Despite the differences with Reigns, Punk agreed to help and it paid off with a victory. The only thing Punk asked for in return was a secret favor he’d eventually cash in — having Heyman in his corner at WrestleMania 41, putting Heyman at a crossroads.

Everyone in his Bloodline circle has been in an abusive relationship with Reigns at one point over the past five years. It’s what finally drove Paul Heyman to go from the first person to join Reigns to the last person to break their loyalty to him during SmackDown on Friday.