Paul Heyman was recently named an ‘Executive Director’ of WWE. He will be in charge of the creative for Monday Night RAW moving forward.
On Wrestling Observer Radio (subscribe here), Dave Meltzer spoke about two wrestlers who Heyman is apparently high on right now.
The first name mentioned by Meltzer was Ricochet. The feeling is that Ricochet could be a hit with the teenage demographic.
WWE is rumored to be worried that they are losing the teenager demographic in their viewership. As a result, Ricochet is someone who is expected to receive a push to try and help that.
The other name mentioned by Meltzer was Shayna Baszler, who is the current NXT Women’s Champion.
Heyman is apparently a big fan of Baszler’s work and is someone to watch out for when it comes to a potential call-up.
My Take: Ricochet makes sense as he can do some crazy moves that younger fans would find cool. Baszler also makes sense since Heyman is rumored to have worked heavily with Ronda Rousey in her run with WWE. Baszler and Rousey and close, so I could see that connection making sense.
Let me know what you think in the comment section below.
On a related note, here are 5 ways that WWE can attempt to appeal to the teenager demographic.