10 Things That Happened Last Time Paul Heyman Worked WWE Creative

4. The SmackDown Six

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Back to happier times.

As head writer of SmackDown between 2002-2003, Heyman made sure to shine a positive light on tag-team wrestling again. Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit, who'd always been rivals, were put together as an unlikely team, and babyface heroes Edge and Rey Mysterio formed another tag. That foursome, along with Eddie and Chavo Guerrero, made SmackDown must-see weekly.

Dubbed the 'SmackDown Six', the group had world class matches on every show. House shows suddenly became worth attending just to see the sextet experiment before upcoming bouts in front of the cameras, and some of the pay-per-view bouts they worked stand up today as some of the best WWE matches ever.

This speaks to Heyman's love of letting talent fly. He provides the foundations, the initial spark and the stage, and then they take things to the next level by showing off what they can do in-ring. If you've heard all about this period but never watched anything, get stuck in on the WWE Network. You won't regret it.

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