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Paul Heyman is one of the greatest managers in the history of WWE. His ability to cut promos and his actions during matches are few of the many character traits that make him a great manager as part of the business.
Under his managerial skills, Brock Lesnar conquered the streak and notched up various title reigns over the years. Heyman also managed CM Punk during his 434-day WWE Championship reign back in 2012 and 2013. While Lesnar and Punk are some of the notable names managed by Heyman, there have been numerous others as well.
Heyman briefly managed Big Show in 2002 after he turned on Brock Lesnar, besides helping Rob Van Dam capture the WWE Championship from John Cena. He also managed Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling when Austin joined The Dangerous Alliance stable.
With Brock Lesnar out of the picture in the near future, it could be time for yet another Paul Heyman guy and here are four Superstars who could be next in line.
#4 Buddy Murphy
Buddy Murphy had a great match on SmackDown against Roman Reigns last week and he went on to pin Daniel Bryan clean on this week's edition of the show. This has put him on the map with the fans who didn't know much about his potential prior to the clashes. The Best Kept Secret's skill is out in open and Paul Heyman could help with a push for Murphy.
Being with Paul will automatically mean Murphy's popularity will rise and he would be taken much more seriously by the fans. He is already a heel and the company wouldn't have to worry about changing character as Heyman coud just come out in the open and say that he will be managing someone with all the potential in the world.
Murphy doesn't have to be a main eventer straight away but an Intercontinental Championship reign wouldn't hurt his cause, which could certainly be the best way to push Murphy.
#3 Aleister Black
Since parting ways with Ricochet, all Aleister Black has done is cut scary promos and win all of his encounters on SmackDown. The one thing he needs, which could elevate his character to the SmackDown main event scene is the presence of a great talker, and who better than Paul Heyman?
Black isn't a bad talker but he isn't the best in the world at it. Similar to Murphy, just being with Heyman will place Black on a high pedestal. Black is great in the ring and if his gimmick is kept as it is now, he could be a huge star.
His relationship with Heyman could be similar to that of the latter and Brock Lesnar. If Paul Heyman does manage to back Black and present the Superstar's image with a whole lot of confidence and assurity, Black could certainly find himself amongst the big names in the company.
#2 Shayna Baszler
A common ideology was that the first-ever Paul Heyman girl would be Ronda Rousey. But Ronda is not in contention for the time being and there is someone who would be a better fit to be managed by Heyman, Shayna Baszler.
Shayna is a two-time NXT Women's Champion and given that she will turn 40 in August next year, a call up to the main roster could be on the cards. Shayna is often regarded as the Brock Lesnar of women's wrestling and could be a perfect fit to slot into the role of a Paul Heyman girl.
With a tough appearance when in the ring, all she would need is for Heyman to cut a promo on why she is going to destroy her opponent. This could work perfectly as an exciting partnership between the two.
#1 Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre is a legit monster. The 6'5, 265 lbs monster is a really great wrestler. He is good on the microphone and amazing in the ring for someone of his stature.
McIntyre has been on the main roster since appearing on the Raw after WrestleMania 34 and has been hovering around the main event picture since then. In that near year and a half, McIntyre hasn't yet tasted WWE Universal Championship success. Maybe the reason for that is that he hasn't had a lot of direction yet and the best way to change that is to put him with Heyman.
McIntyre is already quite a big star on Raw but if he is put together with Heyman it instantly makes him a bigger Superstar. Just putting them together would take McIntyre to the level he needs to be at for entering the Universal Championship picture. He wouldn't have to get the title straight away but putting Heyman with another monster that wants the WWE Universal Championship makes sense.
