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Professional wrestling promoter and booker Eric Bischoff has praised and been critical of Heyman, stating "the idea of working with Paul wasn't going to make me go 'ooh wow, I wonder what that's going to be like'. And we didn't always get along all that great by the way. We weren't adversarial or anything like that just he was doing his thing, I was doing mine kind of thing." "By the time I got to WWE and WCW was no more, and ECW was no more, and we were both talents at WWE, Paul and I spent a lot of time talking, creatively and historically and just our general feeling of things, and developed a great relationship. We kinda kept it kayfabe, because we never knew when we might have an opportunity to make some money together, so we kinda wanted people to buy into the 'Heyman hates Bischoff', 'Bischoff hates Heyman' story but it wasn't true at all". [83]

Heyman's work as a promoter and booker has been praised by many wrestling fellows and critics. [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven called him "the most creative genius the business has ever seen", [77] Another former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Tazz also referred to Heyman as a "genius", [78] while former WWE commentator and manager Jim Cornette referred to him as "a genius". [79] Heyman is widely regarded as one of the greatest orators in professional wrestling history. [80] a b "Daily Update: Coronavirus notes, NOAH, WrestleMania". Won/F4W - Wwe News, Pro Wrestling News, Wwe Results, Aew News, Aew Results. March 29, 2020. Murphy, Jan. "Heyman needs no introduction". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015 . Retrieved February 1, 2015.Meltzer, Dave (March 5, 2020). "March 13, 2020 Observer Newsletter: 40th Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 8, 2020.

Benigno, Anthony (February 11, 2013). "Raw results: The Elimination Chamber fills out and Punk makes his biggest power play yet". WWE . Retrieved January 25, 2016. Jim Ross Recalls Working With "Pain In The Ass" Paul Heyman". March 27, 2021 . Retrieved August 18, 2021. Fritz, Brian; Murray, Christopher (2006). Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-726-0.Anderson, Anna Elizabeth (October 17, 2007). "WWE Continues to Dismantle the ECW Brand". The National Ledger. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008 . Retrieved October 24, 2007. Eric Bischoff Lifts The Lid On Relationship With Paul Heyman". April 30, 2021 . Retrieved May 7, 2021. CM Punk vs. Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel went to a No Contest, wwe.com, August 5, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2015. Hines, Martin. "WWE and ECW legend Paul Heyman: The Malcolm McLaren of professional wrestling". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022 . Retrieved February 1, 2015.

a b Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2015). "Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue with results & commentary". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 10–23. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015 . Retrieved January 21, 2015. (subscription required) In 2021, legendary professional wrestling commentator Jim Ross, who worked with Heyman in WCW and WWE and was Heyman's former broadcast partner in the WWE, praised Heyman stating "He's just so damn smart and he gets it. He knew what the hell he was doing. He was a really good antagonist because sometimes the best antagonists are the villains that say things that you know are true but you just don't want to hear them. Heyman had the ability to tell his version of the truth, [he was] plausible. He just wasn't a heel getting himself over, he got talent over and did a great job". [84] Other media and endeavors [ edit ] Heyman, however, has been noted for being a difficult personality and has had several feuds with wrestlers, including AJ Styles and Gallows and Anderson. [81] Former ECW wrestler Tommy Dreamer has spoken about how he planned to assassinate Heyman at WrestleMania X-Seven due to Heyman's financial mistreatment of Dreamer. [82] At this time, Eddie Gilbert was a booker for a Philadelphia-based promotion, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Eastern Championship Wrestling, which he did under the ownership of a local pawn shop owner named Tod Gordon. Heyman came in to help Gilbert teach the younger wrestlers how to perform on interviews, [14] but Gilbert's erratic behavior became too much for Gordon, who had a major falling out with Gilbert right before the UltraClash event on September 18, 1993. From that point forward, Heyman was in charge of the creative direction of the company. As Paul E. Dangerously, he managed a few wrestlers, including Sabu and 911.

Heyman suffers from insomnia. [92] [93] He is a film enthusiast who cites Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and Léon: The Professional (1994) as his favorite films, and a great admirer of punk musician Henry Rollins, whom he described as "one of the most underrated social commentators out there". [94] Awards and accomplishments [ edit ] WWE News: I Don't Think I'll Ever Want To Work Without Him" - Roman Reigns On Paul Heyman". Inside The Ropes. January 26, 2021 . Retrieved May 21, 2021. YRS AGO – WWE Raw Report (5–27–13): Heyman introduces newest "Paul Heyman Guy" Curtis Axel, Axel vs. Cena headlines, Bret Hart Appreciation Night, plus Big E, Jericho, Bellas, Cody -". May 28, 2018. WWE acquires ECW Assets (HHG Corporation)". WWE and HHG Corporation. PDF Slide. January 28, 2003. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023 . Retrieved March 18, 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)