5 Theories on why Baron Corbin is in the King of the Ring finals

Modified Sep 10, 2019 18:56 GMT

#1 Baron Corbin is a Paul Heyman guy

WWE RAW has seen numerous changes since Paul Heyman took over as the new Executive Director of the Monday night brand, and talents such as Ricochet and Cedric Alexander have been on the receiving end of major pushes due in part to Heyman.

After making his return to WWE TV following a brief hiatus after the Extreme Rules PPV, Baron Corbin spoke with Sporting News and revealed he has a great working relationship with Paul Heyman.

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"Paul and I have a very good working relationship because he's not afraid to tell me if I'm doing something wrong. He's not going to sugarcoat things. He's a man's man in the sense of he's not afraid if he hurts your feelings for me. He knows how to handle people.

"That's what I relate to. That's why I get along with Vince (McMahon) and Hunter and Taker. Those guys will tell me that wasn't good and I'm not going to get offended. 'OK, I'm going to make it better, then. I'm going to show you.' They push you to be better."

With Heyman high on Corbin, it makes sense that he has advanced to the finals of the KOTR tournament this year.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram