5 times Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff clashed in WWE

#4 Eric Bischoff's ECW funeral

Back in 2005, Eric Bischoff held a service on Monday Night Raw, in memory of ECW, the promotion that Paul Heyman once used to run. Bischoff stated that he was the one responsible for the death of ECW, as he took all of the promotion's major Superstars, which contributed towards the company losing popularity.

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Vince McMahon interrupted Bischoff and made it known to him that he killed his company, WCW, back in 2001. Vince invited Paul Heyman out, who proceeded to list the accomplishments of a bunch of ECW Superstars like Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, and Tommy Dreamer. Heyman went on to invite Bischoff and the entire Raw locker room to the Hammerstein Ballroom for the upcoming ECW One Night Stand PPV. He proceeded to set fire to the round wreath that was set up by Bischoff, as the Raw GM watched in worry.

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