War Machine Debut at TakeOver Tapings, Receive New Name

New WWE signees War Machine debuted at the NXT tapings before NXT TakeOver: New Orleans started, where they appeared under a new name.

During the tapings, Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli took on Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic & Tucker Knight). War Machine would debut under the new name of War Raiders, completely destroying both teams.

Hanson and Rowe, now the former War Machine, don’t appear to be personally receiving any name changes per say, though their new tag name will surely rub some fans the wrong way.

It is interesting to note that War Machine previously appeared at a TakeOver event with the nameplate as “War Machine” as opposed to War Raiders, so this is definitely a new, recent decision by WWE and the members of War Machine.

Check out the debut below in the following tweets:

War Machine is now being called War Raiders as they beat down Heavy Machinery and Moss & Sabitelli in a dark match at #NXTTakeOver @theCHAIRSHOTcom @2MBChairShot pic.twitter.com/k0fOhFBTLx

— AttitudeOfAggression (@AttitudeAgg) April 7, 2018

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

War Machine now the WAR RAIDERS #nxttakeover pic.twitter.com/AjOLPsY7sk

— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) April 7, 2018

War Machi-RAIDERS pic.twitter.com/UDK0YGkQOQ

— Steve. (@SteveYurko) April 7, 2018

https://twitter.com/ianmoll/status/982768993726541825

War Machine debut as War Raiders during the #NXTTakeOver preshow (dark matches?)! Great moment!! pic.twitter.com/013Rv5pXF6

— The Steel Cage (@thesteelcage) April 7, 2018

You can find a full match featuring War Machine taking on Ricochet and Angelico during a WCPW show below.

War Machine vs. Ricochet & Angélico (WCPW Loaded: September 28th, 2017 - Part 1)

What are your thoughts on the name change? What is wrong/right with it?
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