Return to WWE (2012–present) Paul Heyman

heyman brandishing wwe championship on behalf of champion cm punk

in april 2012, brock lesnar returned wwe. heyman returned wwe on may 7, 2012 episode of raw lesnar s legal advisor, announcing lesnar had quit company. behind scenes, heyman had no interest @ first in returning wwe, still felt held bad blood lot of staff, reconsidered after lesnar requested presence after lackluster promo john laurinaitis. following week on raw, heyman confronted triple h, handing him lawsuit lesnar breaching of contract. triple h responded shoving heyman ropes, leading heyman announce file lawsuit against triple h assault , battery. on june 18 raw, heyman declined triple h s challenge match against lesnar @ summerslam on lesnar s behalf. later month, heyman stated brock lesnar answer triple h s challenge himself @ raw 1000. lesnar go on defeat triple h @ summerslam.

on september 3 episode of raw, after cm punk attacked john cena, heyman seen driving car punk had entered. began alliance between cm punk , heyman. heyman began accompanying punk ring matches , promos. because of events of previous weeks, on february 11 episode of raw, heyman addressed audience intending resign company. cm punk, however, convinced heyman not stay company, in punk s corner @ upcoming elimination chamber pay-per-view wwe championship match. around time, heyman quietly cut off signature ponytail.

later, cm punk earned right fight undertaker @ wrestlemania 29 after winning fatal 4 way match @ old school raw. in addition, heyman s other client brock lesnar booked no holds barred match against triple h @ wrestlemania, triple h s career on line. @ wrestlemania, both of heyman s clients lost matches. on april 15 episode of raw, heyman announced lesnar had challenged triple h steel cage match @ extreme rules. following week, triple h accepted match , delivered pedigree heyman. response, lesnar , heyman invaded headquarters of wwe , trashed triple h s office. @ extreme rules, lesnar defeated triple h of heyman.

heyman announced michael mcgillicutty newest paul heyman guy on may 20 raw , gave him new name of curtis axel. on may 27 episode of raw, heyman appeared on highlight reel chris jericho, jericho challenged cm punk match @ payback heyman accepted on punk s behalf. next week, heyman , jericho signed contract make official. same week on smackdown, jericho faced off against curtis axel. jericho closing in on victory, heyman stood on announcers table , yelled s clobbering time . punk s music began play, distracting jericho long enough axel pick victory.

brock lesnar , paul heyman @ wrestlemania 29

at payback, heyman coached axel during match wade barrett , miz intercontinental championship axel winning match , title. heyman accompanied punk ring later in show match chris jericho. after payback, wwe.com exclusive video aired punk telling heyman friend , not client. on june 17 episode of raw, punk challenged alberto del rio, mentioning did not want heyman managing him anymore. following punk s match, attacked lesnar. next week on raw, punk demanded answers heyman, swore did not ask lesnar attack him. punk forgave heyman , faced darren young and, following win, attacked titus o neil until curtis axel saved him, punk s chagrin. heyman announced team axel against prime time players next week, again punk s disapproval.

at money in bank, heyman betrayed cm punk, costing him chance @ money in bank briefcase hitting him 3 times ladder, knocking punk off ladder when ascending. on august 5 episode of raw, punk retaliated choking heyman while heyman in curtis axel s corner during match. prompted lesnar enter ring , attack punk. heyman later challenged punk 1-on-1 match next week s raw, punk accepted. however, revealed trap when lesnar appeared prior match. plan foiled, however, when heyman dared cm punk come ring , accept challenge cm punk, had anticipated trap , hid under ring, emerged , attacked lesnar. however, punk failed hands on heyman curtis axel came heyman s aid. led match between lesnar , punk @ summerslam, lesnar won after interference heyman.

heyman in 2015, regarding wrestlers did not complement with.

heyman , axel delivered brutal assault punk on raw following week, heyman breaking kendo stick on punk s while punk handcuffed. heyman booked team axel against cm punk in elimination handicap match @ night of champions. heyman tried various times out of match, caused general manager brad maddox make match no disqualification elimination handicap match. @ night of champions, punk eliminated axel (who had been forced defend intercontinental championship against kofi kingston earlier in night), leaving heyman alone punk. after receiving beating punk , being placed in handcuffs, heyman did punk weeks before, punk attack heyman kendo stick when ryback interfered , cost punk match putting punk through table.

at battleground, punk pinned ryback after low blow. @ hell in cell, punk defeated both ryback , heyman , after match attacked heyman on top of cell, putting end feud. on november 11, 2013 episode of raw, heyman stated no longer ryback ryback never officially accepted proposal become paul heyman guy . after that, cm punk came out once again beat heyman kendo stick. following night on smackdown, heyman formally announced curtis axel , ryback no longer paul heyman guys, therefore marking end of axel s association heyman continued team ryback. heyman returned on december 30 edition of raw alongside brock lesnar, attacked mark henry. stood lesnar feuded big show , undertaker in first 4 months of 2014. lesnar ended undertaker s undefeated streak @ wrestlemania xxx; undertaker s first loss @ wrestlemania, had record of 21 wins.

heyman in april 2014

on raw following wrestlemania, cesaro revealed himself paul heyman guy . cesaro declared himself no longer paul heyman guy on july 21 edition of raw. after triple h announced randy orton challenge john cena @ summerslam, roman reigns came out , fought orton backstage. heyman came out , told triple h implement plan c return of lesnar, have match against cena @ summerslam. lesnar defeated cena @ pay-per-view win wwe world heavyweight championship.

at royal rumble, heyman @ ringside when lesnar retained wwe world heavyweight championship against cena , seth rollins. @ wrestlemania 31 heyman @ ringside when lesnar defended wwe world heavyweight championship against 2015 royal rumble winner roman reigns, lesnar unsuccessful rollins cashed in money in bank briefcase , made match triple threat match, rollins pinned reigns win. next night on raw, lesnar suspended after demanded rematch title , attacked several innocent people.

in july, heyman , lesnar returned wwe after lesnar named #1 contender wwe world heavyweight championship, igniting feud between lesnar , rollins , turning both lesnar , heyman face in process. @ wwe battleground, lesnar defeated rollins disqualification, after undertaker returned , attacked lesnar. undertaker further explained actions revenge not defeating streak on heyman s constant taunting. @ summerslam, heyman @ ringside when match between brock lesnar , undertaker ended in controversy; bell rung undertaker tapped out, referee did not see it. allowed undertaker defeat lesnar after passed out hell s gate. @ hell in cell, heyman present when lesnar defeated undertaker in rematch, ending feud.

heyman returned brock lesnar on january 11, 2016 raw, , ringside lesnar royal rumble. lesnar eliminated in match bray wyatt, after interference rest of wyatt family. accompanied lesnar wrestlemania 32 lesnar defeating dean ambrose in no holds barred street fight. on july 19 @ 2016 wwe draft, lesnar , heyman drafted raw. heyman returned alongside lesnar on august 1 edition of raw hyping lesnar-orton match @ summerslam while lesnar took rko randy orton. on october 31 edition of raw, heyman , rusev confronted goldberg. heyman speared goldberg , later taken ambulance hospital in hartford, connecticut. on 31 july edition of raw, heyman appeared lesnar announce acting authority figure kurt angle should lesnar lose championship @ summerslam, both depart company. @ summerslam, lesnar defeated roman reigns, samoa joe, , braun strowman in fatal 4-way retain universal championship.