Paul Heyman was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani. During this, he spoke about WWE firing him from his role as the Executive Director of Monday Night RAW.
Here is what Heyman said about WWE’s decision to let him go (h/t to Cageside Seats for the quotes below):
“As for why I am no longer the Executive Director of Monday Night Raw, is because I served at the pleasure of the chairman Vince McMahon, and there came a day where I was no longer at the pleasure of the chairman Vince McMahon. When I took the role as Executive Director, I made an agreement with Vince McMahon. I want this job as long as every morning Vince McMahon woke up, he said thank god, or whatever deity he subscribes to, Paul Heyman is looking after the store on Raw. And the day that Vince McMahon didn’t wake up and feel that way, I didn’t want the job anymore.
I’ve been in a similar role when Vince was not happy with me, and it’s a miserable existence, and I didn’t want it. And apparently on that day, at that given time, at that given moment, Vince didn’t wake up that morning thanking whatever deity he subscribes to that Paul Heyman was in charge of Raw. We left with a smile, a handshake, and a hug. And absolutely no harsh feelings. And actually better feelings about each other because of the way that it ended, because it ended miserably before. And proof positive of that is on the quarterly earnings call, when asked about Paul Heyman…Vince McMahon’s only comment was, ‘I thought Paul Heyman did a [great] job creatively.’ So it was time. My run in terms of serving at the pleasure of the chairman was up.”
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