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2. The Paul Heyman Effect
There's something particularly delicious about about Vince McMahon preparing for this latest wrestling war by arming himself with his two biggest enemy generals from the last major one.
The returns of Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff to Raw and SmackDown respectively earlier this year provided fascinating insight into the always-abstruse mind of The Chairman. Heyman especially, considering the rapid upswing in the red brand's quality since he was reported to have taken the boiling hot seat.
Not to go all Bruce Prichard on the internal operations, but there's been so much rumour and innuendo regarding McMahon's inner circle this year that it's impossible to work out exactly who's doing what from our spot on the grassy knoll outside Titan Tower.
Network specials with cameras in Gorilla reveal the likes of Prichard, Jeff Jarrett and Heyman himself sat in close proximity to McMahon, with Triple H always there or thereabouts as is his wont as the heir to the lot of it. Conflicting reports about Bischoff's influence and/or control of the blue brand notwithstanding, McMahon's relaunched XFL kicks off in February 2020, raising further questions about his involvement of the output day-to-day.
Could the former Philadelphia gaffer currently be operating at such a level that he could manage things without McMahon entirely once the football's underway?