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Tommy Dreamer’s Strange Response to Paul Heyman Saying He Should Be Dead

By Monika Thapa • Published Aug 21, 2025 14:00 EDT
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On the August 18, 2025, episode of WWE RAW from Philadelphia, Paul Heyman delivered a controversial promo referencing ECW legends.

While praising many, he singled out Tommy Dreamer with a shocking line: “I know he’s not dead yet, but he should be.” The comment, made during a segment with Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed, stunned the crowd and sparked buzz on social media. Heyman’s jab was both a taunt and a nod to Dreamer’s hardcore legacy, leaving fans wondering about the intent behind the harsh words.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Tommy Dreamer revealed he wasn’t upset by Heyman’s remark. He joked that the mention had him trending #3 alongside RAW and the Bengals, calling it “just 15 seconds of fame” and “cool,” showing his ability to laugh off the surprising barb.

I know he’s not dead, but I should be. Then Bron Breakker had no clue I was still alive, but that’s okay. If your name is being said—and hey, I was trending #3, it was RAW, Bengals, and me, which was cool—I think that’s awesome. Just 15 more seconds of fame.

If a mention of your name is used to get heat from the crowd and they turn, I think it’s great. I have no problem with my name being used like that or in any way. You get it all the time. Someone pulls out a Singapore cane—boom, Tommy Dreamer. I’m okay with all of it.

I don’t acknowledge anything. What are you gonna retort with? ‘I’m alive’? You’re welcome that you need to use me—someone who doesn’t work there, hasn’t worked there—to get yourself heat, and that’s awesome. I think it was a great shot to build up, and guess what? Your guy lost.

Drew McIntyre Suggests Renaming Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman’s Faction

McIntyre recently suggested that Seth Rollins should rename his faction. Speaking on Huge Pop! Radio, McIntyre, another hardcore critic of CM Punk, celebrated Seth Rollins’ victory over CM Punk at SummerSlam. McIntyre mocked the current faction name, The Vision, calling it stupid and felt that “The Karma Police” would be a fitting name given how Rollins’ group seemingly delivered karma to Punk.

We won. Everyone’s happy. Punk got screwed. Karma is a bi**h. Seth should rename his group. I don’t even know what they call themselves. The Visionaries or whatever. It’s something stupid. They should call themselves The Karma Police.

H/T to Ringside News for quotes used in the first half of the article.