I'm a Paul Heyman Guy

Be a Paul Heyman Guy

With CM Punk MIA until a rumored return for Payback in his hometown of Chicago, and Brock Lesnar taking a step away from the WWE until Summerslam, Paul Heyman foreshadowed another WWE superstar to be the next "Heyman Guy". Last night, we saw the re-package of Joe Hennig/Michael McGillicutty as Curtis Axel. A portmanteau of his dad, Curt Hennig and his grandfather's nickname, Larry "The Axe" Hennig (Curt-is Axe-l), Hennig became the next Paul Heyman guy and his debut match under the new moniker was against WWE's Corporate Son, Triple H.

Curtis Axel makes his debut last night at WWE RAW!

Following Wrestling 101 and not making either superstar look weak, Triple H "suffered a concussion" to take him off of TV for a while. I absolutely hate these recent matches to protect one wrestler or the other. I understand that it is necessary to do so, but credibility is such a leading factor into building storylines that it doesn't make any sense. Hennig should have went clean over Triple H with an easy pin. Going back to Wrestling 101, Triple H used all the necessary foreshadowing; "I'm going to wrestling. Doctor is a quack." Etcetera. Use that concussion to Hennig's advantage as a "heel" character, put him away, and start strong. "I'm the guy that put Triple H away on my debut match!"

Behind the Gorilla Position, Hennig has two powerful allies to push him to the stars; Triple H and the Rock. The Rock has quite a bit of influence within the WWE, and with Triple H's own favoritism, Hennig will most likely be a top star pretty soon. Sheamus was heavily pushed by Triple H and brought up from ECW a few years back, and Sheamus has yet to fall from where he is, and I see the Celtic Warrior in the chase for the World Heavyweight Title pretty soon.

Many Superstars of today have been under the tutelage of
Paul Heyman at one point or another.

But again, this isn't about Sheamus or Triple H. This isn't even about Hennig. This article is about the genius Jew from New York with a former extreme legacy; Paul Heyman. My prior articles mention Paul Heyman sporadically, but in all honesty (and quite argumentative), Paul Heyman is one of, if not the greatest minds in the wrestling business today, and has been for the last twenty years. Heyman has over thirty-five "Heyman Guys" that he has managed over his wrestling tenure, from the likes of "Mean" Mark Callous (who then became the Undertaker), Stunning Steve (Austin), Larry Zbyszko, Kurt Angle... just to name a few. And nearly every superstar that Heyman has placed his Midas Touch upon has been a major star at one point or another. Joe Hennig should take the ball he has been given, and run with it. Become the next John Cena, Randy Orton, or even Sheamus. With Paul Heyman at the Hennig wheel, Curtis Axel will be unstoppable.

To be today's star, be a Paul Heyman guy.