WWE RAW: 5 ways Paul Heyman changed the landscape of the show since taking charge

The landscape of RAW has not been the same since the 'mas genius' named Paul Heyman took charge as the Executive Director of the longest-running weekly episodic television show in the history of the company.

Paul Heyman is a legend, and his style of work helped ECW reach great heights during the war between WWE and WCW on Monday Nights. The fans have great memories of the matches that took place on the show. The performance between the ropes catapulted the careers of a lot of wrestlers, and legends including Tommy Dreamer and Sabu, to name a few.

The Humble Advocate also speaks for the reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and runs the program on the red brand on a week in and out basis. He has helped a lot of wrestlers through the years, but that is a subject for another article. I discuss his impact on RAW since taking charge and welcome your thoughts wrestling community in the comments section for the readers' kind perusal. So without further ado, let's dive right into it:

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#5 The action became intense since he took charge

The action on RAW wasn't up to the mark until Paul Heyman took charge of the flagship show. He knew what the WWE Universe wanted, and what the product was missing. The moment he took charge as the Executive Director of RAW, we saw the opening segment of the Red brand with a fight that dismantled the stage.

He immediately his presence felt, and this was a clear indication that things will change in the weeks and months to come. We have witnessed a change in the programming style since he took charge of the show.

#4 More action, less talk

The time for talk is over

The fans at home and in attendance love the show because they want action between the ropes, and Paul Heyman has been able to deliver the same since taking charge. Sportskeeda's own Riju Dasgupta analyzes every episode's best and worst, and he has been high praise about the product except for this week.

While it is a possibility that the show may falter a week, it has been better from the previous episodes when Paul wasn't in charge. We have all seen how the matches and segments had become repetitive in the past, but ever since Heyman took control, he has made the storylines exciting, as there has been more in-ring action.

This week's episode of Monday Nights is another example where we saw Randy Orton inflict pain on Matt Hardy and The Street Profits got an opportunity to showcase their skills during the closing moments of the main event on RAW.

#3 Push the right Superstars

#WWESSD will see The #StreetProfits @AngeloDawkins & @MontezFordWWE challenge @WWERollins & @WWE_Murphy for the #Raw #TagTeamTitles! https://t.co/cagJAr7GyO

— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2020

It is always a good idea to allow the right superstars to showcase their skills, and Paul Heyman has been very clear about it since the beginning. The tweet above is another example of it, as The Street Profits entered the main event scene when The Monday Night Messiah and his disciples Murphy and Authors of Pain decided to attack Kevin Owens.

The Street Profits wanted the smoke, and Paul ensured that they get their time to shine between the ropes at an event that happens beyond the boundaries of the United States of America.

This push will help them get more TV time in the week that follows and also allow them an opportunity to prove to the WWE Universe that they are worth the time and worthy of a tag team title opportunity. The tag team has a great connection with the WWE Universe, and it would be a matter of time before the team gets their hands on the coveted gold.

#2 Stand for what is right

#WWE sources have made it clear to me that Paul Heyman is campaigning heavily to have McIntyre main event #WrestleMania.Vince McMahon's preference for the event's main event is still believed to be Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt. #Raw

— Tom Colohue (@Colohue) January 28, 2020

The WWE Universe has been behind Drew McIntyre ever since he changed his character and turned babyface. He is one of the most over superstars right now, but Vince was of the idea that a match between Roman Reigns and The Fiend would make a great WrestleMania main event.

Sportskeeda's expert Tom Colohue had made it clear through his tweet that the Executive Director of RAW is backing Drew McIntyre to be a part of the main event of WrestleMania. The Scottish Superstar has all the skills to be a breakout star, and if everything goes well, this may be the year when he becomes the first wrestler from Scotland to win a WWE Championship.

It is a possibility that Heyman will help McIntyre realize his dream of being a WWE Champion, and we can't wait for it to happen at 'The Grandest Stage of All' -- WrestleMania. The fans are eagerly waiting for it to become a reality on the show.

#1 The storylines have improved

Do not impede the vision of the #MondayNightMessiah.#Raw @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/zUjTfLJFrB

— WWE (@WWE) February 18, 2020

Paul Heyman has made the stories unpredictable and also added more to the program by creating new superstars. Seth Rollins, who was previously known as The Beast Slayer, has now turned into Monday Night Messiah, and Becky Lynch has a formidable opponent in The Queen of Spades, Shayna Baszler.

These stories could have derailed or wouldn't have had the same impact if Heyman hadn't told the story in the most compelling fashion. We have not seen blood on WWE programming for a long time, but last week Shayna Baszler bit RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch, and this week she used a word which has not been a part of the WWE vocabulary since the program turned PG.

It tells you that Paul Heyman is doing everything in his capacity to make the storylines better and going through the thin line of being PG, has helped the program in a lot of ways. It would be amazing to see how the storylines will become crisper as WrestleMania draws closer.