Paul Heyman: “I Look At AEW & I Realize The Influence That ECW Had On That Product”
AEW was discussed by Paul Heyman.
There’s an extensive interview with Paul Heyman that was conducted by Chris Van Vliet. As the conversation moved along, Heyman was asked about All Elite Wrestling.
He was asked if he thinks wrestling is in a better place because of the Tony Khan-owned company. Heyman added that he can see shades of ECW in AEW.
“I certainly hope so,” Heyman responded when asked if wrestling is in a better place because of AEW. “I mean, it shortchanged the compensation packages for a lot of talent because there was a wolf across the river named Tony Khan that had a billion-dollar checkbook that he could afford to pay a lot more money for talent than talent was making back in 2017, 2018, 2019. So it certainly changed the compensation for talent and they’re on a viable network. They have a style that’s different than WWE’s. They present an alternative, if not a competitive brand. I look at AEW and I realize the influence that ECW had on that project, on that product. For example, like (Jon) Moxley is a total ECW Sandman, New Jack style performer. But if you look at the AEW style, it’s Rob Van Dam versus Jerry Lynn from 1999. AEW is RVD and if you were a fan of what RVD and Jerry Lynn were doing in 1999, a lot of what AEW presents today is derived and is influenced by what RVD and Jerry Lynn were doing back then.”
Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn is a producer for AEW. Rob Van Dam has competed for AEW several times.
