WHEN it involves selling wrestling, Paul Heyman has all the time been on the high of his sport.
Recognized for his work within the WWE, the businessman options in Netflix’s Mr McMahon documentary about his former boss.
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Born in Scarsdale, New York, on September 11, 1965, Paul Heyman is an American skilled wrestling supervisor and former promoter finest recognized for WWE’s SmackDown model.
He kicked off his profession within the wrestling enterprise in 1986.
Heyman was often known as the CEO and inventive pressure behind the Excessive Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion, a place he held from 1993 till its closure in 2001.
Paul was inducted into the Wrestling Observer E-newsletter Corridor of Fame in 2005 and the WWE Corridor of Fame in 2024.
Managing famous person wrestlers
Earlier than proudly owning ECW, Paul was a supervisor underneath the ring identify of Paul E. Dangerously.
It was on this position that he managed seven WWE world champions.
These wrestling stars embrace The Undertaker, Huge Present, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, Rob Van Dam, and Roman Reigns.
Paul additionally managed a number of members of the dynastic Anoaʻi household of Samoan skilled wrestlers.
Through the years, he has additionally competed in matches himself – often for comedy impact.
Netflix’s Mr McMahon
Paul is without doubt one of the many WWE staff – which incorporates Dwayne Johnson, Triple H, and John Cena – to function in Netflx’s McMahon documentary.
Directed by filmmaker Chris Smith, the sequence paperwork the rise and fall of former WWE boss Vince McMahon.
Within the opening of the fifth episode, known as Household Enterprise, Paul stated: “The Shakespearean tragedy of this story is that the nice success that has been loved by Vincent Kennedy McMahon was pushed by the over-compensatory habits rebelling towards the primary depressing 12 years of his life.
“And escaping that abuse has been his life pursuit in creating an environment wherein he’s untouchable and invulnerable to outdoors forces and in command of his personal future.”
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Married life
Paul married his now ex-wife Marla Heyman in 2000.
Nevertheless, it’s understood that the couple break up in 2004.
They’ve two kids collectively, Azalea and Jacob, however each of them select to maintain their lives out of the highlight,