Why WWE Would Be Foolish to Have Brock Lesnar Turn on Paul Heyman

The tease that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are at odds in recent weeks has undoubtedly led to more interest in the SummerSlam 2018 main event on August 19, but it doesn't change how foolish it would be to break up the perfect pairing of Lesnar and Heyman.

They have largely been joined at the hip since Lesnar's WWE debut one night removed from WrestleMania X8 in 2002. It was Heyman who brought Lesnar into the WWE fold, and although The Beast was always an athletic freak, he likely wouldn't have achieved the level of success that he has done without him.

Their rapid ascent to the top of company cemented Lesnar as a star, though their initial split was incredibly premature. Lesnar went on to win two more WWE Championships before leaving the promotion in 2004, but he was never the same without him around.

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Even when Lesnar returned to WWE in 2012, he felt lost on his own and struggled to cut compelling promos in front of live audiences. The decision was made soon after to bring back Heyman, and the two didn't miss a step upon reuniting that summer.

Talking has never been The Beast Incarnate's strong suit, whereas that is what Heyman does better than anyone else in WWE. Despite not always having the greatest material to work with, the former ECW owner continues to prove himself as a master of the microphone with every one his appearances on Raw.

Unfortunately, his future as Lesnar's advocate could be in jeopardy following the angle WWE ran with the two of them on the July 30 edition of Raw, which saw Lesnar get physical with Heyman for the first time in more than a decade.

It's unknown whether Lesnar will still be signed with WWE past SummerSlam. He has competed simultaneously for WWE and UFC in the past, so it's possible he will stick to that schedule and won't be away from WWE programming for too long.

Either way, it would be in WWE's best interest to take that Universal Championship off of him at SummerSlam and move on from him as the face of the flagship show. That doesn't necessarily mean he will be gone forever, however, and he could resurface in WWE as soon as WrestleMania season.

In that case, if Lesnar is in WWE but isn't aligned with Heyman, his mystique would quickly be ruined. Thus, it would be a shortsighted decision for them to break up in the buildup to SummerSlam.

Heyman showed during his brilliant performance on Monday's Raw that he remains a valuable asset to WWE, and he should be kept around at all costs. If SummerSlam will be Lesnar's final appearance in WWE for the foreseeable future, Heyman can be paired off with another Superstar in the meantime.

While that didn't exactly work for Ryback, Cesaro or Curtis Axel, that was not Heyman's fault but rather down to WWE Creative. There's no telling whether he would fare any better with a new client such as Bobby Lashley, but it's worth a shot if it means more of Heyman on Raw.

Before that point, anything less than a strong partnership between Lesnar and Heyman would be a waste of both men, no matter how much intrigue having one turn on the other would garner coming out of SummerSlam.

Graham Mirmina, aka Graham "GSM" Matthews, is an Endicott College alumnus and aspiring journalist. Visit his website, Next Era Wrestling, and "like" his official Facebook page to continue the conversation on all things wrestling.