History Wrestling / PaulHeyman

* HannibalLecture: A hindsight variation. During Triple H's feud with Lesnar, Heyman had him warned over and over that he was past his prime and would only be decimated. Naturally Hunter didn't take any of it seriously during the time, however after losing to Lesnar he was left genuinely wondering if he had a point and started a 10MinuteRetirement.

* WeaponOfChoice: His [[CellPhone cellular phone]], when they first came out in the 1980s and were big bricks and easier to use to hit someone.

'''Paul Heyman''' (born September 11th, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, promoter and booker best remembered for his time as booker and owner of the original Wrestling/{{ECW}}, although he also worked for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] and Wrestling/{{WCW}} as Paul E. Dangerously and under his own name in Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He first broke into wrestling as a photographer, similar to Wrestling/JimCornette. After a succesful run in WCW as a manager, he moved to ECW to assist Eddie Gilbert with the booking, later taking over as booker by himself and then buying the company outright. After ECW folded, he took a job as a commentator for the WWE, later becoming a manager again (mostly notably for Wrestling/BrockLesnar) and booker for the [=SmackDown=] and resurrected ECW brands. He left wrestling after the failed ECW December To Dismember PPV in 2006, but returned as Lesnar's legal counsel in May 2012 and has aligned himself with Wrestling/CMPunk since Lesnar's [[{{Kayfabe}} departure]].

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/JimCornette, as they carried a long grudge that played out both [[{{Kayfabe}} on-screen]] and [[ProWrestlingIsReal off]]. On-screen, Wrestling/{{ECW}} referee Bill Alfonso and [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]].

** And then again as Wrestling/CMPunk's... erm, something or other.

* GenreSavvy: Knew well enough to try and get Wrestling/CMPunk to back out of his match with Wrestling/VinceMcMahon, because even if he won, then he'd have Vince gunning for his head (never a good position to be in), effectively making it a no win situation. Punk didn't listen.

* LargeHam: Probably one of the only people capable of upstaging ''Wrestling/VinceMcMahon''.

* MadScientist: One of his [[{{RedBaron}} nicknames]] is "The Mad Scientist of ECW".

** In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[Characters/WWEDivas Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were aligned with Michael Hayes, and Larry Zbyszko had been kicked out following his costing the D.A. the win in [[GimmickMatches War Games]] against Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s Squadron ([=Sting=]/Wrestling/RickySteamboat/[[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]]/Nikita Koloff/Barry Windham) at [=WrestleWar=] 92 on May 17.[[/note]], saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[WrestlingMonster monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

* [[SelfDeprecation Take That Me]]: After Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) left Wrestling/{{ECW}} for Wrestling/{{WWE}} in September 1999, Paul repackaged their manager Sign Guy Dudley (real name Lou D'Angeli) as a knockoff of ''himself,'' as "Lou E. Dangerously." Lou E. even assembled his own stable, the New Dangerous Alliance, with "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson, long-time ECW jobber "Beautiful" Bill Wiles, valet Elektra (real name Donna Adamo, the real-life wife-turned-widow of Alex "Big Dick Dudley" Rizzo) and ''Erik Watts,'' the [[BlessedWithSuck legendarily talentless]] son of legendary promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts, who had fired Paul E. from Wrestling/{{WCW}} in January 1993. On the January 1, 2000 (taped December 23, 1999) episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV,'' Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestler]] Kintaro Kanemura d. C.W. Anderson (w/Lou E.) Before the match, Lou E. cut a promo where he said that he wasn't paying tribute to Paul E. because Paul E. sucks.

'''Paul Heyman''' (born September 11th, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, promoter and booker best remembered for his time as booker and owner of the original [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]], although he also worked for the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] as Paul E. Dangerously and under his own name in [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He first broke into wrestling as a photographer, similar to [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]]. After a succesful run in WCW as a manager, he moved to ECW to assist Eddie Gilbert with the booking, later taking over as booker by himself and then buying the company outright. After ECW folded, he took a job as a commentator for the WWE, later becoming a manager again (mostly notably for [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]]) and booker for the [=SmackDown=] and resurrected ECW brands. He left wrestling after the failed ECW December To Dismember PPV in 2006, but returned as Lesnar's legal counsel in May 2012 and has aligned himself with Wrestling/CMPunk since Lesnar's [[{{Kayfabe}} departure]].

* ArchEnemy: [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]], as they carried a long grudge that played out both [[{{Kayfabe}} on-screen]] and [[{{ProWrestlingIsReal}} off]]. On-screen, Wrestling/{{ECW}} referee Bill Alfonso and [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]].

* BitingTheHandHumor: From the December 4, 2003 Smackdown. While working in his {{Kayfabe}} role as [[{{CorruptCorporateExecutive}} Smackdown General Manager]], [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Dawn Marie]] walked into his office looking for a position in his "administration." She tried coming on to him, but Heyman turned her down, saying, "I'm not a [=McMahon=]. I don't do the help."

* DrinkingTheKoolAid: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] the trope in-character as the explanation for [=ECW=]'s popularity; also used to refer to Heyman and the rest of the [=ECW=] wrestlers' cultlike mentality and loyalty.

** On the January 28th episode of RAW, Brock Lesnar returned, interrupting [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]]'s firing of Paul. Soon after, Brock decided it would be a good idea to hit Vince with an [[FinishingMove F5]]. Paul, on the other hand, did not.
* GenreSavvy: Knew well enough to try and get Wrestling/CMPunk to back out of his match with [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]], because even if he won, then he'd have Vince gunning for his head (never a good position to be in), effectively making it a no win situation. Punk didn't listen.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Even when he performed in [=WWE=], Heyman still remained loyal to [=ECW=], and kept promoting it.
* LargeHam: Probably one of the only people capable of upstaging ''[[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]]''.

* MysteriousMiddleInitial: The "E." in "Paul E. Dangerously." While in [=ECW=], he'd say "The 'E' stands for 'Extreme,'" it was never clarified what, if anything, it stood for ''prior'' to [=ECW=].

* RunningTheAsylum: While he mainly embodied this in [=ECW=], he also put this into practice as GM.

* SayMyName: One of [=ECW=]'s [[{{SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome}} Crowning Moments of Awesome]] is the crowd chanting "THANK YOU PAUL" for five minutes straight during One Night Stand '05.

* [[SelfDeprecation Take That Me]]: After [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von)]] left Wrestling/{{ECW}} for Wrestling/{{WWE}} in September 1999, Paul repackaged their manager Sign Guy Dudley (real name Lou D'Angeli) as a knockoff of ''himself,'' as "Lou E. Dangerously." Lou E. even assembled his own stable, the New Dangerous Alliance, with "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson, long-time ECW jobber "Beautiful" Bill Wiles, valet Elektra (real name Donna Adamo, the real-life wife-turned-widow of Alex "Big Dick Dudley" Rizzo) and ''Erik Watts,'' the [[BlessedWithSuck legendarily talentless]] son of legendary promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts, who had fired Paul E. from Wrestling/{{WCW}} in January 1993. On the January 1, 2000 (taped December 23, 1999) episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV,'' Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestler]] Kintaro Kanemura d. C.W. Anderson (w/Lou E.) Before the match, Lou E. cut a promo where he said that he wasn't paying tribute to Paul E. because Paul E. sucks.

** He's developed a very bad habit of tempting fate with Wrestling/TripleH, insulting his [[{{Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon}} wife]] (and getting clocked in the face as a result), then later insulting his children (getting him wailed on by both [[PapaWolf Triple H]] and [[MamaBear his wife]]).

* TakeThatMe: After [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von)]] left Wrestling/{{ECW}} for Wrestling/{{WWE}} in September 1999, Paul repackaged their manager Sign Guy Dudley (real name Lou D'Angeli) as a knockoff of ''himself,'' as "Lou E. Dangerously." Lou E. even assembled his own stable, the New Dangerous Alliance, with "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson, long-time ECW jobber "Beautiful" Bill Wiles, valet Elektra (real name Donna Adamo, the real-life wife-turned-widow of Alex "Big Dick Dudley" Rizzo) and ''Erik Watts,'' the [[BlessedWithSuck legendarily talentless]] son of legendary promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts, who had fired Paul E. from Wrestling/{{WCW}} in January 1993. On the January 1, 2000 (taped December 23, 1999) episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV,'' Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestler]] Kintaro Kanemura d. C.W. Anderson (w/Lou E.) Before the match, Lou E. cut a promo where he said that he wasn't paying tribute to Paul E. because Paul E. sucks.

** Crossed with BullyingADragon: Made the very dumb decision to issue racist threats to ''El Gigante'' (Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s The Giant Gonzalez), who was '''7'7"''' and over 400 lbs., and Gigante beat him up for it, of course.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[Characters/WWEDivas Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were aligned with Michael Hayes, and Larry Zbyszko had been kicked out following his costing the D.A. the win in [[GimmickMatches War Games]] against Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s Squadron ([=Sting=]/Wrestling/RickySteamboat/[[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]]/Nikita Koloff/Barry Windham) at [=WrestleWar=] 92 on May 17.[[/note]], saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[WrestlingMonster monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[Characters/WWEDivas Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were aligned with Michael Hayes, and Larry Zbyszko had been kicked out following his costing the D.A. the win in [[GimmickMatches War Games]] against Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s Squadron ([=Sting=]/Wrestling/RickySteamboat/[[Wrestling/Goldust Dustin Rhodes]]/Nikita Koloff/Barry Windham) at [=WrestleWar=] 92 on May 17.[[/note]], saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[WrestlingMonster monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

** On the January 28th episode of RAW, Brock Lesnar returned, interrupting Vince McMahon's firing of Paul. Soon after, Brock decided it would be a good idea to hit Vince with an [[{{FinishingMove}} F5]]. Paul, on the other hand, did not.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[{{Wrestling/RickRude}} "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[{{Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin}} "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were aligned with Michael Hayes, and Larry Zbyszko had been kicked out following his costing the D.A. the win in [[{{GimmickMatches}} War Games]] against Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s Squadron ([=Sting=]/Wrestling/RickySteamboat/[[{{Wrestling/Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]]/Nikita Koloff/Barry Windham) at [=WrestleWar=] 92 on May 17.[[/note]], saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[{{WrestlingMonster}} monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.
** In his run as a heel manager, Heyman was very much disparaging of Hispanic wrestlers like Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and [[{{Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr}} Rey Mysterio]].

* SandInMyEyes: ''"I want you all to know I'm not crying. My eyes are red because I was in the back smoking a joint with [[{{Wrestling/RobVanDam}} Van Dam]]!"''

* TakeThatMe: After [[{{Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys}} The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von)]] left [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] in September 1999, Paul repackaged their manager Sign Guy Dudley (real name Lou D'Angeli) as a knockoff of ''himself,'' as "Lou E. Dangerously." Lou E. even assembled his own stable, the New Dangerous Alliance, with "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson, long-time ECW jobber "Beautiful" Bill Wiles, valet Elektra (real name Donna Adamo, the real-life wife-turned-widow of Alex "Big Dick Dudley" Rizzo) and ''Erik Watts,'' the [[{{BlessedWithSuck}} legendarily talentless]] son of legendary promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts, who had fired Paul E. from [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] in January 1993. On the January 1, 2000 (taped December 23, 1999) episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV,'' Japanese [[{{GarbageWrestler}} hardcore wrestler]] Kintaro Kanemura d. C.W. Anderson (w/Lou E.) Before the match, Lou E. cut a promo where he said that he wasn't paying tribute to Paul E. because Paul E. sucks.

** He's developed a very bad habit of tempting fate with Wrestling/TripleH, insulting his [[{{Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon}} wife]] (and getting clocked in the face as a result), then later insulting his children (getting him wailed on by both [[{{PapaWolf}} Triple H]] and [[{{MamaBear}} his wife]]).
* WeaponOfChoice: His [[{{CellPhone}} cellular phone]], when they first came out in the 1980s and were big bricks and easier to use to hit someone.

* WorthyOpponent: JimCornette and Paul speak of each other's talents far more warmly in recent years.

'''Paul Heyman''' (born September 11th, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, promoter and booker best remembered for his time as booker and owner of the original [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]], although he also worked for the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] as Paul E. Dangerously and under his own name in [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He first broke into wrestling as a photographer, similar to [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]]. After a succesful run in WCW as a manager, he moved to ECW to assist Eddie Gilbert with the booking, later taking over as booker by himself and then buying the company outright. After ECW folded, he took a job as a commentator for the WWE, later becoming a manager again (mostly notably for [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]]) and booker for the [=SmackDown=] and resurrected ECW brands. He left wrestling after the extremely disappointed ECW December To Dismember PPV in 2006, but returned as Lesnar's legal counsel in May 2012 and has aligned himself with CMPunk since Lesnar's [[{{Kayfabe}} departure]].

* ArchEnemy: [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]], as they carried a long grudge that played out both [[{{Kayfabe}} on-screen]] and [[{{ProWrestlingIsReal}} off]]. On-screen, [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] referee Bill Alfonso and [[{{Wrestling/JerryLawler}} Jerry "The King" Lawler]].

* TheBusCameBack: Came back as [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]]'s legal advisor in 2012.
** And then again as [[{{Wrestling/CMPunk}} CM Punk]]'s... erm, something or other.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Seemed genuinely horrified when [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]] broke [[{{Wrestling/ShawnMichaels}} Shawn Michaels]]' arm. It didn't seem so much the act as that Brock actually ''went through with it'' despite [[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]] abiding by their commands.
* GenreSavvy: Knew well enough to try and get [[{{Wrestling/CMPunk}} CM Punk]] to back out of his match with [[{{Wrestling/VinceMcMahon}} Vince McMahon]], because even if he won, then he'd have Vince gunning for his head (never a good position to be in), effectively making it a no win situation. Punk didn't listen.

** In his run as a heel manager, Heyman was very much disparaging of Hispanic wrestlers like [[{{Wrestling/EddieGuerrero}} Eddie Guerrero]] and [[{{Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr}} Rey Mysterio]].

* SoapPunishment: Unfortunately came off on the receiving end of this when Rhyno lost a "Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap" match to [[{{Wrestling/JohnCena}} John Cena]], all the while in a Sharpshooter courtesy of [[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]].
* TakeThatMe: After [[{{Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys}} The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von)]] left [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] for [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] in September 1999, Paul repackaged their manager Sign Guy Dudley (real name Lou D'Angeli) as a knockoff of ''himself,'' as "Lou E. Dangerously." Lou E. even assembled his own stable, the New Dangerous Alliance, with "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson, long-time ECW jobber "Beautiful" Bill Wiles, valet Elektra (real name Donna Adamo, the real-life wife of Alex "Big Dick Dudley" Rizzo) and ''Erik Watts,'' the [[{{BlessedWithSuck}} legendarily talentless]] son of legendary promoter "Cowboy" Bill Watts, who had fired Paul E. from [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] in January 1993. On the January 1, 2000 (taped December 23, 1999) episode of ''ECW Hardcore TV,'' Japanese [[{{GarbageWrestler}} hardcore wrestler]] Kintaro Kanemura d. C.W. Anderson (w/Lou E.) Before the match, Lou E. cut a promo where he said that he wasn't paying tribute to Paul E. because Paul E. sucks.
* TemptingFate: "...and there's not a ''[[ExactWords man alive]]'' who's gonna stand in my way!" Um, Heyman? Bad words to say when you've got someone like ''[[{{Wrestling/TheUndertaker}} The Undertaker]]'' around.
** He's developed a very bad habit of tempting fate with [[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]], insulting his [[{{Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon}} wife]] (and getting clocked in the face as a result), then later insulting his children (getting him wailed on by both [[{{PapaWolf}} Triple H]] and [[{{MamaBear}} his wife]]).

'''Paul Heyman''' (born September 11th, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, promoter and booker best remembered for his time as booker and owner of the original [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]], although he also worked for the [[{{AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] as Paul E. Dangerously and under his own name in [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He first broke into wrestling as a photographer, similar to [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]]. After a succesful run in WCW as a manager, he moved to ECW to assist Eddie Gilbert with the booking, later taking over as booker by himself and then buying the company outright. After ECW folded, he took a job as a commentator for the WWE, later becoming a manager again (mostly notably for [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]]) and booker for the [=SmackDown=] and resurrected ECW brands. He left wrestling after the extremely disappointed ECW December To Dismember PPV in 2006, but returned as Lesnar's legal counsel in May 2012 and has aligned himself with CMPunk since Lesnar's [[{{Kayfabe}} departure]].

* IFightForTheStrongestSide: If he's managing you, expect to be back-stabbed when someone tougher comes along. One of his mottos is to always look for "the next big thing". Which ironically enough turned out to be a [[BrockLesnar certain freakishly strong wrestler's]] RedBaron when he founded him in 2002.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[{{Wrestling/RickRude}} "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[{{Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin}} "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were aligned with Michael Hayes, and Larry Zbyszko had been kicked out following his costing the D.A. the win against Wrestling/{{Sting}}'s Squadron ([=Sting=]/Wrestling/RickySteamboat/[[{{Wrestling/Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]]/Nikita Koloff/Barry Windham) at [=WrestleWar=] 92 on May 17.[[/note]], saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[{{WrestlingMonster}} monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[{{Wrestling/RickRude}} "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[{{Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin}} "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, and Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton were aligned with Michael Hayes[[/note]], saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[{{WrestlingMonster}} monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Paul Heyman (born September 11th, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, promoter and booker best remembered for his time as booker and owner of the original [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]], although he also worked for the [[{{AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] as Paul E. Dangerously and under his own name in [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He first broke into wrestling as a photographer, similar to [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]]. After a succesful run in WCW as a manager, he moved to ECW to assist Eddie Gilbert with the booking, later taking over as booker by himself and then buying the company outright. After ECW folded, he took a job as a commentator for the WWE, later becoming a manager again (mostly notably for [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]]) and booker for the [=SmackDown=] and resurrected ECW brands. He left wrestling after the extremely disappointed ECW December To Dismember PPV in 2006, but returned as Lesnar's legal counsel in May 2012 and has aligned himself with CMPunk since Lesnar's [[{{Kayfabe}} departure]].

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[{{Wrestling/RickRude}} "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude), saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, who would go on to become the company's resident ''[[{{WrestlingMonster}} monster heel]]'', and Race, an ''8-time'' NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

Paul Heyman (born September 11th, 1965) is a professional wrestling manager, promoter and booker best remembered for his time as booker and owner of the original [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]], although he also worked for the [[{{AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] as Paul E. Dangerously and under his own name in [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]]. He first broke into wrestling as a photographer, similar to [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]]. After a succesful run in WCW as a manager, he moved to ECW to assist Eddie Gilbert with the booking, later taking over as booker by himself and then buying the company outright. After ECW folded, he took a job as a commentator for the WWE, later becoming a manager again (mostly notably for [[{{Wrestling/BrockLesnar}} Brock Lesnar]]) and booker for the [=SmackDown=] and resurrected ECW brands. He left wrestling after the extremely disappointed ECW December To Dismember PPV in 2006, but returned as Lesnar's legal counsel in May 2012.

* IFightForTheStrongestSide: If he's managing you, expect to be back-stabbed when someone tougher comes along. One of his mottos is to always look for "the next big thing".

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[{{Wrestling/RickRude}} "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude), saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring away Vader, the company's resident ''[[{{WrestlingMonster}} monster heel]]'', and Race, an 8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At WCW Halloween Havoc 92, October 25, 1992, [[{{Wrestling/Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Harley Race) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] for [[{{Wrestling/RickRude}} "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Masahiro Chono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired [[{{Characters/WWEDivas}} Madusa]] from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude), saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finishes with "And because you're a woman and I know that means that you're stupid, I spell it out for you: F-I-R-E-D! FIRED! FIRED! FIRED!" Madusa, of course, proceeded to kick Paul E.'s ass right off of the stage, even scaring Vader, the company's resident ''[[{{WrestlingMonster}} monster heel]]'' and manager Race, an 8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, away.

* BadBoss: Notable for willingly screwing his workers out of their pay to the extent where Shane Douglas was owed tens of thousands of dollars by the time ECW collapsed.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In his run as a heel manager, Heyman was very much disparaging of Hispanic wrestlers like [[{{Wrestling/EddieGuerrero}} Eddie Guerrero]] and [[{{Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr}} Rey Mysterio]].