It was revealed following the release of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson last year that Paul Heyman had suggested their release to Vince McMahon. On their Talk N’ Shop podcast, the Good Brother would explain that they found out from AJ Styles, who was told by Vince McMahon directly it was a “Heyman thing.” As Styles had previously asked Heyman about it and denied being involved, Styles would call Heyman “a bold-faced liar” on a gaming stream, and he requested to switch brands to be away from Heyman.
Now in an interview conducted for Inside The Ropes magazine, Heyman would be questioned about this situation. However, instead of attempting to clear his name or even confirming the story but giving his side, he would instead state he would not talk about things that happen behind closes doors.
Whatever you think of sports entertainment, I’m not here to expose the wires, so whatever happened between Gallows and Anderson happened behind the scenes, behind closed doors in a meeting that I’m not going to expose to the public because it was an inner sanctum meeting with the chairman of the board, Vincent Kennedy McMahon. And unless Vince wants to talk about it publicly, I’m not going to be the one to expose what happened, why, and what the other conversations were in that meeting.
Paul HeymanHeyman’s reputation of playing fast and loose with the truth is legendary, and based on his response, it certainly seems likely he did recommend the pair were released. Jim Cornette famously has said, “Paul Heyman would rather climb a tree and tell a lie than stand on the ground and tell the truth.” While the stories of Heyman lying are seemingly endless, many fans choose to give him a pass because he is charismatic and gave the world Extreme Championship Wrestling. However, Styles, Gallows, and Anderson certainly aren’t among them.
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