WWE United States Champion and social media influencer Logan Paul has taken the world {of professional} wrestling by storm since his arrival. Paul made his debut again in 2022 at WrestleMania 38. In his first yr with WWE, he took on Roman Reigns, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, and The Miz. It was clear the WWE noticed enormous potential in him after his first yr in skilled wrestling.
Quick ahead to 2023. On the WWE Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Logan Paul, who had a number of matches below his belt, confronted Rey Mysterio for the US title. Throughout their match, Logan Paul used brass knuckles, knocking out Rey Mysterio to win his first title in WWE, the USA Championship.
Nonetheless, Logan Paul, who solely seems on enormous premium stay occasions like WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and SummerSlam, hasn’t defended his title usually. Followers are essential of Paul, a part-timer who has solely defended the title twice since capturing it in November 2023. He defended it on the Royal Rumble towards Kevin Owens and at WrestleMania 40 in a triple-threat match. Regardless of defending the US title twice, Logan Paul has crossed over 200 days as champion resulting from his part-time schedule.
Logan Paul on US title
WWE United States Champion Logan Paul achieved one other milestone just lately. He grew to become the second-longest reigning US champion of the previous decade. Whereas Paul is the second-longest reigning US champion, he’s inching nearer to Austin Principle’s US title file of 258 days, as Paul has already been champion for greater than 228 days.
Nonetheless, with the frequent criticism from followers, Logan Paul lastly addressed his lack of US title defenses. He took to X (previously Twitter) to react to followers’ posts and acknowledged he needed to work sensible as a substitute of working laborious to maintain his US title.
Whereas Logan Paul final defended his title again in April at WrestleMania 40, it seems WWE has already began along with his title protection program with LA Knight. For weeks, LA Knight has been seen calling out Paul for a US title shot. Final week on SmackDown, he even got here into his home, creating issues for Paul. It appears WWE could possibly be reserving this match for SummerSlam, because the present takes place in Paul’s hometown, Cleveland, Ohio.
