How Logan Paul Became The Fastest Rising Star In WWE

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Brace yourselves for an adrenaline-pumping ride through the extraordinary ascent of YouTube sensation turned WWE phenom, Logan Paul!   In this riveting video, we delve deep into the captivating story of how Logan Paul, the social media maverick, seamlessly transitioned from the world of vlogs to the squared circle, earning the title of the WWE's fastest rising star and current WWE United States Champion.   Relive the thrill of Logan Paul's WrestleMania appearances, where he went from being a spectator to a spectacle in the grandest stage of them all. Witness the intensity, the drama, and the unforgettable highlights that showcased Logan Paul's prowess in the WWE's marquee event.  Don't miss out on this thrilling exploration of Logan Paul's journey from YouTube stardom to WWE superstardom. Hit the like button, subscribe for more exclusive content, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below    You can also visit our site: https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe  #LoganPaul #SmackDown #Wrestling #WWE #Sportskeeda

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00:00 Logan Paul has exceeded all expectations as an in-ring performer, a featured big match

00:12 darling who brings his internet celebrity shock jockery to new levels on the WWE stage

00:18 wrestling exclusively in premium live events over the past few years.

00:23 He's become this featured performer in just 8 matches.

00:28 How on earth did it happen?

00:30 How did a once controversial social media figure become one of the most reliable big

00:37 match performers in WWE recently?

00:41 It's Sportskeeda Wrestling, I'm Kevin, get into the comments below and let us know what

00:44 you think.

00:45 It seems like each performance fans continue to praise Logan Paul when he comes out there

00:50 as someone who's still relatively new to pro wrestling, once again 8 matches, and accept

00:56 him as someone who can deliver.

00:59 Yeah, he's not someone who basically has to earn his stripes like other people, but he's

01:03 someone who still, when he gets that time, delivers with some of the top level stars

01:08 in WWE.

01:09 It's interesting, a contradiction when you think of how much flack Logan Paul has gotten

01:14 over the last couple of years while getting a polar opposite response from wrestling fans.

01:19 Make no mistake about it, they're still booing him, because he's the villain, he's playing

01:23 his role, but not in a way of saying "we don't want you here", but it's now more converted

01:28 to a "damn, you're good at making yourself a hateable bad guy".

01:34 But there's no real question of what he can do bell to bell.

01:37 His in-ring debut at WrestleMania 38 in a tag team match with The Miz vs The Mysterios

01:43 to his United States title win against Rey Mysterio, he's wasted no opportunity to let

01:48 the world know how much he's putting into his wrestling despite his busy schedule, which

01:54 sometimes includes "boxing matches" on pay per view.

02:00 Yeah, we'll let you argue about that in the comments.

02:03 Logan Paul and WWE somehow turned out to be the perfect fit for each other.

02:08 While he ventured into boxing and still does it on occasion, he realized that his brother

02:13 Jake Paul, also another social media star, is probably a lot better at it than him, while

02:18 he's much better at being an entertainer, a pro wrestler.

02:22 WWE presented the perfect opportunity for him to take his career to the next level,

02:27 following successful ventures on Vine, YouTube, and numerous other media things.

02:33 For him, it is using the enormous fanbase and social media machine of WWE to increase

02:40 his market value, which is already formidable, while for WWE, it was a chance to use his

02:46 hot social media stardom as a prime starter to get more buzz for their events, and get

02:52 fresh eyeballs on their superstars.

02:55 And boy have they succeeded.

02:57 Have you noticed how almost every Logan Paul match so far has featured some type of viral

03:02 moment, almost like that was the plan, and wow, a plan has really come together.

03:10 Whether it was holding a phone in his hand while jumping and hitting an elbow drop on

03:15 the commentary at Crown Jewel, a clash of bodies mid-air with Ricochet at the Royal

03:20 Rumble, or a giant-sized prime bottle with KSI in WrestleMania 39, yeah, that match with

03:29 Rollins was nuts.

03:30 He has been successful in getting that much valued social media traction that WWE desires

03:36 and values so much, and he delivers for it while also delivering what he needs to do

03:42 in the match.

03:43 You can argue, "Oh, he hasn't earned it," but when he takes the time, he maximizes the

03:50 minutes.

03:51 Basically, if you're a Logan Paul fan tuning into WWE for the novel, just naive approach

03:57 of it, he's going to give you something to talk about.

04:00 If you're a hardcore WWE fan who hates Logan Paul and how is he getting that spot, he's

04:06 going to give you something to remember, too.

04:09 Bad Bunny, superstar of music, a huge wrestling fan, had one of the best celebrity performances

04:14 in WrestleMania history at WrestleMania 37, up there with the likes of Mike Tyson, who

04:19 never really had a full-blown match, and many others.

04:22 But Bad Bunny took to it and had a really, really strong tag team match.

04:27 But it's arguable to say that Logan Paul has quickly overseeded him in terms of celebrities

04:32 who get in the ring and have wrestling matches.

04:35 In terms of his training, he has had access to the very best minds in professional wrestling.

04:40 WWE has taken this on as a special project, and sorry, the very best minds have contributed

04:46 to him being the type of performer that he is, including Shawn Michaels, who's usually

04:51 busy running all of NXT nowadays.

04:53 Whether you like it or not, Logan Paul is not a guy you're going to see on Tuesday nights.

04:57 No, you're going to see him wrestling exclusively on Peacock simply because he's so popular.

05:03 On the impulsive podcast of Logan Paul, Shawn Michaels told him that he didn't hesitate

05:09 for a second to train him, because he could see that Logan Paul understood the art of

05:13 pro wrestling and appreciated what it did.

05:17 Logan knows how to get reaction, and wrestling is all about getting reactions.

05:21 Plus, Logan Paul has a background in legitimate freestyle mat wrestling before he ever got

05:28 even into pro boxing.

05:30 Michaels went into even more detail on the Sam Roberts podcast when he summed up why

05:34 he thinks Logan Paul is a good fit in the ring.

05:37 "He's just got such a real drive.

05:39 He understands.

05:40 He's a bright kid.

05:42 He understands that I'm an outsider, they're going to take me this way.

05:45 I've got no problem earning my stripes.

05:48 The best way I could do that is to be good at this.

05:52 I will give it the time and the effort."

05:54 He went on to argue that Logan Paul didn't need to be involved in wrestling, but has

05:58 a great deal of respect for it, which helps his cause.

06:02 But it wasn't only Michaels who trained him.

06:04 PWI Insider reports that Drew Gulak and Shane Helms, aka Hurricane, also contributed to

06:10 his preparation for his crown jewel match against Roman Reigns.

06:14 By the way, that was going to be his third match.

06:17 That's right, headlining a stadium show against the biggest star in the business of his generation

06:23 for the biggest prize in the industry.

06:25 And it's the third time you've ever stepped in the ring.

06:27 Gulak even revealed that he was sent to Puerto Rico to train Logan Paul.

06:32 He made it clear that he wasn't going to take it easy, and that Logan Paul needed to

06:37 step it up, something he did in a big way.

06:40 Drew McIntyre, a former WWE champion, was one superstar who summed up Logan Paul's

06:45 success in WWE perfectly.

06:47 He admitted that he hardly knew anything about him beyond his name popping up in the media

06:54 time and again.

06:55 In an interview with TMZ Sports, Drew said that Logan's willingness to take risks that

07:01 even experienced veterans like himself might not do set him apart.

07:06 He brought an incredible work ethic.

07:08 He was willing to take risks that even I'm not willing to do.

07:12 But he's been willing to do it with a camera in his hand so he can take a selfie the whole

07:17 time as he's jumping off the top rope to the outside through a table.

07:22 He's an absolute maniac.

07:23 McIntyre also mentioned that Logan Paul has a charisma about him that other wrestlers

07:28 take years to find or never had at all.

07:32 And that's truly something that you can see on the surface.

07:34 Logan Paul knows how to be on camera, knows how to captivate an audience with a wink,

07:39 a smile, and a grin.

07:41 And that personality shines through in his performances.

07:43 He's not too worried about "what's the next move I'm going to do?" while also

07:47 doing all of the character elements you need move to move.

07:51 He added that his unwavering self-belief made him realize that Logan Paul is confident in

07:57 who he is.

07:58 And oh, he also mentioned that he'd chop Logan Paul to pieces if they were in the ring

08:04 together.

08:05 Typical Drew, protect your sprop, brother.

08:07 Speaking of chops, even Gunther, one of the most dominant wrestlers today, said that he

08:12 was impressed at Logan Paul's risk-taking ability on his 6 Feet Under YouTube channel,

08:18 The Undertaker.

08:19 Yes, one of the most respected men in the business, admitted that it's not easy to

08:24 have that caliber of matches so quickly into being a pro wrestler.

08:31 He said that the only area where Logan Paul is lacking is the storytelling department,

08:37 which he's probably going to get good at with a few more matches under his belt.

08:42 X-Pox, speaking to TMZ, listed out 5 things that set Logan Paul apart from everybody else.

08:49 He's a natural man, huge future, a lot of people can be great athletes like him, but

08:55 he has like an aptitude for this man.

08:58 His timing is really good, he grasps the psychology of a match.

09:04 But the most controversial thing that X-Pox said was that Logan Paul was WWE Champion

09:10 material.

09:11 Yeah, this isn't a legends praise Logan Paul video, but simple words expressed like

09:18 this publicly by hall of famers is why all the boo birds still chirping about Logan Paul

09:25 can just calm down.

09:27 8 matches into his career as a celebrity in the wrestling world, he's getting it, he's

09:33 taking it, and advancing as he does it.

09:37 For some, he has already done enough to transcend the label of a celebrity wrestler, but it

09:42 really depends on who you ask.

09:45 Is he a special guest celebrity when he's wrestling in 4 premium live event matches

09:49 a year on average, or is he just a featured performer?

09:55 Labels aside, that's up to you, you can say whatever you want, and WWE will market

09:59 him however they choose.

10:02 But it's clear he's immersed himself within the WWE bubble, and is one of the only stars

10:07 who gets to step out of it on occasion.

10:09 Also that in and out presentation makes the times when he's in the ring feel special

10:14 simply because he's not there all the time.

10:16 The best way to end it all is by giving you an idea of how Logan Paul's mentality with

10:22 his own words from his own mouth express how truly confident he is with his wrestling career.

10:30 After my first match, he, Vince McMahon, came to me backstage and said "Your future is

10:37 here, I understand the weight of those words coming from him, so to be honest with you,

10:43 if I wanted to be the face of the WWE, and if I wanted to give this industry my all,

10:49 I could.

10:50 I know I could.

10:51 It's just a decision I have to make.

10:54 It's a flip I have to switch."

10:56 What the future holds for Logan Paul within the WWE is yet to be seen, but don't be surprised

11:03 if he holds a world title someday.

11:06 Whether you like it or not.

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