Logan Paul: Nobody can observe my blueprint (1:56)
Logan Paul discusses profitable the USA Championship from Rey Mysterio at WWE Crown Jewel and his distinctive journey to the highest with Marc Raimondi. (1:56)
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Marc Raimondi, ESPN Employees AuthorNov 4, 2023, 05:00 PM ET
WWE followers are more likely to be seeing much more of Logan Paul, at the very least within the brief time period.
Paul, the YouTuber, boxer and professional wrestler, beat Rey Mysterio to win the WWE United States championship on Saturday at WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. It is Paul’s first title victory in WWE. He solely has eight profession professional wrestling matches however has been a fixture on massive WWE reveals for a few yr and a half. Paul stated profitable a WWE title was a “bucket record” second for him.
For essentially the most half, Paul has been a part-timer in WWE. That may not utterly change, however the social media phenom instructed ESPN on Saturday, minutes after profitable the belt, that he is more likely to be making extra appearances with the promotion. He has to defend the title, in spite of everything.
“I believe I’ve to,” Paul stated of spending extra time on WWE programming. “You are going to have to look at Uncooked. You are going to have to look at SmackDown. I will make some shock appearances and present these wrestlers who’s the actual king.”
Paul, 28, had a boxing match in opposition to Dillon Danis simply three weeks in the past, which he received through disqualification. After beating Mysterio, Paul stated he was way more drained going practically 18 minutes with Mysterio than he can be after a boxing struggle.
“That was barely a efficiency,” Paul stated of the Danis bout. “I would not even name {that a} struggle. Tonight was a struggle. Tonight was laborious. I am telling you, bro. I am winded. I really feel like I actually earned this. So, I see these feedback on-line. ‘Logan Paul, spoon-fed, silver spoon in his mouth. All the pieces’s been given to him his entire life. He hasn’t earned it.’
“I might do extra in 12 hours than most individuals do in 12 months. My blueprint can’t be duplicated, bro. My tempo is unmatched. I am not enjoying the identical sport as the opposite folks. I’ve overwhelmed the matrix and I am the architect.”
Who might be Paul’s first title protection foe is unclear. However there isn’t a scarcity of potentialities. Paul, regardless of his lack of expertise, has proven uncanny expertise and a capability to work within the ring. His performances have drawn important acclaim.
There’s one rating he may settle with one other massive star outdoors of WWE who wrestles every so often: Unhealthy Bunny. When requested in regards to the Puerto Rican reggaeton star, Paul stated he might be and the 2 of them have the identical score — 84 — within the WWE online game WWE 2k23. Paul additionally at present lives and trains in boxing in Puerto Rico.
“He’s good, however he is scrawny, man,” Paul stated. “I am pushing 250 [pounds]. … He has the identical score as me, so perhaps I do not know something. Possibly we’re the identical. Possibly we have got to settle this within the ring.”
Whether or not the match occurs, it is clear Paul will likely be round WWE extra. He is simply not precisely certain how a lot.
“I’ve a little bit of occupational ADHD,” he stated. “So, wherever my consideration goes, wherever the individuals are essentially the most entertained. And in the mean time, that’s the WWE, and [I’m] simply centered on constructing my manufacturers and defending this belt, preserving it round my waist.”
