Paul Heyman On Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, ECW, Failed "Paul Heyman Guys", Triple H
6/23/20262 hr 8 min
Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) is a pro wrestling manager and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Stamford, CT to discuss how he brings out the best in the wrestlers he advocates for, being aligned with top stars such as Brock Lesnar, CM Punk and Roman Reigns, how he became Roman Reigns' Wise Man, why Curtis Axel and Cesaro didn't work as "Paul Heyman Guys", being in the ring with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 when Lesnar appeared to have retired, what he does behind the scenes in WWE, why he left WWE in 2006, how close he came to joining TNA, and more!
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First 90 secondsChris Van Vliet· Host0:00
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Paul Heyman· Guest0:03
That is fire.
Speaker 30:04
Whoa.
Speaker 40:05
That's good.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:06
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Paul Heyman· Guest0:07
Okay, I like this one too. I'm rocking with it. Okay.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:10
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Speaker 30:23
Yeah. [rock music] Van Vliet. Yeah. It's Inside with Chris Van Vliet.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:36
Mr. Heyman.
Paul Heyman· Guest0:38
Sir.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:38
Wow.
Paul Heyman· Guest0:39
Wow.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:40
We're making it happen.
Paul Heyman· Guest0:41
Well, well, wow. Okay.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:42
Yeah.
Paul Heyman· Guest0:42
Hope it's worth the wait for you.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:43
Thank you so much for making this happen.
Paul Heyman· Guest0:45
Yes, sir.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:46
You are an absolute master at the little things. I believe that's the big reason how you turn good into great. Where does that come from for you, mastering those little things?
Paul Heyman· Guest0:58
I, I... Well, I mean, well, thank you for your kind words on that, but it, it's just, uh... It's the desire to do something substantive. It's the desire to do something better than other people do it. It's the desire to achieve greatness. It's, it's the adrenaline rush. It, it, it, it's the dopamine effect when you achieve something that seems to be unachievable.