WWE 2K17 interview with Paul Heyman goes wrong "I'm going to get you fired"

Interviewing Paul Heyman about WWE 2k17 sounded like a great idea at the time but as our reporter Ben Wilson found out it wasn't an easy ride.
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[@kingbeef5076]

Kudos to Heyman for keeping kayfabe alive in 2016.

[@himoverthere6716]

A rare art only really done by him, and Broken Matt Hardy.

[@D3Mp5]

Interviewer really should have realised he was interviewing a wrestling character and interacted accordingly.

[@owenbradley726]

fucking love heyman, needs an oscar

[@awsmmediaguy]

The Oscars need Paul Heyman

[@thedoseoftruth7204]

when is the release date of this game

[@countryfan64]

October 11

[@justanotherguy972]

Owen Bradley soccer trash

[@owenbradley726]

irrelevant failure

[@Wannabe_Baby]

It's so funny to see all the non-wrestling fans get pissed off over someone playing a character. :D

[@wrestlingfan100]

I was almsot same when I was young. Pretty weird if I think of that old times. On the other hand I maybe enjoyed wrestling more, because it was "real" to me. If you remember Matrix: "Ignorance is bliss". :D

[@AMAZINGFANTASYSPORTSGAMING]

what if you found out all sports are predetermined...?

[@yeahyukerson4511]

all that means, is that he has done his job

[@whatwhatwhatwhat3953]

Or maybe wrestling fans just try to react based on the character? Uhmmm what do you want us to do, cheer the heels like Paul and boo the faces like Roman? You have no idea that you people are also a part of the crap that makes wrestling less entertaining and logical these days

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Cara Macaroni Lol, you're part of the reason that wrestling's standards are so low nowadays. If you unconditionally accept Roman -- as your comment seems to suggest that you do -- then WWE have no incentive to get better at creating stars, improve their storytelling or listen to the fans. You criticise me for making wrestling less logical (as if that's somehow my fault, not WWE's), when also telling me I'm wrong for not cheering for someone who I have no reason to cheer for? That's illogical. Besides, if you'd bothered to read the other comments, it would be clear that the people saying "omg this guy is such an asshole" don't watch wrestling or have any idea how wrestlers (and managers) play their characters. Nor do they know who Paul Heyman is.

[@MrBaronCabron]

Can't believe people actually believe he's actually like this. He's a character in WWE...he's not going to drop his persona for an interview. I haven't watched wrestling since around 2006 and I really appreciate Haymen keeping it old school here.

[@Tev_N]

Peeps, his not really pissed off. It's heymans persona for the interview. His actualy a nice guy.

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

And a BIG family man :)

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

What? Have you been drinking today? We were talking about Heyman and you came in like an RKO out of nowhere, with that babble about the interviewer? XD could have been said a whole lot nicer too, kind of coming off as a prick... :/

[@kareemmasri3934]

Vulcan Raven wouldn't that make it difficult if someone wanted an honest-to-god interview though? I'm not mad, I'm just assuming.

[@ahmedshaheem956]

@Vulcan Raven NO HE'S NOT

[@Britton_Thompson]

No he is not. He may be in character here but he's no nice guy in real life. He's a smug jerk who treats the people working under him horribly

[@McGovP]

Heyman is one of the greatest wrestling minds in history. This is 100% a work.

[@wickerxman]

Totally agree. An absolute genius.

[@EmmaDoll95]

I like him too

[@ja6737]

Yeah because you'd slap him about if he spoke like that to you

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

I think Heyman is a 100% work :)

[@remag3295]

WA waheeeeey

[@Deadpool_64]

Only a Sith deals in absolutes, Paul Heyman is a Sith Lord.

[@joshbarrett6502]

teach me the way of the Heyman

[@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian]

Darth Heyman

[@pullupthen5073]

People love to say that wrestling is fake and tell people that they are idiots for watching something fake. Yet when a guy goes into and interview acting with his fake character they bash him. What the hell do you want?

[@MrJaysoul13]

Movies are fake but people watch them all the time

[@pullupthen5073]

The Warrior TWTW thank you captain obvious

[@algol291]

He sounded, and acted legitimately pissed. But he's an actor, so I don't know what to believe. I only know Paul Heyman from ECW, when I was a kid, and he's not the same, if this is him now.

[@marsdegraff9629]

Every time someone says "wrestling is fake" I respond with "really I had no clue, did you know that movies /anime/ cartoons and even video games are fake too??" .... Fuck outta here captain obvious

[@genxsir1570]

Paul Heyman is a freaking genius. If current WWE creative team had one tenth of the creativity Heyman has, WWE wouldn't be the crap product it is today.

[@MikeErnesto]

Gino Picart so why dont they use him then, hard to believe that hasnt crossed their minds

[@anishsantosh5387]

+Mike Moran they used to but Vince fired him because of creative difference.

[@MrJaysoul13]

Totally Agree

[@MyKurtAngle]

Gino Picart guess what, he's now in the creative team.

[@SWPlex]

Paul Heyman is actually working with the creative Team because he demands more money and so he has to work more for that money

[@j_obaymaac2886]

lol so many people that dont know shit about kayfabe

[@MikeErnesto]

LEGENDARY IceMan don't give a shit is different from not knowing shit

[@spillett7475]

Nor should they

[@Nami]

+Mike Moran You're absolutely right. Fortunately, "don't give a shit," doesn't apply here.

[@j_obaymaac2886]

***** why? what i have done to get called bitch....

[@TheOnlyMJS]

To clarify, he's a WWE Manager and Paul Heyman is in Character. He's old school. He does not break character nearly ever. You pissed off? Good. That in the Wrestling world is doing a good job.

[@thealmighty548]

Paul heyman always in character even if he a restaurant with brock he'll say "Brock You Going To Let Em Mess up your order" Paul have no life to me

[@wrestlingfan100]

Heyman is one of the best promoter in the world of professional wrestling. But I don't liked the promos he cut during the feud Lesnar had with Undertaker. Because he mixed Kayfabe a bit too much with reality and pointed Undertakers "real him" out (old and he was in hospital a.s..o) Yes it is true, and we all know also an Undertakers becomes old and has to retire at one point, but to rub that under our noses is shit. Made the Undertaker just look weak for nothing. And as a heel manager you wnat to shit on your wrestlers oponoent, but you don't want to make him look small. Because who wants to watch a match "Beast vs. Old Fart"?

[@fujiwuji891]

I was more pissed off the stupid questions asked lol. Who are these people?

[@rashanstorms6007]

Wrestling Fan stop being a sensitive bitch

[@wrestlingfan100]

Sorry, but the Undertaker is THE greatest Character in the pro Wrestling business and I am a fan of him. So yes, I am bitching if I have the feeling someone fucks with his career and legacy, no matter for what purpose! :P

[@itspeejay]

So many people getting worked in the comments.... welcome to the world of wrestling!

[@hazim9529]

A shitty world indeed.

[@TheJoker-pr5oh]

No Genres nah, just doesn't involve bitches like you

[@danielsarn3823]

Who said kayfabe was dead! Paul E. is the master!

[@KuyaMars9692]

"If your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle" 😂😂

[@XxAverageG]

I think Paul Heyman and Donald Trump would be best friends.😂

[@AmishGrande]

I'm your mum's best friend.

[@CarbonZombie]

maybe Paul's character

[@martyc909]

XxAverageG1107 the character of Paul Heyman would be one of his biggest supporters.

[@RandomGreatVideos]

Amish Grande shut up you stupid idiot...you deserve to live in 3rd world country.

[@RandomGreatVideos]

Amish Grande I knew you live in third world country because you are stupid idiot.

[@jackmakeham4108]

Most likely Paul's just sticking in character. Just to make sure kayfabe won't die (for the millionth time) again.

[@Jrock3891]

He certainly is doing a great job, being in character.

[@ty_-je8wf]

Jack Mako Most likely? *Very obviously

[@cookiemonstaa1930]

Jack Mako i hate the way he says Brooock leesssnaaarr 😐😂

[@HellfireHellesto]

"Most likely". Its called kayfabe. And Heyman always sticks to it.

[@HellfireHellesto]

@@cookiemonstaa1930 cool story

[@RoleReverse]

“I’m having an allergic reaction to stupidity” lol 😂

[@TheHawkTheHawk]

You can tell he's playing. Heyman is hilarious. I'd be cracking up sitting across from him.

[@CannibalShadow]

He's in character guys, relax lol.

[@ViperSpielt]

What a camera presents from Heyman. Can listen to him 24/7. Great guy.

[@popcrnshower]

lol Paul Heyman treats his entire life like its a work

[@TheMAC010]

its joke guys relax he is just playing a character

[@drewsnow3237]

Ha Ha funny joke! he can abuse an interviewer who is only doing his job, and doing it in the most civil of manner! wow how ingenious is that! right? the most creative joke since trump ran for president!

[@donda2111]

Yes because this is staged. Duh.

[@19rick91abc]

The interviewer will be in on it. Relax, it's all just an act.

[@drewsnow3237]

were they in on it though?

[@drewsnow3237]

To me it sounded like the interviewer was pretty shaken up in a way even the best actor would struggle to come across as.

[@jeremyjames3832]

This is why he is probably the best manager in wrestling history. The only person you could possibly argue with is Bobby The Brain.

[@NaraShikamaru21]

Paul Heyman is a treasure to the world of professional wrestling.

[@WeAreBXC]

He is playing his Paul Heyman characterfrom WWE TV

[@jamesvinson3998]

Paul Heyman sold the shit out of being pissed off at that PR guy.

[@muhdfarhan3836]

Lost my shit when Heyman said "Bailey,bailey...you want bailey"🤣🤣

[@MUNCH13T1M3]

Anyone notice that the only people that are using kayfabe still in the company are Heyman and Lesnar? Wish all wrestlers and managers still acted outside of the ring as they do in the ring.

[@Punninator1]

There are many that still use kayfabe. The Undertaker, Cena, The Wyatts, Daniel Bryan, many others. Nobody can preserve kayfabe 100% of the time unless their characters are one and the same, but some do a much better job than others.

[@bigzclipz5104]

MunchieTime nah Brock lesnar is always like that . He give two shit about anybody . He a farm boy n hate the big cities lol .

[@KristinaBrandorff]

How could you forget the Miz? :) Kayfabe is everything to him :)

[@herculesmwp7983]

i personally love the videos of the wwe superstars outside of the ring, it lets us see that they are also people just like us...Except a hell of a lot more famous.

[@filmgeekstudios4393]

He's not in WWE, but Matt Hardy is taking kayfabe to a whole new level

[@cthrower2]

Paul is the best at what he does. He's so good he tricked people into thinking this was foreal!

[@Canniman]

He is clearly in character here! Heyman is brilliant. One of the best things in the WWE and a great link to the past glory days of Sports Entertainment.

[@Michael_Jopling]

He's in character here and great at promos.

[@bertrandmiles676]

that was great work

[@KingJeremy77]

That was awesome!

[@Justin_Anime]

This was amazing :)!

[@factsbutthurtyourfeelings7708]

please don't ever retire Paul!!! You're the only person that could revive the attitude era and all its greatness!!!!!

[@ejaylatino1660]

Great interview Paul Heyman was great

[@Dan-hg8ns]

Why was this video just posted a week ago when the interview was obviously done over the summer?

[@b_side8669]

I see a lot of comments thinking that this is real it isn't it's just him in character ppl geez get over it

[@GothicThought21]

It's real to me damnit.

[@LeeAnthonySyxxx]

worked

[@ahmedshaheem956]

Nope

[@marlon1171]

The man fascinates me! He truly has rare abilities as a caracter actor and i simply don’t understand why he didn’t make it to the big screens in hollywood and on broadway theatre... Paul is still young enough that he could do that, i hope he does...

[@HoundHimself]

is this one of those kayfabe things? if so then it is great! blurred lines between fiction and reality, if it ain't then Paul Heyman is the fat guy who lives in his mum's basement but somehow got rich by accident *don't get triggered wrestling fans! it's just a joke* hard to convey sarcasm through text comments :(

[@shatgan]

After doing a quick google search noticed that the guy is not an avarage fat guy, he is actually a very high profile figure in the wrestling and the bussiness world, also has very high IQ

[@davidswinton3522]

He's a jewish mystic, he IS trying to help the interviewer from living such a lousy life.. Intelligence comes from presentation too.. It's called Geometry…

[@HoundHimself]

guys please don't gimme so much hate, i don't follow WWE as much, kayfabe is kinda dead nowadays but Heyman must be one of those old school kayfabe guys then! pretty good stuff!

[@davidswinton3522]

No just informing! All good..

[@HoundHimself]

is all good, good to see kayfabe is not a forgotten art then! i miss the attitude eta

[@McYami]

People know that professional wrestling is scripted, yet think this interview is 100% real? Nice one people!

[@jerseydevil3433]

Here come the YTP's.

[@silver47official]

Eh?!

[@tarunvaswani1334]

Danimal KZbin Poops. Search ytp on KZbin. Thanks me later

[@kwayy14]

Heyman tried to keep the focus on the video game. Thats all

[@jlove4life75]

best interview ever

[@eyes1184]

You could just feel Paul Heyman going to town when staying in character, having a great time. Even the interviewer can't help but chuckle. And I imagine the person Paul Heyman threatens off camera to have fired is probably smiling.

[@jw870206]

From the moment the interview started, when Paul adjusted the loose squeaky table with that antagonistic look and exasperated sigh after having seen that teaser excerpt at the beginning of the video, I knew this was a work.

[@TheYProxy]

Heyman is always gold. It's really quite amazing.

[@Jesven7]

Great work Pauly.

[@bigrube420ify]

I love Paul he's done a whole lot for the business.he deserves more credit than he gets

[@Darkruler16]

Paul Heyman slayin em, he's a huge reason I still watch wwe. not enough people keep Kayfabe alive. Matt hardy is a huge favorite of mine due to his dedication to his character and not his paycheck

[@julioalvarenga1298]

matt is just in his own world him and jeff i used to be a huge fan but they're just weird addicts. paul heyman is great a seller for sure

[@TheeNinjaBob]

What a great work shoot

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

Fair play to the interviewer for his perseverance in carrying on with the interview

[@nicholasmedina2965]

Heyman is all about promoting his brand, his client and product while maintaining dominance in and out of the ring with his creative insight, and cunning nature. That's what makes him the best advocate, creative mind in the business.

[@jsnnewberry]

Paul Heyman is the greatest promoter in the world. With this video everyone should see that. He knows how to get attention and eyes on products which means $$$$ for 2K and WWE. Incredible guy.

[@ShadowNextGenn]

Gotdamn Paul Heyman is great. This was fantastic.

[@FASHIONandLUST]

My hero!

[@meavid]

It's good that more people associated with Paul get paid!

[@Jason_Sutton]

it's impossible to kick out or get out out of a submission and in universe mode you can't control both members of the team (why?) so no matter how great the graphics are it has flaws.

[@dong3346]

He's in character for those worked up about this.

[@sheepdean]

I don't follow wrestling or the games ... but this man is fascinating and I need to know more

[@AMAZINGFANTASYSPORTSGAMING]

This is why Paul Heyman needs his own promotion

[@GothBoi]

Paul E is the greatest slick shit talker of all time

[@crv186]

This is awesome

[@Xtremality]

He never broke character lol. Great interview lol

[@MegaTaylor12345]

Heyman is on fire here totally in character and shows why he's one of the best managers to bad he isn't at the helm of ECW anymore but when he appears with Lesner it's pure tv gold

[@djfielding18]

I actually thought it possibly could of been real and then I heard the laugh at the end. Great stuff

[@HealPleaseHeal]

Man Heyman is just amazing. I don't even think anyone was sitting where he was supposedly talking to the "publicist" off-camera.

[@andrewc247]

Paul Hayman is a legend, best talker in the business, staying in character all the way, fantastic!

[@jeremysanders3820]

my little cousin met Paul at the Marriott in Dallas, he was actually very kind and even invited him into his room, gave him tickets to hell in a cell and tipped him very well.

[@Zeiru]

As difficult as it clearly was to interview Heyman, I loved his opinions on TNA.

[@chrisabim]

This must of been recorded months ago.

[@Savage--]

I love the Paul Heyman character. He is an absolute legend.

[@GoSnLd]

For those asking, is not real. The interview is real but Paul Heyman is just doing his character like he always does on interviews.

[@drewsnow3237]

That's great for everyone, except A) the people who actually want information about the game and B) the interviewer who has to be abused by an old, offensive bigot with an ego problem.

[@drewsnow3237]

Which translates to nearly everyone except for Paul Heyman! I hope he's proud of himself that he can be so self consumed and egoistical! his attitude is really indicative of his level of restraint he is capable of.

[@sorawild33]

Nice projecting jackass. Wrestling fans like me love Paul Haymen because he is always in character. He's one of the fwe old-school guys left in the business.

[@Lightman741]

Got to love Paul Heyman

[@mattjohnholmes]

Superb.

[@SurprisedPinata]

oh how I love Paul Heyman ha. Honestly though his people should give interviewers a disclaimer before they interview him. He will literally take the interview away from you, or he will tell you what to say ha.

[@rkcv1909]

Heyman is a great man, funny and charismatic, he's in character, go and watch other interviews that way you can see how he behaves

[@Valcross1776]

badass love paul he should give classes on how to do promos he is a maestro

[@gavina1337]

He's playing his character, he's keeping kayfabe alive, and he's extremely talented at it.

[@kennedyjones8045]

character or no character that still doesn't mean you don't have to disrespect everybody now I see to see if the questions were confusing and the guy was nervous all he had to do was take his time and Paul Heyman answers the questions appropriately

[@JohnTheBaptist87]

I'D LOVE TO interview thia paul heyman, would be so much fun

[@CeticWales]

Not seen wrestling in yonks. I forgot how awesome Paul Heyman is

[@bayboy9254]

I have a feeling he had paul do this for the video and in between the cuts they probably had a legit interview and a good time

[@diveshramudit9871]

You gotta love Paul Heyman

[@BlakelyStation]

He is honestly a pure genius in his character, wow.

[@dmpunk]

I would love to see Russell Brand interview Paul Heyman

[@rickresendiz1871]

I stopped watching WWE a long time ago, back when WCW was still around. I got a question (this isn't sarcasm) what does Paul Harman do exactly? Where did he come from and is he some kind of part owner in WWE? I too can't tell if he's in character since I'm not too familiar with him. Is Brock Lesnar the only guy he stands behind? Does he help with story lines etc??

[@goatfret1118]

Even of i do not know anything about Wrestling anymore, but i think this guy is staying in his role very well.

[@ssjrose7]

Still won't be as good as wwe Smackdown Here Comes The Pain, and Paul should know that.

[@TheOneTrueJade]

I love that man.

[@jasontower1205]

i keep seeing comments about people that took him seriously, i have scrolled through pages of comments and have yet to see someone who took this seriously, did so many people get that worked up that these are the only comments we see?

[@adamkolaites]

he's in character

[@HistoryMakerDJS]

Heyman always uses that aunt/uncle analogy. It's too damn good!

[@theindifferentindividual1106]

And this is why I love Paul Heyman!

[@bkg-jq2bm]

love paul if there is a mic on he is in charecter

[@marshmallow0001]

heyman gots respect for every wrestler that's awesome

[@atebit8805]

Nailed it!

[@Jay-mu4xl]

paul heyman, work legend!

[@mike8pow]

once ever he forget about here's comes the pain was the best ever

[@therealjdtherealjd9782]

Paul is old school. He always stays in character.