4 Superstars that WWE should build Paul Heyman's Raw around

Last week, WWE announced the Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff as executive directors of Raw and Smackdown - a newly created position. They would oversee the creative process of their respective shows, while still reporting to Vince McMahon. This news sent the internet wrestling community ablaze, mainly with optimism. And with the experience that both Heyman and Bischoff have to offer, things could be looking up for the company.

It came off as a massive statement of intent from WWE, as they are willing to take such measures to ensure that the product will improve heading into the fall.

Paul Heyman will take over the primary creative duties of Monday Night Raw. He does have some history in a similar role as he was the head of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in the 1990s. Heyman was also the creative head for Smackdown at the start of the initial brand split.

That was one of the greatest periods in the history of the Blue brand. A bucketload of stars were created during that time, with the 'Smackdown Six' standing out. If Heyman is allowed a certain amount of creative freedom and control, Raw could be in for some drastic improvement.

The Advocate generally has his finger on the pulse and is very much in touch with the evolution of the wrestling business. He will know what needs to be done to create a compelling wrestling program.

Heyman's Raw would likely have a more sporty feel to it, with more competitive matches and better in-ring quality. That was what made Smackdown so good from late 2002 to early 2003. This could seriously be the catalyst to many new stars being created at a time when WWE couldn't create nearly enough of them.

Here are four WWE superstars that Paul Heyman's Raw should be built around.

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#4 Brock Lesnar

Heyman is likely to keep his client close to him.

It was mentioned that Paul Heyman will continue to be the advocate of Brock Lesnar and with the new role, it has become increasingly likely that Lesnar will remain on Monday nights as well. While he might eventually end up moving to Smackdown at some point, the Beast looks set to have one more reign of dominance on the Red brand. He provides some much-needed legitimacy to the product and will certainly be a big part of Heyman's project on the red brand.

Brock Lesnar is expected to cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase and win the Universal Championship from Seth Rollins in the near future, and while another title reign for the part-timer would be tiresome, this would be a great opportunity for Paul Heyman to groom the next big star on Raw as he gets ready to dethrone the Beast.

After all, having one established star is not enough any more. Expect Heyman to keep his client as close as possible to his show.

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#3. Becky Lynch

The Man has lost a bit of steam since 'Mania.

A few months ago, Becky Lynch was red hot property. She was the biggest star in the company and the reactions she got were some of the best in years. However, the post-WrestleMania lull hit The Man as well. Following her historic 'Mania main event against Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair, Becky's momentum has slowed down considerably.

She has been in a feud against Lacey Evans ever and has also lost the SmackDown Women's title. The overall lack of quality in the women's division has begun to affect even the biggest of stars.

Without the likes of Ronda Rousey, Sasha Banks and even Nia Jax, the female roster on Raw does not exactly stand out. Becky needs some high profile opponents once her feud with the Sassy Southern Belle finally ends. Paul Heyman, a documented supporter of women's wrestling, would ideally solve that problem and do more than what's required to improve the women's division on Raw.

WWE has been right to build the women's division around Becky Lynch, but they haven't done a good job in building that division. Hopefully, Heyman will right that wrong.

#2. Seth Rollins

Rollins working with Heyman would be lovely.

The current face of Raw and the proud representative of his company, Seth Rollins has had a decent reign as Universal Champion so far. He had an excellent match against AJ Styles at Money in the Bank and the stuff with Brock Lesnar has been interesting, but, his two-month program with Baron Corbin has failed to impress.

Rollins does not feel like the white-hot babyface he was last year, partly due to his comments on social media in which he defended WWE.

The Beastslayer is somebody who should be having a much better reign as world champion right now, and with Heyman coming in, there seems to be hope for the Beast Slayer. With the threat of Lesnar looming in the background, Seth Rollins' reign looks to be getting more interesting following Extreme Rules.

He can be booked so much better as a babyface than right now. Another alternative would be to turn him heel - it has been tried and tested successfully before. There is another potential face who could head up Raw alongside him.

#1. Drew McIntyre

How is he not a main eventer yet?

Paul Heyman himself said on an episode of Raw in January that Drew McIntyre is a future Universal Champion in the making. Ideally, he should be in the running for a title shot. But here he is, as Shane McMahon's lackey.

Hopefully, the arrival of Heyman and Bischoff signals the end of the Wildcard rule. Following whatever the end result of the Shane McMahon storyline is, McIntyre should go back to Raw and start afresh. He has all the tools and is the perfect man to head up the Raw roster.

The Scottish Psychopath is huge and menacing who has the ability to have great matches as well. His promos are generally good and his commitment is second to none. McIntyre returned to WWE as a changed man and now, has the look, the skills, the passion and the charisma to succeed.

He is currently a heel, but he could slot in as a babyface if WWE decides to turn Rollins evil. Drew McIntyre is money. He knows it, the fans know it, Paul Heyman knows it. Now, it is time for WWE to know it too.