BTW I dunno if anyone else saw the lengthy Heyman rant/motivational speech on Twitter tonight but here goes:
Paul Heyman @HeymanHustle
I look at some of these pics, and I realize how blessed I was in my career. Some guys have to wait forever for a lucky break.
I managed @AustinIdolLive and Tommy Rich at the age of 21. Also The Orig Midnights, which I got to do on @ESPN.
Got to book Windy City at 22 years old. Eddie Gilbert's assistant booker at same age.
Got to debut in WCW on TBS at 23 years old. http://pic.twitter.com/0zAOn40l
So I was @JRsBBQ color commentator at 23 years old. NO ONE IS GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT!
I will admit, with all modesty, I #Hustled my ass off, and GOT MYSELF the opportunity with ambition, politics, and pure assertiveness.
Even "down periods" would give me the chance 2 work w/ people like Mean Mark. U know him as "The Undertaker" @WWE http://pic.twitter.com/zC1uUZnH
At 26, I managed @SteveAustinBSR, Rick Rude,Arn,Eaton, Zbyszko ... The Dangerous Alliance (didn't forget @Madusa_Rocks) http://pic.twitter.com/j5vvMfgU
I'm working with these legends, these giants of the industry, these absolute top guys in my 20s ...
In today's system, most super talented people spend a great portion of their 20's just trying to make it onto the main roster ...
... and yes, that has to change ...
I got to take over the creative of #ECW a week after my 28th birthday http://pic.twitter.com/bihGY6Kp
By the time I became @JRsBBQ commentator on @WWE #Raw in 2001, I was 35 years old. STILL a "kid" ...
... but I was already a veteran with decades in the business, and yet a 35 year old today would just be getting that chance ...
... and working with @JRsBBQ on #RAW allowed me to commentate Wmania 17 and @SteveAustinBSR vs @TheRock ...
By the time I worked with Brock Lesnar, which has become my best known managerial role, I was 36 years old ...
I look at some of these pics and videos #HustleTweeters send me, and I realize what an amazingly blessed career I've had ...
I've had more lucky breaks, more open doors, more perfect-storm-timing-opportunities than anyone else I've known.
These pics don't just remind me of "accomplishments," they remind me of what a lucky bastard I've been to be able to ...
(continued) work with these magnificent people, and play these roles, under these various circumstances.
I've hit the lottery so many times, it's easy to just "expect" the next opportunity, or get a sense of entitlement.
But I've never felt entitled. Always blessed. Privileged. Lucky as all Hell.
And yet, I know how much hard work goes into it, and how you have to SCORE with your opportunities.
The next generation in this (or any other business) doesn't just need to "Step Up," they need to "Stand Up" and "Get Noticed!"
Think it was easy for @CMpunk? Think it was easy for @WWEDanielBryan? They had to scratch and claw and fight for every ...
(continued) inch of turf they could pry away from the previous generation, who made them f***in' earn it!!!
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
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