I stopped watching pro-wrestling round about 2005/06 and recently started to feel like watching it again but my choices are the kid friendly shit of WWE or old boys doing the same shit of TNA. So I just decided to relive 1997-2002 by collecting WWF DVDs and watching Youtube videos.
tna had petey williams, sanjay dutt, jay lethal, elix skipper and COUNTLESS others that were fresh, brand new, in shape and can GO with full nonstop wrestling action...what they had from like '05-'08 was a moneymaker...i wouldn't even channel surf back then because i didn't wanna miss the action it was so good..the knockouts ACTUALLY gave us great wrestling action...now all the want is wannabe "divas" ..any wrestling fan knows that wrestling matters first, talkin shit, THEN storylines
he's right stop promoting the old wrestlers that yes we did love n put the new ones in the spot light, going back to tna when it was MCMG v beer money before hogan and his demo crew came to TNA tehy had some of the most epic tag matches ever ebven before that wen it was AJ, joe, and daniels for the xdivision title agen one of the best matchers ever but now you turn on TNA they WWE and its like the same program
So it's better to invest in that which will pay greater dividends in the future. What a genius revolutionary fucking insight that only took him six minutes to articulate.
its a shame to think that heyman will never go back into a creative capacity in pro wrestling ever again. in a way that only solidifies the idea that good writing and concepts in wrestling will never appear again.
Heyman is a fucking genius. His TV personality and character is just annoying and maddening as hell. As a wrestling business man he's a God. He just didn't have the money or clout to compete with Vince. If he had run WCW with Turner's assets instead of Bischoff or Russo the product dynamic would be completely different than it is today. If WCW wouldn't run WW"E" in the ground they would at least still be having ratings wars...which is what created the "Attitude Era" and made things great.
The problem with Paul's idea is that the second he develops the 20 something into a world beater, Vince McMahon offers the kid a ton of money and he jumps promotions.
TNA has actually entertaining wrestlers, can anybody tell me where Chris Sabin went? He was seriously good. But they waste time on Hogan and Sting, its just awful.
@1608Nikolai Sabin's been injured and thus sidelined for most of 2011. He's on his road to recovery and reports say he's getting better much quicker than expected, so I'd say he might return in the next few months.
Keeping too many legends around and appeasing their needs is one of the reasons why WCW went under. Jesus Christ, Dixie Carter can't even learn from WCW's mistakes. It pains me to admit this, but when I hear Carter talk, I clearly hear the dumbest woman on the face of the earth. I've finally found a public figure that's actually dumber than Sarah Palin
Heyman is fucking right. You need to make new stars, not appease to the older guys. At least TNA is now starting to push younger stars (Bobby Roode - the TNA Champion, James Storm, etc.) into the main event scene. TNA definitely has a STACKED roster. TNA's problem has always been their storylines. BUT now that Russo is COMPLETELY gone from TNA, TNA's writing should automatically improve. Russo is a cancer, just like Hogan and Bischoff. I hope Hogan and Bischoff are next to go.
WCW was outdoing WWE during the monday night wars. The reason WCW ultimately fell was because when Ted Turner was basically put out to pastor the guy that replaced him wasn't interested in a wrestling show. All the guys in the corporate side have since come out numerous times stating that fact. WCW was pulling out ahead of WWE until WCWs parent company got new management that didn't think they could get anything out of a wrestling show and sold it to WWE.
i agree with his point ric flair kevin nash hulk hogan all those guys should just walk away i mean really whats left to prove for them how much more attention they could get tna is slowly dying a lot of people may not like wwe but look wwe is heyman should have stayed working for wwe crazy guy but good businessman
@WWETNAUnleashed Making this comment made you the dumbest guy on the internet...Everything WWE and WCW was when they were at their best came from Paul Heymans ECW....up until WWE went PG and into its now shitty John Cena format the WWE was on top, its Attitude Era was the best in wrestling bar none and that was all started by Paul Heyman and ECW
@WWETNAUnleashed Making this comment made you the dumbest guy on the internet...Everything WWE and WCW was when they were at their best came from Paul Heymans ECW....up until WWE went PG and into its now shitty John Cena format the WWE was on top, its Attitude Era was the best in wrestling bar none and that was all started by Paul Heyman and ECW
He is right on some levels but i still think guys like Anderson and Hardy should still have top spots as well as AJ, samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, James Storm and the Pope...and a few others
i disagree a bit with what Paul Heyman is saying, pro wrestling is a lot different than being a "mediocre" rap star like Soulja Boy, who sucked some Ceo's Dick and had crank that shoved down our throats, all this took 6 months to a year tops to build up. Pro wrestling is physical, and that aspect of it can't be faked, or MARKETED! it takes a wrestler many years of hard work before they can make it to a WWE or TNA show, the SUPER TALENTED GUYS aren't released from development territory until 30
CM punk didn't come to WWE until he was 29 yrs old, and he was one of the most talented wrestlers in the independents both wrestling wise and mainly on the microphone. WWE is looking for talent, and in most cases do ability. but here's the catcher, i think its time WWE using the China approach to this. don't just sent talent scouts to wrestling development areas, send them to gyms, training facilities, college football camps, actor guilds, construction yards, everywhere.
@kalai131 why you people ask? simple, many people doubt themselves and don't know their own abilities and strengths, you look at the interviews of Goldberg, even The Rock or Ultimate Warrior, and Paul Wight you see they mention they had no plan of ever being a pro wrestler,THEY WERE JUST PUSHED AND A TALENT SCOUT FOUND THEM. WWE talent scouts have to be way more aggressive in finding real talent, just like Jim Ross did, not just take whatever crap is handed to them, note how good Jim Ross was!
@daddyoca69 Wrong, LOL. So wrong in fact that I have to wonder if you are on crack. What the hell have Hogan and Flair done to draw for TNA? That's right, nothing.
The reason Paul Heyman never beat WWE is that despite being a creative genius, ECW ran on a shoe string budget and he is a two-bit con-man when it comes to the business side of wrestling. I wouldn't trust him to run a bake sale, but if you want someone in creative, there is no one better in the history of wrestling.
Paul Heyman is years ahead of Vince McMahon, Paul Heyman recognized the greatness of CM Punk years ago and that is why he hired him in 2006. It took wwe years to recognize it for themselves. Thumbs up if you agree.
Paul Heyman does make some valid points about TNA. TNA has hurt itself bringing in guys who are past their prime, i.e Scott Steiner, Sting, RVD, Bully Ray aka Bubba Ray Dudley. Plus having Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, & Ric Flair around has hurt, too, because they have to somehow be the center of attention in some fashion or another. If TNA cleaned house and got rid of all of them, that would be a start to righting the TNA ship.
@worthmatt1964 if it did hurt tna having hulk and eric and flare why did wwe almost resort to making raw 3 hours long those guys were good for tna for the immortal story the dudley boys made the tag team division better and if you didnt notice they split and an old guy aint the champ and it was thanx to the old guys in tna before hulks return they made tna go to 2 hours long if you noticed ever since the some old guys came tna guys actually make but if they addmoreoldguytwillhurt
@worthmatt1964 rvd never really was a wwe wrestler as soon as ecw fell he left wwe but eric and hulk are just part of the creative team and thanx to them they got the writers from wwes attitude era
@jamesmaro why? you actually like 45 year old guys wrestling? i agree that raw at times is hard to watch but the difference they are starting on camera as opposed to in the territories like the older guys did.
any winning team needs a combination of youth and veterans, the veterans to lead the team and pass on the torch.. proven time over time... professional teams, nba, nhl, nfl, wwe, tna.. same thing...
with all due respect to paul. why would he have guys who are in the middle of thier own feud trying to draw attention to someone else? seems like bad logic to me, when punk was dropping pipebombs in the summer did he say 'hey look at smackdown'? no.
Well that's good philosophy but there is a problem to that. By taking out the guys that have experienced those things, then the new blood has nothing to learn or nothing to help them know what they need to do to get to where those guys are. WWE does that with Triple H, Booker T, Kevin Nash, and several other big names and while TNA does that same thing, their problem is that they are still using those guys as on air personalities, not back stage workers. If TNA does that, then TNA would shine.
Even if Heyman could do a better job than McMahon, how can you blame McMahon for not wanting anyone to tell him what to do with his company? It's his company. He has the right to ruin it anyway he pleases.
McMahon has already done more than enough by bringing in people who insulted him in the past, from nwo, hogan, bischoff, heyman, etc.
I read that Stephanie wanted Heyman back, but he was the one who refused. Who is the one who won't let go of the past for the business again?
I agree with what he said about the other guys, but Flair made his entire living getting the future stars over. If anybody knows how to recognize, educate, and get new talent over its Ric Flair. Heyman is a great mind, and I respect his opinion, but hes way off on that one, Ric Flair shouldnt be on that list. Hes right about the rest of them though.
@anycosita don't think much of Ric as a person or a "greatest of all time" in ring star but i agree 100% the difference between Ric and many other guys who were superstars, Ric has no problems being made the fool and doing what it takes to get the future over.
Same could be said for Sting. to me he sucks as a performer but he's a good talent to put the future over.
Heyman is, probably knowingly, espousing what essentially killed WCW and made WWE the top company in the world. WWE was only interested in making stars out of the fresh, new young talent that was coming in, while WCW was only interested in appeasing the old dogs. WWE did what they did, and got The Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Chris Jericho, Edge, etc. while WCW got a billion rehashes of the NWO.
He dont need to be messing with the Yankees, if he let Jeter and A-rod go NY would kill him, it be like a scene from frankenstien, all the villagers with torches and pitchforks coming to whoop that ass!
I think paul is an absolute awesome company visionary. He knows exactly what to do and how to make stuff better.
What I hate is this little kid interviewing trying to turn it all into how MMA is better and how it is a better product. I understand that its an MMA interview but lets face facts here: paul was talking about tna and their specific problems. It had nothing to do with MMA and he knows it
I'ma Paul heyman guy i think he's a genius but to say he'd get rid of Jeter and A-Rod knowing he's yankee fan we would want his head on a platter i get what he was gettin at but he should know that you dont touch Jeter let him retire a yankee A-Rod ok i would agree to let him go
but Jeter he's untouchable paul you should know that
@MantasasInHD actually dumbshit i have met Paul heyman before i got an autograph and a picture taken with him a few hours before the first ECW one night stand cause i knew someone whose father was a supervisor for the Manhattan Center and they got me he was a cool guy
Paul Heyman guy myself! imagine if heyman would of had all the money bischoff had with ted turner in the 90's with ECW, thats why Heyman never had a chance with ECW not saying he was the best business man but he turned something out of nothing.
What he's saying about TNA promoting the young guys is what ECW did with Terry Funk etc. The young guys were TNA's saving grace and now they've been completely ruined.
@MrSherlockHolmez2 You are so clueless what so ever. First of all. Brock Lesnar was Vince's brain child. He made soooo much money out of him alone. Im supprised Brock Lesnar even went into pro wrestling in the first place because he is probably the most gifted athlete that WWE has seen. Also RVD was made by Heyman. RVD was disgraced by Vince and he pretty much killed something that could have been amazing. ECW barely even made it on cable. How they any worse then TNA? You have no logic sir.
if paul heyman goes to tna and this would happen then it would be a whole lot better and more interesting cos i like the x division but the rest just sicks thats why i dont watch it anymore only read the resaults cos i know the shows are shit sorry if you watch tna like i watch wwe which is riligesly but it has to be better
he brought brock lesnar n wwe he was 1 of da best wrestlers of all time he brought rhyno(he's 36 not 40) n ecw one of da best wrestlers of ecw besides rvd
@MrNauran ummm remmber the last promotion heyman was incharge of he ran out of business, if he was incharge of creative oh hell yeah that be awsome, but the whole company could backfire
@IsThatRight2012 And what did Vince do to make his money? Took chances. Just like Paul did. However Vince was probably a bit smarter business-wise and that's why he's around and Paul is not.
@KalvinEllis Paul was a terrible business guy but go watch Rise and Fall of ECW the ending tells you all you need to know. It also did not help they WCW would raid there talent as often as they did.
@IsThatRight2012 I have watched it. Paul couldn't pay his wrestlers and bounced their checks, that's why they went elsewhere. We can't blame WWF or WCW for it. Heyman is a brilliant booker and one of the great minds in the business, I miss that he's not around. But at the end of the day he made mistakes and he paid for it. Vince made too, and he paid for them too. He was just a little smarter.
@MrNauran if by that you mean WWE would be gone, then yes it would be a better place for some people
Heyman used old fogies and retards in ECW, it was the talent that came and went from WCW and WWF that really got them noticed and put them over big time and his poor business practices that killed any chance of ECW breaking through the glass ceiling.
Not saying he's not a great creative talent but he shouldn't run a company.
Heyman is a genius. If him and Cornette could shrink their egos enough to get along in the same company, that promotion would be damn near unstoppable.
i like most of this interview although first ecw ppv ever paul put the belt on terry funk. that was the finish of the main event. although i think his story line writing was second to none and he makes some valid points.
you cant argue with success but what he is saying is tna should tell the fans what they want rather than ask them what they want. doesnt sound great but the problem is tna does neither of the two and thats why it sucks loads
Paul will return.. but on his own terms. And judging by the needing from his absence, it'll be sooner rather than later. If Paul loves wrestling still, he will be back soon enough!!!
I just keep thinking what if you had a wrestling company with Heyman's talent development skills, Bischoff's corporate skills and Vince's ruthless aggression to quote the man himself. how good would that be. btw i know it will never happen.
I remember the first time I heard of ECW it was spotlighted on Inside Edition as being some terrible creation that you should avoid but it did the opposite for me. I said "Man, I HAVE to see this!". Why? Because it was athletic, it was gritty & it was just awesome. It hit an underground nerve amongst many fans who wanted to see something that was just not entertaining but edgy. ECW was unpredictable & was innovative. TNA has seemed to forgotten this. Build your OWN brand & blaze your own trail.
.rather than take care of the guys who work their asses off and truly earn a spot in a championship reign..look at shelton benjamin..charlie haas..john morrison..guys that could have been amazing stars, that were just looked over because hunter wanted randy orton to be the champ...why? because hes marketable...its a business sure, but he could be marketed toward a different title..because of who he is and who his father and grandfather are, he gets the push...
Let Heyman run everything !!!!
x0astro 2 days ago 3
Paul Heyman theory reminds me of the message from the lion king
irelandcool1 2 days ago
IDK about letting Jeter go, but A-Rod and others, yeah, I agree.
BaltimoreOrioles1954 3 days ago
Heyman wanted full creative control. TNA wouldn't allow that (my guess is because of guys like Hogan). Stupid move not to make the deal.
payrolls 3 days ago
Heyman is da MAN!!
nintendude57 4 days ago
Let Heyman run TNA.
chrisbenoit123 5 days ago
Since when did TNA have Legends!
surjit101 5 days ago
@surjit101 Sting? not legend enough for you?
TZPEAZOA 3 days ago
I so did not miss Hogan while He was gone. I started watching TNA again. Wish Hogan would leave again.
MsJAVAGURL 6 days ago
I stopped watching pro-wrestling round about 2005/06 and recently started to feel like watching it again but my choices are the kid friendly shit of WWE or old boys doing the same shit of TNA. So I just decided to relive 1997-2002 by collecting WWF DVDs and watching Youtube videos.
kwelboss 1 week ago
Paul Heyman GETS life.
lordrockington 1 week ago 2
tna had petey williams, sanjay dutt, jay lethal, elix skipper and COUNTLESS others that were fresh, brand new, in shape and can GO with full nonstop wrestling action...what they had from like '05-'08 was a moneymaker...i wouldn't even channel surf back then because i didn't wanna miss the action it was so good..the knockouts ACTUALLY gave us great wrestling action...now all the want is wannabe "divas" ..any wrestling fan knows that wrestling matters first, talkin shit, THEN storylines
Styme2002 1 week ago
God Bless Paul fucking Heyman. Thank u sum1 who understands. Bring new talent
nellie6335 1 week ago
and yes i have just realised how crap my spelling was lol
shadowfox189 1 week ago
@shadowfox189 - that's alright, it happens to all of us. TNA's situation right now is just sad. I find them and their mistakes exhausting.
resicane 1 week ago
he's right stop promoting the old wrestlers that yes we did love n put the new ones in the spot light, going back to tna when it was MCMG v beer money before hogan and his demo crew came to TNA tehy had some of the most epic tag matches ever ebven before that wen it was AJ, joe, and daniels for the xdivision title agen one of the best matchers ever but now you turn on TNA they WWE and its like the same program
shadowfox189 1 week ago
So it's better to invest in that which will pay greater dividends in the future. What a genius revolutionary fucking insight that only took him six minutes to articulate.
borjon23 1 week ago
its a shame to think that heyman will never go back into a creative capacity in pro wrestling ever again. in a way that only solidifies the idea that good writing and concepts in wrestling will never appear again.
bertskank 1 week ago
Paul Heyman is probably the best creative writer/booker and WWE definitely should re-hire him.
sniggibs1 1 week ago
I don't think this is a shoot I think this is just a good business plan.
dapunisher1000 1 week ago
Heyman is a fucking genius. His TV personality and character is just annoying and maddening as hell. As a wrestling business man he's a God. He just didn't have the money or clout to compete with Vince. If he had run WCW with Turner's assets instead of Bischoff or Russo the product dynamic would be completely different than it is today. If WCW wouldn't run WW"E" in the ground they would at least still be having ratings wars...which is what created the "Attitude Era" and made things great.
Bigvader 1 week ago
The problem with Paul's idea is that the second he develops the 20 something into a world beater, Vince McMahon offers the kid a ton of money and he jumps promotions.
CreatureFeatureFred 1 week ago
TNA has actually entertaining wrestlers, can anybody tell me where Chris Sabin went? He was seriously good. But they waste time on Hogan and Sting, its just awful.
1608Nikolai 2 weeks ago
@1608Nikolai Sabin's been injured and thus sidelined for most of 2011. He's on his road to recovery and reports say he's getting better much quicker than expected, so I'd say he might return in the next few months.
Nelogenazea 2 weeks ago
@Nelogenazea Oh i see, hes one of my favourites will be exciting to see him back.
1608Nikolai 2 weeks ago
@1608Nikolai Allex shelley is still in TNA, and i heard that Chris Sabin has a knee injury (could be faked). ^^
LegendJ0e4 1 week ago
@LegendJ0e4 Alex Shelley is also very good, Sabin has a bad injury i hear.
1608Nikolai 1 week ago
tna should have got heyman at any cost
TheMrwwefan123 2 weeks ago
Keeping too many legends around and appeasing their needs is one of the reasons why WCW went under. Jesus Christ, Dixie Carter can't even learn from WCW's mistakes. It pains me to admit this, but when I hear Carter talk, I clearly hear the dumbest woman on the face of the earth. I've finally found a public figure that's actually dumber than Sarah Palin
SadisticScott 2 weeks ago 2
paul heymen just as much a visionary now as in ECW
shankleythebest 2 weeks ago
props to paul heymans' mother.. survived the nazis, and bred this individual.. that is a life you can be proud of..
soldierside365 2 weeks ago 3
that's why i love paul heyman
rydiafan13 2 weeks ago 3
Fuck this guy is a GENIUS why is he not running the show??
cowscrazy 2 weeks ago 2
@BHXSpecter WWE starting beating them in the wars then when WCW was losing more money than gaining it got sold to WWE thanks to a court order.
postmanpatwwedx 2 weeks ago
@postmanpatwwedx Look up Jamie Keller @BHXSpecter was right this asshole took Ted's place and got rid of wrestling on TBS and TNT
dgenerate707 2 weeks ago
Heyman is fucking right. You need to make new stars, not appease to the older guys. At least TNA is now starting to push younger stars (Bobby Roode - the TNA Champion, James Storm, etc.) into the main event scene. TNA definitely has a STACKED roster. TNA's problem has always been their storylines. BUT now that Russo is COMPLETELY gone from TNA, TNA's writing should automatically improve. Russo is a cancer, just like Hogan and Bischoff. I hope Hogan and Bischoff are next to go.
AttitudeEra4life459 2 weeks ago 27
WCW was outdoing WWE during the monday night wars. The reason WCW ultimately fell was because when Ted Turner was basically put out to pastor the guy that replaced him wasn't interested in a wrestling show. All the guys in the corporate side have since come out numerous times stating that fact. WCW was pulling out ahead of WWE until WCWs parent company got new management that didn't think they could get anything out of a wrestling show and sold it to WWE.
BHXSpecter 2 weeks ago
Heyman is a mad genius
Allandg07 3 weeks ago
i agree with his point ric flair kevin nash hulk hogan all those guys should just walk away i mean really whats left to prove for them how much more attention they could get tna is slowly dying a lot of people may not like wwe but look wwe is heyman should have stayed working for wwe crazy guy but good businessman
rizen918x 3 weeks ago
paul heymans wickd i wish he was my dad
AwfTHENormal 3 weeks ago
This guy is dumb. No wonder ECW doesn't exists.
WWETNAUnleashed 3 weeks ago
@WWETNAUnleashed Making this comment made you the dumbest guy on the internet...Everything WWE and WCW was when they were at their best came from Paul Heymans ECW....up until WWE went PG and into its now shitty John Cena format the WWE was on top, its Attitude Era was the best in wrestling bar none and that was all started by Paul Heyman and ECW
UKVoodooUK 3 weeks ago
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@WWETNAUnleashed Making this comment made you the dumbest guy on the internet...Everything WWE and WCW was when they were at their best came from Paul Heymans ECW....up until WWE went PG and into its now shitty John Cena format the WWE was on top, its Attitude Era was the best in wrestling bar none and that was all started by Paul Heyman and ECW
UKVoodooUK 3 weeks ago
He is right on some levels but i still think guys like Anderson and Hardy should still have top spots as well as AJ, samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, James Storm and the Pope...and a few others
murdaman702 3 weeks ago
please TNA hire paul heyman he will save TNA.
Moremorality 3 weeks ago
@Moremorality hell yell
DJMVP281 3 weeks ago
i disagree a bit with what Paul Heyman is saying, pro wrestling is a lot different than being a "mediocre" rap star like Soulja Boy, who sucked some Ceo's Dick and had crank that shoved down our throats, all this took 6 months to a year tops to build up. Pro wrestling is physical, and that aspect of it can't be faked, or MARKETED! it takes a wrestler many years of hard work before they can make it to a WWE or TNA show, the SUPER TALENTED GUYS aren't released from development territory until 30
kalai131 3 weeks ago
CM punk didn't come to WWE until he was 29 yrs old, and he was one of the most talented wrestlers in the independents both wrestling wise and mainly on the microphone. WWE is looking for talent, and in most cases do ability. but here's the catcher, i think its time WWE using the China approach to this. don't just sent talent scouts to wrestling development areas, send them to gyms, training facilities, college football camps, actor guilds, construction yards, everywhere.
kalai131 3 weeks ago
@kalai131 why you people ask? simple, many people doubt themselves and don't know their own abilities and strengths, you look at the interviews of Goldberg, even The Rock or Ultimate Warrior, and Paul Wight you see they mention they had no plan of ever being a pro wrestler,THEY WERE JUST PUSHED AND A TALENT SCOUT FOUND THEM. WWE talent scouts have to be way more aggressive in finding real talent, just like Jim Ross did, not just take whatever crap is handed to them, note how good Jim Ross was!
kalai131 3 weeks ago
Screw joining TNA or going back to WWE, Heyman should invest in his own company and put everyone out of business.
KristianKronicles 3 weeks ago
promotions have tried this and they went broke before they even had one guy worth a shit..
fact is people like ric flair and hogan bring a draw and thats money.. they bring more people than a 21yo kid no one knows..
this is why Paul has never stopped wwe etc..
daddyoca69 3 weeks ago
@daddyoca69 Wrong, LOL. So wrong in fact that I have to wonder if you are on crack. What the hell have Hogan and Flair done to draw for TNA? That's right, nothing.
The reason Paul Heyman never beat WWE is that despite being a creative genius, ECW ran on a shoe string budget and he is a two-bit con-man when it comes to the business side of wrestling. I wouldn't trust him to run a bake sale, but if you want someone in creative, there is no one better in the history of wrestling.
TNAROHfan 3 weeks ago
im the paul heyman of madden franchise mode
mourningsavior 3 weeks ago
He has a point. All those old wrestlers don't belong on the roster.
dr0ckisadmac 3 weeks ago
Heyman is in my top 5 alltime wrestling indivivuals that'd I'd love to meet
canadiens5 3 weeks ago
Want Heyman back in the WWE. Let him be the guest host of NXT, he will make it interesting again
IterImpiusnp 3 weeks ago
I know wwe is vinces baby but he needs to get the fuck out of the wwe and let heyman run it
IASP17 3 weeks ago
awesome interview & the interviewer was actually good too.
I would've been so nervous in front of heyman and just said stupid shit.
DeadJ0ker27 4 weeks ago
He's right, think wwe attitude era, who did they have? Undertaker & Shawn Michaels the rest were new guys.
Drinapropriatetouch 4 weeks ago
Paul Heyman is years ahead of Vince McMahon, Paul Heyman recognized the greatness of CM Punk years ago and that is why he hired him in 2006. It took wwe years to recognize it for themselves. Thumbs up if you agree.
MrRiseAboveitall 4 weeks ago
Hey Paul, Baseball is not Sports Entertainment.....
CheapJabroni 4 weeks ago
"TNA Legend"? At least Sting, Flair and Hogan are just former WCW top stars who came to TNA. Not the legends that TNA made.
Darazz 4 weeks ago
u need a mix mosty young guys...people in their prime...and a couple of veterans
martinjamesglasgow 4 weeks ago
HEYMAN IS A FAG
lstn74 4 weeks ago
Paul Heymans Clap Theory. Genius!
sonofscars 1 month ago 40
@sonofscars lol it was pretty corny though
flightsnhike226 2 weeks ago
@flightsnhike226 lol it was but it was so simple even hulk hogan and eric bischoff could understand it.
sonofscars 2 weeks ago
What's Tna?
Jordanfly88 1 month ago
I can't even watch TNA anymore its so boring.
PCnoobcakes 1 month ago
@PCnoobcakes Then watch your WWE where The Muppets invade.
Konni1969 1 month ago
@Konni1969 I will when Johen Cena dies.
PCnoobcakes 4 weeks ago
@PCnoobcakes I hope you die, so I can make a pole dance on your grave, you walkbehinder!!
Konni1969 4 weeks ago
I used to try to make an annoying unfunny annoyance funny....and then I took an arrow to the knee.
Mttdnn 1 month ago
Beer Money vs MCMG best of 5 was the best wrestling on tv in the last 10years
theraVen27 1 month ago
@theraVen27 yea greatest tag team feud I've ever experienced.
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I enjoyed listening to Paul Heyman, but man this interviewer is a fucking ass kisser.
MatthewOver9000 1 month ago
Heyman is what the WWE needs.
lankyj91 1 month ago
I used to shoot on TNA...then I took an arrow to the knee.
Mttdnn 1 month ago
@Mttdnn Pfft lol
PIanetAndrew 1 month ago
@Mttdnn
oh when ur the only person still trying to make an annoying unfunny annoyance funny...
theraVen27 1 month ago
Paul Heyman does make some valid points about TNA. TNA has hurt itself bringing in guys who are past their prime, i.e Scott Steiner, Sting, RVD, Bully Ray aka Bubba Ray Dudley. Plus having Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, & Ric Flair around has hurt, too, because they have to somehow be the center of attention in some fashion or another. If TNA cleaned house and got rid of all of them, that would be a start to righting the TNA ship.
worthmatt1964 1 month ago
@worthmatt1964 if it did hurt tna having hulk and eric and flare why did wwe almost resort to making raw 3 hours long those guys were good for tna for the immortal story the dudley boys made the tag team division better and if you didnt notice they split and an old guy aint the champ and it was thanx to the old guys in tna before hulks return they made tna go to 2 hours long if you noticed ever since the some old guys came tna guys actually make but if they addmoreoldguytwillhurt
Dan9o 1 month ago
@worthmatt1964 rvd never really was a wwe wrestler as soon as ecw fell he left wwe but eric and hulk are just part of the creative team and thanx to them they got the writers from wwes attitude era
Dan9o 1 month ago
I've always said this...Paul batman is a genius!!!!
Wrestling needs him badly!!!!
bigc21ish 1 month ago
People who hatewwe for having young talent just think for a second the rock stone cold hhh and so on they used to be rookies also
zakattack102296x 1 month ago
im so sick of this youth bullshit
jamesmaro 1 month ago
@jamesmaro why? you actually like 45 year old guys wrestling? i agree that raw at times is hard to watch but the difference they are starting on camera as opposed to in the territories like the older guys did.
TheSammyreynolds 1 month ago
Great interview..
Bishop30 1 month ago
any winning team needs a combination of youth and veterans, the veterans to lead the team and pass on the torch.. proven time over time... professional teams, nba, nhl, nfl, wwe, tna.. same thing...
keithsa41 1 month ago
If you look after yourself, 40s is the tail end of prime not 30s.
JamesGod08 1 month ago
@JamesGod08
not if you are an athlete.
theraVen27 1 month ago
@theraVen27 Yes, even if you are an athlete. Tail end. Keep in mind most so-called athletes indulge in all sorts of things that wreck their bodies.
JamesGod08 1 month ago
paul haymon tha evil genius 4 shure
herokillersv 1 month ago
Paul Heyman, a true business man
donnemoiunnom 1 month ago
Paul is a hell of a promoter, but a horrible business man. lol
bigjames88 1 month ago
with all due respect to paul. why would he have guys who are in the middle of thier own feud trying to draw attention to someone else? seems like bad logic to me, when punk was dropping pipebombs in the summer did he say 'hey look at smackdown'? no.
tabsy619 1 month ago
Well that's good philosophy but there is a problem to that. By taking out the guys that have experienced those things, then the new blood has nothing to learn or nothing to help them know what they need to do to get to where those guys are. WWE does that with Triple H, Booker T, Kevin Nash, and several other big names and while TNA does that same thing, their problem is that they are still using those guys as on air personalities, not back stage workers. If TNA does that, then TNA would shine.
DarkBloodofOrion 1 month ago
I'm a Paul Heyman Guy
CorpseGrinder2010 1 month ago
Even if Heyman could do a better job than McMahon, how can you blame McMahon for not wanting anyone to tell him what to do with his company? It's his company. He has the right to ruin it anyway he pleases.
McMahon has already done more than enough by bringing in people who insulted him in the past, from nwo, hogan, bischoff, heyman, etc.
I read that Stephanie wanted Heyman back, but he was the one who refused. Who is the one who won't let go of the past for the business again?
balancer182 1 month ago
I agree with what he said about the other guys, but Flair made his entire living getting the future stars over. If anybody knows how to recognize, educate, and get new talent over its Ric Flair. Heyman is a great mind, and I respect his opinion, but hes way off on that one, Ric Flair shouldnt be on that list. Hes right about the rest of them though.
anycosita 1 month ago
@anycosita don't think much of Ric as a person or a "greatest of all time" in ring star but i agree 100% the difference between Ric and many other guys who were superstars, Ric has no problems being made the fool and doing what it takes to get the future over.
Same could be said for Sting. to me he sucks as a performer but he's a good talent to put the future over.
Spamazoid 1 month ago
MY GOD! this guy is a GENIUS!
santonon1995 1 month ago
all i heard heyman say was he wanted a bunch of 21 year old boys,,, to shape them?
ecwlee11 1 month ago
@ecwlee11 And it's easier to get away with not paying 21 year old boys. An ECW paycheck wasn't worth the paper it was printed on.
PeeboTyson 1 month ago
Paul should start his own company.
FireFightWrestling 1 month ago 2
Heyman is, probably knowingly, espousing what essentially killed WCW and made WWE the top company in the world. WWE was only interested in making stars out of the fresh, new young talent that was coming in, while WCW was only interested in appeasing the old dogs. WWE did what they did, and got The Rock, Triple H, Stone Cold, Chris Jericho, Edge, etc. while WCW got a billion rehashes of the NWO.
EricTheAcktor 1 month ago 18
Chrish Jericho, Triple H, and Stone Cold were in WCW first. The WWE also rehashed the NWO.
HepCatJack 3 weeks ago
@EricTheAcktor I agree with you; but what is real interesting, i sthat WWE is doing just that now. Bringing the old guys back.
Quakerman14 3 weeks ago
Heyman is the greatest writer/promoter ever. His down fall was his business sense/skills.
TheSchloesser 1 month ago
He dont need to be messing with the Yankees, if he let Jeter and A-rod go NY would kill him, it be like a scene from frankenstien, all the villagers with torches and pitchforks coming to whoop that ass!
Jaymzofsteel 1 month ago
What company does Paul Heyman work for now?
DFILL450 1 month ago
WWE should get rid of all their writers and let Paul Heyman take over.
Jasonxknot 1 month ago 17
Where can I see the full interview? Clicking on the link brings up some dumb fashion hairstyle AOL video
pnroyal 1 month ago
Heyman maybe a liar, and a borderline psycho, but he makes alot of sense.
Cavillier1970 1 month ago
Fuck anybody who has a problem with Paul Heyman.
LunchboxofOmni 1 month ago
I think paul is an absolute awesome company visionary. He knows exactly what to do and how to make stuff better.
What I hate is this little kid interviewing trying to turn it all into how MMA is better and how it is a better product. I understand that its an MMA interview but lets face facts here: paul was talking about tna and their specific problems. It had nothing to do with MMA and he knows it
MrSmooth62 1 month ago
I LOL at all the "I'm a Paul Heyman guy" comments, they don't even know what that means.
MantasasInHD 1 month ago
I'ma Paul heyman guy i think he's a genius but to say he'd get rid of Jeter and A-Rod knowing he's yankee fan we would want his head on a platter i get what he was gettin at but he should know that you dont touch Jeter let him retire a yankee A-Rod ok i would agree to let him go
but Jeter he's untouchable paul you should know that
BigLee148 1 month ago
@BigLee148 You're not a Paul Heyman guy, cuz I bet he never saw you in his life.
MantasasInHD 1 month ago
@MantasasInHD actually dumbshit i have met Paul heyman before i got an autograph and a picture taken with him a few hours before the first ECW one night stand cause i knew someone whose father was a supervisor for the Manhattan Center and they got me he was a cool guy
BigLee148 1 month ago
Just imagine this, net raw, Triple h walks in fires J.L and assign paul heyman as the new GM,
AmirShiningStar 1 month ago
hayman was always smart guy ...
Bridgetakeover 1 month ago
Paul Heyman guy myself! imagine if heyman would of had all the money bischoff had with ted turner in the 90's with ECW, thats why Heyman never had a chance with ECW not saying he was the best business man but he turned something out of nothing.
AlottaCuervo 1 month ago
@MrSherlockHolmez2 heyman was booker of the year in 2002
AlottaCuervo 1 month ago
@MrSherlockHolmez2 lesnar a flop? LOL he became top guy in a few months.... idiot
ExpressiveBeats 1 month ago
This makes me proud of being a Paul Heyman Guy.......
Dark92Enigma 1 month ago 58
@MrSherlockHolmez2 yeah true
KyleWood2010 1 month ago
Make Paul Heyman the guy that runs TNA...but that will never happpen...
AlladinMclovin2334 1 month ago 3
Paul Heyman has the same mindset as Walt Disney. Why is he not the Head of a Company?
robertcarlisle90 1 month ago
What he's saying about TNA promoting the young guys is what ECW did with Terry Funk etc. The young guys were TNA's saving grace and now they've been completely ruined.
gandhimaster 1 month ago
@MrSherlockHolmez2 You are so clueless what so ever. First of all. Brock Lesnar was Vince's brain child. He made soooo much money out of him alone. Im supprised Brock Lesnar even went into pro wrestling in the first place because he is probably the most gifted athlete that WWE has seen. Also RVD was made by Heyman. RVD was disgraced by Vince and he pretty much killed something that could have been amazing. ECW barely even made it on cable. How they any worse then TNA? You have no logic sir.
TNAkid123 1 month ago
@MrSherlockHolmez2
Opinions...
MrNauran 1 month ago
if paul heyman goes to tna and this would happen then it would be a whole lot better and more interesting cos i like the x division but the rest just sicks thats why i dont watch it anymore only read the resaults cos i know the shows are shit sorry if you watch tna like i watch wwe which is riligesly but it has to be better
KyleWood2010 1 month ago
im a paul heyman guy.
wrestlemania2237 1 month ago
Smart man
Reyrocksall 1 month ago
he is right put him behind tnas stuff lets see what happends
conquor82 1 month ago
he brought brock lesnar n wwe he was 1 of da best wrestlers of all time he brought rhyno(he's 36 not 40) n ecw one of da best wrestlers of ecw besides rvd
blade401k 1 month ago
all of his stories are metaphors
UItrah 1 month ago
does anyone know where heyman is working at right now
StephanieMcmahon69 1 month ago
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StephanieMcmahon69 1 month ago
If Mr Heyman was in Vince's position, we'd all be a lot happier.
MrNauran 1 month ago 53
@MrNauran ummm remmber the last promotion heyman was incharge of he ran out of business, if he was incharge of creative oh hell yeah that be awsome, but the whole company could backfire
TheSilverPhoenix100 1 month ago
@MrNauran If Mr. Heyman was in Vince position WWE would be out of business like ECW!
Chefkoch523 1 month ago
@MrNauran Really? Then why is Vince still in business and Paul E is not? No disrespect to him, I'm just asking.
KalvinEllis 1 month ago
@KalvinEllis Vince had at least 10 times the money that Paul had. Plus no tv deal killed ECW.
IsThatRight2012 1 month ago
@IsThatRight2012 And what did Vince do to make his money? Took chances. Just like Paul did. However Vince was probably a bit smarter business-wise and that's why he's around and Paul is not.
KalvinEllis 1 month ago
@KalvinEllis Paul was a terrible business guy but go watch Rise and Fall of ECW the ending tells you all you need to know. It also did not help they WCW would raid there talent as often as they did.
IsThatRight2012 1 month ago
@IsThatRight2012 I have watched it. Paul couldn't pay his wrestlers and bounced their checks, that's why they went elsewhere. We can't blame WWF or WCW for it. Heyman is a brilliant booker and one of the great minds in the business, I miss that he's not around. But at the end of the day he made mistakes and he paid for it. Vince made too, and he paid for them too. He was just a little smarter.
KalvinEllis 1 month ago
@MrNauran if by that you mean WWE would be gone, then yes it would be a better place for some people
Heyman used old fogies and retards in ECW, it was the talent that came and went from WCW and WWF that really got them noticed and put them over big time and his poor business practices that killed any chance of ECW breaking through the glass ceiling.
Not saying he's not a great creative talent but he shouldn't run a company.
Spamazoid 1 month ago
@Spamazoid WELL SAID!!!!
thaflamereturns84 1 month ago
Heyman is a genius. If him and Cornette could shrink their egos enough to get along in the same company, that promotion would be damn near unstoppable.
cutejoshie 1 month ago 2
@cutejoshie cornette is a racist piece of shit
BlessedGanja 1 month ago
@BlessedGanja Don't remember asking for opinions, but thanks! :)
cutejoshie 1 month ago
i like most of this interview although first ecw ppv ever paul put the belt on terry funk. that was the finish of the main event. although i think his story line writing was second to none and he makes some valid points.
remission999 1 month ago
TNA legends ... WTF ?
HeadHunterKwido 1 month ago
Ariel Helwani is the f'n man.
MrWinningPersonality 1 month ago
He's so smart & calm unlike Jim Cornette...
marvciputra 1 month ago
@marvciputra I agree, but Jim Cornette is fucking hilarious...and sometimes smart.
NewYorkRangers89 1 month ago
paul is the last ingredient to tna's success,not hogan
UrbannKidd 1 month ago
you cant argue with success but what he is saying is tna should tell the fans what they want rather than ask them what they want. doesnt sound great but the problem is tna does neither of the two and thats why it sucks loads
argenatour 1 month ago
can paul just go to a wrestling company thats willing to change please!
130isProWrestling 1 month ago
that was the best paul heyman interview i ever heard
TheDave1907 1 month ago
Paul Heyman is a fucking genius.
If only he was the chairman of WWE.
therealrobvandam 1 month ago
@therealrobvandam If he was the chairman we'd have the best wrestling show ever.
CopyingNinjaKakashi 1 month ago
pure genius in action right there
arealbasshole 1 month ago
mcm has absolutely no charisma
eagleclaww 1 month ago
Paul will return.. but on his own terms. And judging by the needing from his absence, it'll be sooner rather than later. If Paul loves wrestling still, he will be back soon enough!!!
Rayla840 1 month ago
I just keep thinking what if you had a wrestling company with Heyman's talent development skills, Bischoff's corporate skills and Vince's ruthless aggression to quote the man himself. how good would that be. btw i know it will never happen.
WWEEvolution1991 1 month ago
@WWEEvolution1991
It did happen from 2002-2005. When the WWE was lightyears better than now.
TheJosephPrice 1 month ago
I remember the first time I heard of ECW it was spotlighted on Inside Edition as being some terrible creation that you should avoid but it did the opposite for me. I said "Man, I HAVE to see this!". Why? Because it was athletic, it was gritty & it was just awesome. It hit an underground nerve amongst many fans who wanted to see something that was just not entertaining but edgy. ECW was unpredictable & was innovative. TNA has seemed to forgotten this. Build your OWN brand & blaze your own trail.
facephoenix 1 month ago
.rather than take care of the guys who work their asses off and truly earn a spot in a championship reign..look at shelton benjamin..charlie haas..john morrison..guys that could have been amazing stars, that were just looked over because hunter wanted randy orton to be the champ...why? because hes marketable...its a business sure, but he could be marketed toward a different title..because of who he is and who his father and grandfather are, he gets the push...
rooty83 1 month ago