However, if you were to listen to AJ Styles and a few others, the opinion might differ. It’s no secret that Paul Heyman and Vince McMahon clashed on multiple occasions, which was perhaps one of the main reasons why he was removed as the RAW Executive Director.
Two more names who don’t appear to be fans of Paul Heyman’s work as RAW Executive Director are Brian Myers (fka Curt Hawkins) and Karl Anderson. Both superstars, who have found a new lease on life in Impact Wrestling, discussed Paul Heyman as the RAW Executive Director on the Talk N’ Shop podcast (H/T Wrestlingnews.co). Brian Myers explained that he saw ‘zero brilliance’ out of Paul Heyman as the Executive Director:
Karl Anderson played the devil’s advocate, stating he doesn’t want to stick up for Paul Heyman, but admitted that there was a big possibility that he wasn’t able to go as far as he wanted. He did, however, agree with Myers that Paul Heyman isn’t a genius:
Karl Anderson added an interesting note, revealing the lie that Paul Heyman told him about being a top guy in the WWE environment:
Was Paul Heyman a polarizing backstage figure?
From the look of things, there are differing opinions about Paul Heyman as the RAW Executive Director. Superstars like Aleister Black, who were given a lot of TV time praised Paul Heyman and the idea of working with him directly.
Ultimately, some people benefited from Paul Heyman as the RAW Executive Director and people that didn’t. It’s hard to say whether he’s a creative genius or not, but Karl Anderson is right about the possibility that he may have been held back from his full potential.
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