10 Cancelled WWE Storylines
Not every WWE storyline makes it onto TV
4. Paul Heyman manages Chris Benoit
After sitting out for a year following major neck surgery, WWE wanted to bring Chris Benoit back with a bang.
As good as The Rabid Wolverine was between the ropes, it’s fair to say that his work on the microphone was a few shades inferior to his technique when it came to suplexes and submissions.
WWE’s solution to this was going to be to pair Benoit up with Paul Heyman, who had been off television and working behind-the-scenes following the culmination of the Invasion storyline.
Heyman was all set to return alongside the Canadian Crippler, when fate intervened.
According to Heyman, a conversation with Vince McMahon ended up convincing his boss to take him away from Benoit and put him with a debuting Brock Lesnar instead.
Heyman had been gushing about the Next Big Thing to the Chairman after producing some of his non-televised dark matches and fully believed he was going to be a major, main event player for the promotion.
McMahon observed their locker room rapport and made the call to go with them as an act, much to the delight of the former ECW head honcho, who knew working with Lesnar would be money.
