Since 2020, Roman Reigns & Paul Heyman have controlled WWE with an iron grip. Together they form the head of The Bloodline, the most dominant WWE faction since D-Generation X.
While the storyline involving the Bloodline has had some low moments, it’s still considered one of the greatest angles in WWE history. Perhaps the most surprising detail is that the idea came from Vince McMahon, who took a big risk with his top babyface.
Paul Heyman Was Ready To Ride Out Rest Of WWE Contract
Paul Heyman would appear on Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin – and would reveal what led to him being partnered with Roman Reigns.
“Vince removes me as executive director in June of 2020, and I thought I had a bunch of months left on my contract, and I was gonna ride it out, and we’ll see where we go from there. There were limited options in my agreement as to whom WWE could put me with.
When I had the leverage, I wrote that in because we had reached a point with the cachet of being Brock Lesnar‘s advocate that anybody else you put me with could either make them instantly a star, or you’re watering me down, and ultimately hurting the other person, because they don’t belong with me.
They don’t measure up to where you’re used to seeing my character bring someone down to the ring, which is either the main event of WrestleMania or close to it.
One of the few names on this list was Roman Reigns. Another was Brock Lesnar, obviously. Another was Ronda Rousey. Ronda Rousey was having a baby. Brock Lesnar wasn’t coming back with Saudi being down. That kinda left Roman Reigns in there.”
Vince McMahon Pulls Trigger On Turning Roman Reigns Into A Villian
Heyman would continue, saying the following.
“So Vince calls me in the middle of August and he says, ‘We’re gonna take you back into television. I’m thinking, ‘Oh, oh. He’s gonna make me a commentator and Jim Ross isn’t here. What is a commentator in 2020? How can I be disruptive? How can I be evolutionary in the process? How can I redefine this role because I don’t just want to settle in and do what’s been done already. Even by me, I want to do this differently. I said, ‘Okay, well, what do you got in mind?’
He says, ‘I’m going to put you with somebody.’I’m thinking, ‘Has he read my contract?’ I said, ‘Well, you know Vince, the options are kind of limited in that.’ I’m trying to tiptoe into a delicate situation here where I’m about to butt heads with him. I’m thinking Ronda is pregnant. Brock’s not coming back with Saudi down. He’s certainly is not putting me with Roman and he goes, ‘I’m envisioning Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman.‘ I’m thinking, ‘Oh my God. He’s gonna pull the trigger on this. He would never pull it with Cena. He would never have allowed Cena to go to the dark side.”
Needless to say, this was one of Vince’s best ideas in years – with The Bloodline angle being a smash success. The full interview with Heyman can be heard here.
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