18 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (May 21)

7. Heyman Came Prepared

Roman Reigns Paul Heyman
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Here's something else you needed eagle eyes to spot.

Paul Heyman whipped a spare microphone out from underneath his suit jacket when Roman suggested his 'Special Council' give him a worthy intro. Reigns didn't pass his own mic over to the manager, meaning they'd planned this backstage before coming out.

Well, obviously they'd planned it, but this guy means their TV characters had schemed before coming through the curtain. The way Heyman pulled that mic out of his suit was snappy - WWE's cameras hardly caught a glimpse of it.

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