Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965 in Scarsdale, New York) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. He is best known for being the creative force behind Extreme Championship Wrestling's rise to prominence in the 1990s.

While a manager in WCW and the AWA, he was known as Paul E. Dangerously, and many in the business still refer to him as "Paul E." In WCW, he was known as the manager of the Dangerous Alliance, made up of Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton and Larry Zbysko. Madusa was his assistant. He was also the manager of the Original Midnight Express, Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose, in the AWA and WCW. They feuded with the Midnight Express, Eaton and Stan Lane, while Heyman feuded with their manager, Jim Cornette.

After ECW folded, he became a broadcaster for WWE, alongside Jim Ross. For some time there has been talk of the return of ECW, leading up to an expected June 2005 ECW-branded pay-per-view to be presented by WWE. Heyman is expected to play a major role both on and off camera during the event.

He later assumed the on camera role of General Manager of the Thursday Night Show SmackDown!, until March 22, 2004, when, according to the storyline, he quit after he was drafted to Eric Bischoff's RAW. Heyman was writing for Smackdown! during its more successful stint in early 2003 and now serves as a road agent for WWE. During 2004, Heyman's on-camera role was managing The Dudley Boyz, Spike Dudley, and Heidenreich.

Paul Heyman was recently removed from the WWE creative team. Heyman last made a WWE appearance when he was put in a coffin by The Undertaker during a handicap match which featured Heyman and Heidenreich vs. The Undertaker on the January 6, 2005 episode of SmackDown! He is still under contract with WWE.

Awards

• Heyman won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) Manager of the Year Award in 1992.