Ever since Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff's real-life promotion behind the scenes of WWE, there's been a lot of speculation about them being portrayed as authority figures on
RAW and
SmackDown Live. It would definitely be a lot of fun seeing them go head to head but based on recent remarks from Heyman, it doesn't sound like he's interested.
As you can see in the video below, Brock Lesnar's Advocate made it clear that he's not a fan of the General Manager concept and doesn't believe it's something fans need to see.
"The role of the General Manager is played out. I don’t want to do it because its been going on for 20 years and whether you’re the hero General Manager, the villain General Manager … I don’t know how many people really turn on WWE or any form of sports-entertainment to see how a match is made. The show has become too much of, ‘Here’s the story behind the show that you’re watching’, and I think sometimes, people just want to see the show … I think people just want to understand who the characters are and see the characters pitted against each other in compelling situations or riveting storylines that have nothing to do with the corporate structure that orders the match because the General Manager needs to sign the contract."
This will be music to the ears of many wrestling fans and it definitely sounds like the right direction to take things in. After all, do we really need to spend twenty minutes having an authority figure set up a match which has already been announced?
The answer is "no" and it will be very interesting seeing how things play out from hre on both shows in this respect!