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Paul Heyman Says Vince McMahon Never Saw Himself as a Good Man
Paul Heyman said Vince McMahon never considered himself a good man in an interview with Graham Bensinger.
Heyman described McMahon, WWE’s former chairman, as a complicated person with major achievements in professional wrestling.
He said McMahon’s relentless work ethic was inspiring but also made it difficult for others to keep up.
Heyman recalled that McMahon told him he would lead WWE’s 2006 relaunch of ECW, then quickly took away much of his creative control.
Their disagreements became personal, Heyman said, and the conflict was harmful to ECW, WWE and its audience.
Heyman said he regretted some of their battles but still recognized McMahon’s accomplishments; no further development was given.
Paul Heyman said he does not think Vince McMahon ever considered himself a good man.
In an interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger, Heyman described McMahon as a complicated person with great accomplishments.
Heyman said McMahon’s intense work ethic could be both inspiring and difficult for colleagues to match.
He recalled that McMahon told him he would lead ECW after its 2006 relaunch, then quickly reduced his creative authority.
Heyman said their disputes over ECW harmed the product, the company and the audience.
- Who
- Paul Heyman discussed Vince McMahon.
- What
- Heyman said he does not think McMahon ever saw himself as a good man. He also discussed McMahon’s work ethic and their disagreements over ECW.
- When
- In a recent interview on In Depth with Graham Bensinger. The interview date is not stated.
- Where
- In Depth with Graham Bensinger. The interview’s location is not stated.
- Why
- Heyman was asked whether McMahon was a good man and about the best and worst parts of working with him.
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McMahon relaunched ECW and told Heyman he would be in charge, but Heyman said McMahon began removing his authority soon afterward.
Heyman discussed McMahon’s character, work ethic and their past disagreements on In Depth with Graham Bensinger.
- Interview
- In Depth with Graham Bensinger
- ECW relaunch
- 2006
- Dispute over ECW
- Heyman said McMahon began stripping away his authority 30 seconds after saying he would lead the project.
- Heyman’s view of McMahon
- He called him a supremely complicated human being of great accomplishment.
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What people are saying
No, I don’t think Vince ever considered himself a good man. I don’t think he cared about it.
He didn’t like the universe that he was in. So he created his own universe in which no one could ever hurt him.
2006, when he relaunched ECW, he told me he was putting me in charge of it and 30 seconds later started stripping me of any authority that I had in controlling or contouring or tailoring or creating the product.
That was the most miserable six months.