WWE’s Paul Heyman Explains How Wrestling Embraced Long Term Storytelling

WWE’s Paul Heyman Explains How Wrestling Embraced Long Term Storytelling WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman has explained how the pro wrestling industry has embraced long term storytelling.

Paul Heyman has found himself at the center of one of WWE’s most critically acclaimed and well crafted storylines in recent memory with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline. Reports have indicated that the WWE Hall of Famer has been involved on the screen as well as backstage with how the story unfolds.

Speaking with Logan Paul on IMPAULSIVE, Heyman was asked how he would book Paul in 2025. Explaining how he puts a storyline together, he answered:

“If the question is how I would book Logan Paul in 2025, my answer is I wouldn’t book him just for 2025.”

“My question would be, who’s Logan Paul’s opponent for WrestleMania 42, which is in 2026, and more importantly, who’s Logan Paul’s opponent in 2027, which is WrestleMania 43?”

Heyman continue to further explain why planning ahead is now expected, saying:

“In an industry that has now enabled its fan base to embrace long-term storytelling, I’m capping you at 18 months. ‘Oh, who’s my opponent for 42? That’s only 18 months from now. Who’s your opponent for 43?’ And once we figure out who your opponent is for 43, let’s back-tell that story.”

“I never have written a script or answered an idea without knowing the final page. I write the final page first.”

“Here’s the end. It may transition to something else, but here’s how this story ends. Now, how do we get there? How do we milk it? How do we tease them? What’s the intrigue? What are the other characters’ dimensions that play off of this? How does this story affect all others?”

“If everything drives to this point, then you know the narrative that you want to tell.”

“Making sure Solo never said ‘acknowledge me’ before he said it in Madison Square Garden. Making sure he’s never referred to as a Tribal Chief before.”

“Making sure that all roads led to that moment, that 15-minute segment that engrossed everybody because everything since WrestleMania built to that moment.”

Paul Heyman will appear alongside Roman Reigns for “The Tribal Chief Acknowledgement Ceremony” on the January 27 edition of WWE Raw.

Transcription via F4WOnline

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