Paul Heyman Interview: Brock Lesnar Re-signing and More

The advocate for WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, was recently interviewed by IGN.com, as WrestleMania draws near. Within the interview, Heyman hit on a number of topics in regards to the WrestleMania 31 main event, which will see Lesnar look to successfully defend his title against Roman Reigns.

Paul Heyman discussed Brock Lesnar re-signing with WWE, and how he will walk into WrestleMania as the champion for the first time in his career:

“I was ready for Brock to make any decision that Brock deemed appropriate. So if Brock’s desire was to go back and fight in the UFC then I would be riding his coattails that way. If Brock decided he wanted to slam dunk a basketball and get into the NBA and mow down the competition, then I was going to pick up that game real fast. He decided to stay here and set records both on subscriptions to the network or pay per view buys or ticket sales for major events in WWE, I’m happy to ride his coat tails here as well.”

“Well, this is really Bock Lesnar’s rightful place. He is a once in a lifetime athlete and a once in a lifetime performer and a once in a lifetime attraction in this industry. This is clearly his time. There is no one like Brock Lesnar, not in WWE or UFC or Mixed Martial Arts, so you like to walk into a situation saying “I’m so blessed. I’m so fortunate. What an honor it is to be…” To be blunt with you, I don’t think there’s any other place for Brock Lesnar to be but on top.”

The man behind the one responsible for the “1” in 21-1 also talked about Roman Reigns’ critics, who believe he is not ready for a WrestleMania main event:

“I think anyone who questions whether or not Roman Reigns is ready for where he is in his career is blind to how talented this young man is. I don’t see the criticism. I don’t agree with any of the critiques. Clearly he is a total bad ass that can bring it in the ring, and walked away from a promising football career to get into the business that has fed his family for many, many years. He has adapted to this business as fast as anyone I’ve ever seen. The biggest criticism that can be valid on Roman Reigns is he didn’t spend a lot of time in NXT. He didn’t have to. He was ready for the main roster faster than anyone else was ready for the main roster that came out of the NXT system. It’s like one of these prodigy kids that graduated high school at 14 and graduated college at 16, because they can. And he did and he graduated the developmental system faster than anybody else in history because he could. Anybody that’s sitting there saying “Roman Reigns isn’t ready,” by what criteria are they making that judgment?”

The interview can be read in its entirety, here. Paul Heyman also discussed his recent WWE DVD, which was released in August of 2014.