Erik (wrestler)

Erik
Erik in 2017
Birth nameRaymond Rowe
Born (1984-08-21) August 21, 1984 (age 40)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Spouse(s)
(m. 2018)
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Erik
Raymond Right[1]
Ray Rowe[1]
Raymond Rowe[1]
Rowe [1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[2][3]
Billed weight247 lb (112 kg)[2][3]
Billed fromCleveland, Ohio
Trained byJosh Prohibition
Lou Marconi[4]
WWE Performance Center[5]
DebutMay 2003[4]

Raymond Rowe Jr. (born August 21, 1984) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Erik. He performs in a tag team with Todd Smith (best known as Ivar) called The War Raiders, managed by his real-life wife, who performs as Valhalla. Rowe is best known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he and Smith (formerly Hanson), then known as War Machine are former ROH World Tag Team Champions and made appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where they are former two time IWGP Tag Team Champions, as well as having won tag team championships in various independent promotions across the USA and England.

  1. ^ a b c d "OWW profile". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rowe". WWE.
  3. ^ a b "Raymond Rowe". NJPW.
  4. ^ a b "Erik « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "WWE Performance-Center signs War Machine". WWE. January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.