Paul Heyman reportedly helped SmackDown Superstar get top push
SmackDown Superstar Madcap Moss recently credited Paul Heyman for motivating and pushing him to the top in WWE.
Moss made his main roster debut on RAW in 2020 and quickly won the 24/7 Championship. However, he went down with an injury that kept him out of in-ring action for a year. Moss later returned and formed an alliance with Happy Corbin. But that did not last long after he mocked Corbin's loss at WrestleMania 38 to Drew McIntyre.
Paul Heyman has a lot of experience in the industry and plays a crucial role in promoting talents in the industry. He has expansive experience across varied portfolios of being an executive producer, handling creative decisions, and his witty mic skills have won the hearts of may fans.
Speaking to NBC Sports Boston, the SmackDown Superstar stated that he had an analytical and skeptical struggle in his head and thought he was hyping his own abilities too much. Moss made it clear that he appreciated Heyman for having confidence in him.
“The analytical side of me that might be skeptical of, maybe I’m just hyping myself up in my head a little too much, maybe I’m not as good as I think I am… those go out the window when you’ve got someone like Paul Heyman [saying that], who is an absolute legend in so many ways," said Moss. [H/T Wrestling Inc.]
Check out the interview below:
Madcap Moss is grateful to Paul Heyman for RAW debut
The winner of the 2022 André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was a prominent part of the now retired RAW Underground segment hosted by Shane McMahon.
In the same interview with NBC Sports Boston, Moss highlighted how Heyman motivated him and how he owes the latter for getting him the opportunity to debut on RAW in 2020.
“It also motivates me to make him live up to his word, and part of that is because I just want to prove him right, and I appreciate him saying that, but he’s also a big reason I’m in the position that I am today,” Moss continued. “He was a big part of getting me an opportunity on ‘Raw’ at the beginning of 2020, and so I owe Paul for that, and want to prove him right in a number of ways.” [H/T Wrestling Inc.]
Remember when Madcap Moss was doing things like Raw Undeground and winning the 24/7 title? He’s come a long way since then.
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Paul Heyman is currently the Special Counsel to Roman Reigns and The Usos. He was previously associated with Reigns' SummerSlam opponent, Brock Lesnar. Meanwhile, Moss continues to shine on SmackDown, and he has a bright future on the brand.