Logan Paul’s popularity can be attributed, at least in part, to his eminently punchable face. He’s opted to monetize that by taking his skills to the WWE, where he can more or less be safely beat up to the delight of millions of people worldwide.
Paul has proven this is more than just a cash grab, however. The 28-year-old Vine/YouTube/whatever star has prodigious talent in the ring and has clearly been working his butt off to back that up. He performed well in a tag team match at Wrestlemania 38, then absolutely shined in a match against WWE champion Roman Reign at a Saudi Arabia event months later to continue his growth as a grappler.
This led to Wrestlemania 39 and a feud with Seth Rollins — one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the world today. When Paul came to the ring alongside a mascot dressed up like his Prime sports drink, you knew something was going to happen that involved that big, stupid bottle.
My friends, something happened.
A @PrimeHydrate #WrestleMania Moment!
Thanks to @WWERollins, @LoganPaul just frog splashed @KSI through a table! pic.twitter.com/Us1Dt7QvQ3
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2023
It turns out Paul’s buddy/business partner and fellow YouTube star KSI was in the suit. And after running a little interference for Paul, KSI helped set Rollins up on the Spanish announce team’s table for a painful splash off the ring post. Because this is wrestling and wrestling is poetry sometimes, this led him to be hoisted on his own petard — the one thing he assumed would never hoist him.
Here’s how it looked up close.
Finally beat KSI @PrimeHydrate pic.twitter.com/2KdCKtytrm
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) April 2, 2023
Glorious. Rollins won the match but Paul continued to win over wrestling fans by playing a perfect cocky heel while absolutely proving his worth in the ring. And KSI was a willing participant who may or may not gotten some ribs caved in, depending on how padded that suit was.
