Zicky Dice recalls getting a phone call from Paul Heyman.
Dice is currently a free agent in the world of wrestling after finishing up with IMPACT/TNA Wrestling in Summer 2023. While many fans are curious as to where the 'Outlandish' one will end up next, there was seemingly interest from Paul Heyman at one point in time.
While speaking to Cultaholic for a new interview in the Desert Island Graps series, Dice recalled getting a call from Heyman in 2020, where he was told that his name comes across the desk of Heyman quite often.
“Dude, that’s one of the crazy days of my life. I was sitting at my desk where I’m sitting now. I had gotten a random FaceTime call and I answered the call, and it was Paul Heyman’s phone in the cup holder of his vehicle. My heart just stop and sunk. I was like, ‘Holy shit.’ He goes, ‘Zicky Dice? My name is Paul Heyman.’ In my head, I’m like, no shit. He’s like, ‘Your name comes across my desk a lot.’ He proceeded to tell me that everything I’ve to come to know in wrestling, he’s had a hand on but his neighbor doesn’t care. He says, ‘So i ask you young man, what do you want, do you want the real world or fantasy land?’ I said, ‘I want a little bit of both.’ We kind of built a connection there, we still talk here and there. I send him every vignette that I get and it’s been going on a little over three years, we’ve been chatting back and forth. There’s days where I’ll get frustrated and I’ll reach out to him and he just tells me, ‘Listen to Rollins, he’s a smart man.’ It’s hard, because I know Paul Heyman isn’t face timing everybody. I thought the call was coming next. Hell man, I almost had to leave Black & Brave because I was almost casted for the last batch of Tough Enough. I had seven calls with WWE, multiple meetings."
Dice went on to recall a number of instances where was told that he was tailor made for television by various casting executives. Dice also went on to note that Heyman told him that he is bigger than professional wrestling.
"If you’re hearing these things from the outside, what’s up with the wrestling world? Is it because I’m not afraid to take the ceiling off pro wrestling? Am I the best pro wrestler in the world? Absolutely. But I’m smart because I can take the ceiling off of pro wrestling and make money everywhere else as well. This is Paul Heyman’s words and I’m gonna quote it right now with pride, ‘Zicky Dice is bigger that professional wrestling.’ That’s what Paul Heyman said, and he said he doesn’t say it all the time. I believe that. I’ve known that. It’s stuff like that that eats me alive.”
Fans will continue to update fans on the latest regarding Zicky Dice in the world of wrestling.
Paul Heyman recently shook hands with Bron Breakker on the February 9 episode of SmackDown. Fans can learn more here.
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