13 Most Questionable Decisions Of Paul Heyman's Career

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Paul Heyman is reputable for his innovative enter withinside the wrestling enterprise in diverse stages. ECW turned into the region wherein Heyman turned into freely capin a position to reveal his imaginative and prescient for wrestling. A diehard fan base and dependable locker room confirmed that Heyman`s thoughts turned into superb at times. WWE including Heyman as a expertise caused him having extra innovative roles backstage. 
  
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 The early logo break up Smackdown years, ECW rebirth and a pair of latest Raw stints had Heyman give you thoughts to run the display. Even his time as a person featured critical choices. Fans frequently speak approximately the nice matters Heyman did, however he turned into now no longer ideal via way of means of any approach. the subsequent times are the maximum questionable wrestling choices made via way of means of, 
 Heyman. 
  
 UPDATE: 2022/10/20 08:00 ES 
  
 Paul Heyman is one of the finest managers of all time in expert wrestling, and he can also be one of the nice minds withinside the enterprise too. But even WWE's resident 'smart man' isn't always incapable of creating a few errors at times. Heyman has had a protracted profession withinside the expert wrestling industry, each as a booker, owner, writer, and on-display expertise, and in that point he has been a element of, and accountable for, many questionable, tactless, and downright disastrous eventualities from time to time. He nevertheless stays a person who's given plenty of recognize and reward for his paintings, however he, similar to many others who've been in wrestling for a completely lengthy time, has hit some street blocks on his course to mythical status. 
  
 Dawn Marie Marrying Torrie Wilson's Father 
  
 During Paul Heyman's time in fee of SmackDown withinside the Ruthless Aggression Era, there has been plenty to love, with a sturdy roster and super in-ring paintings. However, now no longer the entirety turned into perfect, and the feud among Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie turned into the various worst storylines from that era. 
  
 After growing a few awful blood, Dawn,Marie determined to go into a dating with Al Wilson, Torrie's father. During the storyline, Al turned into stated to have died because of him and Marie having sex too commonly on their honeymoon. This turned into weird and ludicrous, and it turned into all right all the way down to Heyman's now and again loopy reserving thoughts. 
  
 Erick Rowan's Cage 
  
 When Paul Heyman have become the innovative head on top of things of Raw, it caused diverse wacky and bizarre storylines, certainly considered one among which covered Erick Rowan bringing a cage to the ring. 
  
 The contents of the cage turned into saved a secret, with individuals who peered into it searching absolutely scarred. However, it ende being an glaringly fake, large fluffy spider, which wasted many months of ability which wasted many months of ability construct and pay-off. Whilst Heyman has been now and again known as a genius, this turned into an instance of madness, with the attitude having no feel of rhyme or reason. 
  
 Publicly Arguing With Vince McMahon 
  
 In 2006, matters have been heated among Vince McMahon and Paul Heyman, with the pair having contrasting perspectives on what the remodeled ECW logo have to appearance like. Heyman desired a one-of-a-kind form of movie star to be driven, while McMahon desired extra traditional wrestlers and mounted names. 
  
 Due to a war of words approximately the pu CM Punk, Heyman and McMahon could argue in the front of an array of different writers on McMahon's jet. Doing this caused Heyman parting methods with WWE. Whilst this turned into in all likelihood for the nice withinside the lengthy-term, figuring out to publicly air out grievances to the boss isn't always a very good concept for task security. 
  
 Raven Crucifying The Sandman 
  
 ECW ran a debatable attitude while looking to make matters extra non-public among Raven and The Sandman. Things have been already opposed while Raven commenced influencing Sandman's spouse and kid, however some other second turned into even extra brutal. 
  
 Paul Heyman allowed Raven to crucify 
  
 Sandman on a makeshift go in a phase that disenchanted many people. Ky Angle turned into traveling ECW to peer if wresting could be a in shape for him and cursed out Managing Curtis Axel 
  
 Paul Heyman has had plenty of innovative enter during the last decade when you consider that returning to paintings with Brock Lesnar. The achievement with pinnacle names like Brock, CM Punk and Roman Reigns brought to Heyman's legacy as arguably the finest supervisor of all time. 
  
 However, his choice to control more youthful expertise in want of some thing to recover from the pinnacle grew to become out to be a mistake. Curtis Axel getting driven with him at ringside. The push ended up flopping with Heyman including a unprecedented failure to his call. 
  
 turned into found out as a large mission of Heyman 
 Sunny's Expose 
  
 One issue Paul Heyman obtained complaint for turned into convincing expertise to do debatable matters that would damage their profession. Tammy Sytch turned into arguably the largest call in ECW while she joined the advertising to control Chris Candido. 
  
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 In ECW History 
  
 The WWE run of Sytch as Sunny made her a big big name and the various maximum over names withinside the enterprise. Heyman attempted to take advantage of that via way of means of going for walks an "Expose" phase providing Tammy speaking approximately the fee of reputation harming her lifestyles like amusement tabloid indicates frequently did with tragedy stories. 
  
 Impersonating Paul Bearer Impersonating Paul Bearer After He Passed Away 
  
 Paul Heyman is one of the few competencies in current years to have a sturdy enter into the matters he did on display. WWE could now no longer see Heyman doing something on tv that he failed to need to way to his contributions and presence withinside the enterprise. 
  
 That approach he merits plenty of the fault for a phase that crossed the road for plenty lovers. Heyman impersonated Paul Bearer rapidly after he handed away to disrespect the past due supervisor and make Undertaker disenchanted heading right into a WrestleMania 29 healthy vs CM Punk. 
  
 Tommy Dreamer Dropping ECW Title Right Away 
  
 ECW turned into frequently exact approximately giving the target target market what they desired to sincerely construct that connection. However, there have been additionally moments wherein Paul Heyman desired to show that he may want to nevertheless paintings the maximum tapped in fan base via way of means of gambling with their emotions. 
  
 Tommy Dreamer triumphing the ECW 
  
 Championship in 2000 felt like a unprecedented heartwarming second seeing a fan favored ultimately win the large one. Heyman greatly surprised all people via way of means of having Dreamer's reign stop mins later with Justin Credible defeating him. Fans deserved as a minimum some weeks of the Dreamer reign they desired. 
  
 Lana/Rusev/Lashley Love Triangle The current stint going for walks Raw via way of means of Paul Heyman featured a combined bag of each the best and the awful. Heyman desired to spotlight more youthful competencies and push new names, however he additionally depended on a few vintage weaknesses of his. 
  
 A love triangle among Lana, Rusev and Bobby Lashley created a number of the worst "crash TV" segments. Rusev and Lana each suffered from this run flopping, and Lashley failed to recover from till some time after while ditching Lana for MVP. The segments felt like 90s wrestling while surprise and awe turned into prioritized over logical storytelling. 
  
 Insulting TNN While On Their Network 
  
 Paul Heyman believed ECW getting a tv address TNN in 2000 could be 
 the issue to raise the enterprise to the following level. ECW existed with nearby tv deals, a sturdy fan base tape trading, and PPVs that have become their largest supply of income. 
  
 Unfortunately, the TNN deal failed to deliver them the country wide publicity after Heyman clashed with the community. Heyman made a ambitious flow via way of means of slicing promos ripping aside TNN and having a heel faction painting them at the real community to purpose matters to stop ugly. 
  
 Never Putting ECW Championship On Rob Van 
  
 Dam 
  
 Rob Van Dam is normally the pinnacle nam while lovers speak approximately the finest FCW while lovers speak approximately the finest ECW stars of all-time. The connection among Van Dam and the ECW target target market sincerely turned into certainly considered one among a kind. ECW lovers cherished pretty some stars, however RVD suits felt like a religious wrestling enjoy on the time. 
  
 Paul Heyman had the philosophy that Van Dam turned into over sufficient that he failed to want the belt. RVD as an alternative held the TV 
  
 Championship to make that extra credible and arguably extra over than the sector title. Fans but deserved that second of having to crown Van Dam their champion. 
  
 Not Telling ECW Wrestlers About Promotion Ending 
  
 The worst enterprise Paul Heyman m got here on the rate of the wrestlers had thema 
 had the maximum violent suits for him. ECW have become a very good 0.33 choice for wrestlers to make a living, however it glaringly wasn't as stable as a WWE or WCW task. 
  
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 Many wrestlers prioritized ECW over transferring on and sacrificed plenty to reveal loyalty to the advertising. Heyman now no longer telling the expertise that the enterprise turned into ultimate in 2001 turned into a low flow. Quite some names felt betrayed that Heyman gave them no caution earlier than dropping their livelihoods. 
  
 Big Show Ending Brock Lesnar's Undefeated Streak 
  
 Paul Heyman's WWE time at the innovative crew is frequently praised maximum for his early crew is frequently praised maximum for his early 2000s run. Smackdown have become a need to watch display after the logo break up because of Heyman's innovative have an impact on giving new stars a threat to interrupt out