{"id":27891,"date":"2016-08-01T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=27891"},"modified":"2016-08-01T14:09:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T19:09:01","slug":"report-paul-heymans-wwe-contract-situation-resolved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/08\/01\/report-paul-heymans-wwe-contract-situation-resolved\/","title":{"rendered":"Report &#8211; Paul Heyman&#8217;s WWE contract situation resolved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1033552215\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As expected, Paul Heyman&#8217;s contract status with WWE was\u00a0resolved prior to Brock Lesnar&#8217;s TV return Monday night on Raw, reports the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wwe-news\/paul-heyman-reaches-deal-wwe-will-appear-raw-217721\" target=\"_blank\">Wrestling Observer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heyman&#8217;s previous contract expired in-between Lesnar&#8217;s stints on WWE TV, prompting the two sides to work out a new agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Heyman has multiple irons in the fire, including a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/04\/29\/report-paul-heyman-signs-reality-tv-deal\/\">reality TV show in the works<\/a> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/03\/29\/paul-heyman-debuts-yahoo-blog-talks-fox-sports-brock-lesnar-heyman-not-return-wwe-typical-wrestlemania-sunday\/\">content deal with Yahoo<\/a>. It required a new contract with WWE to continue as Lesnar&#8217;s on-air manager\/spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Heyman has an important role promoting Lesnar&#8217;s return match against Randy Orton at Summerslam on August 21, especially with Lesnar and Orton on separate brands following the brand split.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2411569217\"><div id=\"pwtor-2248346679\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor As expected, Paul Heyman&#8217;s contract status with WWE was\u00a0resolved prior to Brock Lesnar&#8217;s TV return Monday night on Raw, reports the Wrestling Observer. 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