5 things learned from WWE legend Paul Heyman's Sportskeeda interview

Paul Heyman is arguably the greatest manager in WWE history.

Heyman has guided and managed an incredible array of talent throughout his Hall of Fame career.

The mad scientist has been an "advocate" for a record six WWE Champions during his career. Names managed by Heyman include Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, The Big Show, Kurt Angle and CM Punk.

The former ECW mastermind has most recently served as the "special counsel" to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns on Friday Night SmackDown. With Heyman in his corner, Roman Reigns has held the Universal Championship for over 400 consecutive days.

Sportskeeda Wrestling's Rick Ucchino recently sat down with Paul Heyman for an in-depth interview.

A variety of topics were discussed in the interview, including the current state of affairs on Friday Night SmackDown, Roman Reigns' upcoming clash against Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel, and much more.

Let's take a closer look at five things learned from Paul Heyman's Sportskeeda interview.

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#5 Paul Heyman states that the entire WWE locker room is jealous of Universal Champion Roman Reigns

Since returning at SummerSlam last year, Roman Reigns has dominated Friday Night SmackDown.

The Tribal Chief captured the Universal Championship just seven days after his return and hasn't looked back since.

According to Heyman, Roman Reigns has become the single biggest star in sports and sports entertainment. So the entire WWE locker room, including Brock Lesnar, has become jelous of the current Universal Champion:

"Brock Lesnar, up in Canada, in Saskatchewan. In the wilderness, eating what he kills. Feeding his family with his prey, comes back to WWE. Why? Why didn't he go to UFC? Why did he come back to WWE? Why did he come back to SmackDown? Because he was specifically looking for Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns is the single biggest star in sports and sports entertainment. And that's what I noticed now about the locker room, is that everyone is jealous and envious of Roman Reigns." said Paul Heyman

#4 Paul Heyman describes working with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns as a "career highlight"

The WWE Universe was shocked in August 2020 when Roman Reigns revealed that he had aligned himself with Paul Heyman on Friday Night SmackDown.

Reigns and Heyman had previously long been rivals in WWE due to the former ECW mastermind's role as an advocate for Brock Lesnar.

But with Heyman in his corner, The Tribal Chief quickly captured the WWE Universal Championship and has held the gold ever since.

When discussing working with Reigns over the past year, Paul Heyman described the experience as a "career highlight":

"A career highlight. A life highlight. A life affirming position every single day of my life, because I view every day as simply an audition to be brought back the next day as Special Counsel to The Tribal Chief. He accepts nothing but a hundred percent. He accepts nothing but absolute success. He puts in the time. He puts in the work. He puts in the effort. There's no slacking in Roman Reigns' vocabulary. I find it to be a most challenging and rewarding effort every single solitary moment of every single day." said Paul Heyman.

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#3 Paul Heyman explains why he admires WWE SmackDown announcer Pat McAfee

Former NFL punter Pat McAfee has been highly praised for his work as a color commentator on Friday Night SmackDown.

McAfee stepped into the role after WrestleMania 37 and has struck up quite the relationship with veteran play-by-play announcer Michael Cole.

A critically acclaimed commentator himself, Paul Heyman was quick to share his admiration for Pat McAfee's commentary work on Friday night's:

"Pat McAfee actually has impressed the hell out of me. Pat McAfee, during the breaks, will stand up on the announce table and entertain the live audience, and Pat Mcafee understands the interaction between the person holding the microphone and those in the audience watching the person holding the microphone. I've become a huge admirer of his contributions to the WWE," revealed Paul Heyman.

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#2 Paul Heyman discusses his chemistry with WWE backstage announcer Kayla Braxton

WWE Friday Night SmackDown in recent weeks has seen various segments between Paul Heyman and Kayla Braxton backstage.

Braxton, SmackDown's backstage interviewer, has continuously snuck up on Heyman and questioned the special counsel to the Tribal Chief about his relationship, or non-relationship, with Brock Lesnar.

Heyman and Braxton's on-screen dynamic was seen continuously when they both hosted Talking Smack.

When discussing their chemistry, Heyman suggested that the WWE announcer had a "lust" for him:

"Well, of course, we have magic together, because, first of all, Kayla Braxton is magnificent at her job and deserves a ton of credit for it. And from what I understand, she is very particular about the people with whom she is willing to date or see on a personal level. It's a known fact that Kayla Braxton has very high standards in that regard and that she looks for intelligence in men as well. Therefore, Kayla Braxton has this sapiosexual lust for me that she just can't hide when she is on camera. " revaled Paul Heyman.

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#1 Paul Heyman reveals which newely drafted WWE Superstars he would like to see face Roman Reigns

The 2021 WWE Draft has turned the landscape of WWE upside down as various superstars traded Monday Night RAW for Friday Night SmackDown and vice versa.

With several new names now exclusive to the blue brand, Paul Heyman was asked if we could see some of the new SmackDown stars square off against Roman Reigns soon.

Heyman welcomed the new challengers but warned that they will all be "smashed" by The Head of The Table:

"All of them! Any of them and all of them. They are all welcome to get smashed by Roman Reigns. Drew McIntyre, Humberto Carrillo, Angel Garza, Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, former World Heavyweight Champion, you know. Any of these people want to step up to the Tribal Chief; we need sacrifices on the island of relevancy. We are welcome to give them their moment of fame and being smashed by Reigns," Heyman added.