What if Paul Heyman took over WWE Raw?

1. Kevin Owens turns face

Paul Heyman has publicly spoken to wanting to see Kevin Owens as a face.

Paul Heyman hasn’t formally worked on the WWE creative team for many years, but one recurrent comment he brings up when asked what he would do, or what he sees in the future of various stars keeps coming back to Kevin Owens. Owens feels a lot like a Heyman guy—an indie bred student of the game who’s gift for gab has taken him to world championship heights, while his less than herculean physique has kept him from taking up permanent residence in the main event scene. As one would expect, Heyman has sung his praises publicly. Heyman has also indicated he sees even more potential in Owens as a face than the heel character WWE has featured him as thus far.

Owens does have an organic following among the same hardcore fan base that helped elevate guys like Daniel Bryan and CM Punk to the top. Moreover, Heyman has articulated a vision of KO as something like his generation’s Dusty Rhodes. He’s a common man, who looks more like a fan than the stereotypical WWE main eventer, and a guy who might talk people into the building via his charisma and fire. There’s no telling for sure if it would work, but the idea has potential and Heyman seems sold on it enough that we have to assume he’d push for it hard if he were in charge of Raw.