Paul Heyman sat down with ITR Magazine. In this exclusive clip, the counsel to The Tribal Chief responded to AJ Styles comments about him, talked about the difference between working in WWE creative in 2006 and 2019 and more. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!

I swear Hey Paulman was a mafia criminal attorney in his previous life

@thefinalwatcher

3 жыл бұрын

His father was an attorney.

@freshmelonsandlovestatus7271

3 жыл бұрын

He's jaw

@poeticdarkness7483

3 жыл бұрын

@@thefinalwatcher that is true i forgot about that lol

@thisnameisboring6005

3 жыл бұрын

Lawl Yayman?

@hydroponichomie

2 жыл бұрын

Current life* lul

Jim Cornette : Paul Heyman is a genius in his own right but I wouldn't trust him with my money. He would rather climb the tree and lie than stand on the ground and speak the truth.

@DFinFracFort

3 жыл бұрын

You quote Jim Cornette, who's about as much of a sexist bigot as Paul is a liar lmao

@SpockvsEgon

3 жыл бұрын

@@DFinFracFort I've never heard anyone accuse Heyman of being such a man of honest integrity before.

@braingamer3321

2 жыл бұрын

@@DFinFracFort if you think about it, it takes a scumbag to point out other scumbags

@Zombies8MyPizza

2 жыл бұрын

@@lostalone9320 "With all due respect to Cornette" i.e. not much then. He's been shown time and time again to be a piece of sh** .

In other words, AJ Styles is 100 percent correct.

@generallordjowbra8871

3 жыл бұрын

You can't have VKM running the entire show and Paul Heyman with the power to fire people. It's one or the other. If Paul Heyman went and buried Roman to Vince, do you think Vince would fire Roman?

@taylorjones2553

3 жыл бұрын

Lol exactly

@tanrock1054

3 жыл бұрын

@@generallordjowbra8871 that's a false equivalency. Roman is the top guy in the company so he's bulletproof. Gallows and Anderson were a midcard tag team and other than the boneyard match they hadn't been used that much at the time so their jobs wouldn't be as protected as Roman's is

@generallordjowbra8871

3 жыл бұрын

@@tanrock1054 I mean, its hard to argue the false equivalency but I still doubt Heyman has the power to fire main roster talent by himself.

@tanrock1054

3 жыл бұрын

@@generallordjowbra8871 yeah I'm not denying that. If Vince wanted them to stay he would have kept them.

Technically he he did respond but this video was pointless watching, he just Heyman'd his way out of it.

@fred70829

3 жыл бұрын

Thats what the greatest talkers do

That was a LOT of words for what was basically "No comment"

Somewhere the Good Brothers are screaming “lying fat sack of shit” while throwing beers! AJ Styles is somewhere missing his bros

@phenomenl1style

2 жыл бұрын

Gallows is more than likely catching a kizz.....

This guy is one of the few who actually changed the wrestling industry forever. Even in 2021, Heyman is still in touch with what the fans want. A living legend. And all promoters are liars. Cant hold that against them.

@LetsPlayCrazy

2 жыл бұрын

One of the few in WWE. In AEW it is nearly every wrestler that has this... drive!

@shane-irish

5 ай бұрын

LoL

I don't beieve AJ Styles to be a liar, I seen the video on his old stream on what he said happened. Heyman didn't really say much to contradict his story.

I really enjoy listening to Paul Heyman talk wrestling

i feel paul in AEW as creative and talent scout would be amazing. the freedoms to put his ideas in place and how he can teach mic skills and story telling.

Aj styles would be such a great agent for matches if/when he retires he should be a road agent as he knows how to make a sick match.

@tallthinkev

2 жыл бұрын

Until he's told not to do it that way

Paul Heyman is a smart man who knows how to play the political game. It's a chief contributing factor to why someone lasts as long as he has in the wrestling business. He knows that revealing what went on in those behind-the-scenes meetings with Vince McMahon would get him instant heat and probably fired, so until the proverbial "statute of limitations" passes on dishing the dirt, he's not going to do it.

For the most part, Paul Heyman is a genius in wrestling and has an eye for talent. I think with the nature that goes on with WWE behind the scenes, sometimes others have to take the blame, not just Vince himself. I'm sure Heyman sees AJ Styles as a talented individual but that doesn't mean Styles trusts Heyman.

@dominiquejones3805

2 жыл бұрын

Paul getting that check now & realized u can't win with Vince

In other words Vince probably scapegoated Heyman and Heyman had to take the hit from AJ.

literally all i care about wrestling now is the wires

@TheEWFX29

3 жыл бұрын

Its time to find a new hobby then.

@itsawesomeallen

3 жыл бұрын

Then you should stop watching wrestling, if that's the only thing concerns you since you'll just keep frustrating yourself 🤷🏼

@Remain_Unseen

3 жыл бұрын

Then your love for this has died. Either go watch a match you love in an attempt bring back that love you once had and remember what makes this shit great or GTFO. The last thing this business needs or wants is more goddamn smarks.

They firings was a blessing in disguise. they had a blast with their guy AJ, now they blast with the other friend KENNY.

He got a point ppl cant press these wrestlers for so much info all the time

In other words paul says nothing. Should have asked about brocks return of something he is willing to talk about. Clearly he was ducking and dodging these questions.

@rohankumarlal468

3 жыл бұрын

What you dont understand is that there is a difference between what should be public and what should be private. Gallows and Anderson for me are very boring to watch they were always in Ajs shadow. And we all know that wwe doesn't care about tag teams because fans too don't care about tag team compared to singles or whatever match type

@Dylangils1

3 жыл бұрын

@GoldGravity Paul has talked about behind the current things before, he was just in the wrong about this situation so he doesn’t wanna talk about it

@Dylangils1

3 жыл бұрын

@@rohankumarlal468 WWE bot

@Dylangils1

3 жыл бұрын

@GoldGravity we do know what happened though. The good brothers and AJ talked about it this was his chance to say his side of the story. And no one is entitled to anything but he was clearly avoiding giving a real answer.

@Dylangils1

3 жыл бұрын

@GoldGravity okay so we “don’t know” what happened and that’s because he was avoiding answering. Idk how this is even a debate

Paul Heyman would never let talented people go, period!

@randyrhoades8751

2 жыл бұрын

Steve Austin would like to have a word with you.

That HHH & Steph quote is straight out of the Jim Cornette shoot interview (Breaking Kayfabe i think) after he left ROH. Must be a popular belief backstage, shame they have so many snitches on staff and dont actively fight against it with fines or actions.

@rhomo001

3 жыл бұрын

@GoldGravity I mean i completely agree with the sentiment and believe that the downfall of emotional investment in wwe is from letting out too much information. We search for meaning elsewhere leading to a generation that have been brought up with access to everything and the never ending pursuit of new or 'valuable' information for emotional investment. I mean the interview itself delves into the mind of a current wwe exec and asks for new information.

WWE- tells us there are wires and exposes them a bit, then gets mad when you want to see more.

Everyone so quick to jump to the "Heyman is a liar, boo hoo waaaa!" mindset, without stopping to think that, just maybe, Heyman (who is a known talent spotter and supporter of wrestlers), decided that hey, these two guys are better off away from WWE, making more money and getting to be the wrestlers they are, so let's take the heat and convince Vince it's a good idea to let them go.

@richbaker8211

3 жыл бұрын

@@eduardocardona6608 it took you that long to come up with such a shit reply? I'd pity you, but it's your Mother I feel sorriest for. She had such high hopes, and to see them dashed is such a shame. Reconsider your life choices, being a fetid little worm isn't a viable career!

@normandave3429

3 жыл бұрын

Very mature of you to offend his mom instead, am i right?

@regorf

2 жыл бұрын

"Heyman (who is a known talent spotter and supporter of wrestlers" He's also a very known liar. Don't have anything against the guy, but he lies a lot, especially in these type of interviews.

@AlexSanchez-tj4ph

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah because if theres one thing Heyman is know for is looking at out for other people. Just as Tommy Dreamer, most of the former ecw roster.

@killwalker

2 жыл бұрын

It's funny that people blindly side with Heyman. A known liar. A man who has admitted he was basically a slimeball to some wrestlers over the years. Hahaha. You are hilarious. But..but...maybe because Paul Wears a suit and chopped off his Rat Tail, he is more mature and believable. Go to Alaska. I know a guy. He'll sell you top Quality Ice Water. You won't regret it. 🙄

I love how Kenny McIntosh is now beloved by both Corny and Paul E. He's the Dave Meltzer of the modern era

Literally 95%+ of modern wrestlers should take what Paul says at the end to heart, nobody wants to see the wires at a magic show so quit exposing the business if you still want there to be a wrestling business in 10 years time!

@lexingtonrobinson8626

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of people in the say that Heyman lied but in reality he just refused to talk about, which I'm guessing is private business

Heyman isn't lying, he gave the right answer. Since there are things in work that should be private and that also goes with the wwe. Stop relying your enjoyment with the dirt sheets.

I hope he'll make another story with punk cuz him with punk story is hilarously

Paul to me just comes across as a slimeball corporate stooge.

@Dylangils1

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The man who made a wrestling revolution by marching to the beat of his own drum got that Saudi blood money and changed up real quick.

@thefinalwatcher

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dylangils1 Paul has always been out to protect himself and his best interests.

@maodijong3661

2 жыл бұрын

He ripped off guys in ECW who thought were his friends and he claimed they were....ofc he is a stooge lol

his spray tan is mostly wiped off

I get AJ Styles frustrations with the situation and they are his friends and he's in line for defending them but creatively and from a business standpoint they were not money, they were not compelling and did not get over despite having half a decade of opportunity to change all of those points. From a business and professional standpoint it wasn't the wrong thing to do.

I was in mobile alabama when PAUL HEYMAN came to continental CHAMPIONSHIP wrestling with announcer Charlie platt. Do you remember that paul HEYMAN

lame corporate response

It takes talent - and a lot of nerve - to make a career being an outlawed, hardcore wrestling promoter and on the one thing he's truly wrong (at least the one thing everyone agrees), throws the "I don't expose the business to this marks!" card. Ladies and gentlemen, Paul Heyman has officially become... part of the system

I'm glad Paul brought Vince McMahon's name up. For some reason when it came to the firing of Gallows and Anderson, McMahon skirted most of the blame due to Styles calling Heyman out publicly. I always scratched my head at that, because even if Paul really wanted those two to be gone, it still is up to Vince to sign off on that. I don't expect AJ Styles to publicly call out the boss the way he did Heyman, but still.

I’m not taking either side because I don’t know what really went down and I wasn’t apart of the situation in real life, but I agree with Heyman here on backstage meetings should remain private until maybe later down the road or something because it’s just more professional and kinda keeps the realness or kayfabe alive more for the fans and not ruining their view for a superstar they like and not trying to kill anyone’s fandom for a superstar or something, but AJ is still probably one of the most if not the most professional guys in the WWE and I understand the heat that AJ felt but at the same time I feel like he could’ve handled the situation a little better and Paul probably could’ve too, idk who’s side to take here. Regardless of backstage stuff I’m still a fan and have respect for both of them.

Lou Costello ?

In my Dave Chappelle voice "oh yeah.......Hayman did that shit."

So we putting no blame on vince?

Hoooooo! 🪵🇺🇲

He responded by saying he has no response. Nice 😂. Say what you will, but that's how you retain a long career in a corporate environment.

TL;DW AJ was right.

I guess AJ Styles actually got to meet "Honest Paul Heyman" lmao

I remember seeing the good brothers and aj in the main event a lot on raw , and in big roles , but the fans were never into them on raw . He put them into position and they didn’t deliver . There matches now are average at best now , And when they were on raw as well

@MERCERENiTY

3 жыл бұрын

Yes they never delivered. I wanted to buy into that team's act, but it didn't stick. The nerd stuff was preschool material.

@uncouthliyouth4486

3 жыл бұрын

The best stuff they did was the "beat up John Cena" gimmick. At the time they had a bit of that NWO takeover feel. Neither of them had the charisma to make it work over the long haul.

@Helluvabutl3r

2 жыл бұрын

It’s safe to say that the stuff that works in indie wrestling, in terms on in ring wrestling ability are not what make you a star in WWE. And that is what’s important. wwe requires much more “stage presence” and personality. Probably more so than wrestling skill and I think that’s why a lot of these guys don’t last. It’s just a different skill set.

@SandMan1998

2 жыл бұрын

@@Helluvabutl3r just like cross entrance and Adam Cole's boom

Now I wanna see AJ vs Reigns in a long program where AJ gets to rip on Heyman for firing his friends 😅

I get why someone would hesitate to spill the beans of the inner workings of things, especially when they have a position within the company still that isn’t worth risking by blabbing details to the public. I don’t blame people like Paul or Bruce for not doing so because I get why they have nothing to really gain from doing so. If he owned up to it being his fault it confirms him being shifty or if he hangs it on somebody else then people don’t believe him to look poorly of him for throwing someone under the bus. So I get it that there’s nothing to gain. But I think we all would probably agree that the way he answered this question and smithed the words and the story together for the nonanswer shows us all what people mean when they point to not being able to trust the man. You can tell he inherited his slick speaking from his father who was a successful plaintiffs attorney.

It was the right move of the WWE to rid themselves of KA & LG when they did. Their best work was behind them.

WWE literally makes documentary that shows the strings of the "magic show". Undertaker had a five part documentary going behind the scene of his return and retirement....What they mean is that exposing the business should only come when WWE can profit from it. WWE really knows how to manipulate people into believing whatever they tell you.

@gauravbatra6226

3 жыл бұрын

Undertaker's story came out 29-30 years after his debut. Now, I know they are businesspersons but enjoying the matches as it is instead knowing right away what happened backstage really ruins the fun. Nobody watches professional wrestling because of just wrestling, it's story-telling and unpredictability that excites.

@lexingtonrobinson8626

2 жыл бұрын

well yeah that is how the business works

Hopefully Paul does a podcast with Conrad in the next decade explaning

We need to get rid of that disgraceful @WrestleVotes Twitter account that posts spoilers CONSTANTLY. Basically what Heyman says here about 'exposing the wires'.

You bet your ass if AJ Styles wasn't right, Paul wouldn't hesitate to talk about it.

I do love hayman, but spend some more time on the contouring.

Is he wearing blush?

Aka Paul sitting back getting that check. Vince ain't gone be upstaged so F it. Now it's what goes on behind closed doors stays behind closed doors coming from Heyman is funny tho 🤣

In other words, 1000000000000000000000000000000000000% guilty.

Curious use of the word platonic by Heyman. I would think his relationship with McMahon is anything but sexual

Good God ! Get to the point Paul ! Your answers don't have to be long, drawn on epic paragraphs.

2006 was shortly after the attitude era ended and WWE was not so PG at the time. Yes it was a better product back then IMHO. To compare the product from then with what is now being produced is a bit insulting to long time fans. Obviously Styles was a competitive talent in 06 that WWE didnt see value in. To say now WWE as a company has different needs or feelings over Styles is just a joke when his addition to this company this late in his career is a purely obvious attempt to draw fan support off his name alone.

AJ believes the earth is flat. Maybe don’t trust his word

@killwalker

2 жыл бұрын

John Travolta believe human consciousness was implanted by an Alien named Xenu. Millions still watch his movies What is your point? Also...if AJ Styles actually believes the Earth is Flat, which he doesn't, that would make him 99.9% likely to be a devoutly Religious man. If THAT is true, then it is even LESS likely that he would lie about Heyman.

Paul such a great talker but avoids accountability

Paul really does bring out half the dictionary to say absolutely nothing huh

In other words "Yeah, I got them fired because I didn't like that they wanted to do actual wrestling instead of shitty comedy segments."

@nateputerbaugh5709

3 жыл бұрын

Clearly you've havent seen them in AEW where in 8 months theyve done like....5 matches, but a million shitty comedy segments on BTE

@danielespinosa2051

2 жыл бұрын

@@nateputerbaugh5709 Hypocrites

Heyman the best on the mic n great on screen but he not great at running the show

Thanks for confirming, that you're a good-for-nothing liar Paul!

@lexingtonrobinson8626

2 жыл бұрын

So what it doesn't matter

"Presenting new stars..." He's been perfectly unsuccessful at making a "new star".

@jaidaniels905

3 жыл бұрын

Like recently? Cause one could say Lesnar 2002.

@xristosdomini7249

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaidaniels905 -- dude... That's 19 years ago.

@jaidaniels905

3 жыл бұрын

@@xristosdomini7249 i mean fair.

@Peeti-Peetu

2 жыл бұрын

Drew McIntyre

is dis dude wearing blush makeup?

So in other words what AJ said was true. Why is Paul's face so dirty?

@KlawMan27

3 жыл бұрын

It's not dirty. Some people get different skin pigmentations and weird reactions with sunlight when they get older

@23bitchris60

3 жыл бұрын

He's probably diabetic and he gets dark patches in his skin.

A weasel in the rain in out of the rain

First!

Paul is a bad human being, that's no secret... Ask Tommy Dreamer.

2nd

1st

What's wrong with Paul's face? Too much sun?

Heyman looks like he needs to give his mug a wesh, is he wearing make up?

wth is paul digging ditches on the side?

Why does he look so dirty

@2:42 VERY uncharacteristic loss for words which normally flows fast and fluid. Hmmmm makes you think

Why does he look like hes covered in dirt

Why does Heyman look like he has been French kissing a pile of dirt?

I got a few words for you paul heyman buy ecw from the wwe and take ecw back to the bingo hall . You will make millions of dollars. That if you do it right .

To be fair since AJ left Japan all I have felt is that AJ is a small fish in a big pond, compared to the indy scene he was big fish little pond. There's no money to be made in WWE from himb

@stefanm2731

3 жыл бұрын

AJ has definitely been booked like a star since coming to WWE. He's a two-time world champ, main evented PPVs, and has the honour of being Taker's last opponent. He's one of their top guys for sure.

@bigdaddyd6668

2 жыл бұрын

Terrible take

@thelonewolf7287

2 жыл бұрын

@@stefanm2731 what I mean is, yes small fish in big pond which is WWE where no one is really a big fish because most are indy guys compared to little home grown talent or even Stars. Yes he has accomplished a lot but most is forgettable

@thelonewolf7287

2 жыл бұрын

@@bigdaddyd6668 not when you think about it. What I said to guy below. Done a lot most is forgettable and lucky If it will even be remembered. He never Drew numbers he didn't boost the company up sure maybe he moved some merchandise but never the IT factor

1st

@neightthesnake

3 жыл бұрын

actually, inside the ropes was the 1st lol