Paul Heyman Named the One 'Paul Heyman Guy' He Hated Working With

All through his Corridor of Fame profession, Paul Heyman has managed a few of the largest names in WWE historical past. The likes of Brock Lesnar, CM Punk and Roman Reigns all benefitted from having ‘The Clever Man’ by their facet as they cemented themselves as principal occasion Superstars.

Heyman might be intent on doing the identical for his new faction, comprised of Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and latest member Bronson Reed. The previous ECW proprietor has all the time had a eager eye for expertise and has used it to align himself with the most well liked rising expertise.

Nonetheless, Heyman hasn’t all the time been in full management as to who he manages down the years. Sure partnerships have been handed to him, with it being the veteran’s accountability to assist make the reserving work.

Paul Heyman Refuses to Acknowledge He Ever Managed One Celebrity

Years after WWE paired them up there’s nonetheless unhealthy blood

One such partnership got here collectively in the summertime of 2013, as Heyman discovered himself paired with Curtis Axel and Ryback in a feud with former consumer CM Punk. Just a few months earlier, Ryback had been thought of to be a future long-term principal eventer. Nonetheless, a variety of high-profile defeats had stalled his momentum and it was hoped that, by making him ‘a Paul Heyman Man’, Ryback’s profession on the highest degree might be saved.

Whereas WWE bosses believed that Ryback had the flexibility to turn into a significant participant, Heyman seemingly did not. Talking throughout a Q & A with Highspots in 2021, Paul E. held nothing again when requested to call the one Celebrity he knew would not succeed within the trade. Ryback was the identify Heyman gave in response.

Though that reply was harsh, Heyman would double down on his criticism of his former consumer throughout an change with ex-WWE Celebrity Mansoor. After Mansoor acquired right into a Twitter spat with Ryback, he jokingly instructed Heyman: “Hey Paul, your boy simply referred to as me out on Twitter.”

Per Ringside Information, the Saudi Arabian expertise would clarify throughout a September 2023 Twitch stream: “Heyman seems to be at me and goes: My boy? And I am going ‘Yeah keep in mind he’s considered one of your boys. You managed him?’”

Although Mansoor was attempting to have a little bit of enjoyable, Heyman left him in completely little question as to how he felt about Ryback and his spell as a Paul Heyman Man. Refusing to even acknowledge that he had managed Ryback, Heyman raged:

Whereas virtually each different Paul Heyman Man has gone on to realize principal event-level success, Ryback was launched by the corporate in 2016 – and hasn’t labored for an additional main promotion since. Nonetheless, ‘The Large Man’ stays lively on social media, the place he often takes pictures at those that have been in cost throughout his time in WWE, together with Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H.

Ryback even had some phrases for his former on-screen supervisor Heyman, though they weren’t significantly complimentary. Responding to a fan who acknowledged that they wished the pair’s affiliation had lasted longer, Ryback declared:

“Paul was a chunk of s*** and he is aware of it. I’d destroy him with an open mic and no script. He has made a pleasant profession for himself, although, latching on to proficient wrestlers.”

Heyman himself freely admits to having related himself with proficient performers. He has maintained a robust relationship with most behind the digicam, with lots of his former purchasers stressing the most important contribution he has made to their careers. Though it is unclear whether or not Heyman will add to his present faction of Rollins, Breakker and Reed, one man who will not be getting an invite to affix is Ryback.