On his Instagram, Logan Paul announced that he’s signed a contract with WWE. Sharing a series of photos with Executive VP of Global Talent & Strategy Development and WWE Hall of Famer Triple H, as well as Interim Chief Executive Officer of WWE Stephanie McMahon at WWE headquarters.
Logan Paul will be a full time WWE performer
Speaking to talkSPORT in March, Paul had stated that Chairman and CEO of WWE, Vince McMahon had been ‘like a step dad’ to him and he would join WWE in a full time role.
Fellow Co-founder of his beverage company PRIME, YouTube icon and co-founder of YouTube group Sidemen, KSI commented on Paul’s signing by stating:
“Been watching WWF/WWE for so many years and to see you achieve this is legit unbelievable. Congrats.”
His in-ring ability shocked audiences in his debut match
The YouTube stars performance in his first wrestling match at Wrestlemania 38 earlier this year was met with critical acclaim which is likely why the WWE offered him a contract. He teamed up with The Miz and defeated the master of the 619, Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik in a tag team match.
Many fans were pleasantly surprised with Logan Paul’s performance as he perfectly executed the legendary Eddie Guerrero’s Three Amigos as well as a Frog Splash from the top rope which fans were especially impressed by. He was a natural at getting the crowd to respond to his physicality in the ring which is a skill that only top performers have.
After the event, wrestling writer Bryan Alvarez praised the star on Twitter:
“You can hate the guy but Logan Paul was a total natural out there.”
Podcaster JDfromNY echoed a similar sentiment by stating that Paul’s performance was much better than rapper Bad Bunny who wrestled a match at last years Wrestlemania.
“Logan Paul absolutely f***ing killed it tonight. He may actually be better than Bad Bunny was last year #WrestleMania. Miz and Paul beat the Mysterio’s. Make them the f***ing tag team champions.”
Logan Paul admires the art of wrestling and his star power will attract new fans
While preparing for his debut match, Paul would observe top WWE superstar Sasha Banks while she was training in order to learn from her and genuinely appreciates the art of wrestling.
He’s also able to energise the crowd while on the mic and combining all of these traits with his established star power will bring a lot more eyes to the WWE.
Gaming video creator Khaby Lame who has over 78.4 million followers on Instagram and over 143 million on TikTok commented on Paul’s Instagram post saying that he’s now going to start watching WWE again because of Logan Paul:
“SOOOO I’m back to watch WWE!!!”
He’s challenged The Miz to a match at Summerslam
Not wasting any time, the now WWE superstar sent The Miz a message saying “COMING 4 U @MIZ”. Clearly reminding The A-Lister that he hasn’t forgotten what transpired after they won their Wrestlemania match. Paul challenged the A-Lister to a match at WWE’s premium live event Summerslam which takes place July 30 in Nashville Tennessee.
The star’s Wrestlemania celebration was cut short as The Miz hit him with a Skull-Crushing Finale for allegedly stealing his spotlight on the grandest stage of them all.
After issuing the challenge, The Miz then responded with a video of himself pondering the idea on Twitter. Teasing that he may accept Paul’s challenge.
WWE Money in the Bank is this weekend
Before the two possibly clash at Summerslam, this weekend is the Money in The Bank event which airs this Sunday, July 3 at 4am Gulf Standard Time and is set to feature top WWE stars Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Ronda Rousey, Becky Lynch and more.
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