We have a ton of news to pass your way about Paul Heyman being fired as the head of the RAW creative team. Specifically, tons of news about the reaction from the WWE locker room.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there have been mixed reactions backstage about Heyman’s firing. Some have saw the signs for a few weeks now but others were “stunned” by the announcement:
Coming at press time, the little reaction we’ve gotten were from people who were not shocked and said there had been signs for a few weeks of this coming. But much of the talent was stunned and it’s unique because the Raw talent crew right now very much has his fingerprints.
Meltzer also spoke to one person on the office side of things who said that Vince McMahon disliked Heyman and they are surprised that it took so long to get rid of him:
One person on the front office side said, “I am shocked it took this long. Everyone knew it was coming. Vince did not like Paul.”
Meltzer says that there is now concern among several members of the RAW locker room who were favorites of Heyman:
Much of the talent on the Raw side was concerned, for obvious reasons. Most had never had a national push. Some had languished on the main roster before Heyman.
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