5 times Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff clashed in WWE

#1 Austin stuns both Heyman and Bischoff

Austin

This is widely regarded by many as one of the most poetic moments in wrestling history.

The backdrop: As the Royal Rumble match was about to begin, Eric Bischoff came out to the ring and began demonizing Paul Heyman, who was the GM of SmackDown at the time. Bischoff promised that a Raw Superstar was going to win the free-for-all, as the roster was superior to the blue show in every way.

The rant didn't last long as Paul Heyman confronted Bischoff in the ring. Without saying a word, Heyman launched an attack on Bischoff. To a huge chorus of cheers, Austin hit the ring and stunned Bischoff. He wasn't finished though, as The Rattlesnake hit another Stunner on Heyman, and left the ring to kick off the match.

This was an incredibly fitting moment. Just before the most important match of the year, that was going to decide the main event of a milestone WrestleMania event, two of Vince McMahon's biggest former rivals were put down by the wrestler who had helped McMahon fend them off during the Attitude Era.