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

#1 The Braun Strowman/Bobby Lashley fight

For once, RAW didn't start with an endless promo parade but instead an exciting segment.

Heyman didn't rest on his laurels to make an impact on his first night in charge of RAW. In the opening segment his first show, a Falls Count Anywhere match between Lashley and Strowman led to one of the most shocking and different segments that has occurred on RAW or SmackDown this year.

Because both men are so strong and hard to injure, the idea was to have Strowman put Lashley through the LED board of the stage. It set off several fireworks and stopped things right in their tracks. The cameras kept the focus on the carnage backstage and the segment took up about the first 20-30 minutes of the show.

Instead of the usual parade of stars cutting promos that led to matches, Heyman booked a monster to drive a star through the stage. It was completely different thinking than WWE has used all year and it changed up our expectations to a degree.

Heyman was known for edgier content and matches while in ECW so bringing a brief taste of that to RAW was a huge sign that things were changing. What else will he change going forward?