Paul Heyman On ECW Chants at SummerSlam Kickoff Event: ECW is Dead & I Wish The Same for Oba Femi

Paul Heyman shuts down fans chanting “E-C-Dub” at the SummerSlam 2026 Kickoff event.

The SummerSlam 2026 Kickoff Event took place on Sunday, July 19. The marquee premium live event is set to take place at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of the biggest matches on the card is the Hell in a Cell bout between Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi.

Heyman came out to promote the upcoming match and was met with “E-C-Dub” chants from the audience. However, in typical Heyman fashion, the WWE Hall of Famer shut them down, stating that ECW was dead and he wished the same for Oba Femi.

“ECW is dead, and I wish the same for Oba Femi,” Paul Heyman said.

This led to The Ruler coming out and addressing Heyman and his upcoming Hell in a Cell match against The Beast. Oba called Heyman a “sleazebag,” a “criminal,” a “walrus,” a “bag of fat chicken,” and a coward, and said all the sneak attacks on him by Lesnar would finally end at SummerSlam.

Here’s what Oba Femi said:

“You’ve done enough talking, and you’ve done enough running. So who is ready for SummerSlam? Who is ready for Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar? Who is ready for Hell in a Cell? You don’t even have the guts to stand right here while I walk out. They’ve called you a sleazebag, a criminal, a walrus. But now you’re just a big fat chicken.

“But the good news is at Hell in a Cell, it all comes to an end: all the running, all the ducking, all the low blows, all the attacking from behind, all the BS, it comes to an end. But today, you get the casual Oba, the nice Oba, Oba in jeans, Oba hugging babies, kissing foreheads, smiling with the fans. But come Hell in a Cell, you get the warrior Oba, the King Oba, the destroyer Oba, the bringer of war, in all my glory, Oba Femi.”

Check out the segment below [from 17:27 onward]:

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