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Rich Jones

WWE fans absolutely hate what Vince McMahon has done to two superstars

WWE stunned fans with some big moves as part of its Superstar Shakeup on Monday.

But their changes weren't universally popular with fans - and one in particular caused a significant backlash.

NXT Tag Team Champions The War Raiders have now been renamed The Viking Experience and look set to become part of Raw's Tag Team division.

Formerly known as Hanson and Rowe, they were introduced as Ivar and Erik at the start of an eight-man tag team match.

The powerhouse duo came out on top, pinning Zack Ryder in decisive fashion to win the match, but it didn't stop fans taking to Twitter to voice their disappointment at the rebrand of the team.

WWE fans hated the rebrand of War Raiders to become the Viking Experience (Twitter/WWE)

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One fan responded by demanding WWE "change that name back to War Raiders now" with another asking "is this real life?"

It was branded a "terrible name" with many questioning "why?" and declaring "we want the War Raiders".

Fans have slammed Vince McMahon for the rebrand (© WWE)

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There were plenty of other major changes at the annual post-Wrestlemania shake-up.

AJ Styles made the jump across brands from Smackdown to Raw, with The Miz following him in the same direction.

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Andrade and Zelina Vega, Lacey Evans, Rey Mysterio, The Usos, Aleister Black and Ricochet, Naomi, EC3, Cedric Alexander and Eric Young were the others to be snapped up by Raw as part of the shake-up.

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