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

Paul Heyman currently serves as the special counsel to the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns on Friday Night SmackDown
Paul Heyman currently serves as the special counsel to the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns on Friday Night SmackDown

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

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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.

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

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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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