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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JUNE 06: Logan Paul wears a Charizard Pokemon card chain as he enters the ring for his contracted exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather at Hard Rock Stadium on June 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JUNE 06: Logan Paul wears a Charizard Pokemon card chain as he enters the ring for his contracted exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather at Hard Rock Stadium on June 06, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
It has not been long since Logan Paul stepped inside the world of pro wrestling. But he is doing relatively great compared to many other WWE stars who have been in the business for a long time. His social media influence has garnered him a wide fan base that has supported him religiously ever since he rose to stardom.
He has ventured into many territories. And wherever he went, he took the particular sphere by storm. Recently, social media broke out with an exciting piece of news relating to his pro wrestling career that has baffled the online world.
Logan Paul becomes the third most influential wrestler
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Recently, wrestling-world.com released a research report. The report mentioned that ‘The Maverick’ has bagged the third position in the race for the most influential wrestler. He is just behind Dwayne Johnson, who stands tall in the first place, followed by John Cena, who holds the second position.
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JUNE 06: Logan Paul enters the ring for his contracted exhibition boxing match against Floyd Mayweather at Hard Rock Stadium on June 06, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
The report analyzed “social media followings, Wikipedia page views, and Google search volumes” of current and former pro wrestlers around the world to give out the results. After this news went viral online, fans were quick to share their opinions on social media.
The WWE Universe can’t believe that he sidelined other top names in the industry and landed the prestigious spot.
As much as I like Paul’s natural talent, this hurts in so many ways.
— AdorkableLee (@jieshii_kun) May 17, 2023
Imagine. The main roster could learn a thing or two about what make Logan Paul so popular. He is one of the leaders of whats cool in this generation. The been cool since attitude era cena was cool during ruthless agression. Logan is cool now, but why?
— Spectator (@Spectatorfor88) May 18, 2023
It's official….social media has killed wrestling. 🤦♂️
— JDisLA☆ (@JDisLA310) May 18, 2023
need to know what the metrics are because this is absolute tomfoolery🤡 https://t.co/JBVMZfaNVs
— Jay Lodha (@jaylodhaa) May 18, 2023
People think that his social media presence has to do a lot with him gaining the third spot.
Lmao if you put any influencer in the ring they become top 4 https://t.co/MFpiPudszr
— Seven Costanza (@AlexLorenzoCT) May 17, 2023
Yes he’s influential but not because of wrestling. He had a following before he even tried wrestling and it just carried over. This isn’t a metric for how good of a wrestler he is, it’s a metric for how many social media followers he has
— Aaron Spencer 🖤💛 (-_•) (@RebelHart9) May 17, 2023
How can he be the third most influential wrestler , when most of his influence is about his social media presence?
— no one (@justheretobro17) May 17, 2023
Does it count he was already a big deal before becoming a wrestler John cena and the rock became huge through wwe
— Kalvin 🇺🇸 🇸🇻 (@celticfan87) May 17, 2023
Fans laud his accomplishment.
The guy is money, believe it or not.
— The Duke of Buziga (@ErryErick2) May 17, 2023
No shit lol he’s literally been a famous influencer since 2013
— Z&B (@iamtheznb) May 17, 2023
As mentioned before, the internet sensation has been associated with the pro wrestling world for only a couple of years. And attained such a monumental feat in such a short amount of time, despite being a part-timer, is really impressive. So how exactly has Paul’s WWE career trajectory played out?
Logan Paul’s WWE career
Paul has fought only 5 matches in WWE as of now. He teamed up with The Miz to take on Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 38 in his debut match. His team won the match but after the victory, his partner turned on him and attacked him.
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This led to the onset of his rivalry with ‘The A-lister’, which ended at WWE SummerSlam 2022, where he defeated his rival. After that, he challenged Roman Reigns for his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel. But unfortunately, he couldn’t defeat him.
In the 2023, Royal Rumble, he was one of the 30 participants in the 30-men match. This time, too, he was unsuccessful in winning the Rumble. But before getting eliminated by the winner, Cody Rhodes, he eliminated Seth Rollins, thus setting up a feud with him.
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The Paul-Rollins rivalry ended at WrestleMania 39 when ‘The Visionary’ defeated him. ‘The Maverick’ has a short yet impressive career. No doubt he made the top third on the list. What do you think about his third rank on the most influential wrestler’s list? Share your thoughts below.
