10 Awkward WWE Auditions
8. Paul Heyman Hoots Like An Owl
DDP got some advice from Paul Heyman before his WWF tryout too. The future ECW boss warned Page that federation brass would try to rip the p*ss out of him for having long hair. Confused? Well, Heyman had experience with this, because they'd done just that to him.
Paul told DDP that the WWF would make him pull on his ponytail occasionally mid-audition. Jim Cornette also revealed via his podcast that he'd heard the company also made Heyman hoot like an owl. Hoot like an owl. Corny didn't explain, however, why this had happened.
Were they trying to turn him into an owl-based precursor to The Red Rooster?
Heyman yanked on his own hair and made funny noises aplenty during his own trial. Much like Page, he didn't make the Vinnie Mac announcing grade and ended up heading back to WCW for a more successful run as a motormouthed manager who cut deals for clients on an oversized cell phone.