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Paul Heyman is undeniably one of the biggest names in WWE history despite having worked on-screen almost exclusively as a manager. However, Vince Russo was not a fan of a major WrestleMania 41 match booking, where Heyman is playing a crucial role.
Vince Russo recently spoke about how Heyman's character as The Wiseman hasn't received much backing in terms of living up to his name. According to him, Heyman, who is known as the Advocate and The Wiseman, has never been presented on screen as such and WWE has not given any storyline backing on why his gimmick has attained that moniker. He also questioned the booking of the CM Punk vs Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns match at WrestleMania 41 and what the story of the feud entailed.
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Speaking on Writing with Russo, the WWE veteran stated:
"This is about, bro, you've got a guy that you know is The Advocate, and he is The Wiseman. Bro, everybody who has been with him has lost, and you've never shown me why is he The Wiseman. Why is he the... You have never shown me that." [2:58 onwards]
He added that the story of the CM Punk-Seth Rollins-Roman Reigns saga was hard for him to digest.
"Now if this guy, bro, if the story was every champion he's ever backed has never lost under his tutelage, that's one thing. That's not the story, bro. So, that's the part that's really hard for me to digest."
CM Punk is set to go up against Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in a Triple Threat encounter at WrestleMania 41. The story of the feud has been woven around Paul Heyman who is Reigns' Wiseman but owed Punk a favor. As part of the favor, the latter asked Heyman, his best friend in the world, to be by his side at 'Mania. The Hall of Famer went against The OTC's wishes and refused to turn down Punk. Seth Rollins also stopped short of attacking Heyman recently and stated that the latter owed him a favor too.
The WWE veteran also criticized Roman Reigns' match for WrestleMania 41
According to Vince Russo, Roman Reigns going up against CM Punk and Seth Rollins is not a very good booking choice considering the level of stakes involved.
Speaking on the same episode of Writing with Russo, the WWE veteran stated:
"And again, I am just gonna go back to the casual fan. Any casual fan watching this would say the same exact thing, 'Why do I care who the manager goes with?' They would say the same exact thing I am saying."
As of now, it remains to be seen what is next for Paul Heyman, especially what consequences he might face for his decision to stand by The Best in the World and deny the OTC's command to say no to Punk.
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