Will you have a close eye on that one, as they’re two potential future opponents for the title? I have an eye on everything regarding the sports entertainment industry. Everything that you’ve seen in the past eight or nine years from Roman Reigns pales in comparison to what is happening now with Roman Reigns, because that’s the level of greatness that he is going to achieve in front of you, the audience, as a witness, every single solitary micro moment that he is in frame on camera.Īnother thing being billed for that night is a big match between Seth Rollins and Cesaro, two men you have a history with, two men Roman himself has a history with. ![]() It’s watching Michael Jordan after just a couple of years starting to enter his prime. It’s watching Tiger Woods at his second Masters. It’s a constant unfolding of the layers of this persona, this character, and this man that is transpiring in front of your very eyes. Looking into the future, so what can we expect from you and Roman on Friday? What are you guys bringing to the table? Another demonstration that Roman Reigns is achieving a level of greatness never before achieved in WWE or anywhere in sports entertainment, even outside the WWE parameters. So I think the entire program should be a throwback SmackDown, except when Roman Reigns is on screen, and that should be a look into the future of sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. I think it should apply to every segment except for Roman Reigns’ because Roman Reigns does not live in the past, Roman Reigns does not reflect on the past. And I think it’s a great theme that they’re doing for SmackDown. I was thinking of a Brioni or a Ferragamo, but I heard you were appreciative of the Zegna style, so I actually wore this for you. Can we expect some nods from you to kind of get into the spirit? Old brick cell phone, baseball cap, your best Zegna suit out of the closet dusted off? Well, actually it’s funny that you mentioned that, and just to prove it. SmackDown is hosting this Go Back episode on Friday. We’re looking into the future.”Īhead of this Friday’s show, we got a chance to sit down with Heyman to talk why he believes Roman Reigns is the GOAT, his current role on Talking Smack, the future of wrestling, and more. I think it should apply to every segment except for Roman Reigns’ because Roman Reigns does not live in the past, Roman Reigns does not reflect on the past,” says Heyman. ![]() Reporting live on Zoom from his car, dressed in an expensive suit from Zegna, Heyman is quick to let me know there will not be any clever nods to his wrestling past, not a brick phone in hand or ball cap on his head. All of this is just a small piece of the pie.ĭespite all of the accolades he could look back on, don’t expect him to acknowledge them this Friday when SmackDown’s special Go Back episode airs on FOX. Heyman’s resume is extensive to say the least. Along the way, he’s earned his stripes as one of wrestling’s greatest managers ever and arguably the best talker of all time. Today, fans may know him as the Special Counsel to the Tribal Chief who walks lockstep to the ring with Reigns every Friday night on SmackDown and reacts in agony or joy while he stands ringside during his championship matches. He would realign with Lesnar in 2012 as his personal advocate as he was taking countless opponents to Suplex City. By 2002, ECW had folded and he was a manager in the WWE, aligned with a promising, freakishly athletic new talent, Brock Lesnar. He’s perhaps most known as the mind behind ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling), an independent promotion based out of South Philadelphia in the late ‘90s that acted as a catalyst to introduce a more edgy style of wrestling complete with beer guzzling and barbed wire. He got his first taste of the business as a photographer in the late ‘80s when he was just 13 years old. ![]() His career in the wrestling industry spans over three decades. Paul Heyman, Reigns’ Special Counsel and longtime industry veteran who has been by his side since he captured the title in August 2020, deserves some acknowledgement of his own too. It’s a phrase that has been echoed numerous times over the past few months as a decree to the WWE universe to show its appreciation for the current WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.
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