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WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman has issued a response to a post from former WWE talent Braun Strowman where Strowman called him “Oswald Cobblepot.”
Strowman’s post on Monday came in response to a line from a Heyman promo on Monday’s Raw where Heyman said that no one but The Vision had ever forced Roman Reigns to do a stretcher job before.
Strowman posted an image of an angle where Reigns was stretchered out at the hands of Strowman, then Strowman tipped the stretcher over:
Strowman wrote: yea ok Oswald Cobblepot!!
Oswald Cobblepot is the name of The Penguin character in Batman lore and the HBO Max show The Penguin.
Heyman responded in an Instagram story on Wednesday writing:
Dear Mr. Strowman,
Your post was brought to my attention. I have nothing negative to say about you, nor to you sir.
In fact, I am actually relieved and indeed celebratory to learn you’re still alive, something most of us didn’t realize and even fewer cared about.
With Love and Respect,
Paul Heyman
The root of the social media beef between Heyman and Strowman may stem from the post-WrestleMania 41 edition of The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN where Heyman relayed a story that Strowman had approached him crying because he was not part of the WrestleMania card, with Heyman saying that he told Strowman “that he sucks” and that’s why he was left off the show.
“Literally Braun Strowman goes up to crying that heâ€s not on WrestleMania and I tell him straight to his face, heâ€s not on WrestleMania because he sucks, did he get mad at me? Nope heâ€s rolling with the punches.â€
— Paul Heyman pic.twitter.com/1h3P3XeQDy
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) April 21, 2025
Strowman’s WWE contract expired this past July as the company elected not to renew his deal, ending his second tenure with the company.
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Paul Heyman didnâ€t stay silent for long after Braun Strowman roasted him on Twitter—and his response was pure Paul Heyman.
The exchange started when Strowman called out Heyman for claiming on WWE Raw that Roman Reigns had “never been beaten so badly he had to be stretchered out.†Strowman fired back with brutal receipts from their 2017 feud, posting screenshots of the infamous backstage beatdown where he destroyed Reigns and flipped an ambulance. Along with the pictures, Strowman wrote:
“yea ok Oswald Cobblepot!!â€
The Penguin reference didnâ€t go unnoticed—and on October 8, Paul Heyman responded with a message dripping in sarcasm and condescension. Addressing Strowman directly, Heyman wrote:
“Dear Mr. Strowman,
Your post was brought to my attention. I have nothing negative to say about you, nor to you sir. In fact, I am actually relieved and indeed celebratory to learn youâ€re still alive, something most of us didnâ€t realize and even fewer cared about.
With Love and Respect,
Paul Heyman.â€
Heymanâ€s tweet instantly reignited the online feud. The two have a long history, as Heyman was once aligned with Roman Reigns when Strowman was one of his fiercest rivals. Now, years later, both men are back in the headlines thanks to a sarcastic jab that only Heyman could pull off.
Paul Heymanâ€s biting response proves he hasnâ€t lost a step when it comes to verbal warfare. Whether itâ€s in the ring, behind the scenes, or online, Heyman continues to master the art of humiliation with a few perfectly chosen words. Strowman might have started this one, but Heymanâ€s reply just reminded everyone why heâ€s still one of the sharpest talkers in wrestling today.
Do you think Paul Heyman went too far with his response to Braun Strowman or did he have it coming? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below.