Paul Heyman Discusses Anointing the Next Generation of Top Superstars for His Entire Career

During a recent interview with SHAK Wrestling’s Shakiel Mahjouri, WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman discussed representing The Vision and anointing the next generation of Superstars and solidifying their positions as top talents for his entire career. Below are some highlights:

Heyman on How He’s Anointed the Next Generation of Top Stars for His Entire Career

“It’s the same thing I’ve been doing my entire career is anointing the next generation and solidifying their position on top. I did it in WCW when I knew that Mark Calaway’s future in WCW was not secure and behind WCW’s back passed him to WWE where he became The Undertaker. I did it in WCW when I managed Stone Cold Steve Austin, then stunning Steve Austin when I brought him into ECW and got him in touch with his inner rage and taught him how to let that rage out on television, which was the impetus of Stone Cold Steve Austin. I did it with a rookie named Brock Lesnar. I did it with an established veteran named CM Punk, who had just started off the campaign of a 434-day historic title reign. I did it with Roman Reigns, who was already a multi-time world champion and multi-time WrestleMania main eventer, but was never understood to be the generational talent, the all-time great, if not even the GOAT that he truly was. So now, if you look at a trajectory of this industry, for those of us who knew, there was no doubt Mark Callaway would rule. There was no doubt Steve Austin would rule. There was no doubt ECW would rule. There was no doubt that Brock Lesnar would rule. There was no doubt in my mind that CM Punk was going to rule. There was no doubt that Roman Reigns was going to rule.

Paul Heyman on What It Means To Be Working With The Vision

“Okay, who rules next? Well, there are so many spots now at the top of the card. There are so many WrestleMania main event positions that are about to open that if you look into the future, it’s not just one person. It’s multiple people. It’s Bron Breakker. It’s Bronson Reed. It’s Logan Paul. It’s Austin Theory. How could it not be? So if you look, we are at a point in time that is unique in history and that the opportunity is there to anoint the next generation of WrestleMania main eventers, not just the one next WrestleMania main eveter. It’s plural. And no one has the history or the cache or the resume or the ability to do that upgrade to do that refinement to get these people ready for where they are destined to go more than Paul Heyman.”

Unfortunately for The Vision and Paul Heyman, none of the members were able to walk away with a win in the men’s Royal Rumble match over the weekend. Also, at the start fo the match, Bron Breakker was attacked by a masked mystery man, resulting in his quick elimination from the match by Oba Femi.

If using any of the above quotes, please credit SHAK Wrestling, with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.