WrestleMania 34 is just around the corner, and as Paul Heyman tells Digital Spy, "the entire week is a rollercoaster with the blindfolds on".

His duties start with the one-man An Evening With Paul Heyman show with Inside The Ropes at the Joy Theater in New Orleans on April 5.

The following day, he inducts Goldberg into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018 at the Smoothie King Center down the road.

And then of course on April 8 he walks his client, Brock Lesnar, to the ring to face Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Here's what he had to say about it all.

You inducting Goldberg into the Hall of Fame raised a lot of eyebrows...

"I am inducting Goldberg because that was Bill Goldberg's specific request to WWE. Bill Goldberg personally requested that I induct him into the Hall of Fame. I have such respect for Goldberg as so far the one person who has truly taken the fight to Brock Lesnar in WWE.

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"I also got a chance to witness him behind the scenes as a man, a husband, a father and I have the utmost respect for him as a human being and am honoured to be the one to encapsulate this moment for him and be the one to formally induct him into the Hall of Fame.

"I also understand his WCW audience's passion that somebody from WCW be the one that inducts Bill into the Hall of Fame, but this was his wish and I would suggest that it is much a personal wish as it is a professional wish.

"And there is an entire audience of WWE fans that will tell you that Goldberg's match with Lesnar at Survivor Series, which Bill won in a minute and a half, was the crowning moment of Bill Goldberg's career.

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"That the true story of Goldberg wasn't just his rampage through the ranks in WCW and then his brief run in WWE, but the fact that 12 years after he had ever stepped into a ring he came back in top form, probably better than ever, at the peak of his game as a completely different man, but not a different character. To many, that was the crowning achievement of Goldberg."

What do you think about Daniel Bryan's return, and will we get the dream match of Daniel Bryan vs Brock Lesnar?

"I was always, no pun intended, an advocate for Brock Lesnar versus Daniel Bryan. I make no predictions about Brock Lesnar's opponents after April 8. Brock Lesnar is a goal-oriented, hyper-focused individual, right now the only thing on his mind is main eventing WrestleMania against Roman Reigns."

Both Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar draw mixed responses from the WWE Universe – what atmosphere do you expect both men to receive in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome?

"Passionate. I'm not someone who concerns himself with whether people pay to cheer Roman Reigns or whether people pay to boo Roman Reigns. People pay to see Roman Reigns. They pay to react to Roman Reigns.

"And whether it's 60,000 people who've paid to cheer Roman Reigns or 60,000 people who've paid to boo Roman Reigns, or 60,000 people who've paid to do both, there are 60,000 people who've paid to see Roman Reigns in the main event and that's evident in the fact that Roman Reigns has main evented now four consecutive WrestleManias.

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"When you consider the fact that top flight, tier one, Class A superstars have retired from sports entertainment because they could not get into the main event of WrestleMania even once, and Roman Reigns has now main evented four times, that shows you the enormous box office appeal of this WWE Superstar."

CM Punk of course was upset at the time never to have main evented WrestleMania. If anything were to bring him back to the WWE, would that be it?

"I don't think Phil Brooks thinks about WWE at all anymore. I would hope that he doesn't. I would hope that he is of the focused mindset in propelling himself into the ranks of UFC. I don't think it's a matter of positioning or money or spotlight anymore.

"I think it's a matter of his dream is to become a successful UFC fighter and he doesn't even have a thought regarding WWE, at least I would hope that he doesn't. Because I don't know how it would be considered productive for him to do so."

People forget how close Roman Reigns was to victory at WrestleMania 31. Maybe Roman doesn't. How does Brock Lesnar feel about that?

"I would suggest that Brock Lesnar doesn't concern himself with what others think... I don't think Brock Lesnar gives a shit what Roman Reigns is thinking or what Romain Reigns is capable of. Brock Lesnar is concentrating on making sure Roman Reigns understands what Brock Lesnar is capable of."

Roman Reigns has complained about the 'special treatment' Brock Lesnar has – what's your response?

"I applaud Roman Reigns for speaking his mind in such a candid fashion and I hope his public venting session makes him feel much better now."

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Brock Lesnar has conquered both John Cena and The Undertaker in New Orleans. Would you like to see John Cena vs The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34?

"Who wouldn't want to see John Cena vs The Undertaker?"

Some people think the Deadman doesn't have it in him for a match on that stage anymore.

"Then they must not know The Undertaker personally. I think The Undertaker will have it in him five years after he's dead and buried, no pun intended."

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Were you surprised by the backlash to the naming of the women's battle royal, or the decision to change it?

"I was not surprised when they named the Battle Royal the Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal. I was not surprised when there was backlash to the name of the Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal. And I'm not surprised that the company decided to change the name of the Fabulous Moolah Battle Royal. None of this surprised me. Just another day at the office. And everybody's moved on to the new name."

Is it ill-advised for Ronda Rousey to be battling The Authority so early on in her fledging WWE career?

"Ronda Rousey is a woman of extraordinary accomplishment and anything that Ronda Rousey does is going to come with extreme scrutiny because she is such a pivotal figure in not only American sports but in global sports as well.

"Just remember Dana White was asked about a woman fighting in the Octagon as UFC was negotiating to buy out Strikeforce where Ronda Rousey was the biggest star. And Dana White said not only would a woman never main event UFC, a woman will never fight in UFC.

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"Within a year of that statement Ronda Rousey was main eventing a major UFC event. Ronda Rousey is a groundbreaker. She is one who charts through territory that has never been explored before and is one of the biggest sports stars in the world, male or female.

"I don't think anything Ronda Rousey does is going to be the norm. I think everything she does is going to set a new trend and blaze a new trail."

You know the power of a streak and the power of a streak ended. Does Ronda Rousey's defeat in the Octagon take away from her allure or mystique?

"No-one bats 1,000. No soccer player or football player scores every time they hit the ball towards the net. There's no such thing as a 100% success rate, it just doesn't exist. It can't happen. So do I think it took away from the mystique? I think the story is Ronda Rousey's battle back.

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"And it's a most intriguing story. I don't think it takes away from Ronda. I think it actually adds to the allure. Otherwise, much like with The Undertaker, it becomes an exercise in simply wondering, 'Is this it?'

"Now it's not a matter of 'is this it?', it's a matter of what is the story that goes behind it, which I find to be actually a bigger box office attraction, especially when it regards someone who has such a connection with the audience with Ronda Rousey."

Would you agree that Brock Lesnar's shocking defeat to Goldberg perhaps opened him up to more interesting challenges than he'd previously been facing?

"Brock Lesnar is no stranger to adversity. He lost in his first attempt to become the NCAA Division I Heavyweight Champion. He came back to win the title. He got defeated in his UFC debut, he came back to knock out the greatest heavyweight of all time Randy Couture to become the UFC Champion.

"His UFC career was cut short by diverticulitis. He interrupted his WWE to go back to UFC to defeat a top-ten heavyweight in Mark Hunt. Everything that Brock Lesnar has, he has earned. He has not earned through entitlement, or through a silver spoon in his mouth or because of some athletic scholarship in the real world.

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"Brock Lesnar has battled back from adversity. It's the intensity with which Brock Lesnar battles back from adversity and the manner in which he conquers that adversity that makes Brock Lesnar stand out so much.

"Most people come back from an injury, they come back from an illness, they come back from a defeat and they just barely get their feet beneath them, and they squeak by with a victory over the demons of the past. Brock Lesnar comes in and smashes, victimises and conquers everything in his sight when he comes back from adversity. And that's why he's Brock Lesnar and he's a once-ever athlete."

One man coming back from a different sort of adversity is Hulk Hogan – would you welcome his return, and how would you feel about him having a match with your client?

"I'm not a ticket buyer. Nor am I part of the target demographic that is catered to to subscribe to the WWE Network. So whether or not I want Hulk Hogan back in WWE is irrelevant. It's whether the audience and the advertisers and the sponsors and the chairman of the board want Hulk Hogan back in WWE.

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"And when those stars align Hulk Hogan will be back and until then he won't. My opinion on Hulk Hogan coming back to WWE, whether pro or con, is irrelevant and so is everyone else's besides the audience itself, the sponsors themselves and the chairman himself.

"As for Hulk Hogan stepping into the ring with Brock Lesnar, Brock Lesnar is focused on April 8, he's focused on Roman Reigns, he's focused on the main event of WrestleMania. We have not discussed any potential WWE opponents past April 8 because Brock's focus is on delivering a main event for the ages at WrestleMania this year."

You've said a few times that this will be the main event. There are people in blue T-shirts lobbying for AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura to headline. Why should Lesnar vs Reigns II be the main event instead?

"Brock Lesnar versus Roman Reigns is the main event of this year's WrestleMania because there's more interest in this match than there is in any other. Period. Exclamation point. That's the match that sells this show.

"All these other matches are very intriguing. Each one of them is worthy of insight and preview and speculation. But only one can be the true main event. Only one can be the match that's listed in the history books as: This was the most important. This drew the attention, this is what we banked on.

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"And on Sunday, April 8, 2018, WrestleMania 34 we are banking on Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns in the main event. That's no disrespect to anyone else who plays a vital role on this show. It really isn't.

"AJ Styles versus Nakamura is a fascinating match-up. Ronda Rousey in her debut teaming with a fellow Olympian Kurt Angle against the First Couple of the WWE Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Fascinating match-up on so many different levels.

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"John Cena having called out The Undertaker is of a historic nature that can't be oversold. And again, what a fantastic thing to speculate about. But there's only one true main event. And that main event happens to be Brock Lesnar versus Roman Reigns.

"If someone else in this time period before WrestleMania can create such interest that the show's fortune rides on them, then they will replace Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania. But until that happens I think we have enough on our side of the argument to continue the public interest and the public intrigue in this match."

Inside the Ropes presents An Evening With Paul Heyman at the Joy Theater in New Orleans on April 5 and tickets are available now.

Paul Heyman inducts Goldberg into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on April 6

Paul Heyman walks his client, Brock Lesnar, to the ring at WrestleMania 34 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on April 8.

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