Paul Heyman Talks THAT Shoot Promo On Vince McMahon

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  • @InsideTheRopes
    @InsideTheRopes  4 ปีที่แล้ว +558

    In this clip from our sold out tour with The Advocate Of Extreme Paul Heyman, Mr Heyman opens up on his infamous "Shoot" promo on Vince McMahon from the Smackdown before Survivor Series 2001, what led to the idea of the promo, how much creative control he had to do it and more! Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!

    • @legitgibbo3225
      @legitgibbo3225 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Is there anyway I can buy the entire show

    • @michaelallanrubin2376
      @michaelallanrubin2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was an awesome story but did Vince really not know ahead of time??? Not sure Paul is being totally honest that's what makes it so interesting

    • @rickylyon3846
      @rickylyon3846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@michaelallanrubin2376 I believe him when he says Vince didn't want to know what Paul would say because Mick Foley tells the same story about the time he was shooting vignettes with Vince. Vince had specifically told Foley that he didn't wanna know what Foley was gonna do or say. Vince likes to be able to genuinely react to stuff on the air.

    • @kelvinmorris1991
      @kelvinmorris1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelallanrubin2376 everything Heyman said during that shoot about Vince was true

    • @Collinzmusic
      @Collinzmusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Would love to see him in aew :)

  • @JoeChillton
    @JoeChillton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2663

    "Stone Cold Steve Austin was drinking his first beer in ECW, damn you."
    One of his best promos ever.

    • @Vitimm7
      @Vitimm7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      And that is saying a lot considering how many great promos Heyman has

    • @pilot7350
      @pilot7350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      yeah stonecold and sandman wasnt it drinking beer on ECW

    • @pilot7350
      @pilot7350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Pitt Burgh yeah i think i remember austin and sandman in ecw. also if stone cold stayed in wcw he wouldent ove had his career neck injury and its also a shame jericho left wcw cause he wanted to wrestle owen heart but he tragicly passed awway before he got to wwf.

    • @abohsukampret
      @abohsukampret 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol. Austin wrestled like 3 matches in his entire ECW run.

    • @LucianUchiha
      @LucianUchiha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Annoyed Orange he only had one match against Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW title and he lost with a roll-up pin. If you watch the Rise and Fall of ECW, Heyman says the plan was to put the strap on Austin eventually because the promo he was supposed to cut after was him saying how badly he wants that world title.
      If Austin had stayed in ECW and developed his Texas Rattlesnake persona, ECW would have been forever known as the birth place of Stone Cold Steve Austin...unfortunately he still had hair at the time and it was long and blond

  • @michaelortiz7534
    @michaelortiz7534 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2681

    At this point Paul Heyman should open his own wrestling school based purely off promos

    • @k.f.kobold7910
      @k.f.kobold7910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      Not gonna lie, that would be a damn great idea.

    • @dyynvmic7807
      @dyynvmic7807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      Honestly don’t know why he doesn’t have one already. That’s a much needed skill he can teach

    • @gravenwolf6535
      @gravenwolf6535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Or teach wrestlers how to sharp their mic skills.

    • @sappyfoot
      @sappyfoot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      why when booker t could do it and make 605 times more money and stars

    • @gkjay07
      @gkjay07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@sappyfoot love booker but we are talking about heyman right now. nobody touches heyman with the promos

  • @montyboon4127
    @montyboon4127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +754

    "The only reason Your the Champion, is because HHH didnt want to work Tuesdays" thats my favourite line from him

  • @getbn6547
    @getbn6547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2050

    Heyman is so good. He could probably convince me that the world is flat if he wanted.

    • @Crovax
      @Crovax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @Not Sure i wouldn't blame him if that's the case

    • @SandMan1998
      @SandMan1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      So he's a good liar then?

    • @rowdyeggplaad578
      @rowdyeggplaad578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@SandMan1998 yes

    • @Sneak248
      @Sneak248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That’s cause it is flat idiot. The Firmament

    • @carterriley6113
      @carterriley6113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So how do you know it’s round? Fck the pics bc those are edited

  • @George_1098
    @George_1098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +944

    “Will it draw me money?” 😂😂

    • @NajCarnage
      @NajCarnage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      why does it sound like Mr Krabs xDDD

    • @glacierange1516
      @glacierange1516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@NajCarnage He basically is. :P

    • @dharminacharya
      @dharminacharya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      one of the greatest promo ever

    • @kastrojenkin2342
      @kastrojenkin2342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@NajCarnage well the fact that Vince did not share enough of the money with Paul, i would say yea he is Mr krabs 😂

    • @PhillyLeotardo25
      @PhillyLeotardo25 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dharminacharya ironic CM Trump claims credit for the pipebomb. Perhaps people should ask him about why his racist wife pretends she doesn’t know Jay Lethal

  • @SirKnyteVibes
    @SirKnyteVibes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1079

    It's so effortlessly how he' s such an elaborate, engaging storyteller

    • @Krazyk007x2
      @Krazyk007x2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That's exactly why he was able to run ECW like a cult. Those guys would've followed Paul E. into the Sun, without question. He really made people believe in him & in the product.

    • @georgemunro9640
      @georgemunro9640 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He's absolutely brilliant

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@Krazyk007x2 I love that he didn't take shots at Vince McMahon and praised him because he knew the Smarks jerk it at anyone who takes shots at Vince
      And his "shoot" analogy was awesome

  • @matwol1365
    @matwol1365 4 ปีที่แล้ว +721

    Paul Heyman should not have been removed as the WWE Raw Executive Director. He has been putting out better storylines than Vince McMahon.

    • @UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok
      @UnsilencedOutspokenTikTok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      And shame Vince wanna take the credit if he thinks it's good which we already know how that turned out

    • @Sam1c9797
      @Sam1c9797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      And you know this how? Are u backstage??

    • @aidanthomas2510
      @aidanthomas2510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Especially not to be replaced by Bruce Pritchard.. that's almost as bad as bringing Vince Russo back

    • @joshkeller4780
      @joshkeller4780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sam you can find out through wrestling news the “dirt sheets” as they’re called.

    • @kaytrout3836
      @kaytrout3836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How was he? I haven’t watched in a couple years. These guys who are pushed aren’t believable to me

  • @abohsukampret
    @abohsukampret 4 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    I feel like that "draw me money" was practically Vince's mantra for that promo. He knew Paul would rip his heart out, chew it up and spit it back out, in front of thousands of people and millions watching, so he kept reminding himself to endure it for the money.

    • @sleepy6469
      @sleepy6469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Vince was staying tough, for money, if he wasn't. He'd be mad.

    • @AzureRoxe
      @AzureRoxe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Pretty much. He knew he'd get a new asshole ripped, but endured it and even kept quiet through it for the sake of the money it would bring.

    • @edwardcortez656
      @edwardcortez656 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Vince don't care, in the end he still wound up winning

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Edward Cortez he had already won.

    • @sleepy6469
      @sleepy6469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Thor-Orion That promo was fucking awesome, probably one of the best ever.

  • @neilnightblade
    @neilnightblade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    "Nope idc just draw me money"
    Classic Vince 😂

    • @jasondyrkacz8270
      @jasondyrkacz8270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      We need HHH and Stephanie to adopt that attitude.

    • @robinthom6438
      @robinthom6438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Vince will let his on TV ego be smashed.... So long as it makes money

    • @limcritiques
      @limcritiques 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robinthom6438 he will let the crowd shoot at his left nut with a .50 cal if that makes him money.

    • @years-ti7xl
      @years-ti7xl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The most Mr Krabs thing that he could say

    • @gabrielledormuth4634
      @gabrielledormuth4634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jasondyrkacz8270
      But we would need Jericho in the mix to just lay into the both of them like the old days to get some serious cash in the bank
      Like have Jericho insult Stephanie real good then call HHH weak and soft saying now that he's in charge his best days are behind him and wouldn't stand a chance in the wring
      It could keep goin with neither one getting a leg up on the other till it all comes to ahead in a hell in a cell match

  • @anon-mh9qe
    @anon-mh9qe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1863

    Can we talk about that Michael Hayes impression tho

    • @tammyforbes2101
      @tammyforbes2101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      And Vince! But yea the Hayes was dead on! 😂

    • @jordanschoepke1864
      @jordanschoepke1864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      His Stephanie impression was spot on

    • @EmmaBonn96
      @EmmaBonn96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I could listen to Paul doing wrestling impressions all night

    • @ozaru_samoano
      @ozaru_samoano 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Heyman is great with impresions. On "my name is Paul Heyman" his Dusty Rhodes impresion is pretty nice hahaha

    • @kyjuan89
      @kyjuan89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It was epic

  • @MilMaska
    @MilMaska 4 ปีที่แล้ว +996

    "What kind of man, takes wrestling and turns it into sports entertainment" - Paul Heyman

    • @Manu-qq2im
      @Manu-qq2im 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      A businessman. Only reason wwe’s still here because wwe didn’t focus solely on pro-wrestling.

    • @kiasj1794
      @kiasj1794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @cleveland clowns suck *Scripted*
      *Scripted*
      *Scripteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed*

    • @kiasj1794
      @kiasj1794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@Manu-qq2im Internet ruined Wrestling

    • @deldrickdixon
      @deldrickdixon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @cleveland clowns suck maybe wwe and tna and other brands but actual wrestling is not fake

    • @Marauder623
      @Marauder623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@deldrickdixon REAL WRASTLING!

  • @CeemPlay
    @CeemPlay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +643

    One of the greatest wrestling promos of all time. Up there with Heyman's at ONS 2005

    • @andrewwagner9901
      @andrewwagner9901 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I literally rewatched ONS 2005 this morning. Right after I got done this vid got posted. Crazy.

    • @pedrobandito9634
      @pedrobandito9634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andrew Wagner dude that’s probably the craziest thing I’ve ever heard...

    • @maynardperalta3188
      @maynardperalta3188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hated the fact that the heels in the peanut gallery were laughing during his promo. It would’ve looked better had the heels just say there glaring at Paul while settling with anger.

    • @jbasti227
      @jbasti227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I honestly thought they'd talk about the ONS promo when I saw the title

    • @sjulich01
      @sjulich01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IMO, I consider this and CM Punks “pipebomb” promo shoot 2 of the greatest shoots ever.

  • @Kanawha_Railfan
    @Kanawha_Railfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    Heyman's impression of Vince and Michael Hayes are spot on!!

    • @usamazahid3882
      @usamazahid3882 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yeah, and the Stephanie impression is hilarious. I can even imagine Stephanie laughing her ass off, along with Triple H.

    • @rickschaefer7415
      @rickschaefer7415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you like those impressions, which are awesome, you should hear him do Freddie Blassie! Just close your eyes, and you’d swear it was really him!

    • @jvfm97
      @jvfm97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even the Bubba Ray Dudley impression is really good, very subtle, but very good.

  • @MilMaska
    @MilMaska 4 ปีที่แล้ว +599

    "You took Hulk Hogans blood and build Titan Towers" - Paul Heyman

    • @kamfisher1714
      @kamfisher1714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Makes no sense at all Paul knows the wrestling business he should’ve kept that same energy for nwa, mid south, many other promotions who had a wrestler and made money off them

    • @greenkidd529
      @greenkidd529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      ​@@kamfisher1714 Paul heyman in another interview years ago admits he has no problem with what Vince did because he knew it if it wasnt Vince at the time another promoter would've started doing the same thing. It was inevitable. that's just capitalism 101 lol
      The fact that Verne Gagne wanted to pay Iron Shiek to break Hogans leg at mania meant promoters were ready to step up to the plate and play dirty to get to the top and bring others down

    • @jrsmith1998
      @jrsmith1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greenkidd what did Vince do?

    • @kimblandino
      @kimblandino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      "You took Bret Hart's dream, and bought yourself an airplane with WWF all over it!"

    • @freeballpersia
      @freeballpersia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jrsmith1998 According to the Sheik, Vince McMahon SENIOR at the time heard about the Verne Gagne proposition, and offered The Iron Sheik much more money to not do anything stupid

  • @nataliswolf
    @nataliswolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I could listen to this man talk about wrestling for hours. The documentary about his career was one of the best ones I ever watched. His passion is so intoxicating. If anyone had even a quarter of that passion for literally anything else, they could use it to become great.

    • @ulisesbastida8038
      @ulisesbastida8038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where can I find that documentary

    • @nataliswolf
      @nataliswolf ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ulisesbastida8038 it used to be available on the WWE network, but since that's gone I assume its probably on peacock. It is called "ladies and gentleman, my name is paul heyman"

    • @gabrielledormuth4634
      @gabrielledormuth4634 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love him or hate him. You gotta respect what he's done for the business

  • @xgarrett420x
    @xgarrett420x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    Whether you love him or hate him, Heyman's storytelling is second to none.

    • @jasondyrkacz8270
      @jasondyrkacz8270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The more you watch Heyman talk, the more you see his influence on Stone Cold Steve Austin.

    • @arvindshastry1178
      @arvindshastry1178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jasondyrkacz8270 Well, Austin developed his Stone Cold gimmick in ECW.

    • @exxie1
      @exxie1 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you're a wrestling guy, what's not to love about Heyman?

  • @AdraTheGhost
    @AdraTheGhost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I love how everyone has a vince impression. All of them are different. and yet they are all spot-on

    • @austinhaut864
      @austinhaut864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Edge and Dustin Rhodes are hilarious doing his impression

  • @lukelgproject.
    @lukelgproject. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    A younger wrestling fan I never understood heyman, now I'm an older wrestling fan I appreciate how good he is and how good of a talker he is

  • @karimezz4002
    @karimezz4002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +581

    Isn't it ironic that 10 years later there was a Paul Heyman guy who just happened to drop another pipe pomp

    • @devanshdoshi681
      @devanshdoshi681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      and then some years later it was Paul Heyman guy's girl to drop another pipe bomb

    • @greenkidd529
      @greenkidd529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      which Vince also allowed and told Punk to do.

    • @Iamyou2uber
      @Iamyou2uber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Devansh Doshi only reason she got to do it was cause she was dating punk

    • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
      @manuginobilisbaldspot424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Both of whom that...Vince McMahon made money off of.

    • @MansMan42069
      @MansMan42069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Coincidence, not irony.

  • @damian_cross
    @damian_cross 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    "Vince McMahon jr, your life has ended and you stand before the one true God. You will be judged as the sinful, flawed mortal being you were. Have you anything to say for yourself?"
    "NOPE!! DRAW ME MONEY!!"

  • @LordChromeGaming
    @LordChromeGaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1242

    Whenever someone says Paul Heyman can’t talk. I just show them that promo. This man could sell me Brock Lesnar vs a Paper Bag and I’d watch it.

    • @joshuadelgado3246
      @joshuadelgado3246 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

      LordChrome375 whoever says Paul can’t talk is dumb

    • @usernameluis305
      @usernameluis305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Who says paul heyman cant talk hes one of the few that exist now that can

    • @1krani
      @1krani 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Soooo... Brock Lesnar vs. Ricochet, then?

    • @tgmiller987
      @tgmiller987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Ikrani damnnnn😭 r.i.p. Ricochet’s wrestling career

    • @Benz5469
      @Benz5469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I can honestly say that is a statement that I have never heard from anybody in my life and thank God, because if anybody ever did say that to me I would have to smack them upside the head to be able to knock some sense into them.

  • @ChristopherJohn4389
    @ChristopherJohn4389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    "Figuratively, not Literally." Cracked me up lmao

  • @machotorres856
    @machotorres856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    The words of a genius. Heyman is an animal on the mic.

  • @dhosea101
    @dhosea101 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Paul heyman is so good, he could make walking to the mailbox and back sound like it’s the most exciting thing of all time. The pre survivor series promo and one night stand 05 promo are two of the best promos that we all still talk about 15 + years later

    • @jasondyrkacz8270
      @jasondyrkacz8270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We were spoiled when Heyman and JR were doing commentary.

  • @whenthewingedhussarsarrive6061
    @whenthewingedhussarsarrive6061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Damn I could Listen to Heyman all day

  • @MatthiasPowerbomb
    @MatthiasPowerbomb ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Had to pause this halfway through and go rewatch that legendary promo. I hadn't seen it since back in 2001 and I wanted to refresh my memory. Man, Heyman is on another level.

  • @DriftKing18594
    @DriftKing18594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    My name is Paul Heyman, and I am the advocate for sitting backwards.

    • @naraicks
      @naraicks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he's trying to hide his fupa

    • @rowdyeggplaad578
      @rowdyeggplaad578 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He's hiding his 10 ton balls for walloping on Vince, yay wide

    • @Lammochannel
      @Lammochannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cleaver way of hiding his belly

    • @rogregg29445
      @rogregg29445 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He’s a lowkey fan of Ac slater

    • @emovegan6279
      @emovegan6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      so fcking funny 🤦‍♂️

  • @rabronin
    @rabronin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    All of his impressions are spot on! Even his Stephanie one XD

  • @johnselwitz5362
    @johnselwitz5362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Everything Paul said from 7:35 to 8:27 was absolute genius, especially the jab at Vince Russo. One of the greatest minds ever in wrestling

  • @michaelgibson2160
    @michaelgibson2160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Heyman has been and continues to be one of the truly great minds in the sport. Wish they would have left him running Raw but he'll make his impact elsewhere. Love ya Paul!

    • @himahosni9440
      @himahosni9440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if...heyman joined AEW? Imagine

  • @EmmaBonn96
    @EmmaBonn96 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I just realized Heyman was choked out by Tazz and Samoa Joe

    • @geeshiesty1630
      @geeshiesty1630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Both are machines

    • @CrazyStevo
      @CrazyStevo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@geeshiesty1630 Facts I like both but Samoa Joe is definitely one of my favorites on the list

  • @alexhartman6144
    @alexhartman6144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I could listen to Paul talk all day long

  • @apetogetherstrong4243
    @apetogetherstrong4243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I always crack up REALLY hard whenever paul does Vince's expression . Feels like paul speaks like Vince better than Vince does himself 😂

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT! 😆

  • @Mannibal_Lector
    @Mannibal_Lector 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    He makes Vince sound like Mr.Krabs and I absolutely love it 😂

  • @justachick9793
    @justachick9793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Paul Heyman is probably my favorite storyteller, I could listen to his stories for hours. 😂

    • @brosgee4529
      @brosgee4529 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's a genius

    • @flamingythermit314
      @flamingythermit314 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr! He has such a way of keeping you entertained the entire time. By the end i didn't even realize 10 minutes had passed. I could genuinely listen to this man talk all day

    • @mikeyoungblood1642
      @mikeyoungblood1642 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      When he finally decides to retire from WWE, Conrad Thompson will move Heaven and Earth to do a podcast with Heyman

  • @Dhammond5
    @Dhammond5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I could sit and listen to Paul Heyman talk about anything, such an incredible storyteller

  • @thatkingbk
    @thatkingbk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    No exaggeration, Paul Heyman is the best promo that I’ve ever heard on the mic.

  • @noonecares379
    @noonecares379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This video deserves over one million views with all the hilarious impressions. This was the funniest inside the ropes video IMO

  • @shaserdeses
    @shaserdeses 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Fun facts: one of the reasons Paul Heyman at the time of ECW was so good at keeping his wrestlers up until the day the doors closed despite bounced paychecks was that he was so good at speaking and convincing u what is right and wrong. Paul Heyman without a doubt can convince anyone anything... he’s by far the best non wrestling speaker. Even tho taz chocked out Paul during the promo, taz was one of the few who cried during ECW rise and fall when he bounced to WWF Royal Rumble 2000. They are closest of friends

    • @dominiquejones3805
      @dominiquejones3805 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kick ass your gonna

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where’s the “fun” part?

  • @WCWThunderRosa
    @WCWThunderRosa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It’s one of the greatest promos of all time and the longer time goes on the more and more true it becomes.

  • @bigdog3628
    @bigdog3628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Can we just take a moment, and mourn the poor souls who weren't old enough to watch that promo when it was first cut.

  • @fabriziolorenzo2392
    @fabriziolorenzo2392 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    *”I just want my father to DiIiIiIeEeEEeE”*
    I’m weak LMAO

  • @aguynamedryan395
    @aguynamedryan395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of my favourite Hayman stories is when he talks about doing a great promo (I'm thinking it was pre ECW era) and comes backstage and goes to Dusty and Dusty just goes "it was good kid, but where's the sale, you didn't even talk about the PPV"
    Show's how quick of a learner this guy was

  • @chrishopkins209
    @chrishopkins209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Heyman explaining where Russo goes wrong with his shooting - genius

    • @castle4640
      @castle4640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Meh, I’d argue that what he described is exactly what Russo’s philosophy is on shooting as well. He swerves the audience and convinces them to think it’s a shoot, when in actuality it’s a worked shoot to generate heat. Same approach. Russo’s character was a heel, he was never fully being himself on screen. People often mistakenly conflate the two. But hey, it’s the “cool” thing to trash the man at every opportunity and use him as an example of everything wrong in the business, so I’m not surprised at the cheap shot there.

    • @Marooshaz
      @Marooshaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ndawr Cat except none of those Russo’s worked shoots worked in WCW, quite the opposite. The criticism is fully justified.

    • @crazyjim9380
      @crazyjim9380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think the early stuff around 1997 before the Attitude Era had really been coined where they had Bret doing his anti-America stuff and Austin cutting some mean promos and of course, the legendary Mick Foley sitdown with JR had some real depth to it that felt exciting and built to bigger things. The post-Montreal sitdown with Vince that slowly spiraled into Austin v. McMahon was also well built. I think at a certain point, Russo just went to the "disgruntled" worked shoot well one too many times with no real long term build and that became the problem both in the later parts of his WWF tenure and through most of his time in WCW.

    • @user-li3fr8jl3b
      @user-li3fr8jl3b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Russo never drew a dime in wcw.

    • @pmfg11
      @pmfg11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@user-li3fr8jl3b Russo drew more dimes for WWF than Paul Heyman

  • @fitprotunes
    @fitprotunes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’ve been following wrestling for 35 years and that promo was the greatest I’ve ever seen

  • @tylerphelps4793
    @tylerphelps4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I legitimately died laughing at that impression of Micheal Hayes

    • @TL2354
      @TL2354 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hopefully you really did

  • @thomasa8814
    @thomasa8814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Its his charisma that drove ECW and its wrestlers to be so good. It was also his charisma that took advantage of everyone he could on its way down and why nobody trusts him. Doesnt take away from how good he is

  • @rigsby1454
    @rigsby1454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    I like what he says about 'shooting' in reference to Russo. Its true a shoot only works if its in the context of the 'work'

    • @TheNextStep851
      @TheNextStep851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The Bash at the Beach 'shoot' promo was a work, and so were his ones in the early TNA days with the likes of Dusty Rhodes and Mike Tenay. This is just Heyman putting something out there about Russo because it's that echo chamber of "Russo did nothing good, ever".
      Russo had people applauding him for "finally telling it like it is about Hulk Hogan", but that's been replaced by "he killed WCW".

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheNextStep851 i agree. I think Russo didn’t understand wrestling well enough, but he also had ridiculous obstacles at wcw with the creative control. I think if he had someone to work with him and he had been willing to work with them it could have been great.

    • @TheNextStep851
      @TheNextStep851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Thor-Orion He was working with Ed Ferrara. They worked wonders together in the WWF.
      People often get this mixed up but he didn't need a "filter", because he was actually Vince McMahon's filter. All he needed was time, and protection from politics that Vince McMahon gave him. When he started writing RAW it took 9 months to see any sign of growth in 1997. In WCW he was given 3 months.

    • @Thor-Orion
      @Thor-Orion 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      TheNextStep851 the wwf also had many of the best road agents and bookers of the time period if not ever. Take that and combine it with the talent themselves who implemented the ideas better than anyone could hope and all worked together towards a common goal. Yes he and Ferrara were great together but there are so many more factors than just that. Nothing great and huge in impact and scope is ever achieved by just one person.

    • @TheNextStep851
      @TheNextStep851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Thor-Orion Yes, WWF had a great team all-round but you need to look at the common denominator. They had that same team before Russo and after Russo but viewership was way down. In 2002-04 they had the best roster they've ever had but the product was driving viewers away. The key is in the writing. You can have an all-star cast in a movie with a huge budget and top special effects team or stunt coordinators, but if the writing and direction suck then it's all for nothing.

  • @alaistairhamilton8838
    @alaistairhamilton8838 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love listening to wrestling stories about storylines, matches, the road, and none of that is done better by anyone than Paul Heyman! He may not have been great in handling the money aspects of ECW, but creatively, he has been a genius for the wrestling business. That shoot was acidic, pure bile and to look at the resentment in Heyman's eyes as he verbally laid into Vince, you saw one of THE most talented men on the mic, and a complete student of the business.
    Thank you, Paul Heyman, for all you have given to us fans! You are one of the best to do it, and a phenomenal booker as well!

  • @K-TownJuggalo
    @K-TownJuggalo ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Draw me money" is the most Vince thing Vince could ever say.

  • @Lonewolf004
    @Lonewolf004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Paul Heyman is one of the greatest talkers in wwe history. He is up there with the likes of The Rock, John Cena, CM punk And Chris jericho.

    • @jamesmurray3096
      @jamesmurray3096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Anjan Gowda no they are up there with him and John cena is not in that tier

    • @DrWiki-po1hk
      @DrWiki-po1hk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamesmurray3096 John Cena is most definitely up there when he gets predominantly serious. Unfortunately his script often times than not gets filtered into a PG cringe fest catered to children.

    • @manuelgutierrez3747
      @manuelgutierrez3747 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heel cena is up there

    • @ordinarytube1343
      @ordinarytube1343 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cm punk is great but.
      Paul heyman is way better.
      My opinion tho

    • @chasekozak7206
      @chasekozak7206 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DrWiki-po1hk look up when Cena buried Roman when he went off script. When Cena wants to be serious, very few can hold a candle to him

  • @chaomac
    @chaomac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I wish Heyman was the lead commentator or colour on RAW again

  • @mrwips5836
    @mrwips5836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I was in the audience for this - Heyman is am absolute legend!

    • @sappyfoot
      @sappyfoot 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i can confirm you were. and you wouldn’t stop farting all night

  • @johngotti3487
    @johngotti3487 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was arguably Heymans greatest promo, and that’s saying A LOT! Knowing his ECW shoot promos on WWF/WWE/WCW.

  • @HoustonSoto
    @HoustonSoto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I remember being completely slack jawed when Heyman just *tore* into Vince McMahon. All the things he said were sentiments shared by many within and without the industry. But you really never *heard* it out on television let alone to his face. A masterful monologue and Heyman delivered it with near Shakespearean gusto.

    • @ninjanunch27
      @ninjanunch27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still hold up and is true today

  • @meghnaths5696
    @meghnaths5696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Gone are the days when vince allowed his employees to say whatever they want on tv to draw more money. Now its all changed. Vince is now just opposite of what he used to be.

    • @m_js5709
      @m_js5709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Because the modern day network TV contracts are worth way more money than ppv sales or tickets and TV networks want pg ratings. It makes perfect sense even if it brings the product down a bit

    • @Manu-qq2im
      @Manu-qq2im 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Through Night finally someone who really knows something. Teach people like this who doesn’t know anything.

    • @thehunterstruck
      @thehunterstruck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think some may have to do with it become a publicly traded company but idk. Hell I could go buy a share in WWE right now but its stock value is WAY low

    • @AlexYBITW
      @AlexYBITW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thehunterstruck WWE became a publicly traded company in 1999, right in the middle of the Attitude Era, so I don't think it has a lot to do with the current product

    • @Dave_ja_vu
      @Dave_ja_vu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He no longer depends on ticket and ppv sales to turn his profit, it's about not offending all the huge corporate sponsors and shareholders. Every decision he makes is money orientated.

  • @lafandecatchdu44
    @lafandecatchdu44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Paul Heyman is a genius. Could listen to him all day !

  • @andrewjones3625
    @andrewjones3625 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Ya know with Paulie's facial structure, and gift of gab, he would be a natural for the role of Violator in McFarlane Spawn remake

    • @xUnrealWarriorx
      @xUnrealWarriorx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s the violator to Brock’s Spawn

    • @andrewjones3625
      @andrewjones3625 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xUnrealWarriorx the problem is that Paul is simply too small

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewjones3625 And John Leguizamo had to crouch down to play Clown. :)

    • @andrewjones3625
      @andrewjones3625 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JnEricsonx true but I don't think Paulie will be willing to do the same

    • @JnEricsonx
      @JnEricsonx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewjones3625 Pretty much.

  • @steadyed
    @steadyed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This bloke is brilliant and will be remembered as such Long live Paul E

  • @charlyuribe4640
    @charlyuribe4640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    *“Draw me money”*
    Vince McMahon and Dutch van der Linde are very similar lol

    • @bigbully1277
      @bigbully1277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OH PAUL, TEAR A WHOLE YAY FUGGIN WIDE AND FILL IT WITH MONEY GAUDAMIT

    • @jasondyrkacz8270
      @jasondyrkacz8270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except Vince McMahon at the time knew how to plan and execute said plan.

    • @abrahamzuko2011
      @abrahamzuko2011 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao 😂😂
      Well,Vince the 99 of 100 plans,end good.
      Dutch In The Other Hand.....

  • @jordanschoepke1864
    @jordanschoepke1864 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Paul Heyman demonstrating why he is the greatest promo architect in the history of wrestling

  • @toybarons
    @toybarons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That shoot was and still is a work of art. As Heyman said, anyone can say something and call it a shoot. A true shoot hits the fan, in some way, in the feels. Even watching that promo today it is just so damn good. True artistry.

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right even though cm punk's pipe promo gets praise, it was good but not any game changer
      You see Paul Heyman's or Jim Cornett's shoot promos from the 90s and 2000s you can tell they understand how to work the crowd and keep it within the angle they're working in their shoots
      Cm punk's pipe bomb didn't work because he didn't have a Long feud from it....he did a much better work shoot promo against Jeff Hardy a year later because it built a long rivalry

  • @rogerginn1801
    @rogerginn1801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Probably the best on the mic of all time. Wrestlers today need to take Paul’s class on how to do a promo.

  • @paulwallis7586
    @paulwallis7586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Heyman is a guy I could listen to forever, he really delivers. This is how to do it.

  • @eternalite7
    @eternalite7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Ecw should have been what AEW is today. Paul Heyman is absolutely brilliant. Its sad he and his promotion were reduced to just another part of "sports entertainment"

    • @edwardcortez656
      @edwardcortez656 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So you're saying ECW should have been a trash company with wwe rejects that can't get a million viewers?

    • @theycallmekat8557
      @theycallmekat8557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I too wish ECW lost to developmental talent

    • @xaviercruz2633
      @xaviercruz2633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      AEW is NOTHING compared to EC Fucking W.

    • @trivialqed
      @trivialqed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ECW didnt have the financial backing AEW has, WWE just took ECW's biggest stars and put them out of business. WWE was gonna do the same with Omega and the Bucks but AEW matched WWE's offer

    • @trivialqed
      @trivialqed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwardcortez656 daniel bryan a reject? lol

  • @manish3155
    @manish3155 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man how fast 10 mins go. I can listen to this guy all daaay

  • @kxnggeppetto
    @kxnggeppetto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like hearing Paul Heyman talk. He's just pulling you in from start to finish

  • @acommonmanwithrandomwords8373
    @acommonmanwithrandomwords8373 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That may be the best Vince McMahon voice impression I have heard yet😂😂😂

  • @therealCamoron
    @therealCamoron 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "Now that shoot draws money" as CM Punk could attest.

  • @thuglifeVol2
    @thuglifeVol2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Heyman was in charge of writing Smackdown in 2002/2003, which explains why Smackdown was way better than Raw during this period.

    • @kyleabraham2655
      @kyleabraham2655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The best bit about this period is when Vince told him Triple H and Jericho were moving to raw he asked for Eddie and Benoit and Vince laughed… he then built the show around the Smackdown 6

    • @leoelvis524
      @leoelvis524 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@kyleabraham2655fun fact, for the first 36 weeks after Paul took control of smackdown there's at least one match involving the smackdown 6

    • @DarMar106
      @DarMar106 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s explains a lot. I remember enjoying Smackdown a lot more. It felt more entertaining and had more “action” and I remember Raw feeling boring

  • @recluse.4331
    @recluse.4331 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paul will always be the greatest to touch a wwe microphone. So many guys have respect for him, even the ones that didn't like him back then knew just how good he was at what he did

  • @fredthefish2867
    @fredthefish2867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I could listen to Heyman just doing impressions for hours on end

  • @showd300
    @showd300 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man Paul Heyman is truly a one of a kind

  • @kevinnodine6266
    @kevinnodine6266 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg. Why have I never watched any of Paul's interviews. This man is gold. And I remember watching all this unfold on TV.

  • @HygorBH
    @HygorBH 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:14 If I was only listening, without seeing the video, and not reading the title, I never would've guessed that was Heyman. His Michael Heyes impression was... Fabulous!

  • @marklinnett3265
    @marklinnett3265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive always been a Paul Heyman guy, but he is SUCH a smart man. I love hearing how his mind and works with regards to the pro wrestling industry. I could listen to him talk ALL DAY. Love you Paul E :)

  • @jwithawoody
    @jwithawoody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    New interviews!!! Yes!!!

  • @Th33Vultur3
    @Th33Vultur3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Congratulations on making the WWE Hall of Fame Paul Heyman 2024

  • @Locutus
    @Locutus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    His impressions of Vince and Stephanie were spot on!

  • @chrisnorton4912
    @chrisnorton4912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everything about this interview was completely awesome..

  • @TheBombayMasterTony
    @TheBombayMasterTony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was fun to listen to. Well done, Heyman.

  • @Ikarus63LP
    @Ikarus63LP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I want an evening with paul heyman telling storys to the audience and doing impressions

  • @anniestokes843
    @anniestokes843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why have I never heard of inside the rope before I love everyone of them I've watched before so much better then some of the other ones I'm subscribed to

  • @Jonathanos12
    @Jonathanos12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Its all making sense now

  • @moeski17
    @moeski17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Paul Heyman would work wonders in hollywood. He really should consider acting

    • @brandondetroitfanmichaels4325
      @brandondetroitfanmichaels4325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No..Heyman Shoot > Pedowood Scripts

    • @BurdenErnie1
      @BurdenErnie1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ROLLERBALL!!!

    • @yungsixthsense
      @yungsixthsense 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He already did his part in hollywood in the wwf/wwe

    • @moeski17
      @moeski17 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325 Pedowood 😂😂😂😂

    • @moeski17
      @moeski17 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yungsixthsense That's Connecticut buddy

  • @TheGeneral308
    @TheGeneral308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Heyman is a master. Loved when it happend. Loved even more how he improvised when that dude propesed in the crowd during one of his brock lesner promos

  • @Starsaber222
    @Starsaber222 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Lay the choke in like I owe you money."
    "You do."

  • @NTAD
    @NTAD 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I could listen to this man's stories all day,

  • @PeteSanctions
    @PeteSanctions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    If anybody remembers a guy named Tri Moon,he used to post a lot of Off The Air Footage. One of these videos featured the Heyman Pipe Bomb,but revealed that Heyman said The Alliance were going to "lift their leg and urinate on the grave of the Vince McMahon" but the Segment was re-done with that line taken out

    • @TheJoeKM
      @TheJoeKM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rip tri moon

    • @ajk
      @ajk 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Re-done entirely? Or just edited to cut that out?

    • @PeteSanctions
      @PeteSanctions 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ajk If i remember correctly the crowd was present for it,maybe just Edited?

  • @vladkee8761
    @vladkee8761 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way this man speaks about wrestling with such passion and intelligence, he can lecture me about anything and I will be 100% engaged.

  • @jspres86
    @jspres86 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love the idea that the "Alliance" story line wasn't "Vince vs. Shane & Stephanie," it was "McMahon vs. Heyman" with Shane & Stephanie as his lackeys. The ultimate evil genius trying to take down the mighty Roman Empire. That would've been such a great story line.

    • @User-zz2nt
      @User-zz2nt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ideally, it would've been Vince v Bischoff v Heyman. Shane and Stephanie should've been in the background. If they had waited until the nWo and Goldberg were available, it would've been ten times better. If there was some way to convince Bret to come back, that would've blown the roof off. I know the big WCW stars were still receiving their payday and didn't have to work, but the Invasion storyline could've been improved immensely if Vince wasn't determined to bury the competition he just bought.

    • @jasondyrkacz8270
      @jasondyrkacz8270 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@User-zz2nt I doubt Austin joining the Alliance was part of the plan if that happened.

    • @jspres86
      @jspres86 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@User-zz2nt I think it would've been better if Bischoff was designated as McMahon's lackey, which he essentially ended up being anyways. WCW was pretty much a non-entity then. WWF was the monolith that wouldn't fall, and ECW was the monster that wouldn't die. The nWo would've gone to Heyman's side and Goldberg would've gone to McMahon's side.

  • @northernkushreviews7335
    @northernkushreviews7335 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not even a Heyman fan, I'm just here for the way he talks, love it!

  • @zackarymacdowell6266
    @zackarymacdowell6266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I know it was all part of the show but some of that felt legit.
    Also I remember when he brought up Vince's dad and mentioned his dads promise to not compete prior to his death..Vince was prob thinking "I never said I wasn't gonna compete pal"

    • @michaelallanrubin2376
      @michaelallanrubin2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It wasn't all part of the show Paul and Vince don't like each other

    • @jrsmith1998
      @jrsmith1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michael Allan Rubin fake news

    • @michaelallanrubin2376
      @michaelallanrubin2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wasn't part of the show, he said everything from his heart did you just listen to the same interview??

    • @michaelallanrubin2376
      @michaelallanrubin2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No it's real news

    • @michaelallanrubin2376
      @michaelallanrubin2376 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@godders5308 no it wasn't a work Paul heyman doesn't like vince at times and vice versa

  • @geneabrego9759
    @geneabrego9759 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This man should start a Podcast. i could literally listen to him talk about shit like this all day!

  • @kyjuan89
    @kyjuan89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paul impersonating Vinces laugh at the end is HILARIOUS

  • @newcomerjason7791
    @newcomerjason7791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I could listen to Heyman tell stories all day....what a fucking legend

  • @mehdi_stark
    @mehdi_stark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Heyman is God on the mic

    • @therealfrisco3859
      @therealfrisco3859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No man is a god. He's just great on the mic. Relax

    • @mehdi_stark
      @mehdi_stark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@therealfrisco3859 you know what I mean

    • @georgemunro319
      @georgemunro319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's definitely the best talker on the mc not one of the best the best in the history of the wrestling business in my opinion number 1 talker on the list and with all the great talkers that covers alot of ground but in my opinion he's number 1 best of the best never heard anymore as good as him I'd say Jim Cornette number 2 Killer Kross number 3 CM Punk number 4 The Rock number 5 that's my top 5 didn't really think Hogan was that great Austin just said he's would whip your ass and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so wasn't anything too witty that Austin 3:16 he came up with was brilliant other than that all he said he was gonna kick your ass Triple H is a good talker Kevin Owens is fucking awesome Randy Orton also and many others but Paul Heyman is head and shoulders above the rest

  • @ComaAlpha
    @ComaAlpha 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to have watched this video at least 20 or 30 times over the past couple of years and I have enjoyed it every time.

  • @jayboxboii1285
    @jayboxboii1285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paul Heyman is one of the ABSOLUTE BEST TALKERS OF ALL TIME