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"At WrestleMania, in the main event, in my corner, your wise man, my best friend, Paul Heyman"

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Promo Data
Title:
"At WrestleMania, in the main event, in my corner, your wise man, my best friend, Paul Heyman"
Date:
04.04.2025
YouTube:
[Roman Reigns stands in the ring with Paul Heyman]

Roman Reigns: "Acknowledge me. Wise Man?"

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief?"

Roman Reigns: "Is he here?"

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief." [CM Punk chants]

Roman Reigns: "Yes, that's exactly who I'm talking about. Wise Man!"

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief."

Roman Reigns: "Is he still talking about this favor?"

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief."

Roman Reigns: "Ohh, Chicago, Chicago. I don't know how you deal with this guy, huh? Wise Man."

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief?"

Roman Reigns: "Should I share a secret with Chicago?" [Crowd cheers]

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief."

Roman Reigns: "CM Punk wouldn't be back here if it wasn't for me. CM Punk wouldn't be in the main event of WrestleMania if it wasn't for me. And I get it, you're good people, [in a mocking town] 'He's from the same city as me. I have to like him. Yeahhhhhh!' You're good people, you mean well. But you're not that smart. CM Punk's been around forever. He has wrestled everyone under the sun. Hall of Famers, legends, champions. But he's never been in that main event of WrestleMania. No, he hadn't. Not until he was introduced to the Tribal Chief! [crowd cheers and chants "OTC"] That's right. You hear them chant for the Tribal Chief in your city. I'm right here in the ring. I say we bring CM Punk out here so we can quit wasting our time. Come on out here and let me hear what this favor is. Come on out here and indulge your Tribal Chief."

[Seth Rollins' music hits and he hits the ring]

Seth Rollins: "Chicago! I am a visionary. I am a revolutionary. I am Seth-- [crowd chants 'Freakin Rollins' in unison] And I wouldn't miss this one for the world. You see, now I don't know, Roman, what this little favor is here, but the reality, I got a feeling, is gonna knock your socks off. And the thing about reality and you, man, they don't seem to jive very well because, well, unlike all of us, you don't like to live in the real world. But every time you step outside of your little universe, reality bites you in the ass. I don't want to do a little history lesson: but, example A, the Heist of the Century; example B, the main event of WrestleMania last year.

[crowd chants 'what's the favor?']

I'm wondering the same thing y'all are, Chicago. But the reality, Roman, is that you underestimate CM Punk. You think you're above CM Punk. You think you don't have to worry about CM Punk. You think you ignore him, he just goes away. I tried that. It doesn't work. Now he, is in the main event of WrestleMania and that is a reality I have to deal with. You could have stopped this in WarGames, you didn't. You could have let me stop it in the cage at The Garden, you didn't. And now here we are, and we're waiting on this favor. Now I'm in a lot, a lot better place than I was last week when we were all celebrating Punk in the main event of 'Mania, I took a week, I got some perspective, and I realized that reality gives you two options. Either you suffer and you get left behind, or you adapt, and you control reality."

Roman Reigns: "The reality is, you're untrustworthy. I could say the word 'loyalty', but you have no clue what that means. CM Punk stands here because I made a promise to the Wise Man. And I keep my word. And the reality is, I didn't call you out here. I called Punk out here."
Seth Rollins: "You called Punk out here, I'm out here to hear from CM Punk. There's only one thing missing. Let's find out what this favor is, shall we?"

[Punk's music hits and he hits the ring]

CM Punk: "The favor. What's the favor? This is about... friendship. This is about legacy. This is about promises made and promises kept. This is about... loyalty. Paul, this goes back to 4400 Shepherdsville Road in Louisville, Kentucky. [see note] When on day one I showed up and THEY told you, that I don't belong and they told you to fire me and you said... 'No.' [turns to Roman] And hell, your Wise Man is just that. He's wise beyond his years. Paul, you prophesized this on national television on Monday Night Raw. And if everybody else has forgotten about it, that certainly doesn't mean I have. And hell, even before that, if I could throw it back to the day you left this company. On Big Show's bus, me, and you, and Show, and RVD standing there talking amongst ourselves. And I mistakenly made it about me, I said, 'Paul, they're going to fire me, Paul, without you, I'm nothing. Paul, don't leave.' And you said, 'No, no, no. You'll be fine.' And I, I said, 'I'm sorry I made this about me.' Do you remember this, Paul? I said, 'What can I do for you?' And in that moment, you looked me in the eye and you said, 'Punk, when you main event WrestleMania, force them, to deal with us'. Well, they aren't here anymore, so I'm going to force you, my Tribal Chief. I'm going to force you out of your comfort zone. I'm going to force you, to deal with us. Because at WrestleMania, in the main event, in my corner, your Wise Man, my best friend... Paul Heyman."

[The camera turns to a visibly upset Paul Heyman, before turning to a shot of Seth Rollins in hysterics]

Seth Rollins: [off-mic] "I told you!"

Roman Reigns: "That's the favor? [laughs hysterically] You understand he loves me, right? He needs me. What? I saved him. Even if I let him, he wouldn't. Wise Man."

Paul Heyman: "Yes, my Tribal Chief."

Roman Reigns: "Let this desperate fool down... easy, will you?"

[Heyman doesn't respond, to Punk's glee and Roman's confusion]

Roman Reigns: "Are you crying? You better wipe them up and tell him 'no.' I took you in. I made you relevant. Tell him 'no.' [Heyman refuses] I'm going to give you one more opportunity. Tell him 'no.'"

Paul Heyman: "...No, my Tribal Chief, I can't do that."

[Roman corners Paul against the turnbuckle. As he takes Heyman's handkerchief to mockingly wipe away the tears, Punk attacks Roman and hits a GTS. The credits roll as Heyman stands by the topes in distress]
Note: 4400 Shepherdsville Road in Louisville, KY is the home of Ohio Valley Wrestling's Academy; OVW served as WWE's developmental territory for many years during Punk's early career.
Credit: Thanks to inmate CarMenWinStead for transcribing this promo.
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