Paul Heyman Reveals That Brock Lesnar Wasn’t Vince McMahon’s First Choice to Align the Wiseman With When He Signed For WWE in 2001

Brock Lesnar is among the greatest in-ring performers of all time. Hailing from the legendary OVW 2002 class, Lesnar has maintained his legacy throughout his career. After making his main-roster debut for WWE in 2002, Lesnar soared through to the top.

However, much of that credit should often be given to Paul Heyman. The current Wiseman of WWE is often regarded as one of the best mouthpieces a WWE superstar could have. Most of Paul Heyman guys have gone on to have successful careers. However, Heyman’s alliance with Brock Lesnar was not always the plan. Recently, during a podcast, Paul Heyman opened up about it and explained how it happened.

How did Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman end up together in WWE?

Brock Lesnar returned to WWE in 2012 and was paired with Paul Heyman till 2020 when the latter changed sides and chose The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns as his next client. However, long before Lesnar’s return, and from the very point of his debut, he has been with Heyman.

After Heyman joined WWE in 2001, Vince McMahon and WWE had other plans for him. It included another former wrestling star, it was not Lesnar.

Recently, during a podcast interview, the former advocate of The Beast Incarnate explained how the initial plan was to have him alongside Chris Benoit, but later Vince McMahon changed his mind and paired Heyman with Lesnar.

He said, “So, I put together a couple of matches of his, it was two that week, and two the next. And the opponents were the same, Spike Dudley and Funaki. I knew they would make him look like what he needed to look like. And the night before Vince comes to me and says, ‘I am not gonna put you with Benoit.'”

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At first, Heyman was relieved to be out of television, but he was soon bombarded with other news. Heyman continued, “He then says, ‘I am gonna put you with Brock Lesnar’. And I just said, ‘Bingo! Okay.’ The money! Oh my God! You just gave me a completely new life. Cause I knew, you want me to talk for this guy? Okay! This is the easiest job in the world.”

Brock Lesnar has always been one of the big-money drawing athletes on the roster, and Heyman himself also believed that his alliance with Lesnar was a pivotal moment in his career, and both of their careers experienced a massive change after this.

How successful has Brock Lesnar been with Paul Heyman?

Brock Lesnar made his debut for WWE after WrestleMania in 2002 and was paired with Heyman. After an initial few squash matches, Lesnar was promoted as ‘The Next Big Thing’. Only a few months later after his debut, he won the WWE Championship at SummerSlam that very year.

Heyman and Lesnar went on to have an extremely polished careers, with Lesnar winning multiple championships and defeating The Undertaker’s undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30. However, after his departure in 2020, Heyman changed sides and aligned himself with Roman Reigns.

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And, since then both Heyman and Lesnar have been at the opposite ends. But do you think they will ever come on the same side again? Let us know in the comments.