WWE fans react to The New Day impersonation on SmackDown

The latest episode of WWE SmackDown showcased The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) dressing up as The Viking Raiders and mocking Erik and Ivar.

The feud between The Viking Raiders and The New Day has been going on for weeks now, with the former getting the better of the 11-time tag champions. To taunt their rivals, Kingston and Woods walked out dressed up as Erik and Ivar before proceeding to mock them. When the former RAW Tag Team Champions finally showed up, they were attacked by Shanky and Jinder Mahal.

Following the segment, fans expressed their amusement with the gimmick. One fan noted how the version of The Viking Raiders' run on the main roster was incomparable during their time in NXT:

A fan compiled a photo of the previous instances when The New Day dressed up as their opponents and other superstars:

A couple of fans then shared their amusement over the segment. One of them even tweeted out a video of Big E laughing hysterically to express their emotions:

Another fan then recalled the time when the group dressed up as The Brood. They recalled how the commentary team at the time reacted when they came out:

While the majority of the fans enjoyed the segment, there are still some who didn't. A fan shared that the segment was "cringe."

Despite this, there are still numerous fans who enjoyed the segment. Some of them even gave the former tag team champions a new name as 'The New Raid.'

What else happened on the latest episode of WWE SmackDown?

This week's episode of the blue brand kicked off with Pat McAfee calling out Happy Corbin ahead of their match at SummerSlam. The SmackDown commentator even referenced the reported TV-14 rating for RAW.

SmackDown Women's Champion Liv Morgan defeated Natalya in the championship contender's match. Meanwhile, Drew McIntyre had a singles match against Ridge Holland, which The Scottish Warrior won. Another singles match happened between Theory and Madcap Moss, which the latter won via disqualification.

Angelo Dawkins defeated Jimmy Uso before Jeff Jarrett was revealed as the special guest referee for The Usos vs. The Street Profits at WWE SummerSlam.

The show also featured segments between Theory and The Bloodline, Lacey Evans walking out of her match, and a backstage segment involving Gunther.

What did you think about tonight's episode? Sound off in the comments section below.

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Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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