Paul Heyman has revealed that a segment on WWE Raw with Jey Uso was done while he was dealing with a “serious infection” back in May of last year.
The segment in question took place on the May 5 episode of WWE Raw, with Paul Heyman giving a bruising verbal beatdown to Jey Uso and laying out a World Heavyweight challenge on behalf of Seth Rollins.
That wasn’t the only thing that would happen in that moment, with Heyman raging about Roman Reigns, The Bloodline and the betrayal that The Wiseman was accused of committing.
Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Heyman revealed that he had picked up a ‘serious infection’ at WrestleMania 41, which impacted his health at WWE Raw which played into his impassioned promo, saying:
“Here’s something I’ve never revealed publicly, and it just goes back to how you approach this industry or performing in and of itself. I know the exact episode that you’re talking about, because it’s a meme now, where I crashed out when I was talking to Jey Uso, because Jey Uso said I screwed over the Tribal Chief, and it’s like, ‘No, it’s always my fault, it’s always me, me, me, but not this time, I’m not the one, I’m not the betrayer, I’m not the double crosser…’
“That crash out was very real to me, because at the time, I always get sick right after WrestleMania, because I wear myself so down going into WrestleMania, so I always get sick. I always end up with a sinus infection, or bronchitis, or something, inner ear infection. Something goes wrong with me the week or two after WrestleMania, every single year.
“At that particular moment I got a kidney stone, or several kidney stones, and in passing the kidney stone it was so sharp it cut my urinary tract, and besides cutting my urinary tract, it left my urinary tract in a position to where I could catch an infection, and man, the last place you want an infection like that is in the urinary tract, because it’s tough to get rid of.
“So now the urinary tract inflames, presses up against the prostate, irritates the prostate, the infection now starts to spread, and now the infection is in the urinary tract and in the prostate, and it’s spreading through my system. I end up in the hospital. Shout out to White Plains Hospital, because, wow, they took wonderful care of me.
“I end up in the hospital, and all I’m asking is, I have to be out of here by Sunday night, because I have to be on the jet on Monday to go to Raw. They’re looking at me saying, ‘You have a very serious infection.’ I mean, they’re bringing in people from infectious diseases, because I’m allergic to penicillin, number one, and number two, any antibiotics that they’re giving me, none of them are working. Infection is getting worse. My temperature is rising, and the effects of the infection are taking hold, but I won’t miss work.
“So I checked myself out that Monday morning. I chartered a jet on my own to Raw, did Raw, flew on the WWE jet back to White Plains, checked myself back into the hospital, didn’t tell anybody. Meanwhile, when I did that scene, and for a couple weeks afterwards, when I would jet myself to Raw, take the jet back home, check myself back into the hospital, when I did that scene, I had a catheter and a PIC line.
“Next to trying to book the rebirth of ECW in 2006, perhaps the most miserable experience of my life. But there was work to be done, and I wasn’t going to miss work, especially because we had just launched The Vision, and to miss television, then would be abdicating my responsibility to that story.”
For those curious, a PICC line is a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter, being a longer tube that is inserted into a large vein in the upper arm and is designed for long-term treatment. Unlike a standard catheter, it can be left in place for longer periods, though requires regular flushing and changes of sterile dressing.
Commitment To The Craft
There’s the likelihood that, for many of us, we would want to take it easy if we were dealing with the type of infection that Heyman describes, or the level of triceps tear that Logan Paul recently suffered.
For Heyman and Logan Paul, however, their commitment to the WWE saw them commit to their craft, continuing to perform to a much higher level than perhaps would be expected. Logan Paul continues to be a thorn in the side for anyone who crosses paths with The Vision, albeit in a non-physical capacity, while Heyman, as demonstrated in his interaction with Jey Uso, was able to deliver the sort of excoriating promo with which he is renowned.
That’s not to say that every medical issue should be dealt with in the same way as Logan Paul and Paul Heyman have handled theirs. Indeed, different injuries and conditions require a tailored package of treatment to ensure healthy outcomes for all involved, even if the star feels like they should be able to get back to the action much sooner than advised.
Health has become a major consideration from the likes of WWE and AEW over recent years, and long may it continue to be the case.
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