Heat is Never Cheap: Reviewing “Ladies and Gentleman My Name is Paul Heyman” Blu-ray

We all know John Cena is about “Hustle, Loyalty and, Respect “ (my opinions on him not withstanding as you will see in future posts). But, after watching this program on Blu-ray on my beat-up PS3, I have come to realize that the wrong guy has those three words as his creed. Paul is known for his hustle, from the age of 13 to these days of being The Advocate. He’s got the loyalty of pro wrestlers, with ECW and Ohio Valley Wrestling. He earned the respect, if somewhat tinged with trepidation, of the pro wrestling world's movers and shakers. The American Dream in the son of a Honorable Trial lawyer and a Holocaust survivor.

As a boy, Paul saw the greatness of the ring and wanted to be that guy, like many of us. However unlike many of us, he got in the mix by doing the equivalent of my now more humble beginnings, getting pics and a fanzine going with his Bar Mitzvah money. Some of his hustle was some back door deals and moves, but he did it out of love of the game. Moments include using a New York free newspaper’s gossip column as a way to get a press pass. He had enough chutzpah to sneak into a closed door production meeting with Dusty Rhodes at the helm, and managed to sweet talk his way into more.

Paul is shown as a motivator and mentor, getting the young talent ready for the big time. He still has those moments of being a trickster as well, as 6 or so previous writers meetings can attest. But even today I can still see that kid who was a fan come out as each of his stories unfurls. Cards on the table, this show got me wanting to be the next fan made good on the managerial side, sensitive soul that I am. But, I am going to instead go the route of his younger self, by working on this little space to get my views, the news and all the rest on combat sports today out to the public, from the entertaining thrills of World Wrestling Entertainment(TM) to the hard slugging matches of The Octagon and beyond.

I am not a fan of hard number systems for review, but would I recommend this to even non fans of “Sports entertainment”? Hell yes! This is a great show to watch with the people you love on a Saturday night, you will laugh like hell, cry a little too, and get to see the story of a man of many talents and laser focused ambition who does what he does...for the love of the game.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name is Paul Heyman [Blu-ray]