Backstage Heat on Paul London

by Jack Windham
March 21, 2008

If you've ever wondered by a talented performer like Paul London doesn't get push, then you'll be surprised to know that he has a lot of backstage heat on him.

Absolutely Nothing

On June 17, 2007, Paul London and Brian Kendrick were drafted over from Smackdown to Monday Night Raw.

Since that moment, they've done absolutely nothing.

Well, they did have a short stint with the World Tag Team Championship, but that happened over in Africa, and they lost the belts immediately back to Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.

Like Pro Wrestling Illustrated used to say, if it doesn't happen on TV, it didn't happen in wrestling history.

Aside from that short title switch, though, they've done absolutely nothing.

The Deadly Smile

The explanation for the lack of a push for Paul London (and Brian Kendrick since they are tag team partners) is that there's heat on him.

There's been various incidents which has caused certain people in management (including Vince McMahon) to not like Paul London.

If management doesn't like you, then your chances of being pushed are as close to zero as possible.

One of the incidents that has caused heat on Paul London is the fact that he was caught on camera smiling during the Exploding Limo storyline.

The wrestlers were supposed to act sad due to the death of Mr McMahon's character, but Paul London stood there inexplicably smiling.

Love Life

There's also a bit of heat on Paul London for his relationship with Ashley Massaro.

You see, if you're not in the main event scene, then WWE looks down upon relationships between the wrestlers and the divas.

Though their relationship is over now, Paul London is still feeling a bit of the heat from it.

The Comeback

It's not completely impossible for Paul London to regain favor with management. However, he wouldn't get much of a push anyways even if he did.

He'll never be in the main event on Monday Night Raw. As of right now, it looks like the WWE Intercontinental Championship is light years away as well.

The best he can hope for is a tag team push for Brian Kendrick and he, but with the tag team division being pushed to the backburner, that wouldn't mean a steady spot on Monday Night Raw either.

The most he can hope for right now is a more regular spot on Monday Night Raw instead of wrestling solely on Heat.

Closing Thoughts

There's always more than meets the eyes when a talented performer doesn't get pushed.