When you look at ECW as a company, outside of the wrestlers, matches, and events, the first name to pop in to people’s heads is Paul Heyman. Bully, who is a good friend of Heyman to this day, went into detail on whether or not Heyman will be inducted this year. Bully started by declaring that Heyman is a no-brainer when it comes to the 2024 class given his work as the booker and mastermind behind ECW’s glory years, as well as his work in the territories, WCW, and continuing onscreen success with WWE. However, there are a few things that might stop an induction from happening.

“It’s just going to be a question of whether or not Paul wants to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in Philadelphia where the overlying tone will be ECW.” Bully explained that Heyman is always wanting to be known for what he’s doing currently rather than what he’s done before, not because he’s embarrassed but because he is always looking forward, hence why he is part of WWE’s biggest story at present, The Bloodline vs. Cody Rhodes.

When it comes to who might induct Heyman if he accepted, Bully had an interesting suggestion. “What if it was CM Punk? Punk checks a lot of boxes for the WWE right now. He’s back there, he was a Heyman guy, always wanted to be an ECW guy, not going to be on WrestleMania, this is the best use of him.” Bully’s co-host LaGreca noted Punk would be modern enough to make people not think primarily about ECW, but has enough of a connection to Heyman that it would make sense for the occasion.

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