Paul Heyman shares reason why he isn’t a fan of too many titles in WWE
WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman has shared his take on having a multitude of championships on the roster. The Wiseman explained why he is not a big fan of too many titles.
The Stamford-based wrestling promotion introduced two new mid-card titles for the women's division this month. While Nick Aldis unveiled the Women's United States Championship on the November 8 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, RAW General Manager Adam Pearce revealed the Women's Intercontinental Title last Monday.
In a recent interview with CBS Sports' Shakiel Mahjouri, the 59-year-old addressed the reports claiming he opposed the introduction of a midcard title when he was SmackDown's head writer. Paul Heyman agreed, saying he is not a big fan of having several titles unless each of them gets enough time. He added the creative only wanted to focus on the title at hand during the time:
"Yeah. I’m not a big fan of a multitude of titles unless you can give them enough time. We had proper focus at that time on the championships that we held and didn’t feel that we needed more championships to tell better stories, and felt that therefore, the introduction of more championships only waters down the championships that we already have the spotlight on at the moment," he said. [From 31: 58 to 32:24]
Shakiel further asked Paul Heyman if he thought the wrestling promotions could consider reducing the number of titles. In response, The Wiseman noted that the number does not matter. It is all about making sure that each title stays relevant.
"What works, works. What doesn’t, doesn’t. If you can make it relevant, or pin intended to the island of relevancy, then it will work. If you can’t make it relevant, then it won’t. If there are 14 titles and they all mean something, then you should be looking at doing number 15. If you have seven titles and you’re struggling to put relevancy on all seven, then you need to cut down the number that you have. What’s working? If it’s working, let’s do more of that. If it’s not working, change it." [From 32:39 onwards]
You can check out Paul Heyman's comments in the video below:
Paul Heyman returned to WWE television last week after nearly 5 months
On the June 28 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Paul Heyman refused to acknowledge Solo Sikoa as his Tribal Chief, leading to The Wiseman being taken out by The Bloodline.
The veteran made his return to WWE television on last week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown. He interrupted the confrontation between the OG Bloodline, led by Roman Reigns, and The Bloodline, led by Solo Sikoa. Heyman introduced CM Punk as the fifth member of the OTC's team for WarGames.
On the upcoming edition of SmackDown, Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu will lock horns with each other in a singles match. The winner will acquire the advantage for his team in the WarGames match.
