Bruce Prichard on Stephanie McMahon Firing Paul Heyman in 2004

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Komentáře • 200

  • @8Charisma
    @8Charisma Před 5 lety +65

    The voice inflections Bruce does are spectacular 👌🏾

  • @Boygonebad
    @Boygonebad Před 6 lety +104

    Heyman made Smackdown awesome during his time as writer.

    • @Mp25DIII
      @Mp25DIII Před 6 lety +14

      Maybe, but the show was at it's best when he was there & suffered after he left. I think the fact that Smackdown was so much better than the Triple H show (Raw) at that time played into his dismissal

    • @ricosalvaje8131
      @ricosalvaje8131 Před 5 lety +6

      @Dan S it was at its best when paul was there and it sucked after he left.

    • @TheSweetestScience
      @TheSweetestScience Před 5 lety +3

      93ddb I agree, he built that brand into a player, even surpassing Raw and becoming the superior brand of the company at one point.

    • @anthonywilliams6002
      @anthonywilliams6002 Před 5 lety +2

      Hasn't been the same since

    • @louispb6387
      @louispb6387 Před 5 lety +4

      If it wasn’t for Heyman, we probably wouldn’t have smackdown now. It probably would have been cancelled 02/03

  • @MantisTobogganMD92
    @MantisTobogganMD92 Před 6 lety +63

    'He started it Stephanie! Doot Doot Doot' LOL

  • @DarthCipient
    @DarthCipient Před 6 lety +11

    That Hayes impersonation is fucking hilarious.

  • @dsadams17
    @dsadams17 Před 5 lety +44

    *Bruce tells a story about Heyman's "disciples"*
    Conrad: "Hay mayn, did yoo evur tayull dat storee about Pawl's disciples?"
    Bruce: *holding back anger* "...yes."

  • @klewis564
    @klewis564 Před 6 lety +25

    Bruce does Paul Heymen so dirty hahahahah

  • @youngpastrami2683
    @youngpastrami2683 Před 4 lety +12

    The conference call story still makes me crack up 😂😂

  • @sammyc7565
    @sammyc7565 Před 3 lety +7

    Conrad has the best ever interview technique as he was quiet when needed to be and added 10000% value by his reactions to Bruce’s Paul Heyman conference call story. So good.

  • @GeoGuy388
    @GeoGuy388 Před 5 lety +7

    Bruce's Heyman impersonation never fails to crack me up

  • @brandonlamb216
    @brandonlamb216 Před 2 lety +8

    Bruce doing impressions are spot on and always gets a laugh outta me. It's something I look forward to hearing, absolutely love it. Thank you guys and keep up with all the great content.

  • @MoveitorLoseit2
    @MoveitorLoseit2 Před 2 lety +5

    This is one of my favorite Bruce Pritchard stories ever. Hilarious

  • @roy12525
    @roy12525 Před 6 lety +141

    Kung Pow Chicken, extra pow, easy on the peanuts, make them salted, extra chicken, sir!

    • @troywright359
      @troywright359 Před 6 lety +2

      He sounds like gilbert godfrey. I really dislike that screechy voice

    • @26bigfella
      @26bigfella Před 6 lety +12

      Omg I'm over here on the fucking floor!!! I can listen to Bruce Prichard all day 😂😂😂😂😂.....CLASSIC

    • @richardcclark3696
      @richardcclark3696 Před 5 lety

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.....lmao

    • @mider9996
      @mider9996 Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you sir!

    • @ThaCorporate
      @ThaCorporate Před 4 lety

      he got meat at extra chicken

  • @jimpimmers5387
    @jimpimmers5387 Před 5 lety +7

    Heyman told the conference call story on the Stone Cold Podcast but in a completely different context. It wasn't when he was suspended but he was listening in to the Raw call when he was just supposed to be on the Smackdown call.

  • @dustinhowell4344
    @dustinhowell4344 Před 6 lety +26

    Great Heyman impersonation Bruce

  • @tuchehstone
    @tuchehstone Před 4 lety +3

    Brucey has a way of succinctly channeling the spirit of [insert name of wrestling personality] whenever he recalls these stories. I love it!

  • @grumpyenglishman2464
    @grumpyenglishman2464 Před 4 lety +3

    Prichard's impression of Heyman sounds like Wallace Shawn 😂

  • @robertd9000
    @robertd9000 Před 6 lety +9

    Love the podcasts telling behind the scenes activities...….as long as they are true accounts mind you, lol.

  • @ExoTheDrakoXIII
    @ExoTheDrakoXIII Před 2 lety +3

    I love when he does his voice impressions! Lmaoooo

  • @DUARTE99
    @DUARTE99 Před 5 lety +5

    Bruce’s Paul Heyman impression sounds more like Heath Ledger’s Joker on ecstasy.

  • @jsdavis75
    @jsdavis75 Před 6 lety +8

    Would love to sit and have a few cold Pepsi's with Bruce and listen to stories...

  • @jprofessional7494
    @jprofessional7494 Před 4 lety +2

    Dominic is a legend for an idea like this !!!

  • @llRllatedllRll
    @llRllatedllRll Před 5 lety +1

    This has got to be my favorite story bruce has told so far.

  • @PGO_Gaming
    @PGO_Gaming Před 6 lety +18

    Bruce got the pitch of the voice wrong but the cadence right. He is one of the most talented individuals there has ever been in this industry.

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius Před 4 lety +4

      Same exact thing can be said about his Jim Cornette impression.

  • @robertsolimanm7031
    @robertsolimanm7031 Před 3 lety +1

    Your impersonation of Paul is epic .. seriously it’s totally epic

  • @chrisauble556
    @chrisauble556 Před rokem +3

    "Naahhh man, they got nip covers" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @XxJROC216xX
    @XxJROC216xX Před 2 lety +2

    Paul Heyman is the real life Saul Goodman

  • @johnjefferson7900
    @johnjefferson7900 Před 6 lety +7

    It was not me sir

  • @russellcampbell3500
    @russellcampbell3500 Před 3 lety +1

    Bruce is so talented not only in wrasslin but the voice impressions are of the charts.

    • @MoveitorLoseit2
      @MoveitorLoseit2 Před 2 lety

      Bruce was out of WWE for a while, he went TNA for a little bit then left TNA when they started doing poorly. These interviews were done while Bruce was not doing anything in the wrestling business any more. I heard he got rehired at WWE, currently part of Smackdown production and writing dept.

    • @russellcampbell3500
      @russellcampbell3500 Před 2 lety

      @@MoveitorLoseit2 thank you. I did not know this.

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 Před 2 lety +1

    What episode of 'Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard' was this clip from, again?...

  • @hhh123837
    @hhh123837 Před 6 lety +11

    It doesn't sound like Bruce is a big Stephanie fan at all.....:)

  • @ericgilbert56
    @ericgilbert56 Před 4 lety +5

    Fired... Rehired... Fired again... Rehired again... WTF?
    Does any of this make sense anymore?
    Not just Paul but everyone, literally everyone has been through this revolving door.

  • @sebadrum16
    @sebadrum16 Před 2 lety +1

    Can someone compile all of Bruce’s Michael Hayes impersonations? They’re hysterical

  • @matthewmartn6815
    @matthewmartn6815 Před 4 lety +4

    Damn Bruce every imitation you do is spot on!

  • @jasonx1580
    @jasonx1580 Před 6 lety +24

    let me buy you a chicken sandwich!

  • @wrestlethon917
    @wrestlethon917 Před 2 lety +1

    Bruce - But Paul it went back to your parents house!
    Paul - Not it.
    😂😂😂

  • @hermanbooger5431
    @hermanbooger5431 Před 5 lety +3

    Paul Heyman is dare we say SMARTER than Stephanie McMahon wouldn't you say

  • @Dakatari
    @Dakatari Před 3 lety +1

    Stephanie and Paul in a cage match the buy rates would be amazing. Vince should've book this

  • @samanthagwinn2830
    @samanthagwinn2830 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazingly Paul is still there and on a high level at that, so he must have done something right. Where's Bruce?

  • @codyroberts7993
    @codyroberts7993 Před 4 lety +1

    That paulie voice is funny as hell.

    • @tthomaselli2
      @tthomaselli2 Před 2 lety +1

      Cody Roberts- Absolutely!...
      I love it when Bruce Prichard impersonates Vince McMahon, also.

  • @quadlaser1872
    @quadlaser1872 Před 4 lety

    Good shit

  • @RamsonOpoku
    @RamsonOpoku Před 6 lety +2

    bRUCE IS HILARIOUS.

  • @FranzFerdinand76
    @FranzFerdinand76 Před 5 lety +6

    Can't help but stare at Paul's shiesty face while hearing about his conference call shenanigans. lol

  • @WingsofHistory
    @WingsofHistory Před 6 lety +16

    Paul Heyman should have been the only guy on creative let him exert his creativity

    • @allwightallwong5045
      @allwightallwong5045 Před 6 lety

      The Warrior Lol

    • @allwightallwong5045
      @allwightallwong5045 Před 6 lety

      I miss the ECW hay days before Vince bought it

    • @kauzpayne2
      @kauzpayne2 Před 6 lety +2

      problem is the stuff paul wanted to do the wwe could not do.
      wwe is now in the stock market and vince,Stephanie and triple h have people they have to answer to. and these people would not approve it.
      if you buy so much stock in the wwe you get to take part in a confernce call with vince, stephaine and triple h where they gave updates on on ppv buyrates, tv ratings, Attendance figures for shows and merchandise sales.
      at the end of the call is a q&a sesseion and the people who own stock would start to really ask questions which vince, stephanie and triple h would not want to answer and they would have to give answers to.

    • @colourfaze86
      @colourfaze86 Před 5 lety

      🙄

  • @jeremybright13
    @jeremybright13 Před 5 lety

    Next time I'm in a restaurant I'm going to order in a Michael Hayes voice. I'll point to items on the menu and say "This is what I want doot doot doot."

  • @armandomorales0921
    @armandomorales0921 Před 5 lety +2

    MICHAEL P.S. HAYES: BUT HE DIDN'T DO IT HE DID IT! (Pointing at Paul Heyman)
    4:57

  • @xivwords5448
    @xivwords5448 Před 5 lety +2

    Vince wouldn't let this happen

  • @johnnycash2254
    @johnnycash2254 Před 2 lety

    Nip covers, what a hoot!

  • @darlinbood3991
    @darlinbood3991 Před rokem

    who is Pants?

  • @gm12551
    @gm12551 Před rokem

    3 weeks? Wow

  • @craigusselman546
    @craigusselman546 Před 3 lety

    Nip Sheilds Sir!

  • @chrisgonzales6863
    @chrisgonzales6863 Před 5 lety +15

    The Heyman voice sound like Gilbert Godfrey

  • @joshuakillingsworth8366
    @joshuakillingsworth8366 Před 5 lety +4

    Lol.... "Paul liked to get young boys"

  • @josereyes1148
    @josereyes1148 Před 6 lety +33

    I picture wwe creative meetings just being stephanie throwing her weight around and playing boss. no wonder the product is so terrible.

    • @douglasjarnagan3835
      @douglasjarnagan3835 Před 5 lety +9

      Stephanie's contribution is probably limited to reminding them that someone needs to say 'WWE Universe' at least once every 15 minutes.

    • @josereyes1148
      @josereyes1148 Před 5 lety +8

      you say that as a joke, but i wouldnt be suprised. Its another reason wwe is unwatchable. the constant use of "buzz words" and branding. its something i can see a young "hip" stephanie mcmahon introducing to vince.

    • @jodavey
      @jodavey Před 5 lety +6

      I'm willing to bet she is the worst kind of micro manager and definitely a paper tiger getting every thing in writing

    • @StephanFitzgeraldTay
      @StephanFitzgeraldTay Před 4 lety +1

      People have said that Vince was ALWAYS the decision maker. Stephanie was essentially the wrangler and supervisor. But they were all writing to please an audience of one... Vincent K. McMahon.

  • @johnnieriot13
    @johnnieriot13 Před 6 lety +5

    Outside of the attitude era wwe was at its best for me at least when Paul E was writing smack down. Raw was shit but smack down was awesome

    • @paulhetrick1759
      @paulhetrick1759 Před 6 lety

      The 80s were better than any other era they've had.

    • @johnnieriot13
      @johnnieriot13 Před 6 lety +1

      paul hetrick yea, for children

    • @paulhetrick1759
      @paulhetrick1759 Před 6 lety

      @@johnnieriot13 Not really, 80 to 87 wasn't really PG, just go back and watch the promos, not to mention Piper's Pit. The stuff they said back then would make today's weak SJW society go into total meltdown. WWE hasn't really been palatable since around 2005 or so, with a few exceptions.

  • @greghuffman3061
    @greghuffman3061 Před 2 lety

    his paul heyman sounds like Wallace Shawn

  • @wrestlethon917
    @wrestlethon917 Před 2 lety

    Steph fired him for listening in to a Raw conference call that's why at the end of Raw draft show 2004 here in Detroit he quits at the end.

  • @KobaAM
    @KobaAM Před 5 lety +1

    The impression makes me laugh, but when the fuck has Heyman ever sounded like this? I’ve never heard him say “volley”, once.

  • @justinep3675
    @justinep3675 Před 6 lety +29

    Stephanie McMahon is ruining what is left of wrestling.

    • @StephanFitzgeraldTay
      @StephanFitzgeraldTay Před 4 lety +2

      By firing someone who apparently was consistently late and missing deadlines? Stephanie hasn't been in charge of Creative for YEARS and the same complaints are still valid, just with different talent. Vince was always the decision maker for creative.

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius Před 4 lety +2

      @Metropcs Metropcs Boy, for a guy who doesnt work backstage at WWE, has never worked backstage at WWE, and never will work backstage at WWE, you seem to know an awful lot about how things are run backstage at WWE and what the people who DO work backstage at WWE are like and what they do each day.

  • @Pillar5770
    @Pillar5770 Před 5 lety +1

    So, Paul Heyman was on suspension yet, he was invited to a conference call with the WWE creative team?

    • @kariyam2202
      @kariyam2202 Před 5 lety +1

      I think he eavesdropped lol

    • @dildonius
      @dildonius Před 4 lety +3

      The whole point of the conference call story was that Heyman was NOT invited, dude. Clean the shit out of your ears.

  • @DrowningSorrows1
    @DrowningSorrows1 Před 3 lety +3

    Good to know that Michael Hayes is a tattle-tale lol

  • @shaunbritton5771
    @shaunbritton5771 Před 3 lety

    Im going to talk like this now I will show you the way my good man this is gold. Disrespecting Dominick omg this is hilarious nip covers 😂😂😂

  • @robbybee70
    @robbybee70 Před 3 lety +1

    wait so they were thinking about going with the naked ending match they were only upset there was not a 'then what' for it

  • @580Hector
    @580Hector Před 3 lety +1

    1:40

  • @cpb1998
    @cpb1998 Před 6 lety +2

    0:37 that came out abit wrong lol

    • @roy12525
      @roy12525 Před 6 lety +1

      Connor Boyd "I will show you the way, my good man."

  • @michaelking2582
    @michaelking2582 Před 5 lety +6

    Heyman: Incredibly bright. Cornette: Amazing historian. Pritchard: Ovulating yesman. Bischoff: Good on air, horrible behind the scenes. Vinny Mac: Senile, Domineering old closet queen who happens to be LOADED !! Vinny Ru: If Wilkos & Springer go off the air, him and Ferrera are SCREWED !!! I'll stop now....

    • @StephanFitzgeraldTay
      @StephanFitzgeraldTay Před 4 lety +1

      Heyman probably is incredibly bright, and rather underhanded and doesn't always come across as being able to work in a team well.

    • @kimblandino
      @kimblandino Před 3 lety

      Heyman: Shady Genius
      Prichard: Absolute Carny
      Ross: Human Iceberg
      Bischoff: One-Hit Wonder
      Cornette: Perpetually stuck in 1985
      Russo: Perpetually stuck in 1999
      McMahon's: Created an Industry just to kill it.
      These are the greatest minds in wrestling for the last 40 years. Yikes.

    • @Micfri300
      @Micfri300 Před 2 lety

      @@kimblandino cornette maybe stuck in 1985 but there is a reason why items,lifestyle choices and shows from the 70s and 80s are incredibly popular right now. Go figure..

  • @ebreezee9326
    @ebreezee9326 Před 2 lety

    Paul remind me of leprechaun in vegas

  • @popacap
    @popacap Před rokem

    So he's talking about Dominick Mysterio

  • @abecx
    @abecx Před 4 lety

    it almost sounds like paul was mocking stephanie.

  • @LusterThomas-sl7zw
    @LusterThomas-sl7zw Před rokem

    If this actually happened why did Cornett got so much flack when he told off Kevin Dunn off.

  • @Barosin1
    @Barosin1 Před 4 lety

    Imagine having this Dominic guy in this year standing in front of all the women wrestlers telling them there all going to be in the ring naked

  • @rleonardgreen78
    @rleonardgreen78 Před 5 lety +2

    Smackdown was the better show, Raw was trash. Heyman was fired, Smack down was raided of its talent and the show went through some very dark times.

  • @tthomaselli2
    @tthomaselli2 Před 4 lety +1

    0:00-0:13.; When did Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley say this--allegedly?...

  • @rickledford2953
    @rickledford2953 Před 4 lety

    Mr. Heyman is an old school Survivor they broke the mold when they made him and mr. Jim cornet

  • @fmthebaron
    @fmthebaron Před 6 lety

    5:04

  • @mikejohn3265
    @mikejohn3265 Před rokem

    From this I wanted to fire Heyman. (I'm a Heyman fan)

  • @erikabimbo7555
    @erikabimbo7555 Před rokem

    I like Bruce's impersination of Cornette, better.

  • @jamesvaughan3394
    @jamesvaughan3394 Před 5 lety

    A preacher talking about disciples 🤣🤣

  • @DabblerHitman
    @DabblerHitman Před 5 lety +1

    WWE deserves the fate of Rome

  • @rosesynn3429
    @rosesynn3429 Před 5 lety +1

    You do a horrible Heyman. It's a terrific Iago though.

  • @joeygilliland6794
    @joeygilliland6794 Před 2 lety

    Gilbert Gottfried + Paul heyman

  • @allwightallwong5045
    @allwightallwong5045 Před 6 lety +7

    ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW! ECW!

    • @allwightallwong5045
      @allwightallwong5045 Před 6 lety +1

      What's a Paul Heyman owned ECW event without 5 or 10 run ins a match or post match promo?

  • @dmcathis3739
    @dmcathis3739 Před 4 lety +3

    Stephanie killed WWE.

  • @jmgmarcus808
    @jmgmarcus808 Před 2 lety

    It's like looking right in the eyes of why the wwe is a failure.

  • @GodsGiftToHumanity
    @GodsGiftToHumanity Před 6 lety +28

    Paul is just a used car salesman that happens to work in wrestling.

    • @jordanmillon8904
      @jordanmillon8904 Před 6 lety +15

      he's literally Saul goodman, except he's a fucking creative genius when it comes to wrestling.

    • @NoName-cz3wn
      @NoName-cz3wn Před 6 lety +2

      But he's the best damn used car salesman of all time

    • @ricosalvaje8131
      @ricosalvaje8131 Před 5 lety +6

      @@jordanmillon8904 better call paul

    • @colourfaze86
      @colourfaze86 Před 5 lety +1

      Wow that is the perfect description. Just yeah couldn’t put it any better. These childish ECW idiots that think he’s a genius haven’t got a clue.

    • @cubzrulz
      @cubzrulz Před 5 lety

      @@colourfaze86 then why do people in the business say he's one of the best bookers of all time.

  • @ervindantes7276
    @ervindantes7276 Před 5 lety +4

    Stephanie is horrible for the business

  • @Josh_J9
    @Josh_J9 Před 5 lety +1

    What fatty didn't say rumor or inuendo in this clip haha

  • @randomlyweirdjeff4638

    The only thing Paul is good at is calling Roman Reigns his tribal chief.

  • @kevinbushracing58
    @kevinbushracing58 Před 5 lety

    Nip covers

  • @notworthshiiitts
    @notworthshiiitts Před 4 lety

    Why do i hear gilbert godfrey when he tries to imitate paul dipshit hymen

  • @SuperNabil89
    @SuperNabil89 Před 5 lety

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jasonjoseph6497
    @jasonjoseph6497 Před 2 lety +1

    Not it!!!

  • @flyguy2589
    @flyguy2589 Před 3 lety

    Not it!

  • @redfield1007
    @redfield1007 Před 6 lety +1

    Heyman is god.

  • @4ws_
    @4ws_ Před 3 lety

    It seems Prichard defends everything wwf

  • @momnkidschannel7161
    @momnkidschannel7161 Před 5 lety

    She is way wrestling is dieing today Paul took wrestling to a new place wtf wow fun to be a fan it was ECW wow

  • @chrisgonzales6863
    @chrisgonzales6863 Před 5 lety

    Paul lies too much

  • @drunkensailor112
    @drunkensailor112 Před 5 lety +3

    Who is the interviewer? Jesus christ that guy has the worst voice in existence.

    • @joshuakillingsworth8366
      @joshuakillingsworth8366 Před 5 lety +1

      Conrad Thompson.... he's behind a lot of podcast these ex-wrestlers/talent in the business (Bruce P, Ric Flair, Eric Bichoff, JJ Dillon)

  • @liamjohnston5099
    @liamjohnston5099 Před 4 lety

    That is a fucking terrible paul heyman impression