History Wrestling / PaulHeyman

* TheBusCameBack: After leaving the WWE after the failed ''ECW December to Dismember'' PPV in December 3, 2006, he came back in 2012 to act as Brock Lesnar's legal advisor, and CM Punk's... erm, something or other. He later said that regarding Punk the correct term was "best friend." Key word: ''was''.

** On the January 28, 2013 episode of ''Raw'', Brock Lesnar returned, interrupting Wrestling/VinceMcMahon's firing of Heyman. Soon after, Brock decided it would be a good idea to hit Vince with an [[FinishingMove F5]]. Heyman, on the other hand, did not, and was horrified.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Not exactly a trailer, but leading up to 2014's ''[=SummerSlam=]'', Heyman mentioned in just about every interview that Brock Lesnar would thoroughly squash John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. A very bold prediction, given Cena's tenacity and the fact that [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt championship matches are rarely so one-sided.]] But Heyman was right all along.

* YouPutTheXInXY: In ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXX'', after Wrestling/TheUndertaker's Streak is broken, a shocked Heyman has this to say:

** A red-letter example was his trolling of Wrestling/EddieGuerrero and Wrestling/ReyMysterio (see PoliticallyIncorrectVillain), which he just ''had'' to cap off with "[[TemptingFate ...and there's not a]] ''[[TemptingFate man alive]]'' [[TemptingFate who's gonna stand in my way!]]" Then Wrestling/TheUndertaker's *GONG* went off. His face instantly went to, "Wait a second, that's not who I think it is..." Then it went off again and the lights cut out. Cue epic "OhCrap" face, and, naturally, cue [[FinishingMove Tombstone Piledriver.]]

** In a great example of TheDogBitesBack: At ''WCW Halloween Havoc 92'', October 25, 1992, [[Wrestling/{{Vader}} Big Van Vader]] (w/manager Wrestling/HarleyRace) defended the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Title]] against [[Wrestling/NikitaKoloff "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff]], retiring him in the process, for [[Wrestling/RickRude "Ravishing" Rick Rude]], who was challenging Wrestling/MasahiroChono for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Title]] that night. After the match, Paul E. fired Wrestling/{{Madusa}} from what remained of the Dangerous Alliance (Paul E., Madusa, and Rude)[[note]][[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stunning" Steve Austin]] had broken away, Wrestling/ArnAnderson 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[=/=]Wrestling/BarryWindham) at ''[=WrestleWar=] 92'' on May 17.[[/note]], [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=93&nr=195 saying that he only hired her "because the other hooker had a prior engagement," and finished 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/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}. After a bigoted speech to the both of them after a match on ''[=SmackDown=]'' on March 18, 2004, he ranted on about his "vision" for ''[=SmackDown=]'' and made the mistake of boasting that [[TemptingFate there wasn't a man alive who would stand in his way]]. This was the cue for Wrestling/TheUndertaker to show up and enter the ring, proceeding to Tombstone Heyman after Mysterio and Guerrero pushed him right into Taker's arms.

-->'''Heyman:''' BrocLesnar is the 1 in 21-1!

->'''"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to remind you that... [[RuleofThree My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[ReallyGetsAround My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[RunningGag My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[BrokenRecord My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[OverlyLongGag My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[RunningGagged My client--]]'''\\

He was briefly a booker for ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'' before becoming its onscreen general manager and would later head the revived ECW brand. He would depart from the company after a behind-the-scenes dispute with Vince [=McMahon=] over ECW's only pay-per-view under WWE post-revival, ''December to Dismember''. He returned to WWE in May 2012, as the hype-man/"advocate" for Wrestling/BrockLesnar, and would also align himself with Wrestling/CMPunk before later becoming his rival. He is the manager/"wise man advisor" for Wrestling/RomanReigns since August 2020.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Much of Herman’s contributions to backstage scenes with the Bloodline is to stay in the back behind Roman and quietly react to whatever’s happening with hilariously ridiculous facial expressions.

** Has a habit of using unique descriptors when it comes to Brock Lesnar. Instead of "WWE Champion" or "WWE Universal Champion", (depending on which title Brock has) as every other man to hold the belt is currently known, he refers to him as the "Reigning, defending, undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion/WWE Heavyweight Champion of the World." Brock also isn't a "wrestler" or a "superstar"; he's a "fighter" (similarly, he "fights" as opposed to "wrestling" or "competing").

* ConsummateLiar: You can always trust Paul (to be dishonest)![[labelnote:*]]Unless he's talking about Brock Lesnar. Then you can expect him to actually be honest.[[/labelnote]]

He was briefly a booker for ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'' before becoming its onscreen general manager and would later head the revived ECW brand. He would depart from the company after a behind-the-scenes dispute with Vince [=McMahon=] over ECW's only pay-per-view under WWE post-revival, ''December to Dismember''. He returned to WWE in May 2012, as the hype man for Wrestling/BrockLesnar, and would also align himself with Wrestling/CMPunk before later becoming his rival. He is the manager for Wrestling/RomanReigns since August 2020.

->'''"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to remind you that... [[RuleofThree My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[ReallyGetsAround My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[RunningGag My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[OverlyLongGag My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[BrokenRecord My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania!]] [[RunningGagged My client--]]'''\\
'''''[[Wrestling/HeathSlater HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]'''''

->'''"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to remind you that… My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client--'''\\

* NiceHat: Once he started going bald.

* AmbiguousAllegiance: Upon the 2021 return of Wrestling/BrockLesnar, where Heyman's true loyalty lies between him and Wrestling/RomanReigns has become a key storyline. Played up especially hard at ''Crown Jewel (2021)'', where in the closing moments of the main event when an incapacitated ref provided the opportunity, he simply threw the Universal Championship belt in the middle of the ring between the two and simply gave the vague instructions of "[[YouKnowWhatToDo You know what to do with it]]."
** The ambiguous was lifted when he fully aligned with the former, and as a result the latter champ fired him on December 17, 2021 of [=SmackDown=]. Turns out, he's still aligned with Roman Reigns, instead of Brock Lesnar.

'''''[[Wrestling/HeathSlater HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]'''''

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Lesnar admitted to Heyman during his "Championship Ceremony" that he likes when Heyman says "BROOOCK LESSSNAR" and even asks him to do it again.

He was briefly a booker for ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'' before becoming its onscreen general manager and would later head the revived ECW brand. He would depart from the company after a behind-the-scenes dispute with Vince [=McMahon=] over ECW's only pay-per-view under WWE post-revival, ''December to Dismember''. He returned to WWE in May 2012, as the hype man for Wrestling/BrockLesnar, and would also align himself with Wrestling/CMPunk before later becoming his rival. He was the manager for Wrestling/RomanReigns from August 2020 to December 2021.

** The ambiguous was lifted when he fully aligned with the former, and as a result the latter champ fired him on December 17, 2021 of [=SmackDown=].

* YouHaveToHaveJews: As shown above, he's one of the very few Jews in a high-profile position in the wrestling business.

He was briefly a booker for ''[[Wrestling/WWESmackdown SmackDown]]'' before becoming its onscreen general manager and would later head the revived ECW brand. He would depart from the company after a behind-the-scenes dispute with Vince [=McMahon=] over ECW's only pay-per-view under WWE post-revival, ''December to Dismember''. He returned to WWE in May 2012, as the hype man for Wrestling/BrockLesnar, and would also align himself with Wrestling/CMPunk before later becoming his rival. He is now serving as the manager for Wrestling/RomanReigns.

->'''"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to remind you that… My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]! My client, Brock Lesnar, conquered The Undertaker's undefeated streak at [=WrestleMania=]!'''

As usual, [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Heyman a more extensive article]] on his life and career.

[[caption-width-right:350:One of the Greatest Minds in Professional Wrestling]]