Paul Heyman
| Paul Heyman | |
|---|---|
Heyman at WrestleMania 32 Axxess in April 2016 | |
| Born | September 11, 1965 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Paul E. Dangerly Paul E. Dangerously Paul E. Heyman Paul Heyman |
| Billed from | Scarsdale, New York |
| Debut | 1987 |
Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager. He is currently working for WWE. He has also worked as a promoter, commentator, and journalist.
He is best known as the owner and creator of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He also worked in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Career
On the May 7, 2012 episode of Raw, Heyman returned to the WWE as Brock Lesnar's legal advisor.[1] When Lesnar left, Heyman aligned himself with CM Punk on the September 3 episode of Raw when he was seen driving a car which Punk entered.[2] He managed Punk until Money in the Bank when Heyman turned on Punk by smashing him with a ladder while he was climbing up another ladder.[3] He returned on the December 30th edition of Raw and returned to being the manager of Brock Lesnar.[4]
On April 6, 2014, Heyman was the manager of Lesnar when Lesnar conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania XXX. This was the first loss at WrestleMania.[5] Paul Heyman also became the manager of Cesaro, who revealed himself to be a "Paul Heyman guy" on the following episode of Raw.[6]
When Roman Reigns returned at SummerSlam 2020, Paul Heyman decided that he was siding with him on the following SmackDown episode. Reigns accepted, but only if Reigns signed the contract and defeated both Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman in a Triple Threat match for the Universal Championship at Payback, then Paul would be officially Roman Reigns' Special Council or Wise Man. Reigns won the match and the title. To this day, Paul Heyman is still Reigns' Wise Man.
On April 5, 2024, Heyman was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Roman Reigns.[7]
Awards and accomplishments
- Inside The Ropes Magazine
- Manager of the Year (2020)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Faction of the Year (2022) – with The Bloodline
- Manager of the Year (1992)
- WWE
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2024)
- WWE Year-End Award (1 time)
- Best on the Mic (2018)[8]
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Mic Drop of the Year (2024) – Telling Cody Rhodes that his father, Dusty Rhodes, told him that "Roman Reigns was the son he always wanted" on Raw (February 6, 2023)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Feud of the Year (2023) as part of The Bloodline]vs. Kevin Owens |and Sami Zayn[9]
- Best Color Commentator (1991)
- Best Booker (1994–1997, 2002)[10]
- Best on Interviews (2013–2014)[11][12]
- Best Non-Wrestler (2001, 2002, 2004, 2012–2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Best Non-Wrestler of the Decade (2010s)[18]
- Best on Interviews of the Decade (2010s)[18]
- Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2012) Angle with CM Punk, exploiting Jerry Lawler's real-life heart attack, playing footage of him near death[13]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2005)
References
- ↑ "Raw SuperShow results: Paul Heyman returns and announces Brock Lesnar has quit WWE". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ "Raw results: Punk's quest for respect leads him to Paul Heyman". WWE. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ "Randy Orton won the Money in the Bank All-Stars Match". WWE. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ "New Year's Raw results: Lesnar rings in a painful New Year, Bryan follows the buzzards". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ "Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker". WWE. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ↑ "Raw News: Bryan's first night as champ, Taker update, Cesaro joins Heyman, Warrior returns, RVD returns, Paige debuts & wins Divas Title, other NXT intros, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ↑ "Manager, executive Paul Heyman chosen for WWE Hall of Fame". Associated Press. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ↑ "411MANIA". WWE Announces Year-End Awards on Instagram.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 23, 2024). "February 26, 2024 Observer Newsletter: 2023 Observer Awards issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 30, 2012). "January 30 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Gigantic year-end awards issue, best and worst in all categories plus UFC on FX 1, death of Savannah Jack, ratings, tons and tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–37. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2014.(subscription required)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2015). "Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue with results & commentary". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 10–23. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.(subscription required)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 23, 2013). "The 2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2013.(subscription required)
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (March 5, 2020). "March 13, 2020 Observer Newsletter: 40th Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ Jaymond P (February 24, 2023). "2022 Wrestling Observer Awards Results". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 2023). "February 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 2022 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 14, 2025). "February 17, 2025 Observer Newsletter: The 2024 Awards issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Daily Update: Coronavirus notes, NOAH, WrestleMania". Won/F4W - Wwe News, Pro Wrestling News, Wwe Results, Aew News, Aew Results. March 29, 2020.
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