When CM Punk dropped his now infamous 'Pipe bomb' almost 2 years ago he called himself a 'Paul Heyman guy'. The phrase has come to represent the associations between the genius and his clients and seems, for the most part, to be a positive step in a wrestler's career. While Punk didn't necessarily need Heyman, it certainly gave a freshness to his character.
After a tease of a 'new' client Heyman himself addressed the audience on May 20th edition of Raw and announced to the world the newest 'Paul Heyman Guy' : Curtis Axel, formerly Michael McGillicutty. While the son of Mr Perfect is an accomplished wrestler I felt it came as an underwhelming surprise.
WWE seem to be keen on him, since he already had a prominent role as part of CM Punk's New Nexus. And in that statement lies my personal problem. I don't remember him having particularly strong chemistry with Punk and while Heyman's current guys have yet to work together there is always the possibility that it could happen in the future. I don't see how Axel fits in with Brock and Punk but I suppose there is always the opening for Axel to be Punk's replacement, it is something we will have to keep an eye on. That being said of course, having the storytelling genius Heyman in his corner is no bad thing and it could have the potential to skyrocket his career. Perhaps Axel now needs to pick up decisive wins over the 'big' stars.
If it were my pick, I'd have chosen Antonio Cesaro. Sadly it seems that Cesaro's star is plummeting since losing the US Title which is a shame since he is a great in ring talent.
