Paul Heyman, the man behind ECW, is widely regarded as one of the finest brains in the WWE and recently he spoke to ESPN and during the course of a free wheeling chat he spoke about some of the most important issues in the industry at the moment. Among other thing, he spoke about how the perspectives have evolved for WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and he also spoke about the upcoming WWE draft ahead of the much publicised brand split.
On Vince McMahon and his change of perspectives, he said, "I think Vince McMahon's perspective changes several times per day and it has to if you want to survive in today's constantly changing environment. I think the entire concept of the WWE Network is indication that Vince McMahon's perspective is constantly changing because it has created a completely different business model for WWE itself. Does Brock walking between the two worlds serve as Vince McMahon's acceptance to change? I think Vince has always been willing to change. His whole goal when he bought out his father was to completely change the perception and distribution and the marketing and the promotion of this industry."
When asked about the possibilities in SmackDown following the draft, he was frank in his observation, "I think one of the biggest components of this draft is going to be the NXT factor. You are going to have a whole bunch of new opportunities for people to move up into the main event mix just by the very nature of Raw and Smackdown having an exclusive roster. As we saw with the debut of The Shield a few years ago, you can get a lot of people into that mix very, very fast if they seize the moment of the opportunity which is given to them. " When asked whether a loss at UFC 200 could affect Brock Lesnar's reputation in the WWE, he was forthright in his assesment and gave nothing away, " I only deal in absolutes. Whatever happens in that Octagon will likely affect things moving forward, but let's wait until July 9."
