Paul Heyman SHOOTS on why Goldberg was only believable star to SQUASH Brock Lesnar

[@InsideTheRopes]

During our sellout event in New Orleans, we asked Paul He-man about inducting Goldberg into the Hall of Fame and why his run with Brock in late 2016-early 2017 was so successful. Heyman discusses why Goldberg was the man to squash The Beast and why it worked!

[@JoltCheetah]

Paul He-Man would have a lot more muscles than what we actually got. Great Q&A clip!

[@trizzy7091]

Inside the Ropes Give that man a GM job..

[@QuetzalcoatlOdin]

Goldberg can't wrestle for more than 90 seconds. He's worse than Hogan. A look and nothing more.

[@trewilliams8411]

Inside the Ropes FINN balor the Demon can beat Lesnar in 90 Seconds 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@theheagren]

Inside the Ropes have you got Will Smith in a lamp or something?

[@tylermoorehead9909]

"I wouldnt want to see Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar for 90 secs..Id want to see that for 90 mins"..Amen Paulie. I'd actually want to see an Ironman Match between the two personally

[@thelinedrive]

That would actually require Lesnar giving a shit though in order to put together enough matches with Joe to warrant an Ironman match.

[@michaelwilliam4513]

Hell yes💥

[@rockmusicfan9278]

@@thelinedrive look at his matches with aj and Bryan though. Clearly when there is a guy who is a good enough worker and safe enough brock is willing to give his body to them. He didn't have to go through the table from joe or be choked out before it. Even the fact heyman was terrified of joe going in.

[@thelinedrive]

RockMusicFan92 what about Ambrose, he’s safe but Brock refused to give him anything, but yet let’s any chosen one of the company or Paul get over. Nobody else. Simply put Brock refuses do anything unless his arm gets twisted.

[@rockmusicfan9278]

@@thelinedrive if brock doesn't think he is safe is a different thing. Especially the darker Jon moxley days

[@Kit_XIV]

I'm convinced Heyman could put over even Hitler and Stalin as a babyface tag team

[@usamazahid3882]

If they even brought a Hitler or Stalin lookalike into the WWE, man.

[@theindiandragon4821]

CM Punk already has Stalin as part of his "Cult of personality" theme song.... and given Punk's a Paul Heyman guy,I guess Paul is halfway there

[@liljroc4620]

ChrisVS .........Yeeeeeeeesssss! And in a program against Jim Cornettes Midnight Express......During the Mid-South days.......Would be CLASSIC!!!

[@downwiththemaster]

@@Myunsolicitedthoughts pauls father just like him is also liar

[@grims4ever]

q perry No it was his mother.

[@hamzakastih2530]

Paul would make a perfect Penguin character for a Batman Trilogy.

[@sakyon6621]

Now that you're talking about it that's appear 100% true wtf

[@baronvonfaust]

Hamza Kastih jesus that's perfect...

[@dutchman12789]

Too tall for penguin

[@royaltee960]

@@dutchman12789 Batman is tall so it'll work out

[@Clymax01]

Hamza Kastih 😂🤣😂

[@spectranv]

Paul: "I'll try to give a halfway decent answer" Paul *proceeds to spit straight fire for the next 5 minutes with nothing but absolute facts*

[@the_blind_hearing6]

Paul Heyman in a nutshell

[@TheLoStBoYs89]

so that match was a clint eastwood movie then stfu and know what your on about ya tit fk off.

[@walesxscarlets]

Completely dodged Braun strowman 👀

[@DannyBridie]

my goddamn ears were on fire by the end of his rant

[@eveward5512]

So you think

[@esquireputmoves663]

This man could literally sell water to the ocean.

[@Jetsgames]

Wtf

[@eiknujeciehtmij492]

Esquire Putmoves why does this make sense

[@ivenstorm]

Untrue. The only man that could sell water to the ocean is Don West. Paul unfortunately has lost it the past year or so, most of the RAW storylines the past year have been very very bad.

[@eiknujeciehtmij492]

Negative Ives he’s not talking about raw story lines he’s talking about they way Paul can take any conversation and own the fuck out of it

[@PedroHernandez-uo5si]

@@eiknujeciehtmij492 he’s saying he could do a lot of shit that ppl can’t do dumbass

[@Thatturquoisekid]

Paul Heyman could make me believe goldberg has hair

[@LordB0NER]

Paul heyman could make you believe that he himself has hair

[@patricksavage242]

August Burns Red He does have hair.

[@mohdwazeeque2893]

His goatee is made of hair

[@BrolyLSSJ01]

He does. It's just only on his face and chest.

[@SamsarasArt]

Well he does. Just not on his head

[@lukeidle145]

Vince please give Heyman creative control... WWE would be so much better

[@mfkza569]

Paul would turn WWE into ECW

[@barryswanson9708]

Hand over the Clout and?

[@cupocity303]

I always thought that Smackdown during Brock Lesnar's first title reign was the work of Paul Heyman. It had a diffrent feel to it. Now when I rewatch some of those Smackdown era matches, i can't believe that in that same era you had Raw where Triple H was trying to be Ric Flair as the leader of the evoulution - which was fine, but it didn't have that same competitive aura to it.

[@Ycekhold]

@Hand over the Clout You say that like it's a bad thing. _(grins)_

[@mickeymaniacal8423]

Hand over the Clout no he wouldn't. He'd do it better than triple H!

[@razielvampx]

He didn't say Joe couldnt beat Brock in 90 sec. He is saying he wants to see those two beat the hell out of each other.

[@chasincash8594]

Ben for 90mins

[@catchalaugh204royfriendly5]

As much as I don't like Brock Lesnar he would fuck up Samoa Joe in 90 seconds not the other way around he's a former UFC champion get a grip on how the world actually works

[@stevenjimenez6977]

@@catchalaugh204royfriendly5 this is wrestling not ufc

[@k125catu5]

Steven Jimenez so? ufc is a mixed martial arts so those guys are tough as nails

[@TheOneTakeLiveCast]

Yep vince killed that dream match at a shitty name ppv, all because he wanted roman and lesnar round two at maina 34 that turned out to be a waste of time and story.

[@SammyJoon]

Paul Heyman only speaks in Promo

[@huanglong08]

When Paul Heyman speaks, it is a promo

[@supergluehotty]

Berrrrrrroooocckk LEAEEEEEEESSSSNARRRR.

[@jairosanchez3282]

Must be real uncomfortable for the people who talk to him in real life

[@davidholzer4155]

Jim Cornette does too

[@Ajr5691]

@@davidholzer4155 jim just throws in a LOT of colorful language

[@AjaXxXDenia]

This guy could make me believe that the Earth is flat if he wanted to.

[@KC-iz3gf]

AjaXxXDenia he could make me believe the Earth is triangular

[@cyberpunkgrappling6447]

AjaXxXDenia He could make me believe that the moon is made of cardboard

[@theehhhnd5708]

Nathan Russo The Moon is made out of cheese and the Earth is cylindrical!!!!

[@deadmansshoes82]

AjaXxXDenia I guess he got in AJ Styles’ ear for a laugh.

[@Trigger_Man]

The earth IS flat.

[@PLUX4]

Paul Heyman giving positive comments on Samoa Joe, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor and AJ Styles. He definitely knows what great talent means compared to the people at WWE Headquarters.

[@ruballmalhi]

Check out the response from audience when he speaks the names of balor, joe nd rollins. It feels good when these guys are acknowledged

[@theindiandragon4821]

So, aren't Seth and Finn getting what they deserve...??!!! Lol

[@zozma38]

Rollins and Balor are both vanilla midget trash

[@ThePunk01]

Compared to the people that hired them because they see value in them? That doesn't really make sense

[@ChadTower]

More like he knows he's not talking to the people in the room. He's talking to the internet and he knows what the internet wants to hear from him.

[@davidswiggett8389]

Paul Heyman is arguably one of the best things to ever happen to wrestling.

[@weatheredtome]

How is it arguable?

[@robertt9342]

@@weatheredtome. Whether he’s the “best”

[@MajorChaos614]

no argument here!

[@Arumenuyama]

Explanation of a true expert. Few people on the planet understand wrestling as good as Heyman.

[@andykapsar4667]

id put jim cornette up there with him

[@Arumenuyama]

Andy Kapsar I wouldn’t, to be honest...

[@TheHarv68]

3:03 This gives me chills. Heyman's so right that Goldberg's son will never forget a whole stadium chanting his own name.

[@ThePaulcarter35]

Goldberg has always been the one guy that could stop brock lesnar. His comeback and destroying brock in 86 seconds was a truly amazing moment - it was like that 1998 elrctric aura that goldberg used to generate. It was f*cking awesome

[@younglove3362]

It was terrible 🙄

[@Hajun554]

@@younglove3362 disagree. majority of people would agree that it was one of the most shocking yet greatest things to see. even though the match was like 5 moves long (might be less, 2-3 spears and 1 jack hammer). 2 big credible names and a shocking moment, didn't need to be technical or hella long, they both proved that it was the greatest squash match other than brock vs cena summerslam 2014

[@ivenstorm]

@@Hajun554 It didn't need to be technical or a long match, but it had to be a match. Bill Goldberg isn't able to have a decent match even if you handed him a full packet of unused matches. The guy while looking like a visual bad ass was the embodiment of a guy who to be honest should never have gotten the push he initially got. Yes he has the size, yes he has the look, but as a performer he put more people on the shelves than any other wrestler in the past 30 years. And I'm not even talking about Bret. Go through his history during that time. Scott Steiner with a broken Orbital bone during a simple breakup, Renee Dupree being put on the shelf less than 10 seconds into his match with Goldberg, Christ how many times has Goldberg himself has given himself a concussion before he even left his own locker room. In short, F Bill Goldberg, he was a plague in the business that should never have been brought into it. All the potential in the world only to give the middle finger to actually learning how to wrestle.

[@GM-tw4el]

Say what you want about Heyman, he may be a shitty businessman, but he’s a great entertainer and storyteller who really knows how to work a crowd. I hope wwe keep him after Brock and let him build a star or a stable in the way only he can. Would be great to see him work with someone other than Brock, and not repeat the same gimmick with another MMA background wrestler.

[@kyriakoschrist]

Gary Murphy he is not a shitty businessman

[@GM-tw4el]

Maybe he's just a sneaky Jew ? There's dozens of ecw guys who hate him to this day ? I wonder why ?

[@GM-tw4el]

supreme kaioshen Paul Heyman was screwing the wrestlers long before wwe got involved. He once told his wrestlers he was crossing the border and he got all their money confiscated and didn't pay them. He was a sneaky bastard. He knew how to run shows not business. He's obviously gonna try and defend himself after being put on blast by so many people.

[@therealfrisco3859]

He is more than a great mouthpiece. He has a genius creative mind for the business. Vince is jealous of his creativity which is why he is no longer part of creative.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

I wouldn't doubt that Vince is jealous of Heyman. They say that the fastest way to ensure something _wouldn't_ happen in WWE was to get Heyman to present it to Vince as his idea. ECW never had anything like the resources to be any genuine threat to WWF or WCW (actually, it had a sort of working talent exchange relationship with WWF) but the Monday Night War is still remembered as a 3-way conflict just because of Heyman's booking talent and you can see why that would rankle with Vince.

[@mkz2017]

This is the LOGIC of storytelling. So great to hear a genius give a masterclass in psychology like this.

[@michaelfalkner1186]

I love how Heyman, though he disagrees with every other scenario presented, has no problem with that someone presented the scenario!

[@michaelfalkner1186]

@@lostalone9320 And, if it's not a stupid thing (which Brock vs. Joe certainly would NOT have been), the answer actually answers the question -- because Brock and Joe needed to go to war, not just a flash situation.

[@mrsain19]

Heyman forgot to touch on the royal rumble appetizer between survivor series and wrestlemania too. That fueled it even hotter.

[@vasilioshioureas9972]

D appetizer, Nice way to put it!

[@corkystorky]

Thank you Paul Heyman. It's really interesting that someone from ECW had to induct one from WCW to WWE hall of fame, making Goldberg's induction unique and special. I'd sure miss these days, 10 years from now we're gonna look back in this and say we're so fortunate to see all this in this lifetime.

[@SmokeZ420]

Paul honestly sells everything he talks about He could probably sell his fence to his next door neighbor

[@deviltrigger85]

This is like the best comment I've ever read.

[@hhlt3214]

i could listen to Paul Heyman talk all day! Such an amazing story teller, probably why he such a great booker!

[@arkoisagoodboy]

Some of his guys in ECW inadvertently paid their paychecks to hear him talk about when they were getting paid

[@MattrickBT]

I was at this Survivor Series and let me tell you, there was a hush that fell across the audience. There was pure pop and elation over what they were seeing, but once it was over...I think that collectively none of us knew how to react. It was the right call to put it on last.

[@jessegandy7361]

He makes everything he talks about 10x more interesting.

[@lioicxc6827]

Heyman mentions 911 back in ECW's hey-days (pun intended). For those of you who don't know what it was like, here's the feeling. I remember having to wait till 3 AM in front of TV to watch ECW. I literally had to count every minute down. There was no distraction at that time of night other than to play games on my SEGA Genesis. I would surf through late night shows, music videos and MTV's Beavis & Butthead to keep me entertained. There was no playing around with a smartphone, no social media because they hadn't come out with that technology yet. Only around 98-99 I had access to Virtual Places Chat (Yea, before Myspace and all of that...) ECW would usually jump off with Taz doing a semi-kayfabe, semi-shoot promo cussing the hell out of Vince McMahon and WWE (then known as WWF). Either that or there would be an on-going match with a crazy end-twist that would keep you tuned in. Insane music, cheap graphics, any feeling of sleep would instantly go away. It was extreme time. A suited Joey Styles would handle color commentary by himself. No budget for fancy spotlights and fireworks wasted on useless talent; no overly "hot" valets or female wrestlers to distract from the wrestling itself. There were a few above-average looking chicks as valets. The type of girls you'd meet at a bar. Made it look real. The crazy "smarks" of the ECW arena were always up on their wrestling; the hype crowd handing out weapons to the wrestlers during matches. Always a thrill seeing 911 chokeslam some dude through 4 tables or the Gangstas come out to "Natural Born Killaz" with New Jack rocking his 2Pac shirt and bandana only to leave both opponents and themselves bloodied... The Eliminators were arguably the greatest tag-team ever but they get no credit, maybe because John Kronus died (of an overdose?) and Perry... (I don't know, he's off to Saturn maybe?) Not to mention Sabu. How he would singlehandedly change the mechanics to these wrestling matches with innovative use of tables and chairs and high-flying daredevil maneuvers that made him a draw. When Rob Van Dam came later in the game, it made Shawn Michaels look like he could learn a move or two. Speaking of which, I'd wake up next morning to WWE's lame Face VS Heel formula featuring characters like Duke the Dumpster Drowse, Doink The Clown and the Godwinnz (to name a few... Thank God they had Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker and Razor Ramon back then). Enough said. This is my longest post ever but at least some of you now have an idea what it was like. Sorry I didn't mean to sound like those bitter old dudes talking about the "good ole days" but to be honest, the 90's were the best times all-around when you look at music, sports and even social life.

[@isabelmahosi9398]

lio icxc how long did that take

[@lioicxc6827]

Isabel Mahosi a while lol

[@PuertoDaDon]

As someone born about a year before the Invasion its safe to say i never got to experience WCW or ECW to their fullest extent,so comments like this rlly help me understand the perspective. I have a few questions if you don't mind: 1.How old were you during the time u watched ECW? 2.Did the violence make sense storyline wise? 3.Was the crowd as hot as One Night Stand 2006 on every show? And lastly: 4.Having now acces to promotions like NJPW, AEW, TNA etc. do you think any less of the ECW "garbage style" of wrestling?

[@lioicxc6827]

@@PuertoDaDon I was in my late teens. The storylines didn't always justify the display of that much violence but the rebellious hardcore attitude of the times confirmed by the art movements of the times (Grunge music, heavy metal, gangsta rap, extreme sports) made fans give the thumbs up to more and more violence. The mid 90's were almost a contrast to say the 70's peace movements of the hippies. We weren't as sensitive to everything as we are today.... Yes. The crowds were always as hot as that PPV and the Philly arena was crazy. Some knew about NJPW through Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazines, we were smart marks. Fans today have been spoiled and over saturated with so much wrestling accessibility (Internet and on broadcast). Back then we had to wait to see it which made the product seem more gratifying... We knew wresting could be presented in various ways since we were exposed to Lucha Libre with the luchadors on Spanish TV and those with cable TV would catch some independent wrestling events here and there. Fans subconsciously were aware that ECW offered a well balanced mixture of Japan style, Lucha and American wrestling so looking back the product was and still is good even when in comparison to AEW or TNA etc because it wasn't so much about the image quality, decor and fireworks. It was the fact that it was so shitty in production, that we got to see the more realistic personalities of the wrestlers that we only knew as cartoon characters in WWE, that the wrestlers were free to express their talent, and that we didn't feel like our intelligence was being insulted, that the storylines were so much more reflective of our reality, and that it was everything the system (WWE) wasn't.

[@PuertoDaDon]

@@lioicxc6827 Wow,thank you so much for the quick response.I also belive that wrestling has become such a fenomenon that(altough good for profits and ratings and introducing wrestling to new audiences)the "wow" factor of it is gone.Fans are not as invested and angles such as Dustin Rhodes blading being considered "Risky" is just stupid considering we are talking about a sport focused on big men trying to (sometimes) kill each other. I can see how passionate you are about ECW and the fact that many others are just as passionate as you means that it rlly was that good.Paul Heyman is in my opinion the best mic worker on the planet,maybe of all time(also a creative genius who actually understands wrestling) and i rlly hope he finds a way to get involved more either in WWE writing or anywhere else. I guess what i am hoping for is to find a product that can get me as passionate about it as you are about ECW. Thank you again for the insight sir!

[@chandantandon0302]

This man is a Wrestling Genius!!!!

[@cworld95]

As someone who HATED the Lesnar/Goldberg match at Survivor Series, and someone who DESPISED the fact that 50-year old Goldberg beat Kevin Owens for the Universal Title... By god, I think Paul Heyman just retroactively sold be on the whole of Goldberg's last run. This guy could seriously sell snow to the Eskimo's.

[@rockmusicfan9278]

Honestly at the time I was right there with you. The only issue for me was at mania it was for the title. Yet at the same time if they had kept the belt on Owens I feel like there would have been nowhere for him to go after mania. The same way there wasn't for him with the US title after mania.

[@2teej742]

Paul heyman is one of the single most articulate people in sports period this man can sell a fight and can pay tribute to people like no other. Very very very impressive and very kind words from the father of ecw.

[@SouthJerseySam]

How Heyman isn't part of the so-called creative team or even a booker for matches in WWE today is beyond me. He gets these guys more than Vince ever could. He sees the potential more than Vince ever could.

[@OddOneOut99]

The intellect of this man is uncanny a true genius

[@frankunodostres473]

the thing about believability is something that lays in the hand of the management: i would like to see more midcarders get a chance against the huge stars (lesnar, strowman, undertaker, etc.) and give them a good fight. don't let them win but let them kick out of something you might not expect and make it last longer than a squash. in other words: make your up-and-coming guys look good and boost the credibillity of your whole roster. cena's open challenge was a good first step but we need more of that. every single man in the roster (except the joke characters) should have a certain level of credibility. nowadays only guys in the title scene have that and the rest of the roster are miles behind. fans are led to believe their mom could beat heath slater in a match. and at the same time, there is noone in wwe who can beat lesnar or reigns. there has to be more in between the 2 extremes.

[@molsy1768]

Issue with that idea is that finishers aren't finishers anymore. Ruins the whole premise of a star putting away a mid carder convincingly

[@Enforcedformula]

I was at this show and it was wild seeing it live, I remember Looking In shock and awe with what happened the whole arena was stunned and it was insane. Such a great memory

[@pbehera7526]

He should be the booker of Raw & SmackDown

[@suckmychin151]

50% Granted

[@Statistica101]

Man oh man.. this man can sell you to yourself... Amazing mic skills... Paul Heyman is arguably one the best of all time on mic, if not the best, in WWE...

[@eclectica1]

So good to see Heyman out of character here, he's no less enchanting as a result. You could listen to the man talk for hours about the business.

[@robertt9342]

Goldberg was an extremely limited wrestler, but he performed his role well and he was ultimately entertaining. I like Goldberg and his character.

[@callumaltair9806]

It wasn't Bill's fault. They took him out of The Factory three months into his training..

[@robertt9342]

@@callumaltair9806. For sure, but I am ok with how it turned out.

[@wadud92]

I knew Goldberg was always going to win. Goldberg doesn't return for Survivor Series and loses and goes 1 and 1 with Lesnar. No, it was always going to Wrestlemania. Did I expect 90 seconds? HEEEEELLLL NO. I am still in shock. It was fucking amazing. There was NO match since WM 30 that gave such a big talking point

[@ivenstorm]

it gave talking points for the wrong reasons. You had Goldberg, a guy who hadn't wrestled a single match since 15 years prior, beating a guy like Brock Lesnar who was arguably the most dominant guy in the business today short of Minoru Suzuki from New Japan. It would be a different story if Goldberg had been wrestling up until 2 years prior and he came back and dominated Brock. He chose to be a family man and do whatever he has been doing for the past 15 years, and that's fine. No problem with that. But there are so many other performers that could have challenged Brock and beat him, even in a 90 second match.

[@wadud92]

Negative Ives There is NO such thing as a talking point as the "wrong" reason in wrestling. You seem to forget what the product we love does. Also, a returning Goldberg after 2 years dominating is not a shock. 15 years retired swashing the most dominant guy in (western) wrestling since, well himself. Now that is the shock of the century.

[@ivenstorm]

I still think its a dumb booking decision. I can see how people would have liked it, but for me, it killed all hype for Brock instantly. It was even worse when they gave Bill the championship, and had him beat much more talented guys with ease. I always hated Goldberg, and always will.

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

I don't disagree with you about Goldberg's win being a great shock talking point, but I would contest your statement that "There is NO such thing as a talking point as the "wrong" reason in wrestling." Best example of something being talked about for the "wrong" reason? Chris Benoit.

[@ScionOfTheSeventhDawn]

"15 years retired swashing the most dominant guy in (western) wrestling since, well himself. Now that is the shock of the century." No, that is burying the entire working, active and *not* retired WWE roster that couldn't lay a finger on Lesnar since at least 2013 by having old retired grampa show how easy it is to take Lesnar down and how everybody else on the roster sucks.

[@raziel249]

Paul needs to head creative @ WWE! I'll go see if pigs are flying...

[@universe2823]

Raziel he's now head of raw

[@pikapika4312]

Creative Content the pigs are flying 😂

[@osolatino18]

I saw flying bacon

[@drizzyfest6285]

Joseph Bennett djchsjssn ok no?

[@Juggalo972]

He put over everyone in this video because he believe's they all worked hard to be where they're at, and even built it up based on the morals of hard work vs shock value. I don't see anyone else really doing that with a purity like Paul Heyman does and it still to this day makes even me have goosebumps the way Heyman talks.

[@alihusnain3200]

Inside the ropes + Paul Heyman = 🔥🔥🔥

[@ayazchaudhry7868]

Goldberg was always matchless, Brock stood nowhere in front of Goldberg when Gold was at his peak,

[@ivenstorm]

You seem to forget that Goldberg was booked as a monster, whereas Brock actually is a monster. So while Brock might not have been booked like Goldberg, he is a much more credible wrestler and fighter than Goldberg. To be fair, Goldberg was booked to be unbeatable in 2 minute stomp fests. That was his gimmick. Whereas Samoa Joe, for example, also remained undefeated for a long period of time and was actually able to pull off amazing matches regardless of who he faced. Bottom line, imo, Goldberg should have lost a long time before he actually lost, and Joe shouldn't have lost to Angle, he should have lost to Styles or Daniels, or even to an upset victory against Jay Lethal.

[@marcleon1513]

Ayaz chaudhry You’re a mark. Steven Regal kicked Goldbergs ass just watch the match. “Goldberg was always matchless “ because he was booked that way. Brock was legit. Hell Jericho Kicked Goldbergs ass.

[@coyoterx6002]

Goldberg’s matches were always pretty garbage. His 50-0 streak was 99% against jobbers.

[@vincentandrews6230]

Coyote Rx No

[@coyoterx6002]

Vincent Andrews yes!

[@andykapsar4667]

paul heyman really is great. he eats wrestling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. hes forgotten more about promoting than most will ever know

[@stream_gene]

The beauty of the Goldberg/Brock feud and their matches is that it was booked to the same philosophy that Heyman booked ECW, play to the strengths of your talents and hide their drawbacks. Goldberg's box office was in this hard hitting, no nonsense squashes and that's precisely what their matches were, nothing but big money moves and spots, no downtime. You put Lesnar and Goldberg in a lengthy competitive match you get, well, Mania 20.

[@daviddavif8483]

Goldberg is da man, he was the only reason why i watch wrestling.

[@Dan-ch8kv]

He was boring overall. His hype was solid, but when it came to his matches he didn’t have any pizzaz. He was just big and intimidating looking with no wrestling skill.

[@ratsatsitelejane]

Funny how the seth rollins scenario was actually booked for both wrestlemania 35 and summerslam '19

[@utzuah7823]

Hate him or like him, Heyman has a great wrestling mind. He sees things like no one else. Not only creatively, but also as a business.

[@pd7608]

He turned into Alfred Hitchcock

[@lawlowmusic5571]

Paul praising Finn Balor the way he did genuinely made my day. Finn Balor is extremely underrated and I can’t wait to see him regain the title he never lost: Universal Title.

[@donatofarid9685]

Love How Paul says do u think Seth Rollins can kick Brock Lesnars ass in 90 seconds...then about a year later at wrestle mania Seth practically does 😂

[@kasibc]

Donato Farid low blow is much more different than clean

[@donatofarid9685]

KASIbc2003 that very true…good point 👍

[@JZea-ow6rg]

Back when Paul Heyman was in charge of Smackdown, it was so entertaining and exciting to watch.

[@jonferris1297]

Smackdown is very good.

[@stevenkunzer9027]

Treasure of the wrestling industry. Say what you want about Heyman, but he has wrestling in his blood.

[@Christopherjazzcat]

Man Paul Hayman is such a great talker. I almost bought it. We have seen what Mox can be without WWE restraints on him, so that reference really didn't age well. They could have done the same thing with Joe to kick off a feud. They kinda did, but it didn't happen in a match so it didn't count for much in the end.

[@Trollsty]

Paul can work a crowd like no one else. The man just has an insane talent for it. And his skills as a public speaker are insane. He knows how to turn a crowd that hates him into a crowd that can’t take their eyes off of him. He’s honestly a legend in his own right.

[@pvsanford4955]

But had to be for the universal title? I wanted to see the rematch at wrestlemania but not for the universal title, it should had been Owens vs Jericho for the universal title

[@daddydoodle]

Yep! Owens did the heavy lifting all year. JeriKO breakup was a hot story with the title already in there, their match at WM would have been a showstealer. But nope! The way they took it off KO was so obvious they only did it because it was time to insert it into Lesnar - Goldberg story.

[@topeconhello]

So looking back Heyman mentions wanting Lesnar to work with Rollins/Balor but didnt work out. Now Lesnar has fought Balor and fighting Rollins at mania.

[@saltedllama2759]

It was a well booked run, and their matches were exactly what they should've been: brutal, explosive, with two killers who can tear down buildings.

[@MizfitZer0]

He is just an amazing talker and he believes everything he says which just makes you want to sit and pay attention to every word that comes out of his mouth and on top of that you just see the passion in his face and body language when he talks about wrestling. He genuinely loves it

[@93kronic]

Being their live to witness that. I can tell you after the first spear nodody was sitting down. Completely shocked for sure. That was also a WCW moment and it was great see.

[@neverfeartruth6460]

I was THERE for that match in my hometown of Toronto! I took my 14 yt old daughter who was a huge fan and we like the entire crowd were confused, stunned and pissed off because OF HOW fast the Main Event was! We were in the 2nd row ringside that night! It was INCRDIBLE!

[@JohnThaDreamer]

Paul Heyman, arguably, the greatest mind in professional wrestling. Salute! 💯

[@chinobambino1181]

would pay money to hear heyman and cornette in the booking and writers room because at first i heard cornettes opinion on this match and i thought god damn hes so rite.. then i watch this and think well god damn pauls so rite... both have such amazing wrestlinng intellgiance its crazy

[@EmmaBonn96]

They’re really two sides of the same coin And I don’t think you can find two people with more collective knowledge on the wrestling industry Both came up as photographers One conserves the past One innovates the future

[@michaeldepinto3562]

Paul Heyman is Awesome and you know he just gets wrestling better then most

[@Logicalfear2001]

I could listen to Paul talk stories forever!!

[@andywilson4826]

Heyman: Do you really believe that Seth Rollins could kick Brock Lesnar's ass? WrestleMania 35: Am I a joke to you?

[@wacko37]

That was fake

[@andywilson4826]

@@wacko37 r/whoosh

[@slashandbones13]

"in 90 seconds"

[@Darkfox129]

I was there for that too lol

[@Satyamgautam-bw6dp]

That was completely fake but the fight took place b/w lesnar and seth on summerslam was almost real

[@jaded9234]

Why haven't I seen this clip before, I love the way he describes. If you go back and watch Heyman's initial promos when he initially hinted at Goldberg's return, it was just awesome. In a way, he basically set Goldberg up as the the mythical force that everyone always had in the back of their mind. In a way, I'd say that the legendary "aging gunslinger" was the 'final boss'. A guy Brock could not intimidate, look down on, and would not fold. Like the true challenge Brock would have to test himself with, on his own terms. Thae fact that Brock and Goldberg are good friends, helped them work immensely well. I also wonder if Deon "Primetime" Sanders, watched the match, since he and Goldberg have been good friends since they played together in the NFL.

[@edwardmoon5221]

Almost exactly what he said about Goldberg at the hof

[@acebi_ly9246]

'Seth Rollins couldn't kick Brock's ass in 90 seconds' He did it 2:30. 150 seconds. That's pretty close.

[@solarius1993]

seth went low,because he gets torn apart by brock in a fair wrestling match

[@acebi_ly9246]

@@solarius1993 what is fair about a match where one of the contenders have been attacked before the match ?

[@patandriano2919]

Goldberg is 2-1 against Lesnar, I'm surprised they're leaving it like that, because Goldberg still owns Lesnar.

[@johnselwitz5362]

Pat Andriano Not to mention easily eliminating Brock in the 2017 Royal Rumble

[@user-nl6lz4pg3q]

Fast forward a year later he messed it all up at super showdown fighting an aging Undertaker

[@antipeter8013]

Because he didn't listen to Heyman

[@RelTheKing]

I loved this squash match because like in other sports there are upsets and blowouts. Wrestling should be no different. There should be more unexpected squash matches

[@petergavin4307]

Agree there should be more squash and blowouts matches especially unexpected one

[@tonyfrazier3364]

Why doesn’t Paul Hayman do the storylines for the WWE he has it going

[@MizzzyMike]

He's honestly such a great promoter

[@josephgreen7760]

Lots respect for him for giving Goldberg that win for his family’s sake

[@younglove3362]

It'll all make sense when the Goldberg fans are past on. It won't be long.

[@thecoasterfollower3564]

Fancy way of saying “Because Goldberg can’t wrestle more than 2 minutes”

[@LighthawkTenchi]

That was his whole thing in WCW. He was built up with squash matches, which worked for his character. Marathon matches wouldn't work for Goldberg's character arc.

[@LighthawkTenchi]

@Isma Styles When was WCW bought by Vince McMahon again? Once you get that answer, you can kiss my ass with that attitude

[@alibalaei3092]

Ohh you can say it because goldberg is 53 years old . And my question is this : what would you expect from a 53 years old guy ?

[@Lord.wallace]

Somebody fuckin gets it lol Jesus. Comments full of green wrestling fans

[@thecoasterfollower3564]

@@alibalaei3092 What would I expect? I dunno how about DONT CHOOSE A FUCKING 53 YEAR OLD GUY

[@d4148]

I wish he would've been asked "what was the point of you putting Finn Balor over, saying he was the one guy he might, just might, best brock lesner. if they didn't do anything with him for months on end"

[@kitpalmer1583]

chershey Heyman isn't the booker lol

[@cerealboy3763]

cause they realised Balor is a midget with no promo skills

[@wrighj]

chershey and that’s Heymans fault because .....?

[@ammar675]

cereal boy he just said why.

[@d4148]

Big Virgil i wasn't saying it was Heymans fault. I was just asking why would he be booked to do it for no reason

[@210Dinero]

Look at Heyman working all of us marks... and we gleefully fall for it every time.

[@shane-irish]

Best mic work guy ever

[@gandalf_thegrey]

"I want to see Brock Vs Joe not for 90 seconds, but for 90 minutes" I take this, please.

[@justinstephens6890]

Is there a full interview? No luck finding it.

[@Cherubim666999]

watching goldberg destroy brokc was the best damn thing ive seen in a long long time

[@1nterzept661]

The way Heyman answers feels like he is making a promo. It's so amazing

[@htftunes9553]

Could listen to this guy all day. A true raconteur like Kevin Smith.

[@pritam1754]

Man....I use to hate this guy......but sorry man I accept I was wrong....he is so amazing

[@sakyon6621]

As Brock manager when he steps up on the ring he always does his best so you have to hate him as his persona but damn he's such mic skills

[@ANAS-ex3ru]

Indians love corporately created men like roman and cena.. I m not saying thay they are bad but cant be legend like brock,goldberg, undertaker, stone cold... So india is controlled by wwe but hardcore fans knows it.

[@ChiefKeefsosa300]

1:55 Paul doesn’t head nod .. he under chin shakes 🤣🤣

[@cumexolaf3276]

20 years ago I thought he was fat. Today I think he was slim.

[@TheWestCoastGreenery]

Paul's an awesome guy in some of the documentaries and shorts with youtubers I've seen, tremendous, and kind hearted.

[@waltmclendon7906]

He's straight on point with this one. 👉

[@trevorbyron1727]

That's the thing...when Paul heyman takes the Mike, the world watches...He manages to draw the attention of everyone...a masterful showman

[@yourchannel693]

goldberg really deserved it..he was the only one who was above lesner.

[@PierzStyx]

Every successful wrestler is, except for maybe Mick Foley.

[@matts4240]

Is that what you got from this promo? The point was that Goldberg was the best story, not that he was "above" anyone.

[@fallencolossi]

Matt S Goldberg the best

[@zeeshanm5933]

Matt S he was above everyone he had a streak that no one is wcw ecw wwf/wwe has a streak bigger than goldberg because he's the man

[@ivenstorm]

@Steven Willett I respectfully disagree and I'll tell you why. There have been guys in the business who are capable from both a story perspective and a wrestling perspective that easily outshine Bill Goldberg. Bill Goldberg was the product of right time, right place and nothing more. In another environment he wouldn't have gotten the push that he did. If you had Bill Goldberg go up through the ranks of the independents prior to his major run with WCW, I have my serious doubts that he would have gotten the infamy that he did. During his tenure in WCW there were opportunities for other more talented performers to easily give him his first loss. William Regal and DDP both come to mind immediately. Outside of WCW, you had the Samoan Badass Samoa Joe. A guy whose undefeated streak was based on having proper matches, proper 15-20 minute matches with recognizable people making them look like a million bucks rather than bulldozing through them. Mind you he came in to the game 10 years after Bill Goldberg, but the point still stands. And then you get guys like Meng/Haku who realistically make Bill Goldberg look like a child playing with toys. Haku if he was ever pushed the way he should have been pushed, would have been the guy to beat in WCW. But he was a soft spoken, kind hearted soul so it wasn't viable for him to take on that role. There are dozens of performers capable of taking down Lesnar legitimately in a wrestling environment(not MMA). Goldberg was booked based on his previous WCW run and nothing else. Having him at 51 years old take down a guy who is 11 years younger, in less than 30 seconds? That wasn't a smart booking decision.

[@goergeruth8001]

I would like to hear him speak on Sabu, why he sabotage Sabu finally getting a good pay day from WCW, and how he thinks that effected his career

[@benjiman7454]

Paul Heyman could probably sell me a ps2 when Ps5 comes out. He's THAT GOOD!

[@XRPDegen]

Goddamn! Heyman made me enjoy the match talking about it more than watching it live 😆👍 Wish he could narrate my day or something

[@shadhinov]

Lesnar had trouble with strength, Goldberg. Lesnar had trouble with technical finesse, AJ styles. Lesnar is weak at speed, Finn balor. so overall the story can be Lesnar is slowing down. All he needs is a combo of strength, technical prowess, and speed. And you have someone believable that can beat Brock Lesnar. Charlotte Flair is a female version of exactly that. Man. A young ruthless aggression John Cena would have been a good candidate, Brett Hart would have been a perfect candidate.

[@lukehatfield4392]

Heyman is one of the absolute best is wrestling. Like OH MY GOD this man is a freaking genius.

[@prince_sach50]

Heyman for CREATIVE

[@alexandrelins8808]

3:55 his Goldberg acting is gold

[@mattnichols6932]

Goldberg was an mma fighter before becoming a wrestler. Other than his size, that's why it was believable.

[@INCNetski]

Honestly love how Heyman distinguished two different match styles. There is a key difference between Beating and outlasting.

[@ScottishDayZer]

I'm gonna say it, Brock as a WWE wrestler/superstar whatever you wanna call it, is overrated. A legit fighter, yes...but he's not worthy of the runs he's been given, the no doubt stupid money he's earning. Think of all his good matches and he NEEDS someone to make him look good. Look at WM against Reigns last week, essentially a drawn out match where he had 95% of the match time to do whatever he wanted with a rag doll and it was boring. Anytime he gets an opponent who he can do anything with and is guaranteed a win, it's the same suplex city bitch, throw em around a bit, bash off some barriers or steps and F5.

[@lordreaper7569]

Craig Fraser ohhh so you must hate the undertaker and Kane right and stone cold and Shawn ?

[@blueberty6815]

He draws. It's as simple as that.

[@semimaster83]

u just got to give Paul so much credit....he KNOWS how to make things work, he sees what can work and what wont work, one of the great minds in the business that everyone will be talking about