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

#2 The drag-out brawl to end latest RAW

This week's RAW ended a lot differently than it normally does.

The types of brawls that usually happen in WWE are either to enhance a rivalry or to set up the final match in a feud between two stars. It usually involves officials and members of the roster tearing the two stars apart from each other.

What happened on the most recent RAW was sort of the same concept but with a few twists. Instead of it being between two stars, like Reigns and Samoa Joe, it also involved The Usos, The OC, Drew McIntyre, and Cedric Alexander.

Instead of a one-on-one brawl, it incorporated several stars, and for one in particular in Alexander, it gave him some much-deserved spotlight. When was the last time someone - other than Shane McMahon on PPV - jump off of a structure like Alexander did? Those types of stunts were few and far between in the PG Era of WWE but a safe stunt like this upped the importance of the brawl.

Not to mention that the brawl ended the show instead of an in-ring segment that was most definitely going to lead to a fight between Joe and Reigns. By altering how the show has traditionally started and ended, Heyman has provided an air of unpredictability and excitement that has previously been lacking on WWE programming.