Add as a preferred source on Google Paul Heyman remains one of WWE’s most important voices, but his current role is far removed from weekly creative meetings.
In a recent interview with Insight with Chris Van Vliet, the WWE Hall of Famer explained that he is no longer involved in the weekly creative process, preferring instead to focus on long-term decisions.
“I do not go into the weekly television meeting. I don’t get into that level of micro anymore. I stay very macro. I attend the long-term meetings. The long-term creative meetings, I take the ride up to Stamford and I sit in on those meetings and love those days.”
“My latest obsession has been — let’s book out Saudi Mania. Let’s get that done. I’m looking at the year after Saudi as well. If it was up to me — and it’s not — let’s start there. We’ll change it every week if we have to, we’ll change it every time we meet, but let’s get something that we’re building towards. Let’s write the last page now, and then let’s build towards it. I would love to know what we’re doing the year after Saudi at WrestleMania. I would love to have a concept for that. Who is Roman Reigns’ opponent then? Who’s CM Punk’s opponent then? Who’s Logan Paul’s opponent then? Who’s Bron Breakker’s opponent then? Who’s Seth Rollins’ opponent then? Jade Cargill’s? Becky Lynch? Liv Morgan? Rhea Ripley? What are we building towards? Because if we know that and we have a concept for that, then it makes Saudi Mania really easy.”
On television, Heyman has been serving as a bridge between certain talents and the creative team, particularly names tied to The Vision, along with Brock Lesnar.
Heyman also remains in Gorilla position during RAW and SmackDown, watching the shows in real time and offering immediate feedback on segments, performances, and possible adjustments during the broadcast.