The WWE's Paul Heyman

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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News, Business News, Sports, Sports News

4.3 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Episode 470 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features WWE Hall Of Famer Paul Heyman. The WWE’s Royal Rumble streams live in the U.S. exclusively on Peacock and Netflix internationally on Feb. 1. In this podcast Heyman discusses his parents, a Holocaust survivor and World II veteran; how he views the WWE’s move to Netflix and how talent processed the move; whether WWE programming on Netflix intentionally looks like a sports production; the creative process under chief content officer Paul Levesque; why WWE talent has not been considered for Emmy Awards; why Heyman could not do the job of WWE CEO Nick Khan; why political characters no longer exist in the WWE; whether the verbal skills he shows in front of a live crowd are transferable to those in business and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.9	I'm your host, Richard Deutsch.
0:59.7	My producer is Patrick Antonetti.
1:02.0	My guest today, I mean, he's been on this podcast many times.
1:06.3	He, at the moment, I would classify him as the most valuable performer on Netflix in 2025.
1:12.4	He's fresh off doing Hollywood trades and is still willing to come on this podcast.
1:18.7	The guest is none other than Paul Heyman, who of course, I think at this point, quite frankly,
1:26.6	is the greatest manager of all time in professional wrestling.
1:29.3	I know people might say Heenan or Cornett, and those guys were incredible, but I'm now putting
1:34.1	Heyman, at least in my opinion, at the top of the top. He's here to talk about a lot of different
1:39.6	things, but let's get the promo out of the way. On February 1st, the Royal Rumble streams live in the United States exclusively on Peacock, starts at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific.
1:50.7	Streams on Netflix internationally.
1:52.7	So if you're listening in Canada, as I know many people here do, you will get it on Netflix.
1:57.1	This is a major show for WWE.
1:59.5	The card basically has everybody. Well, Roman Rain,
2:02.6	Sam Puck, Rollins, Cina, Cody Rhodes is on that card against Kevin Owens. The Women's Royal
2:07.8	Rumble has every star Bailey and Bianca Bel Air. I think Charlotte Flair returns for that. So this is a
2:13.2	very big deal for WWE. And before I bring Paul Heyman in, he's also now on the cover, along with Roman
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