Heyman, Strowman trade jabs as Reed-Reigns angle heats Crown Jewel

Paul Heyman and former WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman engaged in a public social media exchange this week after Heyman, on Monday Night Raw, said his client Bronson Reed was the only wrestler to have left Roman Reigns on a stretcher. Strowman pushed back on the claim by posting photographic evidence from his 2017 feud with Reigns, and the back-and-forth escalated into a string of sarcastic and promotional posts on X.

Heyman made the comment while promoting Reed’s upcoming Australian Street Fight with Reigns at WWE Crown Jewel. Strowman, who starred in a violent rivalry with Reigns in 2017 that included backstage attacks and an ambulance segment, responded on X with two photos: one showing him standing over a downed Reigns beside an ambulance, and another of Reigns being loaded onto a stretcher. He captioned the images with a taunt directed at Heyman.

Heyman replied with a letter-style post that again used a mocking tone. In the message he 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 you're still alive, something most of us didn't...