An imminent WWE star recently spoke up about Brock Lesnar’s return and shared his view on the criticism surrounding it.
While the reappearance of The Beast Incarnate sent shockwaves through the wrestling world, many were not pleased with the decision and heavily criticised the WWE for bringing Brock back.
Amidst all the debate, Paul Heyman, who was Lesnar’s former manager, defended the company’s decision and dismissed the criticism surrounding the situation.
Paul Heyman Defends Brock Lesnar’s WWE Comeback, Tells Critics To “Get Over It”
Speaking on the Ariel Helwani Show, The Oracle shared that the decision to bring Lesnar back was planned a couple of weeks ago, as per his knowledge, though he admits that he only came to know of it after the deal was done.
The host asked the former manager about the negative comments regarding the situation and whether he thought they were fair. Heyman said that criticism is part of life and something he ignores.
He highlighted that Brock Lesnar’s return was met with a tremendous response from the crowd at MetLife Stadium, and everyone there, including himself, was happy to see him back in WWE.
Heyman defended Lesnar by stating that critics are always around, noting that no American president has had a 100% approval rating and that historical figures like Abraham Lincoln still face criticism today.
He also told critics to get over it, adding that Brock Lesnar was back and could not be cancelled. Their conversation was as follows:
“[Ariel]: Okay. And obviously, this has been met with some criticism, right?
[Heyman]: Everything in life is met with criticism. I don’t pay attention to that.
[Ariel]: Is the criticism fair?
[Heyman]: No, I don’t pay attention to it. He’s here. See, that’s a reality of the fact. He’s here, and if you were in MetLife Stadium on Sunday, you would understand that return meant a lot to that audience. That audience was shocked to see Brock Lesnar come out and to see him F5 John Cena.
Nobody left MetLife Stadium going, Oh, God, they brought back Brock. People were just going nuts. That’s our paying audience. They’re happy to see him. I’m happy to be part of a team that presents him. Everyone has criticism in life.
There are people that criticize Jesus. There are people that criticize Moses. There are people that criticize Muhammad. There are people that criticize God or gods. There is no president that has ever existed with 100% approval rating. Or there’s no president that’s ever existed that someone hasn’t pointed to and say, that president sucked.
There are people who, to this day, think Abraham Lincoln sucked. They’re wrong, but they think it. There are people who thought FDR sucked. They’re wrong, but they think it. Bill Clinton doesn’t have 100% approval rating. Donald Trump doesn’t have 100% approval rating.
Nobody does. There’s always going to be critics of anything that we do, and very few people ever make it to the top in life without either making mistakes or having skeletons in their closet. Obviously, the decision was made. It’s time to bring back Brock Lesnar. Whatever that decision is based on, I respect it.
If there are critics of it, get over it. He’s here. And he’s going to be here. And you ain’t going to be able to cancel him. And I’m happy to have him back because the audience is happy to have him back. If we brought him back and the audience rebelled against it, I wouldn’t be happy to have him back. Oh, man, this doesn’t work. But it works. So I’m happy about it.”
You can hear Paul Heyman’s comments in the video below, beginning at the 46:58 mark.
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