"Tell Punk after Payback he will never ever be the same again"

Chris Jericho: "Hello Calgary! And welcome to RAW is Jericho! And this is the Highlight Reel, tonight my guest is one of the most controversial, buzzworthy, disingenuous, annoying and bulbous superstars and performers in WWE history. Please welcome my guest, Mr Paul Heyman.

[Paul Heyman kommt ohne Musik in den Ring.]

Now Paul, you have been called many things throughout your career, from a genius to a walrus. [Jericho wartet bis die Fans einen Walrus-Chant starten.] From a genius to a walrus, many of the terms unflattering, unfortunately most of them true. But I'm gonna give credit where credit is due, Paul. You have always had an uncanny knack throughout your career of aligning yourself with tremendous talent."

Paul Heyman: "You know, Mr Jericho, if I may correct you, sir. It's not just that I align myself with great talent. It's that I discover and develop great talent as well, like, for example, you, sir. No no no no no, it's true. Mr. Jericho, please, this is your show, the Highlight Reel, if I am lying, please expose me to the WWE Universe. It was Paul Heyman who discovered and developed Chris Jericho. Paul Heyman gave Chris Jericho his very first big break."

Chris Jericho: "That's true, Paul. You gave me my first break - and you still owe me money, too."

Paul Heyman: "Which is why, sir, I have waved my fee to be here tonight on the Highlight Reel because, Mr Jericho, this is a time in my life that I wanted to share with you, because you can understand the excitement when Paul Heyman takes a raw piece of talent and discovers and develops that new talent, like what I have done with Curtis Axel, who last week took out Triple H and tonight steps up to the plate against the WWE champion, John Cena."

Chris Jericho: "Well, I have to be honest. I've been a big fan of Curtis Axel for a long time. I think he's got tremendous potential, but I don't wanna talk about Curtis Axel. I wanna talk about your other client."

Paul Heyman: "BROCK LESNAR! And I am so glad that you brought that up, Mr Jericho. I am so proud to be the advocate of Brock Lesnar, the only man to hold the NCAA Division 1 Heavyweight Championship--"

Chris Jericho: "Paul, would you please shut the hell up?! I don't wanna talk about Curtis Axel, I don't care what Brock Lesnar's doing on his spring break. The Paul Heyman guy that I wanna talk about is your other client. ["CM Punk! CM Punk!"] The man who's been off of RAW for the last six weeks, yeah, CM Punk! Like I said, Punk has been absent from this show for the last six weeks. The last time he was on RAW, this is what he said."

[Es wird Videomaterial von Punks letztem Auftritt bei RAW eingespielt.]

["CM Punk! CM Punk!"]

Chris Jericho: "The thing I noticed about that video clip besides the fact that you're wearing the exact same suit tonight that you were wearing six weeks ago -- I hope you had it at least dry-cleaned or washed or something -- the other thing I noticed is you had the same look on your face now as you did then, which tells me that maybe when Punk made this announcement, not only did he shock and surprise the entire world, he shocked and surprised you as well."

Paul Heyman: "Mr Jericho, I'm glad you brought that up because -- this is my favorite suit and I wore it here tonight out of my respect and admiration for you, because I think it's an honor for me to be on the Highlight Reel with you and I would appreciate it if you would bestow upon me the same respect and admiration that I am bestowing upon you by wearing this suit for you here on the Highlight Reel this evening."

Chris Jericho: "And?"

Paul Heyman: "What do you want me to tell you, you want me to come out here and -- I mean CM Punk said it himself. The man was the longest reigning, defending WWE champion of the past 25 years. He held the title for 434 consecutive days, and he didn't have to come out here and say stupid things like 'I'm the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be', no! [Buhrufe der Fans] He was the best in the world! He dominated WWE like no other champion before him and he never got the respect that he de--"

Chris Jericho: "Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla bla, where is CM Punk?"

Paul Heyman: "My client and I will have an announcement coming in the next few weeks right here on RAW regarding, ladies and gentlemen, I assure you, the return of the best in the world!"

Chris Jericho: "No no no no no no no, CM Punk is not allowed to sit at home for six weeks and still be referred to as the best in the world."

Paul Heyman: "Well, I have a client sitting at home in Chicago right now who would vehemently, vehemently disagree with your assessment, Mr Jericho!"

Chris Jericho: "Punk is watching right now?"

Paul Heyman: "Yes."

Chris Jericho: [Zu Punk in die Kamera.] "Oh, hi Punk. Hey, hey buddy, hi Punk, how's it going? How's the family? [Wieder zu Heyman] You know what else is in Chicago? The next pay per view, Payback. And if Punk thinks he can sit on his ass on his couch at home after losing the WWE championship, after losing to the Undertaker subsequently at WrestleMania, and then taking his ball and going home like a spoiled, petulant child and still call himself the best in the world, he is out of his straight-edged, bald-headed mind. And besides, I think there is just as many Jerichoholics in this arena tonight and watching at home that would say that Chris Jericho is the best--"

Paul Heyman: "Don't! I'm sorry, I get emotional about that. Don't say it."

Chris Jericho: "Don't say what? Don't say that Chris Jericho is the best--"

Paul Heyman: "Don't say it!"

Chris Jericho: "Chris Jericho is the be--"

Paul Heyman: "DON'T SAY IT! It's not yours to say! You don't have a right to claim that title."

Chris Jericho: "Well, it's definitely not Punk's right anymore. Like I said, if he wants to stay at home in Chicago, then he can't be best in the world. Unless, of course, he decides to come to Payback and prove it by facing me one on one on pay per view once again!"

Paul Heyman: "Hahaha, let me get this straight. You're gonna negotiate with me now? With all due respect, Mr Jericho, I know you could mob the floor with me, but you don't get to dictate terms to Paul Heyman and CM Punk."

Chris Jericho: "Okay, fair enough. Let Punk stay at home and let me say right now that Chris Jericho, and everyone can say it with me, Chris Jericho is the best in the world at what I do!"

["Y2J! Y2J!"]

Paul Heyman: "I, I guess that's called pulling my punk card, right? Okay. You, Chris Jericho, want a match with CM Punk. You, Chris Jericho, want a match with CM Punk in Chicago, CM Punk's hometown. You, Chris Jericho, want a match with CM Punk in Chicago, his hometown, at Payback. Well, Chris Jericho, on behalf of my client CM Punk, I accept!"

[Jericho und Heyman geben sich die Hand.]

Chris Jericho: "Well, thank you. I guess I'll see you in Chicago. [Jericho zieht Heyman zu sich und flüstert jetzt.] And tell Punk after Payback he will never ever be the same again."