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Paul Heyman’s influence on RAW looks to have begun during tonight’s episode from Dallas, TX.
In the opening match between Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman, an angle occurred following both men going through the LED panels on stage.
During a brawl on the ramp, Strowman send Lashley through the Titantron where the power for the set is contained. Major explosions began to happen, and the lights went out on stage. Corey Graves yelled “Holy Shit”, and EMT’s were called. Based on the imagery, and the way the Michael Cole reacted to the situation following commercial break, WWE is attempting play it off as a very serious incident.
Things have clearly gone quite wrong in the #FallsCountAnywhere Match between @BraunStrowman & @fightbobby. #Raw pic.twitter.com/a6u8YObKvD
— WWE (@WWE) July 2, 2019
It seems Bobby Lashley and Braun Strowman are both on their way to a local medical facility for evaluation. #Raw pic.twitter.com/HNpiuW6s0v
— WWE (@WWE) July 2, 2019
Wishing the very best to both Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley. #Raw pic.twitter.com/u9HfI8zgTE
— WWE (@WWE) July 2, 2019
According to Dave Meltzer, Paul Heyman was set to have more influence on RAW tonight, but it is not his complete show. Judging by tonight’s first segment, he seemingly put his creative juices to work.
There is more Heyman influence in tonight’s Raw, but he’s had influence for some time. It is not his complete show.
More details on how much influence he had on tonight’s show will be reported once known.