‘Oh, WOW’ – WWE star shares absolutely unrecognisable photo from throwback match leaving fans and colleagues shocked

WWE star Ivar has left fans open-mouthed after sharing a stunning throwback photo online.

The 37-year-old was unrecognisable in the snap from yesteryear, showing him without his trademark bushy beard.

Ivar recently switched from WWE’s Raw to SmackDown brand

The 37-year-old looked unrecognisable in the 2005 pic

The SmackDown star is part of the fearsome Viking Raiders tag team duo with hairy pal Erik.

But long ago Ivar went by a different name in the ring – Hanson.

And he sent fans’ heads spinning when he responded to a throwback post on Twitter about his 2005 WWE Velocity match-up with Doug Basham.

Ivar shared the old-school pic with the simple caption: “Oh, WOW.”

And followers were quick to respond, with fellow WWE superstars even getting in on the act.

Fan Mikonotron wrote: “One of your turkey legs is larger than that handsome young fella.”

AwsomeBayBee joked: “Can’t wait for Mattel to make that into a figure.”

Walkwithbobby pointed out: “You look different without the beard.”

And WWE NXT star Indi Hartwell wrote simply: “Wow.”

Ivar and Erik were signed to WWE’s Raw brand before the 2021 draft saw them head to the SmackDown division.