Paul Heyman did an interview with Bleacher Report to discuss a wide range of topics. Here are the highlights:
Ronda Rousey’s WWE future:
“I would never limit any contribution that I could make to Ronda Rousey’s presentation or Ronda Rousey’s vision for herself in WWE or outside of WWE,” he said. “Working with Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest honors of my personal and professional life.
She is a barrier-breaking, a trend-setter, and every other analogy that you can give,” he said. “Ronda Rousey is the disrupter of the status quo. Never, ever willing to rest on her laurels. Always looking to blaze a new trail. Not just redefine the role that she’s placed in but to find something that’s bigger and better and grander for that role.
Look at what she did for women’s MMA. Look at what she did for the presentation of women in WWE. She not only redefines a role, she creates an entirely new definition with everything that she does, and she’s only in her early 30s.”
His tenure as Raw Executive Director:
“In the 50 or so weeks that I was the executive director of Monday Night Raw, I never discussed being the executive director of Monday Night Raw, and the reason why is because when you’re in that position, you’re privy to the top echelon, inner-sanctum of the inner workings of WWE,” he said.
Along with that position comes an expectation of confidentiality and secrecy. I never violated that confidentiality or secrecy while executive director, which is why I didn’t do any interviews while executive director.
I won’t discuss anything I did as executive director, whether it’s something worthy of praise or criticism, because I will respect the responsibility that I had to keep everything that I did as executive director secret or confidential, whether that’s in the face of criticism or praise that has been bestowed upon me.”
