Paul Heyman has made amends with former WWE colleague × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE News Paul Heyman has made amends with former WWE colleague he had a real-life issue with Exclusive By Danny Hart Modified 22 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Former SmackDown lead writer and current on-screen talent Paul Heyman Paul Heyman does not hold a grudge against a writer he once had a confrontation with during a WWE production meeting. In the early 2000s, Heyman was SmackDown’s lead writer while Brian Gewirtz worked in the same position on RAW. The two men once became involved in a minor altercation over a booking disagreement, resulting in WWE suspending both writers for a week. Two decades on, Gewirtz told Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Riju Dasgupta that he is on good terms with the former ECW owner: “I see Paul backstage now at WWE shows whenever I go backstage. I always try to go to the Garden or to Brooklyn. If I’m in LA at whatever the arena is now called, I’ll try to see them too. I even saw Paul in the street once walking back to the subway from a [New York] Knicks game. There’s a lot of love. There’s a lot of hugs. There’s a lot of ‘we’ve been through the wars together’ kinda thing. There’s a mutual respect.” [5:12-5:39] Watch the video above to find out more details about the infamous backstage incident. Brian Gewirtz enjoys talking to Paul Heyman now On This Day in WWE@OTD_in_WWE#OnThisDayinWWE 20 years ago:@bfg728 and @HeymanHustle were announced as leading the Raw and SmackDown creative teams Heyman was the success behind the SmackDown 6Gewirtz remained in the role for 10 years. He has a book out soon on the WWE - can't wait to read it!214#OnThisDayinWWE 20 years ago:@bfg728 and @HeymanHustle were announced as leading the Raw and SmackDown creative teams Heyman was the success behind the SmackDown 6Gewirtz remained in the role for 10 years. He has a book out soon on the WWE - can't wait to read it! https://t.co/NU51Qb39BI The dispute between the former lead writers began when Paul Heyman’s creative writing protégé suggested a bizarre storyline idea involving a naked Torrie Wilson. Brian Gewirtz added that his response to the “ludicrous” pitch was not well received by Heyman: “Paul got offended at something I said. He came over, it was a little bit of that [slapping], and people broke it up. We summarily got suspended each for a week. You know, just a regular day at the office in WWE circa 2002 or whenever it was.” [5:41-5:59] Backstage WWE feuds usually lead to long-term animosity, but that was not the case with Gewirtz and Heyman. “Normally you experience something like that and you’re like, ‘Well, I guess I’m dead to him. That’s gonna be awkward or heat whenever I see him next,’ but it’s not like that at all,” Gewirtz said. “I love running into Paul backstage. I love seeing what he’s doing with Roman [Reigns] and The Usos and going on with Brock [Lesnar] and all that kinda stuff. Ultimately, it’s something that I can laugh about and write about in the book.” [6:02-6:30] Gewirtz described the incident as “some light swatting” and downplayed rumors that he and Heyman engaged in a serious fist fight. Should Paul Heyman already be in the WWE Hall of Fame? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section. Brian Gewirtz’s new book, “There's Just One Problem...: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE,” is available to buy on Amazon. Please credit Sportskeeda Wrestling and embed the video if you use quotes from this article. A legend has pointed out the issue with the White Rabbit storyline here Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Kartik Arry × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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