Paul Heyman SHOOTS on why Goldberg was only believable star to SQUASH Brock Lesnar 

During our sellout event in New Orleans, we asked Paul He-man about inducting Goldberg into the Hall of Fame and why his run with Brock in late 2016-early 2017 was so successful. Heyman discusses why Goldberg was the man to squash The Beast and why it worked!

I'm convinced Heyman could put over even Hitler and Stalin as a babyface tag team

"I wouldnt want to see Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar for 90 secs..Id want to see that for 90 mins"..Amen Paulie. I'd actually want to see an Ironman Match between the two personally

Paul: "I'll try to give a halfway decent answer" Paul *proceeds to spit straight fire for the next 5 minutes with nothing but absolute facts*

Paul Heyman could make me believe goldberg has hair

This guy could make me believe that the Earth is flat if he wanted to.

Paul would make a perfect Penguin character for a Batman Trilogy.

Vince please give Heyman creative control... WWE would be so much better

3:03 This gives me chills. Heyman's so right that Goldberg's son will never forget a whole stadium chanting his own name.

This is the LOGIC of storytelling. So great to hear a genius give a masterclass in psychology like this.

Goldberg has always been the one guy that could stop brock lesnar. His comeback and destroying brock in 86 seconds was a truly amazing moment - it was like that 1998 elrctric aura that goldberg used to generate. It was f*cking awesome

I love how Heyman, though he disagrees with every other scenario presented, has no problem with that someone presented the scenario!

Heyman forgot to touch on the royal rumble appetizer between survivor series and wrestlemania too. That fueled it even hotter.

Thank you Paul Heyman. It's really interesting that someone from ECW had to induct one from WCW to WWE hall of fame, making Goldberg's induction unique and special. I'd sure miss these days, 10 years from now we're gonna look back in this and say we're so fortunate to see all this in this lifetime.

Say what you want about Heyman, he may be a shitty businessman, but he’s a great entertainer and storyteller who really knows how to work a crowd. I hope wwe keep him after Brock and let him build a star or a stable in the way only he can. Would be great to see him work with someone other than Brock, and not repeat the same gimmick with another MMA background wrestler.

I was at this Survivor Series and let me tell you, there was a hush that fell across the audience. There was pure pop and elation over what they were seeing, but once it was over...I think that collectively none of us knew how to react. It was the right call to put it on last.

The intellect of this man is uncanny a true genius

How Heyman isn't part of the so-called creative team or even a booker for matches in WWE today is beyond me. He gets these guys more than Vince ever could. He sees the potential more than Vince ever could.

The beauty of the Goldberg/Brock feud and their matches is that it was booked to the same philosophy that Heyman booked ECW, play to the strengths of your talents and hide their drawbacks. Goldberg's box office was in this hard hitting, no nonsense squashes and that's precisely what their matches were, nothing but big money moves and spots, no downtime. You put Lesnar and Goldberg in a lengthy competitive match you get, well, Mania 20.

He should be the booker of Raw & SmackDown

Heyman mentions 911 back in ECW's hey-days (pun intended). For those of you who don't know what it was like, here's the feeling. I remember having to wait till 3 AM in front of TV to watch ECW. I literally had to count every minute down. There was no distraction at that time of night other than to play games on my SEGA Genesis. I would surf through late night shows, music videos and MTV's Beavis & Butthead to keep me entertained. There was no playing around with a smartphone, no social media because they hadn't come out with that technology yet. Only around 98-99 I had access to Virtual Places Chat (Yea, before Myspace and all of that...) ECW would usually jump off with Taz doing a semi-kayfabe, semi-shoot promo cussing the hell out of Vince McMahon and WWE (then known as WWF). Either that or there would be an on-going match with a crazy end-twist that would keep you tuned in. Insane music, cheap graphics, any feeling of sleep would instantly go away. It was extreme time. A suited Joey Styles would handle color commentary by himself. No budget for fancy spotlights and fireworks wasted on useless talent; no overly "hot" valets or female wrestlers to distract from the wrestling itself. There were a few above-average looking chicks as valets. The type of girls you'd meet at a bar. Made it look real. The crazy "smarks" of the ECW arena were always up on their wrestling; the hype crowd handing out weapons to the wrestlers during matches. Always a thrill seeing 911 chokeslam some dude through 4 tables or the Gangstas come out to "Natural Born Killaz" with New Jack rocking his 2Pac shirt and bandana only to leave both opponents and themselves bloodied... The Eliminators were arguably the greatest tag-team ever but they get no credit, maybe because John Kronus died (of an overdose?) and Perry... (I don't know, he's off to Saturn maybe?) Not to mention Sabu. How he would singlehandedly change the mechanics to these wrestling matches with innovative use of tables and chairs and high-flying daredevil maneuvers that made him a draw. When Rob Van Dam came later in the game, it made Shawn Michaels look like he could learn a move or two. Speaking of which, I'd wake up next morning to WWE's lame Face VS Heel formula featuring characters like Duke the Dumpster Drowse, Doink The Clown and the Godwinnz (to name a few... Thank God they had Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker and Razor Ramon back then). Enough said. This is my longest post ever but at least some of you now have an idea what it was like. Sorry I didn't mean to sound like those bitter old dudes talking about the "good ole days" but to be honest, the 90's were the best times all-around when you look at music, sports and even social life.

I was at this show and it was wild seeing it live, I remember Looking In shock and awe with what happened the whole arena was stunned and it was insane. Such a great memory

This man is a Wrestling Genius!!!!

He turned into Alfred Hitchcock

Funny how the seth rollins scenario was actually booked for both wrestlemania 35 and summerslam '19

He put over everyone in this video because he believe's they all worked hard to be where they're at, and even built it up based on the morals of hard work vs shock value. I don't see anyone else really doing that with a purity like Paul Heyman does and it still to this day makes even me have goosebumps the way Heyman talks.

Paul heyman is one of the single most articulate people in sports period this man can sell a fight and can pay tribute to people like no other. Very very very impressive and very kind words from the father of ecw.

Goldberg was an extremely limited wrestler, but he performed his role well and he was ultimately entertaining. I like Goldberg and his character.

So good to see Heyman out of character here, he's no less enchanting as a result. You could listen to the man talk for hours about the business.

Paul can work a crowd like no one else. The man just has an insane talent for it. And his skills as a public speaker are insane. He knows how to turn a crowd that hates him into a crowd that can’t take their eyes off of him. He’s honestly a legend in his own right.

Hate him or like him, Heyman has a great wrestling mind. He sees things like no one else. Not only creatively, but also as a business.

paul heyman really is great. he eats wrestling for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. hes forgotten more about promoting than most will ever know

Inside the ropes + Paul Heyman = 🔥🔥🔥

Man oh man.. this man can sell you to yourself... Amazing mic skills... Paul Heyman is arguably one the best of all time on mic, if not the best, in WWE...

I could listen to Paul talk stories forever!!

'Seth Rollins couldn't kick Brock's ass in 90 seconds' He did it 2:30. 150 seconds. That's pretty close.

The way Heyman answers feels like he is making a promo. It's so amazing

Paul needs to head creative @ WWE! I'll go see if pigs are flying...

Love How Paul says do u think Seth Rollins can kick Brock Lesnars ass in 90 seconds...then about a year later at wrestle mania Seth practically does 😂

Lots respect for him for giving Goldberg that win for his family’s sake

would pay money to hear heyman and cornette in the booking and writers room because at first i heard cornettes opinion on this match and i thought god damn hes so rite.. then i watch this and think well god damn pauls so rite... both have such amazing wrestlinng intellgiance its crazy

Heyman: Do you really believe that Seth Rollins could kick Brock Lesnar's ass? WrestleMania 35: Am I a joke to you?

He is just an amazing talker and he believes everything he says which just makes you want to sit and pay attention to every word that comes out of his mouth and on top of that you just see the passion in his face and body language when he talks about wrestling. He genuinely loves it

Man Paul Hayman is such a great talker. I almost bought it. We have seen what Mox can be without WWE restraints on him, so that reference really didn't age well. They could have done the same thing with Joe to kick off a feud. They kinda did, but it didn't happen in a match so it didn't count for much in the end.

Being their live to witness that. I can tell you after the first spear nodody was sitting down. Completely shocked for sure. That was also a WCW moment and it was great see.

Goldberg was always matchless, Brock stood nowhere in front of Goldberg when Gold was at his peak,

Best mic work guy ever

That's the thing...when Paul heyman takes the Mike, the world watches...He manages to draw the attention of everyone...a masterful showman

Paul Heyman is Awesome and you know he just gets wrestling better then most

Paul's an awesome guy in some of the documentaries and shorts with youtubers I've seen, tremendous, and kind hearted.

Paul Heyman, arguably, the greatest mind in professional wrestling. Salute! 💯

So looking back Heyman mentions wanting Lesnar to work with Rollins/Balor but didnt work out. Now Lesnar has fought Balor and fighting Rollins at mania.

Mann...The moment he does Goldberg impersonation"But your Last" Epiccc🔥🔥🔥

He's honestly such a great promoter

I got a name. Kane. Big Red Machine comes in, interrupts Lesnar's first move, face jab, chokeslam, jab, chokeslam again, tombstone, done.

Look at Heyman working all of us marks... and we gleefully fall for it every time.

Honestly love how Heyman distinguished two different match styles. There is a key difference between Beating and outlasting.

Goldberg is 2-1 against Lesnar, I'm surprised they're leaving it like that, because Goldberg still owns Lesnar.

It was a well booked run, and their matches were exactly what they should've been: brutal, explosive, with two killers who can tear down buildings.

u just got to give Paul so much credit....he KNOWS how to make things work, he sees what can work and what wont work, one of the great minds in the business that everyone will be talking about

watching goldberg destroy brokc was the best damn thing ive seen in a long long time

Is there a full interview? No luck finding it.

I loved this squash match because like in other sports there are upsets and blowouts. Wrestling should be no different. There should be more unexpected squash matches

I hope Paul gets in shape. I'd like to see him stick around the biz a while longer.

Fast forward a year later he messed it all up at super showdown fighting an aging Undertaker

Promo tip for people aspiring to be in wrestling Listen and understand the audience He heard the Joe chants Did not deny them Said he respectfully disagreed And gave them what they wanted While not giving up on his own point. He turned JOE JOE JOE chants into cheers for him

Why doesn’t Paul Hayman do the storylines for the WWE he has it going

A masterclass. i'm repeating myself, I know, but this Inside the Ropes with was and still is a true Storytelling Masterclass. Even more... is a Pro Wrestling Sport Entertainment masterclass with the very best in making that business become a business and telling us how that business is built. I look at Paul Heyman not only as a 50yo who's been a fan for over 40 years now but also as someone who has been watching and in adult age analyzed the business from a professional perspective, from the way Graphic Design and the whole Communication itself has been evolved in the last 40 years, up to the way wrestling is the tool to complete the magic. A storytelling magic. Paul Heyman is The Magician himself, and this masterclass, a Business Masterclass in its whole, could and should be held in the very best Universities in the world. Thanks Professor Heyman!

But had to be for the universal title? I wanted to see the rematch at wrestlemania but not for the universal title, it should had been Owens vs Jericho for the universal title

Paul Heyman can sell anything I swear.

If only Goldberg had faced the Undertaker.

Heyman's stories are so investing, he could even make watching paint dry the most exciting thing like winning the World Cup.

Paul Heyman could probably sell me a ps2 when Ps5 comes out. He's THAT GOOD!

Why haven't I seen this clip before, I love the way he describes. If you go back and watch Heyman's initial promos when he initially hinted at Goldberg's return, it was just awesome. In a way, he basically set Goldberg up as the the mythical force that everyone always had in the back of their mind. In a way, I'd say that the legendary "aging gunslinger" was the 'final boss'. A guy Brock could not intimidate, look down on, and would not fold. Like the true challenge Brock would have to test himself with, on his own terms. Thae fact that Brock and Goldberg are good friends, helped them work immensely well. I also wonder if Deon "Primetime" Sanders, watched the match, since he and Goldberg have been good friends since they played together in the NFL.

Heyman just has you captivated by what he says.

Can you imagine if hayman was on creative in wwe

Heyman needs to be involved way more in the product

This is why Paul Heyman is a genius.

Goddamn! Heyman made me enjoy the match talking about it more than watching it live 😆👍 Wish he could narrate my day or something

Goldberg was an mma fighter before becoming a wrestler. Other than his size, that's why it was believable.

Plus, if you think about it, the Goldberg / Lesner minute and a half match brought a sort of realism feel to a prize fight. How many time do you have a UFC favor, go in just expecting to pummel their opponent, only to have the underdog catch them off guard with a blow to the chin? Said favored fighter staggers, underdog sees opening, pounces. Then before you know it: Boom!! Underdog is should straddling, and fist thumping. Ref is pulling them apart, and raises underdog's hand.

Goldberg is da man, he was the only reason why i watch wrestling.

Imagine if this man had a podcast, it’d be fkn amazing!

Man....I use to hate this guy......but sorry man I accept I was wrong....he is so amazing

God, I love Paul Heyman's voice, he sounds so hilarious, but at the same time he speaks the truth.

Samoa Joe hasn’t aged well since this upload.

He talks with such confidence even if you disagree you start wondering if your opinion is wrong lol

I absolutely love listening to Paul speak he is the realest dude I can think of and lays it out perfectly. An absolute treasure

Heyman is one of the absolute best is wrestling. Like OH MY GOD this man is a freaking genius.

As almost 100 percent of the time, Paul Herman brings up a very great point, a very valid point

I wish he would've been asked "what was the point of you putting Finn Balor over, saying he was the one guy he might, just might, best brock lesner. if they didn't do anything with him for months on end"

Love to hear it, but Paul conveniently forgot to establish why Brock losing had to happen in 90 seconds. 🤷

the way he worked the crowd onto his side after they mentioned joe is awesome.

goldberg really deserved it..he was the only one who was above lesner.

Thank god Paul Heyman never became a politician. I don't know if I could resist that level of sheer charisma.

This man is an evil genius when it comes to wrestling.

1:46 - 1:56 nobody can said that any better.

Samoa Joe?? Is he still in WWE

God damn Paul can talk. Goosebumps when he really gets going.

1:55 Paul doesn’t head nod .. he under chin shakes 🤣🤣