5 Recent examples of Paul Heyman's positive influence on RAW

#3 Different storylines

Although it's strange, the Mike/Maria storyline on RAW is something totally different than what WWE usually does.

In the month or so that Heyman has helmed RAW, we've seen The Club reformed, Ricochet pushed, the 24/7 title nonsense, the continuation of the Nikki Cross/Alexa Bliss pairing and the curious case of the Kanellis couple.

Kanellis has been primarily a player on 205 Live but started appearing on RAW as soon as Heyman took control. He's apparently a huge fan of Maria's work and wanted to give them a storyline on the red brand.

Although it's a strange story of a wife emasculating her husband at every turn on screen, it's something that we haven't really seen in WWE before. Where it's going is anyone's guess but it's at least a different storyline.

It even led to Maria winning the 24/7 title. While we will still get the usual "X has pinned the X champion!" stories, we have to at least credit Heyman for thinking outside of the WWE box.

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