Paul Heyman
ActingPaul Heyman is an American entertainment executive and performer. He is currently signed to WWE, appearing on the SmackDown brand as Special Counsel for Roman Reigns. Heyman owned and was the creative force behind the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion from 1993 until its closure in 2001. Before running and owning ECW, he was a manager under the ring name Paul E. Dangerously in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and other promotions. He is the co-owner of the Looking4Larry Agency in New York City, and was personally named one of Advertising Age's Top 100 Global Marketers. In WWE, Heyman has managed or has served as manager for a record six world champions: WWE Champions, Big Show, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Critics have praised his abilities at managing and on the microphone. Heyman has also competed sporadically in matches, including the WWE Championship main event of the 2002 Rebellion pay-per-view.
Known For
WWE WrestleMania XX
Paul Heyman
Rollerball
English Sports Announcer
WWE WrestleMania 35
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 29
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 32
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 34
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 31
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Paul Heyman
WWE Payback 2014
Paul Heyman (Manager)
Filmography — Acting
WWE WrestleMania XX
Paul Heyman
Rollerball
English Sports Announcer
WWE WrestleMania 35
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 29
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 32
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
Paul Heyman
WWE WrestleMania 34
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE WrestleMania 31
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Paul Heyman
WWE Payback 2014
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
Beyond the Mat
Self
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Battleground 2013
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Backlash 2002
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Crown Jewel
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Paul Heyman
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE SummerSlam 2013
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 2019
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2022
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE No Way Out 2003
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Fastlane 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 2017
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Paul Heyman
WWE WrestleMania 33
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
Paul Heyman
WWE Night of Champions 2012
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WrestleMania XL Saturday
Paul Heyman
WWE Battleground 2015
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WrestleMania 37: Night 2
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 2019
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Paul Heyman (archive footage)
ECW One Night Stand 2006
Self
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE InVasion
Paul Heyman (Ringside)
WWE Payback 2020
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Crown Jewel 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Paul Heyman
WrestleMania 41: Saturday
Paul Heyman
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Paul Heyman
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
Paul Heyman (Advocate/Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WrestleMania XL Sunday
Paul Heyman
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Paul Heyman
WWE Armageddon 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Crown Jewel 2025
Paul Heyman
WWE Global Warning
Paul Heyman
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Paul Heyman
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Paul Heyman (Appearance)
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Crown Jewel
Paul Heyman
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Himself (Manager)
WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special
Paul Heyman
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE Vengeance 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Day 1 2022
Paul Heyman
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
Himself
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
Paul Heyman
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Live From MSG 2015
Paul Heyman
WWE Payback 2013
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE No Mercy 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Survivor Series 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Crown Jewel
Paul Heyman
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Paul Heyman
WWE Night of Champions 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Paul Heyman
WWE Fastlane 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Paul Heyman (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE Divas: Undressed
Paul Heyman
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
Paul Heyman
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
Never Forget: WWE Returns After 9/11
Paul Heyman
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Himself
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Crown Jewel
Paul Heyman
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 2017
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
Self
WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Self
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Paul E. Dangerously (Interview)
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Paul Heyman
WrestleMania 39 Sunday
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
Paul E. Dangerously
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
Paul E. Dangerously (Interview)
WWE Fastlane 2016
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WrestleMania XL Saturday Post-Show Press Conference
Paul Heyman
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Night of Champions 2025
Paul Heyman
WWE Hell in a Cell 2018
Paul Heyman (Appearance)
Meeting Stone Cold
Paul Heyman
WWE Great Balls of Fire
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE No Mercy 2017
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 2: Know Your Role
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
Brian Pillman - Loose Cannon
Himself
WCW WrestleWar 1989
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE Extreme Rules 2021
Paul Heyman (Manager)
CM Punk: Best in the World
Himself
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
Heyman
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
Paul Heyman (ECW Owner)
WWE Backlash 2023
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Paul E. Dangerously
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday
Paul Heyman
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Paul E. Dangerously (Interviews)
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
Paul E. Dangerously
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WWE Wrestlepalooza
Paul Heyman
WWE SummerSlam 2022
Paul Heyman
ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
Paul E. Dangerously
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
Paul E. Dangerously
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
Paul Heyman (Manager)
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
Paul E. Dangerously
WWE SummerSlam 2018
Paul Heyman (Advocate)
Batista: The Animal Unleashed
Himself
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
Paul Heyman (Manager)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
Paul E. Dangerously
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
Self
Survivor Series: WarGames
Paul Heyman
WWE Rebellion 2002
Paul Heyman
WWE Hall of Fame 2024
Paul Heyman
WCW WrestleWar 1992
Paul E. Dangerously
WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain
Self
WCW Beach Blast
Paul E. Dangerously
ECW Enter the Sandman 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
TrailBlayzer: The Alundra Blayze Story
Paul Heyman
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
Paul Heyman
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
NWA Starrcade 1988
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
The True Story of WrestleMania
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE Backlash: France
Paul Heyman
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1
Heyman
NWA Bloodfest • Night One
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
Paul Heyman
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
Himself
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW's NWA World Title Tournament
Paul E. Dangerously
ECW November to Remember 1995
Paul Heyman (Appearance)
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
ECW November to Remember 1994
Paul E. Dangerously
WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff
Paul Heyman
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994
Paul E. Dangerously
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event
Self
ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
Himself
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WCW SuperBrawl II
Paul E. Dangerously (Ninja)
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
Paul E. Dangerously
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
ECW vs. USWA: Civil War of the 90's
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
Paul Heyman (Appearance)
ECW November to Remember 1993
Paul E. Dangerously
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
Heyman
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
ECW December to Dismember
Paul Heyman (ECW G.M.)
ECW Heatwave 1994 - The Battle for The Future
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
Paul E. Dangerously
WWE Liv Forever
Paul Heyman
Raw on Netflix Kickoff
Self
ECW Heat Wave 1994
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Hardcore History
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match
Paul E. Dangerly
AWA Christmas Night 1987
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
WWE Wrestlemania Backlash 2022 Kickoff
Paul Heyman
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
Himself
ECW Mountain Top Madness
Paul E. Dangerously
ECW Super Summer Sizzler 1993
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Sunshine State Slaughter
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW 3 Way Dance
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Double Tables 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
FMW: International Slaughterhouse
Greatest Wrestling Factions
ECW Heat Wave 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
NWA WrestleWar 1989
Paul E. Dangerously
ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)
Paul Heyman (Appearance)
The Authentic Untold Story of ECW
WWE Money in the Bank 2023 Kickoff
AWA Christmas Show 1987
Paul E. Dangerously (Manager)
Filmography — Crew
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Writer
ECW One Night Stand 2006
Writer
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
Writer
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Writer
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Director
ECW Barely Legal 1997
Writer
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
Writer
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996
Director
ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994
Writer
ECW House Party 1996
Director
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
Writer
ECW Heat Wave 1998
Director
ECW One Night Stand 2005
Writer
ECW Enter the Sandman 1995
Writer
ECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams
Director
ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches
Director
ECW Return of the Funker 1995
Writer
ECW CyberSlam 1996
Writer
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
Director
ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD
Director
NWA Bloodfest • Night One
Writer
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
Writer
ECW November to Remember 1997
Writer
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1995
Writer
ECW House Party 1999
Director
ECW November To Remember 1998
Writer
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995
Writer
ECW Just Another Night 1996
Director
ECW Born To Be Wired
Writer
ECW's NWA World Title Tournament
Writer
ECW November to Remember 1995
Director
ECW November to Remember 1994
Writer
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996
Director
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994
Writer
ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996
Director
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
Writer
ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: November 23, 1996
Writer
ECW When Worlds Collide
Writer
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Writer
ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
Director
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
Writer
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast
Writer
ECW Living Dangerously 1998
Director
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
Director
ECW Ultra Clash 1993
Director
ECW Living Dangerously 1999
Director
ECW Fan Cam: December 28, 1995
Writer
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
Director
ECW Fan Cam: November 4, 1995
Director
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996
Director
ECW Heat Wave 1997
Producer
ECW High Incident
Director
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: May 19, 1995
Writer
ECW Crossing The Line 1999
Director
ECW November to Remember 1993
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: June 8, 1996
Director
ECW Gangstas Paradise 1995
Director
ECW November to Remember 1996
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: December 30, 1995
Director
ECW Fan Cam: September 23, 1995
Writer
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
Director
ECW December to Dismember
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999
Writer
ECW The Buffalo Invasion
Director
ECW CyberSlam 1997
Director
ECW House Party 1998
Writer
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
Director
ECW Holiday Hell 1996
Director
ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999
Director
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
Writer
ECW Holiday Hell 1995
Director
ECW Heat Wave 1994
Writer
ECW's Bloodiest Matches
Director
ECW Fan Cam: June 30, 1996
Director
ECW Fan Cam: June 9, 1995
Director
ECW Hardcore History
Producer
ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
Director
ECW Fan Cam: April 15, 1995
Director
ECW Fan Cam: November 10, 2000
Director
ECW Mountain Top Madness
Writer
ECW Sunshine State Slaughter
Director
ECW November to Remember 1999
Director
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996
Director
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
Director
ECW 3 Way Dance
Writer
ECW: January 27, 1996
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: August 17, 1996
Director
ECW CyberSlam 1998
Director
ECW Fan Cam: July 28, 1996
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997
Writer
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
Director
ECW Fan Cam: May 20, 1995
Writer
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
Director
ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000
Director
ECW Double Tables 1995
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
Director
ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: January 12, 2001
Director
ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000
Director
ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996
Director
ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996
Director
ECW Fan Cam: December 10, 1994
Director
ECW: Extreme Rules
Director
ECW Fan Cam: May 17, 1996
Director
ECW As Good As It Gets
Director
ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995
Writer
ECW Natural Born Killaz
Director
ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000
Writer
ECW When Worlds Collide 1996
Director
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996
Writer
ECW CyberSlam 1999
Director
ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001
Director
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
Director
ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999
Director
ECW Fan Cam: October 6, 1995
Writer
ECW Heat Wave 1996
Director
ECW Fan Cam: October 27, 1995
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: April 4, 1997
Director
ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995
Director
ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)
Director
ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: May 16, 1997
Director
ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998
Director
ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996
Director
ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: January 30, 1999
Director
ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998
Writer
ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999
Writer