First Ever WWE Raw - Where Are They Now?

9. Paul Heyman

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Paul Heyman had brought Brock Lesnar to the WWE main roster in March 2002, and here we found a Beast Incarnate who was in the infancy of his reign of dominance.

Throughout those early months of Lesnar's time on Raw, as shown on this episode, Heyman was at Brock's side, screaming at him to make an example of opponents - as was the case here during Lesnar's match with Planet Stasiak.

While Brock Lesnar is these days technically a free agent who hasn't been seen on WWE programming since losing the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36, Heyman nowadays has him a new toy in the shape of current Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

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