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WWE legend Paul Heyman served as a heel in the company after a deportation crack at his fans while playing on the “Pat McAfee Show” on Monday.
Heyman appeared on the ESPN program and took shots with some of the fans in the crowd. He explained why he coincided with Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 41.
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Paul Heyman raises Seth Rollins’ hand after winning CM Punk and Rome’s reign at WrestleMania 41 at Allegianto Stadium in Las Vegas on April 19, 2025. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
“Who’s clever a–?” he asked the crowd. “You? You’ll be deported.”
During the show, Hayman made class comments about Shannon Sharp’s lawsuit and did not refrain as he jabs on Michael Cole’s decision to stay in WWE for the entire career.
That all changed when he held back CM Punk and Rome’s reign in one of the shocking moments of WrestleMania weekend. Rollins used the chair and was able to hit the ruler behind him several times, eventually creating a cover for the pinfall.
Over the days leading up to Wrestlemania 41, he spoke to Fox News Digital about Rollins’ role in the storyline with Reigns and Punk.
Paul Heyman from the ring during an event at Barclays Center. (Rob Tringali/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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“To be proud of Seth Rollins, perhaps dull and perhaps lose character from personality because Seth Rollins might have been a forgotten man in all this,” Heyman told Fox News Digital. “It’s as if the internet is making a joke, as if Roman rule and commercial punk were fighting against Paul Heyman, who became the villain in this situation. I’m a hot girl.
“Seth Rollins was a strange man and could have been the opponent of CM Punk and his former partner in the reign of Rome. Instead, in many ways, Seth Rollins devoured us all in this story with the level of his performance against Rome’s reign and CM Nk and Paul Heyman.
Heyman said he is always “pride” to anyone who has achieved a lifelong dream that would mark Punk’s first major WrestleMania event.
Paul Heyman during the Royal Rumble at the Dome of America’s Center in St. Louis on January 29, 2022. (Joe CamporeAle-Usa Today Sports)
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“At the same time, I’m clearly adored Seth Rollins’ ring, which Lock called “Wrestlemania Weekend MVP” last year.
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