There's probably no one in sports entertainment who understands character development better than Paul Heyman. The mad genius behind the original Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion has been credited by such A-list Wrestling Superstars as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley, and Ken Kennedy as the man who helped them find themselves and the ability to present that persona to the public.

The former pro wrestling writer/producer/performer took a look at the man he feels is World Wrestling Entertainment's hottest star, Edge, and also offered an explanation as to why he is the best villain in the pro wrestling business in a new blog that has been posted exclusively on the UK SUN.

Heyman's entire blog is available right now EXCLUSIVELY on the SUN here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/heyman/article1377976.ece

 

Key excerpt:

Edge's heel promo on Jim Ross was delivered with such conviction, the viewer at home felt the angst of the live crowd worrying that once again, Good Ol' JR was going to get slapped around in Oklahoma.

Edge's range was amazing, too. From the frothing-at-the-mouth-anticipation of JR screaming "Edge wins! Edge wins! Edge wins!" to the envisioned-orgasm as he described "the love of my life" - dramatic pause, then emphasis - "Vickie Guerrero," Edge's promo was, as they say, one for the ages.

He had such heel heat by the time he punked out everyone from Ross to Undertaker to the Raw program itself, people were salivating at the mere thought that someone, somehow, someday would just smash this bastard.