[Official] Paul Heyman released!!! NO MORE THREADS ABOUT THIS

[impact11686]

I have a feeling that now ECW will start to get better. Not because Heyman is gone but because the booking will be better. Now Vince will let ECW be booked better. This way he can say, see it was Heyman who was ruining it. Vince will not let ECW die because it allows him to make more money.

I wouldn't be surprised if now the Originals will have a bigger role. Vince will most likely give RVD another title run. He may not like him but he is a smart buisness man. He knows in order to keep ECW alive he needs RVD.

As far as all the originals and Heyman going to TNA. There isn't enough room. Plus they will kill TNA because all the wrestlers that built TNA will be pushed out of the picture.

 

[Punisher1205]

I have a feeling that now ECW will start to get better. Not because Heyman is gone but because the booking will be better. Now Vince will let ECW be booked better. This way he can say, see it was Heyman who was ruining it. Vince will not let ECW die because it allows him to make more money.

I wouldn't be surprised if now the Originals will have a bigger role. Vince will most likely give RVD another title run. He may not like him but he is a smart buisness man. He knows in order to keep ECW alive he needs RVD.

As far as all the originals and Heyman going to TNA. There isn't enough room. Plus they will kill TNA because all the wrestlers that built TNA will be pushed out of the picture.

you make an interesting idea.... maybe now that heyman is gone. vince allows more freedom to whoever he lets take over... that would be a smart move... although i dunno if vince would let it go. he seems to be more of the type to not care to prove that "Heyman was ruining it" but more that "Vince can save it" ya know?

 

[plagiarize]

this is my first post in months, and it's in response to the notion that Paul hadn't done 'anything of note' since 2001. you could only say that if you ignore his stints as head writer of smackdown and ohio valley wrestling. on smackdown he built up Angle, Benoit, Edge, Eddie, Chavo and Rey. on OVW he nurtured the talents of Kennedy, Lashley, the Spirit Squad, Cryme Tyme and many others, in many cases giving them the gimmicks they still have to this day.

Paul never lost his ability to make people... and wherever he ends up, i hope it's somewhere that he can continue to do just that.

 

[lioneld86]

I really hate just speculating about stuff, but this is definitely worth discussing. Heyman's firing is suspicious for many reasons and I believe it could be a well-crafted work.

1) Watched the rise and fall of ECW? One ECW's best angles was when Dreamer "blinded" the Sandman. Sandman was out for a while, and didn't let ANYONE see him, even outside of work.

2) Heyman is the father of ECW, and I think Vince wouldn't take his creation away from him.

3) His whole departure seems abrupt and odd. Reading the reviews of December to dismember, I can understand the need for a shake-up. But the way it was done was quite unusual. They interviewed the "Extremists" about this, and oddly enough, all of the originals were shocked, and the new breeds were not. The reasons for his firing were low ratings and low morale. When has wwe ever gotten this specific about a firing? Since when do they acknowledge low morale and low ratings to the public?

4) The last people that we know he talked to was Vince (steph too?) and maybe they were discussing a new direction to re-energize ecw

This all seems like one well-thought-out work. I may be giving a lot of credit to creative here, but maybe it's the idea of Paul Heyman, to try and cause a stir and interest.

The new episode spoilers seem to sound more old ecw than wwecw (dreamer chokeslammed through a chair, man-on-woman violence). I think D2D was a wake-up call that they need a change, this may be the start of that...i hope

 

[The not-so Great Khali]

if Heyman has been released, do you think the perfect replacement is Eric Bischoff?

 

[I_Heart_Princess_P]

I hope so, but I don't think so.

 

[G-Money]

It does seem like somting WWE and Vince would do. Lets just hope it is. I would hate to never be able to watch Paul on tv again...I don't watch TNA so there for I would never watch him again.

 

[jawn87]

it seems kind of fishy to me because why would paul just up and get mad, why did he get mad or whatever? i dont know, it doesnt seem like he'd just up and do that but then again, vince is trying to make ecw even more like WWE. i dont know what to think.

 

[robertsonbrown]

eric aint the one who should replace heyman they should let steph run things for a bit and see if they improve.
If vince thought that the ppv was crap(which it was) then hopefully he will let the writing team have alot more freedom but hey you never know with vince.

 

[Insanity_X]

No just no. Pishoff hated ECW so it would make no sence for him to be in the new ECW. Plus I still believe that the Heyman situation it is a work and i will continues to believe this untill it is a proven shoot

 

[The Enforcer]

Thats the whole point. They dont want us to know what happend. Because if we knew then there would be no surprise element to it. I think that if it is a work that it is a damn good one. And if Heyman just so happens to show up on TNA or something then we know that it was for real. I dont think we will be able to figure this one out. Which I kind of like, keeps it interesting.

 

[Balls Mahoney]

If Heyman is gone for real, the might aswell change the name of the show from ECW to Velocity. Sabu and RVD are on their way out too.

 

[Jonny B]

**MERGED**

Keep all the Heyman release discussion in here.

 

[Low_Ki]

Good for you Paul. I'm glad he has left. December To Dissapoint was Heymans fault? If McMahon thinks that he is on crack. That PPV was WWE through and through. No build up to any match apart from the main event. A complete disgrace, I'm glad that Paul left because it shows how he feels the direction of ECW is going. If Paul E. has left, you might as well package ECW up and bury it along with the XFL.

 

[lioneld86]

Until I see Heyman do a shoot interview on a website, or DVD or see him shoot on TNA, I am convinced this is a WORK..his release was probably the oddest release i've seen yet by WWE

>His release is being glorified on wwe.com, and the reasons for firing are very odd (low morale? um..when does a company ever admit that?)
>Originals are upset, new breeds are happy (i see a storyline where paul comes back and revolts with the originals)
>Kurt Angle's "i want to be in MMA" swerve to TNA could be borrowed here. Have people believe one thing, then do something else. Builds publicity and has that "WTF is going on?" feel

 

[realblackhart]

Until I see Heyman do a shoot interview on a website, or DVD or see him shoot on TNA, I am convinced this is a WORK..his release was probably the oddest release i've seen yet by WWE

>His release is being glorified on wwe.com, and the reasons for firing are very odd (low morale? um..when does a company ever admit that?)
>Originals are upset, new breeds are happy (i see a storyline where paul comes back and revolts with the originals)
>Kurt Angle's "i want to be in MMA" swerve to TNA could be borrowed here. Have people believe one thing, then do something else. Builds publicity and has that "WTF is going on?" feel

It's just difficult to believe that this isn't a work. It's being talked about tonight on sci-fi and usually things like this aren't spoken about on the air. Also RVD and Sabu were way over today along with Punk considering Sabu's recent behavior and RVD's refusual to go to Irak. Nonetheless them being over says a lot. When's the last time before this weekend Tommy Dreamer won a match or even wrestled for that matter. Although he got beat up by Khali, he was crippled and still defeated Davari. It's just weird and difficult to believe that this isn't a work. Of course Heyman crying for Big Show, and RVD blaming Heyman for Sabu not being able to be in the match throws you off. I see FINALLY the whole originals vs new breed. There's no way that Vince could blame Heyman for the disaster that was DTD, we all know Heyman wouldn't book a PPV that bad. I hope I'm right; I think it's a work.

 

[jefferson411]

Ok so Jim Ross posted a blog saying he wishes Paul best in whatever he chooses to do and says it is unfortunate he is leaving. Is he OFFICIALLY done?

 

[Smokeydogg7]

i cant decide on one hand i wanna say it's a work due to all the things the dude a few posts above said

on the other hand after d2d i wouldn't doubt heyman wanted out

then again you have to wonder if heyman was released would any of the orginals walk out with him none of them have so idk

 

[Banned Dysturbed]

Okay. I am dead sure now that Heyman has not been released. Look at the way this has been worded on the WWE website:

Distraught by the results of December to Dismember, ECW Representative Paul Heyman appeared to be distant and depressed Monday afternoon at the North Charleston Coliseum hours before an ECW live event.

This condition was further exasperated by Mr. McMahon, who decided to send Heyman home. The WWE Chairman cited slumping television ratings and a disgruntled talent roster as causes for Mr. Heyman’s dismissal.

Check back with ECW.com for updates on the status on Paul Heyman and ECW.

K, first off Mr. McMahon is a character. Vince McMahon is the real guy. Secondly, the WWE never says that Vince McMahon or Mr. McMahon takes action, it says the WWE. No one ever released was done by by "Mr. McMahon has fired" as it has always been "WWE has fired." The WWE is a entity. Finally, there is the update section

That sums up my thoughts

 

[JakeDHS07]

I agree it says check for upsates on status of Paul Heyman & ECW. In my mind judgment : WORKED

 

[mc_diddys]

what will become of ecw with big show and paul haymen gone and rvd and possibaly sabu set to leave wwe?
and how is vince gonna fix this?
these are the questions that make me wonder....

 

[bman420]

Who's going to be the GM for ECW??