6 wrestling rumors we hope are true and 5 we hope aren't: Why Heyman doesn't want Lesnar as Universal Champion, McMahon's new favorite star revealed?

#1. We hope is true: Paul Heyman doesn't want Brock Lesnar as Universal Champion

Paul Heyman watches his client demolish Seth Rollins

Paul Heyman may brag about his client Brock Lesnar week in and week out, but now that he's an Executive Director, he's smart enough to know that having the title appear and disappear every other week makes little sense from a television quality standpoint.

Tom Colohue on Dropkick DiSKussions podcast revealed that Heyman isn't a big fan of the idea of Lesnar as Universal Champion and wants other superstars in that position instead. He said:

"At this point, Vince McMahon is not in charge of the direction of this particular feud. Paul Heyman is in charge of RAW now. Paul Heyman knows that you can't have someone vanishing with the title so long. He's seen it, he's seen the effect of it."

It might sound surprising to some, especially given their on-screen pairing. But Colohue reminded us that ultimately, it's an on-screen pairing and not something that's up to Heyman. He continued, saying:

"You have got to remember, yes, Brock and Heyman have been paired up for a long time, but it was not Paul Heyman's decision to be paired up with Brock Lesnar again. It was a collective creative decision. Yes, Heyman has been involved quite a lot in this regard, he was, for example, one of the main voices for Finn Balor to be working with Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. Heyman wants to work with what he has.

We sincerely hope this is true because it makes it clear that Heyman has a far clearer vision of the show on the long run. We hope that he is allowed to implement this vision and that Lesnar stops winning Universal title after Universal title.