That year’s Survivor Series was built around WWE vs. The Alliance - the latter being a mixture of WCW, ECW, and a few top WWE names as well. Heyman represented The Alliance by default, being the key figure in ECW.
He cut a no-holds-barred promo on Vince McMahon, using his father’s name and accusing him of going against Vince McMahon Sr.’s words, beliefs, and more. He even accused McMahon of stealing ECW’s idea and branding it as “Attitude” (referring to the wildly popular Attitude Era between 1998-2001).
So why did Paul Heyman do it? And how much of it was real? A lot of the content in the promo was real, but that was specifically requested by Vince McMahon. Speaking to Inside The Ropes, Heyman revealed that McMahon approached him on a plane with the idea (H/T 411Mania):
It’s not normal for anybody to bring up Vince McMahon Sr.’s name, but Heyman felt he could. He revealed that as a teenager, he used to take photographs and sell it to McMahon Sr., which allowed him to be able to use his name.
Paul Heyman gave credit where it’s due
Paul Heyman gave credit where it was due, as he even approached Vince McMahon hours before the show to give him a warning:
Ultimately, this falls under the umbrella of a “worked shoot”. Heyman used a lot of content that was real, but it was planned. This is the perfect example of how wrestling uniquely blurs the line between fiction and reality sometimes.
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title: “When Did Paul Heyman Shoot On Vince Mcmahon " ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-27” author: “Russell Lowell”
That year’s Survivor Series was built around WWE vs. The Alliance - the latter being a mixture of WCW, ECW, and a few top WWE names as well. Heyman represented The Alliance by default, being the key figure in ECW.
He cut a no-holds-barred promo on Vince McMahon, using his father’s name and accusing him of going against Vince McMahon Sr.’s words, beliefs, and more. He even accused McMahon of stealing ECW’s idea and branding it as “Attitude” (referring to the wildly popular Attitude Era between 1998-2001).
So why did Paul Heyman do it? And how much of it was real? A lot of the content in the promo was real, but that was specifically requested by Vince McMahon. Speaking to Inside The Ropes, Heyman revealed that McMahon approached him on a plane with the idea (H/T 411Mania):
It’s not normal for anybody to bring up Vince McMahon Sr.’s name, but Heyman felt he could. He revealed that as a teenager, he used to take photographs and sell it to McMahon Sr., which allowed him to be able to use his name.
Paul Heyman gave credit where it’s due
Paul Heyman gave credit where it was due, as he even approached Vince McMahon hours before the show to give him a warning:
Ultimately, this falls under the umbrella of a “worked shoot”. Heyman used a lot of content that was real, but it was planned. This is the perfect example of how wrestling uniquely blurs the line between fiction and reality sometimes.
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