Logan Paul: From YouTube Sensation to Physical Phenom – You would be hard-pressed to find anyone who loves “mixing it up” more than Logan Paul. The man has created a tremendous social media following because of his endeavors in the worlds of bodybuilding, professional wrestling (WWE), and occasionally boxing. Fresh off his victory against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens at Wrestlemania 40, the sky is the limit for the tantalizing 29-year-old.
For those who haven’t followed Logan Paul since his claim to fame a decade ago, we’ll catch you up to speed. Logan along with his brother Jake have followed similar career paths with an estimated combined net worth somewhere in the $200 million range. Certainly one of the most successful brother duo’s in the public sphere. However, we’re here to discuss Logan’s rise and impact on the sports entertainment scene.
Who is Logan Paul
Logan Paul was born in Westlake, Ohio on April 1, 1995. Yes, that was April Fool’s Day, but there is nothing foolish about this incredible talent. Very few people have been able to embrace social media the way that Paul has. He got his start as a YouTuber in October 2013 with the registration of his TheOfficialLoganPaul channel.
In August 2015, he went on to add his highly popular Logan Paul Vlogs channel, which now boasts over 23 million subscribers, having accumulated over 6 billion views. In the process, he managed to make the Forbes top list of the highest-paid YouTubers on several occasions.
As a side note, the good-looking Paul has made several forays into TV and the movies. On TV, he has been featured as a guest on shows like Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mask Singer, and Bizaardvark while also landing minor roles in movies like The Thinning (2016) and The Thinning: New World Order (2018).
Brief Boxing Career and Controversy
As indicated earlier, Paul did make a short-lived foray into the world of professional boxing. His most recent professional match resulted in a win via disqualification against Dillon Danis. The match was close until the 6th round when a brawl broke out in the ring. Danis’ crew was blamed for the brawl, leading to Paul’s win via disqualification.
As an interesting side note, Rap star Drake famously lost $850,000 when he bet on Paul to win the fight. Yes, Paul did when the fight. However, Drake had wagered that Paul would win via a knockout, not a disqualification.
Drake being no stranger to large bets nor having to rely on a free chip casino, took the loss in stride. After all, many experts felt Paul might have gone on to win with a knockout had the unfortunate interruption not occurred.
WWE Debute and United States Championship
After testing the WWE waters in 2021, Paul decided he was destined to become a WWE superstar. Given his success on every other level, there was no reason to doubt he would do exactly that.
In April 2022, he made it official. He joined WWE as the tag team partner of The Miz, one of the organization’s most coveted wrestlers. The debut tag team event came at WrestleMania 38, which the duo won. It was clear that Paul had done a great job and the fans seemed to love him. That led to the signing of a multi-event contract with the WWE.
The first major event under the new contract came at SummerSlam in July 2022 where he was pitted against The Miz in a singles event. He defeated his former partner and went on to face World Champion Roman Reigns at the Crown Jewel event in November 2022. Despite losing to Reigns, his growing popularity was evident. It led to the signing of another multi-event contract in the early part of 2023. Since then, he has been under a free-agent contract, which allows him to wrestle in both WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown events.
Throughout 2023, Paul was involved in a series of important matches against the likes of top wrestlers including The Miz, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, and a host of other top WWE wrestlers.
In October 2023, Paul made a ringside visit to United States Champion Rey Mysterio on a televised SmackDown taping. He called the champion out, and Mysterio accepted the challenge. The two met at the Crown Jewel event on November 4, 2023. Paul beat Mysterio with illegal brass knuckles in tow, leading to winning the United States Championship, his first in the WWE.
His first cable-televised appearance came at SmackDown in February of 2024. It was there that he again defeated The Miz to earn a spot at the men’s Elimination Chamber match at the Elimination Chamber: Perth event. He would lose to the legendary Randy Orton at that event, only to return later to interfere and cost Orton the title. This certainly stirred up plenty of bad blood between Paul and Orton.
Now, having successfully defending his title in night 2 of WrestleMania XL, Paul has his eyes set on a new conquest. That being a fight in UFC, of course. While both the UFC and WWE are owned by the same parent company, fans shouldn’t get their hopes up. Indeed, it seems like Paul will has his hands full maintaining his U.S. Championship title from would-be challengers.
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Logan Paul: From YouTube Sensation to Physical Phenom
