 34 program at Axxess and there are photos of almost everybody who appears on NXT television. Hanson and Raymond Rowe are listed under those names in the program.

#wwe #wwenxt #nxt

A post shared by Raymond Rowe (@raymondxrowe) on Apr 5, 2018 at 10:52am PDT

The other match taped last night Kairi Sane vs. Lacey Evans. Sane won after hitting her Insane Elbow.

#NXTSPOILERS Kairi Sane defeats Lacey Evans for next week’s show pic.twitter.com/TuPh8ryK8F

— Big B (@BTuckerTorch) April 7, 2018

Sane vs. Evans was advertised in advance for Wednesday’s episode of NXT, and the War Raiders’ debut should air as well. The show will also feature video packages and interviews from the fallout of TakeOver: New Orleans.

After Monday and Tuesday’s post-WrestleMania editions of Raw and SmackDown, there will be NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University this coming Wednesday. The next TakeOver special is scheduled for Chicago on June 16 as part of Money in the Bank weekend.