When it comes to professional wrestling, my favorite manager/owner/personality of all-time is one Paul Heyman A.K.A Paul E & A.K.A Paul E. Dangerously. I believe he’s the most influential manager of all-time.
I grew up with my big brother adoring then “Paul E. Dangerously” and his dangerous alliance in WCW, then followed him as he created my favorite wrestling league: Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and is now with WWE. My favorite stint was his ECW days where it was the league he created which displayed a vulgar, intense, violent, sexy, and technical image. It’s hard to explain ECW so you’ll just have to youtube it yourself.
I used to watch watch wrestling every week and followed it down to a tee. Nowadays, not so much, but Paul Heyman is the only reason I still follow it on a very casual basis. Heyman is your favorite jerk, best public speaker, shrewd businessman, and straight up most crude character in this business today. Most importantly, I love him because he loves his fans and he shows and says it all the time. I came across this video before Summerslam last Sunday and it finally sparked me to write this brief piece on him.
For the wrestling fans out there, you either love or hate him. There’s no in between when it comes to “Paul E”. What side are YOU on? If you want to learn more about him, you can check out his awesome DVD entitled, “Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is Paul Heyman”.
Here’s the video I came across before Summerslam courtesy of HeymanHustle…
Thank you for hanging out with me on the sidelines. Until next time, have a nice day, a goodnight, and a better tomorrow to you all!