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"RING OF HELL" AUTHOR INTERVIEWS FORMER WWE ECW CREATIVE GURU PAUL HEYMAN ... AND IT'S CONTROVERSIAL |
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Written by Dan Bristow (dan@wrestlingnewsdesk.com)
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Monday, 08 September 2008 |
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6:30 AM EST
In an interview that is sure to ruffle
some feathers, RING OF HELL author Matthew Randazzo V
interviewed former ECW owner and WWE creative team member Paul Heyman about
everything from THE HEYMAN HUSTLE to WWE to Heyman's take on
competing with UFC and Ultimate Fight President Dana White.
This is a fantastic interview, one
that will have your jaw dropping quite a few times.
On the subject of competing with UFC,
Heyman says If I made the decision to do something in MMA, the last
thing I'd ever do is tip my hand as to what I'd do differently or the same as
Dana White. Competing with UFC is a full time job, 24/7 and then some. Dana
White is not some investor looking to capitalize on a craze. He is someone with
Vince McMahon's work ethic and dedication and desire and craving to be and stay
number one. You want to take on UFC, you're making an enemy out of a workaholic
who enjoys the addiction to hard work and
competition.
In one of the wildest exchanges, Randazzo asks On a
recent WWE 24/7 roundtable, Jerry Lawler admitted to intentionally breaking your
jaw in June of 1987 for refusing to take an unprotected fall off a scaffold in a
Scaffold Match. Are you surprised by Lawler's admission? What is your response
to Lawler bragging in public that he took advantage of your trust to physically
assault you for refusing to perform such a wildly dangerous
stunt?
Heyman's shoot reply was Well, he broke my jaw
BEFORE the scaffold match. He's
always taken liberties with other people, especially those who by the nature of
the situation had to place some trust in him. F*** him. I don't spend any time
in my life thinking about him. He's in the past where he belongs. And no, I'm
not surprised he's still talking about me. If half HIS locker room banged MY
wife, I guess I'd hold a grudge, too.
It's a really strong interview.
Highly recommended.
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