Last year, Paul Heyman was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. His speech was one that was the highlight of the event.
Recently, Paul Heyman was interviewed by Justin Barrasso for Undisputed. Heyman shared that he believes his Hall of Fame speech was the trigger for everything that happened this year.
“My Hall of Fame speech became the catalyst for multiple avenues. In hindsight, it’s the trigger for everything we’ve done this year.”
Heyman is convinced that the first step towards the Tribal Chief turning a babyface was his emotional introduction of his Wiseman at the Hall of Fame ceremony.
“Roman Reigns stepping out of character to be emotional about his Wise Man at the Hall of Fame, that was the very first step toward the babyface Roman Reigns while he was still the heel champion and Cody Rhodes was his challenger,” explained Heyman. “Accepting the Hall of Fame honor, in Philadelphia of all places–the birthplace of ECW–at WrestleMania 40 in a building where people were shouting ‘ECW!’, I was so grateful. I was also so thankful to speak to my children on camera for the first time. I went out of my way to keep them off camera and let them decide for themselves what they wanted to do in their lives.”
The birth of the ‘vulnerable’ Paul Heyman
“That became the first step toward the vulnerable Paul Heyman you saw when Solo [Sikoa] really started leaning on me. Roman was vulnerable showing love for his Wise Man. Then the Wise Man revealed his vulnerability, and everyone was ready to embrace us. People were ready for it, then Solo really started to lean on me.”
“In hindsight, the Hall of Fame speech was the beginning of the babyface turns for Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman–and the identification of my best friend in the world, who was sitting beside my children,” Paul Heyman said.
What was your reaction to Paul Heyman’s Hall of Fame speech?
