Paul Heyman is widely considered one of the best non wrestling figures in the history of professional wrestling. He is also known as one of the best mic workers in professional wrestling history. He helped WWE to shape new things throughout his WWE career since 2001 and he is also known for raising some of the top talents of today's wrestling world.
He became a known face among wrestling fans when he introduced himself as Paul E. Dangerously during his Extreme Championship Wrestling ECW days. After the promotion was discontinued he transitioned to WWE in 2001 and had been active in many non wrestling roles including player manager roles and the onscreen General Manager of Smackdown.
Paul Heyman Discusses The Impact of His Hall of Fame Speech and How it Opened New Directions
He was also an active figure in the backstage of WWE who is responsible for some excellent creative decisions. WWE decided to honor him for his hard work and contributions to the wrestling world when they inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame of 2024. Recently, The Wiseman of WWE spoke with the “Undisputed” podcast where he explained the impact of his Hall of Fame speech. Here is what he had to say;
“My Hall of Fame speech became the catalyst for multiple avenues. In hindsight, it’s the trigger for everything we’ve done this year… Roman Reigns stepping out of character to be emotional about his Wise Man at the Hall of Fame, that was the very first step toward the babyface Roman Reigns while he was still the heel champion and Cody Rhodes was his challenger.
Paul Heyman joined WWE in 2001
"Accepting the Hall of Fame honor, in Philadelphia of all places–the birthplace of ECW–at WrestleMania 40 in a building where people were shouting ‘ECW!’, I was so grateful. I was also so thankful to speak to my children on camera for the first time. I went out of my way to keep them off camera and let them decide for themselves what they wanted to do in their lives.
Paul Heyman was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2024
“That became the first step toward the vulnerable Paul Heyman you saw when Solo really started leaning on me. Roman was vulnerable showing love for his Wise Man. Then the Wise Man revealed his vulnerability, and everyone was ready to embrace us. People were ready for it, then Solo really started to lean on me. In hindsight, the Hall of Fame speech was the beginning of the babyface turns for Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman–and the identification of my best friend in the world, who was sitting beside my children.”
Paul Heyman is still active in WWE and he is one of the biggest parts of the famous Bloodline storyline of the promotion and he is also a huge mastermind behind this amazing creation. The Bloodline storyline is widely regarded as the best ever storyline the wrestling world has ever produced, and Heyman's contributions in this story line is undeniable.
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