Eric Bischoff praises Logan Paul.
At WWE SummerSlam, Paul defeated Ricochet in a buzzworthy match. The bout was Paul's latest high-profile performance in a WWE ring. Throughout his WWE run, he has headlined Crown Jewel against Roman Reigns and faced Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 39, among other highlights.
Speaking on 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff, the WWE Hall of Famer shared his thoughts on WWE SummerSlam 2023. When Paul's match with Ricochet came up, co-host Conrad Thompson noted that some fans call Paul an outsider. Bischoff responded by sharing his belief that Paul is better than most of the wrestlers on any roster.
“Fuck them. Fuck them. That’s such a juvenile, ignorant perspective. ‘He’s an outsider.’ Are you freaking kidding me? Logan Paul is, in my opinion, one of the most impressive sports entertainers, professional wrestlers, whatever you want to call them, to come down the pike in the last 20 years. This guy, in a matter of, he’s been in the wrestling business for what? Three years, maybe? He puts on a clinic for probably 90% of the roster in any company in the country. 100% of the roster in most cases. Probably 90% of the roster even in the WWE. He puts on a clinic. His timing, his psychology, his execution, his feel for the audience, this guy… by the way, I’m not talking about Ricochet right now. Ricochet deserves at least 50% of the credit. It’s a dance, there’s two parts to the equation. So I’m not dismissing Ricochet by any stretch of the imagination. Logan Paul’s been in the business, and to be able to have a match that was that high of quality, psychology, athleticism, timing, the timing in this match is what blew me away more than anything. Nothing was rushed. Everything mattered. They gave the audience time to absorb what they were seeing. That’s a thing that I think is missing in a lot of matches," Bischoff said.
Bischoff continued by describing how he thought Paul's timing and execution in his SummerSlam match were remarkable. He spoke highly of the way Paul hit the match-ending punch with the brass knuckles. He called the punch flawless and proceeded to commend both Paul and Ricochet.
"The timing and the execution, I’ve never seen it better from anybody that hasn’t been in the business for 10 or 20 years. The timing was flawless. I’m not a big fan of the finish, the brass knucks. But even that was done to perfection. It was shot perfectly, it didn’t look clumsy when we saw Paul get the brass knucks. We saw just a glimpse of it, but it was done so discreetly that if you’re watching at home, you know the audience didn’t see what you just saw, which is part of the magic. It was subtle. It was discreet. Then the punch that Paul threw with those brass knucks was as real-looking as almost anything I’ve seen on television. It was flawless. So anybody that’s a Logan Paul criticizer, a hater, go find something else to do with your life. Because you just don’t get it. You don’t have a clue. You have no insight into what actually makes good wrestling. You’re just there to be a hater because you need that attention. I thought it was so good. Hat’s off to both Logan Paul and Ricochet," he said.
Thompson noted that Paul made his WWE in-ring debut at WrestleMania 38, and he has only had a handful of matches. Bischoff responded by again praising him and saying he was better than most competitors on any roster.
"He’s better than 98% of the people on most rosters that we know of. He’s fucking awesome," Bischoff said.
Bischoff also made sure to give Ricochet credit for helping Paul look good. He stated that he wasn't sure whether Paul could have had that great of a match with someone else. Bischoff then shared his belief that the performance would help Ricochet's career.
“I’m probably not giving Ricochet enough credit because it takes a superstar to make somebody else look like a superstar. Ricochet did that. I’m not sure that Logan Paul could have had that great of a match with somebody that didn’t have the skill and the ability of a Ricochet. But absolutely, this is going to catapult Ricochet’s career, no doubt," Bischoff said.
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