5 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon gave up on during Paul Heyman's time as RAW Executive Director

#1 EC3

Vince McMahon was reportedly not a big fan of EC3

In January 2020, Dave Meltzer reported that Vince McMahon – not Paul Heyman – was the person who decided against using EC3 on WWE RAW.

The former NXT Superstar moved to WWE’s main roster in December 2018 alongside Lacey Evans, Lars Sullivan, Nikki Cross and Heavy Machinery, but he hardly featured on television following his initial feud with Dean Ambrose.

Meltzer said Vince McMahon “gave up on EC3 real fast” after “hating” a tryout match that he competed in against Luke Harper before the post-WrestleMania 35 episode of SmackDown.

“I don’t think this is a Paul [Heyman] call,” added Meltzer, which might explain why EC3 only competed in two RAW matches during Heyman’s time as Executive Director.

It is worth noting that EC3, who received his release in April 2020, was sidelined for several months after suffering a concussion in September 2019. Prior to that, he was mostly used on Main Event in Heyman’s first three months overseeing the creative process on RAW.