The Many Faces Of Paul Heyman - Ranked From Worst To Best

10. The Invader

When the Invasion kicked-off in summer 2001, Heyman was the obvious choice to lead the ECW charge. He’d joined WWE as a broadcaster following his company’s dissolution earlier in the year, and took the departed Jerry Lawler’s position in the announce team, embarking on a rivalry with Jim Ross. With WCW already established on WWE TV, Heyman brought ECW into the mix in July, and the group immediately aligned with Shane McMahon’s invaders.

The Alliance was formed, and Stephanie McMahon was revealed as the benefactor behind the ECW revival, but her insertion into the angle was totally needless, and transformed the Invasion into yet another glorified family feud. Not only that, but it completely undermined Paul’s status within the group, and rendered him pretty much obsolete in the power hierarchy.

Heyman became a subservient character, which made sense on some levels (ECW went bankrupt, and Stephanie had money), but not others (why wouldn't you have Mr. ECW lead the charge throughout the Invasion?). Heyman was eventually fired following The Alliance’s failure at Survivor Series 2001, ending his disappointing role in a storyline that promised much, but delivered little.