Meltzer mentioned this the other night on his show. It's not that Heyman is on the writing staff, just that he's producing the segments that are to do with Lesnar, which in this case is the build between Reigns and Lashley. He's always done it, so I don't think he's joining the staff full time.
To me the outright shame is that I think when Lesnar leaves, Paul will leave, and frankly whenever Paul comes out to promo its a must see moment.
When we talk about how currently the writers pretty much write the promo's for the wrestlers, Paul is a throwback and does his own stuff.
Anyone who has the network has to watch the Stone Cold Podcast with Heyman, yeah the last few minutes are awkward as heck and fake as heck. But when he talks about the science of promo's, the question about "Where the money", and how the WWE has pretty much removed the concept of finishing moves being special its psychology 101.
I think thats why they are going to give the match time. Hope they can pull off a high quality match to sorta jump start the feud
A couple of things on this, because the idea of another Bayley vs Sasha match is something to look forward to.
However they need to drop the stupidity of the counseling segment, and get it back to the ring and get back to the angry resentful Bayley beating the holy hell out of Sasha. The problem right now is that Sasha is the female Roman Reigns in that she's just not a face. But I think they can do interesting things with Bayley being a face beating up a bully like she's a heel and being incredibly resentful and hateful. Have her jumping Sasha in the parking lot. interrupting Sasha's matches . Cutting promo's where she calls out Sasha for being a piece of garbage and a bad friend.
No stalker angles, no social media angles, no more video segments where its just talking. Have Bayley getting her piece of flesh. Really twist Bayley to the point where she craps on the fans for cheering for a bad friend and telling them that the hugger movement is dead. Have her come out to her normal theme music and the inflatable bayley buddies and then stop it and say that she can't be that anymore. Simplify her entrance change her theme to be like the creepy version of the current theme.
Really let Bayley stretch her wings on this thing and make it a long feud that lasts to Wrestlemania.