Paul Heyman says Bobby Heenan is not in his league: “I’m so sick of hearing that name – I’ve managed more champions”
While speaking to VGC, WWE personality Paul Heyman commented on being compared to WWE Hall of Famer Bobby Heenan…
“Let’s have this debate right now. I’m so sick of hearing that name.
Okay—how many champions did Bobby Heenan manage? You can count them on one hand. You can’t count mine on one; you can barely count them on two.
How many WrestleMania main events was he in? The only person who’s been in more WrestleMania main events than me is Roman Reigns.
If you want to say, ‘Well, that doesn’t count because you’re a manager, an advocate, a wise man, an oracle,’ okay—let’s put it this way: when I’m in someone’s corner at WrestleMania, the number is ten.
Who’s second place? Stephanie McMahon. You know what number she’s at? Three.
So please tell me how anybody measures up to my accomplishments. Where can you say that Bobby Heenan is even in my league anymore?
I’ve managed more champions—and I hate the word ‘managed,’ but we’ll use it for contextual purposes—for a longer period of time, and for longer stretches within their title reigns, than anybody else in history. No one even comes close. They’re not even in the same universe as me.
So genuflecting respect upon someone who, one, is dead, and two, whose numbers don’t match mine, is like saying your next-door neighbor who just hit the million-dollar lottery is in the same league as Elon Musk. They’re not—and Bobby Heenan’s not in mine either.”