Paul Heyman is known as Brock Lesnar’s longtime advocate on WWE television. However, the WWE Hall of Famer recently revealed he also plays a major backstage role within the company.
Heyman does much more than appear on television. He helps with creative, talent relations, and backstage operations.
Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Paul Heyman explained what his current WWE role involves. In addition to being a liaison between talent and creative, he also wears a few other hats behind the scenes.
What does Paul Heyman do backstage in WWE?
“I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes business for members of the Vision, obviously for Brock Lesnar, and there are others, and more so on Fridays than on Mondays. Because Mondays, I’m on air a lot. I sit all the way in the right corner in Gorilla.”
“Paul Levesque is up in the position with the headsets on. Bruce Prichard or Ed Koskey or John Beckstrom or Ryan Ward will sit next to Paul. So, of the thousand details per show that Paul has to hold on to, anything that, ‘Okay, take care of this. Okay, take care of that,’ as he navigates the macro, the micro will fall down to the person next to him.”
“In front of them will be Kidman or Jason, who keep the show honest in terms of time, commercial breaks. ‘We have to hit this crossover. We have to be off the air by this moment.’ And next to them will be the producer of the segment on headsets. To this side will be the writer of the segment on headsets. And next to the writer is me.”
Heyman then described his position during WWE shows.
“And I just sit there and I watch the show, and I’m watching for things that we need to follow up on. ‘Oh, you know what? Let’s not follow up anymore on this. Let’s pull that segment coming up in 12 or 13.’ Because it’s a good mystery as it is now. I can give instant feedback during the show, but more importantly, I’m there for any talent.”
He said he is available for every WWE superstar, no matter where they rank on the roster.
“I’m there for anybody that wants to talk about their performance that night, or their creative process, or how they’re going to approach a certain scene, or their match, or their finish, or anything that they want to talk about, this business, in the art form of the presentation, immediate or long term. I’m there to talk to them, if I can have the liberty of using this phrase, to bestow some wisdom upon them.”
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