Paul Heyman: WWE has ‘greatest female roster’ in history of the industry

Paul Heyman is a huge believer in the WWE women’s division.

Heyman and Roman Reigns appeared together at a Power Players event for Bloomberg this week, discussing the business growth WWE has seen. During the conversation, Heyman was asked about WWE making efforts to grow its female audience.

“Well, take a look at Roman Reigns,” Heyman joked before going on to praise the women in WWE.

“We have in WWE right now what is the equivalent to when the Williams sisters (Serena and Venus Williams) came onto the tennis court. We have the greatest female roster in the history of this industry. And they’re not just there for sex and appeal,” Heyman said.

“The women here are not only magnificent athletes, they have acting chops as well. And you won’t find it anywhere else. You’ll either find great actresses or you’ll find great athletes. And here, you find the marriage of them both.”

Liv Morgan and Nia Jax are the current singles champions in the WWE women’s division, while Bianca Belair & Jade Cargill hold the Women’s Tag Team titles. NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez and Women’s North American Champion Kelani Jordan hold gold in NXT.

The Bloomberg event was a reunion for Heyman and Reigns, who haven’t appeared together since Reigns lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40. Heyman was laid out by Solo Sikoa and Sikoa’s new version of The Bloodline this June.

Reigns returned to WWE programming at SummerSlam but was taken out in an attack by The Bloodline on the August 16 episode of SmackDown.