Paul Heyman Comments On His Presentation, ‘The Whole Idea Is To Underpromise And Overdeliver’
Paul Heyman is always reading the audience.
Despite being in the industry for nearly 40 years at this point, Heyman is still widely considered to be one of the best advocates and/or managers of all time. Heyman’s body of work speaks for itself, as he’s spent time with names like Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and the Big Show, among many others.
Speaking with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp for a new interview, Heyman was asked about his philosophy when it comes to his presentation as a manager.
“It’s the same. It’s just reading the room. It’s understanding the audience. It’s knowing their expectations and their capacity to absorb the message that I’m sending out to them and never tripping over the wire of credibility in that if you over hype it, then they know that you are, by definition, going to over promise and under deliver. The whole idea is to under promise and over deliver. In doing so, you just have to read the audience. What is their ability to take in the words that I am thrusting upon them? Because the last thing I want to do is have to explain it. ‘Cause as I’ve said many times, ‘Google it, bitches, I’m not here to educate you.’ So the education that I bestow upon them with the wisdom that I share, has to be in a manner that is easily accepted and not one that afterwards you have to go, ‘What did he mean? Siri, what did Mr. Heyman mean when he said this? Oh, March 13th, WWE 2K26 video game release date. Oh, that’s what he means!’ I have to do it in a manner that it’s soaks in and when I leave, you go, ‘Wow, I’m a wiser person because listened to Paul Heyman.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Paul Heyman spoke about the success of ECW’s video games, ‘Hardcore Revolution’ and ‘Anarchy Rulz’. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.
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