Wrestelamania season also means WWE Hall of Fame Season, and we now know the name of the first person for the 2024 Class. Fittingly, as it is in Philadelphia, it is the “Wise Man,” Paul Heyman.
Heyman began his wrestling career as a photographer, and transitioned into a manager, first gaining national attention in the AWA, and then WCW, where his apex was the heel faction, The Dangerous Alliance. After he was fired from WCW, he would join ECW, which he would later own. Heyman transformed the company into Extreme Championship Wrestling, a hardcore promotion that was massively influential and changed the face of the industry. As impactful as it was, ECW was not profitable, and went under in 2001, and Heyman joined the WWE.
He began as an announcer and later an advocate for various wrestlers, most notably Brock Lesnar. Heyman would become the onscreen General Manager of Smackdown and later the revamped ECW. During this time, Heyman was helping with the booking and writing and was influential behind the scenes, where he used his vast knowledge to make the product edgier. Sadly, Heyman was again let go, when ECW underperformed, and it would be years before he was saw again.
Heyman returned to the WWE in 2012, but this time, it was just as an on-screen talent. Back again with Lesnar, Heyman would also align with CM Punk, uniting the two greatest talkers in the business. He would since join Roman Reigns in forming the Bloodline in 2020, a faction that still is in existence today.
Heyman was ranked #9 on our Notinhalloffame list of those to consider for the WWE Hall of Fame. Notably, we will work to revise that list following Wrestlemania, and Heyman will be one of the names removed.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Paul Heyman for his impending honor.
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