Logan Paul: ‘I’m a legitimate professional athlete now’
Nearly four years into his WWE career, Logan Paul views himself as a “legitimate professional athlete.”
Paul announced this month that he’s signed a new WWE contract that officially makes him a full-timer in pro wrestling. He’s set to compete in the men’s Royal Rumble match in Saudi Arabia this weekend, and Paul made an appearance on Thursday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show to promote the event. Paul hyped that he’s “so locked in” at this point in his life now that he’s married, has a daughter, and is sober.
McAfee asked Paul if, back when he was just making content on YouTube, he ever envisioned himself becoming a full-time wrestler.
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“Hell no, hell no. This is crazy. I’m a legitimate professional athlete now, which is just insane to say,” Paul responded. “But life is about the art of the pivot, you know? Doing what you’re good at, doing what you love, and finding that pocket and then just running it.”
While wrestling is his main focus at the moment, Paul said his WWE career has also opened up opportunities for him outside of the company.
“I’m training every day. I’m going back to back to back on meetings. I’m absolutely optimizing and maximizing my life,” Paul said. “Everywhere we go, I’m stacking in the opportunities. Because, look, being a WWE Superstar gives you the opportunity to amplify what you want to build — both inside and outside of the WWE. So when we go somewhere, when we travel, man, I’m doing business meetings. I’m training. I’m bonding with The Vision and Paul Heyman. I’m learning.”
All four members of The Vision (Paul, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, and Austin Theory) have been confirmed as entrants for Saturday’s Rumble match. The PLE airs live on the ESPN app in the United States and Netflix everywhere else starting at 2 p.m. Eastern time.
Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.
In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated's wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.