5 Bold decisions Baron Corbin needs to make as Raw 'Constable'

Baron Corbin has been lost in the WWE shuffle ever since he unsuccessfully cashed in his Money In The Bank contract on Jinder Mahal in August 2017.

Since then, “The Lone Wolf” has been involved in various mid-card storylines, mostly revolving around the United States Championship during his time on SmackDown Live, while he has recently been feuding with No Way Jose on Raw.

Then, out of nowhere, it was revealed on Monday that the 2016 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner will, at the request of Stephanie McMahon, work alongside Kurt Angle as the new ‘Constable’ of Raw.

Whether fans like or loathe Corbin’s character, it certainly makes for a refreshing change to see an addition to the team of authority figures on the red brand, and it’ll be interesting to see how WWE uses him going forward.

In this article, let’s take a look at five bold decisions that the ‘Constable’ should make on Raw over the next few weeks.

#5 Ban Bayley from the Fatal 4-Way match

Baron Corbin’s first major act as Raw ‘Constable’ saw him reverse a decision in a six-woman tag match on Monday, instructing Kurt Angle to inform Sasha Banks, Bayley and Ember Moon that their win over The Riott Squad didn’t count as Alexa Bliss was originally in the match instead of Bayley.

To continue the ongoing storyline between “The Boss” and “The Hugger”, Corbin could ban the latter from getting involved in the upcoming Fatal 4-Way match between Raw’s female Money In The Bank participants (Sasha, Ember, Alexa and Natalya).

Granted, this isn’t the boldest decision “The Lone Wolf” could make, but he’s bound to stamp his heel authority by picking on the babyfaces members of the Raw roster, so instantly targeting Bayley in back-to-back weeks would be typical of a power-crazy Corbin.

#4 Book an Ultimate Deletion match

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy have joined forces since their Ultimate Deletion battle

The B-Team continued their winning run on the most recent episode of Raw when they outlasted the rest of the tag division (excluding The Authors of Pain) in a Battle Royal to become #1 contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championships.

Unlike the SmackDown Tag Team title storyline between The Bludgeon Brothers and The Club, which will be settled at Money In The Bank, we don’t yet know when Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel will get their opportunity to face Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy.

If Baron Corbin fancies making a popular decision as Raw ‘Constable’, perhaps he could decide to stipulate that the match will have to take place under Ultimate Deletion rules at the Hardy Compound.

#3 Put himself in an Intercontinental Championship match

Judging by the wording of Stephanie McMahon’s letter to Baron Corbin on Monday, he will be acting on behalf of the Raw Commissioner in his role as ‘Constable’, as opposed to simply doing her dirty work for her.

That means he, not Stephanie, will be the one who makes the big decisions on Raw, so why not abuse that power by inserting himself in an Intercontinental Championship match with Seth Rollins?

“The Lone Wolf” is yet to have a truly memorable title reign in WWE, having held the United States Championship in 2017 for only 70 days, while he lost his opportunity at the IC title against Dean Ambrose at WrestleMania 33.

#2 Fire Curt Hawkins

Don't worry, he would be reinstated eventually!

Baron Corbin interfered during the match between Curt Hawkins and James Harden on the most recent episode of Raw, hitting the End of Days on Harden to ensure that Hawkins lost his 200th match in a row.

It’s inevitable that the former Edgehead will end his losing run on WWE television one day, and the seeds were planted for that to happen this week when the audience appeared to have genuine sympathy for him after his big moment was ruined by Corbin.

If WWE wants to make Hawkins a babyface en route to him finally winning a match, perhaps “The Lone Wolf” could use his power to fire the serial loser due to his poor performances over the last two years.

Hawkins would return eventually and, who knows, maybe he could even end ‘The Streak’ against Corbin!

#1 Recruit The Revival or The Authors of Pain

The Revival and AOP both had huge success in NXT

While Baron Corbin is perfectly capable of handling in-ring business himself, the majority of successful heel authority figures throughout the years have recruited other members of the roster to fight some of their battles for them – not because they have to, but simply because they can.

If the Raw ‘Constable’ opts for a similar approach, he could do a lot worse than call upon one of the forgotten tag teams on the roster – either The Revival or The Authors of Pain – to help him in his future rivalries.

The Revival's Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder have suffered several underwhelming losses since returning from injury six months ago, despite being one of the best technical duos on the main roster, while AOP’s Akam and Rezar have barely been seen on television over the last month.

If either of the teams aligned with Corbin, maybe they could be granted a Raw Tag Team title opportunity further down the line as a reward.