WWE Survivor Series (2017)
Although today we have the return of WarGames in NXT, the event of the weekend is WWE Survivor Series (2017), which for promotional and historical reasons will overshadow any other wrestling event. This is quite justified by observing the unprecedented main event: Brock Lesnar (WWE Universal Champion) vs. AJ Styles (WWE Champion); a match that any company would dream of having.
But behind every great beast there is always a great representative, and Paul Heyman will play his magnificent role, as usual. The veteran genius of the microphone granted an interview to The Ringer to promote the Sunday event, where he reflected on the reasons for his longevity and relevance within the industry.
"Tell me someone who was relevant in NWA and still is now. Sting is not. Lex Luger is not. Ric Flair and Paul Heyman. Tell me someone from all eras who is still relevant today. Vince McMahon. Jerry Lawler. And of all those I mentioned, how many of them are in an important position on television today? The only one is me. And how? The way you were treated backstage does not promote your longevity. You are going to be used and discarded. And here I am as the representative of the number one attraction, the highest paid, the greatest champion of the company's flagship brand that has 99 percent of the market share. Obviously, many things I did then were perceived as a suicidal career, but they gave me the ability to survive long enough to have a longevity that no one enjoys."
Furthermore, he nostalgically looks back at ECW, with which he had an almost mystical relationship, in his own words.
"I never saw ECW as wrestling. I always saw it as theology. I don't know if I had a messianic complex at that time. But I believed in ECW more than anyone else. If I had sold someone the religion of extreme, I would have been its first promoter."
Following that, Heyman is questioned about whether he would work for someone else within WWE:
"As long as Brock is in WWE, I don't think it makes sense to work with anyone else."
The full interview of The Ringer with Paul Heyman can be read here.