Logan Paul reflects on his match at WWE WrestleMania 39.
At WWE WrestleMania 39, Logan Paul faced Seth Rollins in a heated grudge match after they had been feuding since WWE Royal Rumble 2023. The bout marked Paul's first singles match at WrestleMania; at WrestleMania 38, he teamed up with The Miz to defeat Rey and Dominik Mysterio. Paul came out on the losing side of his match with Rollins despite the interfere of KSI, who was dressed as the Prime mascot.
Speaking on IMPAULSIVE, Paul reflected on his match at WWE WrestleMania 39 and noted that he walked away unscathed, as he did not suffer any major injuries. He stated that he hit his head and his vision went blurry, but he passed a concussion test. Paul also revealed that he had a mouse, a small bruise, around his eye, but he was fine otherwise.
"My biggest blessing of them all is that I am unscathed. For the first time after one of the these wrestling, I walked away pretty much, besides [points at his eye], they call it a mouse, like a little mark on your eye, and the hand marks of Seth Rollins on my chest, he was slapping the shit out of me. Meniscus is fine. Elbow’s fine. Elbow hurt a little bit beforehand. I did hit my head a little bit, and my vision went blurry. These things happen. But it wasn’t a concussion. It was like a vision thing. There was like rings around my eyes. They gave me a concussion test, and I passed," Paul said.
Paul then detailed the challenges of competing in such a large arena, as he explained that the matches are intricate to begin with, and the size of the arena can make it difficult to hear during the bout. He noted that he didn't quite feel like himself, and he was doing his best, but he didn't know if people were enjoying the performance.
“You all have no idea the intricacies that go into these matches. It’s seriously the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Because there are so many things to focus on, and the way the sound carries is one of the minor ones. I peeked through the curtain, and I’m looking up at five level, six level, seven level, eight level, whatever SoFi is, and it just keeps going, and there’s so many people, but these open stadiums carry sound vastly different. As a performer, feeding off of the energy can really enhance my performance, but when we would do a move, sometimes that sound wouldn’t carry. Or if it did, it went like row by roe, then all the way up to the top, and it takes a while to get to you, so things are a little delayed, and I don’t really feel like my full self. I’m doing as best I can because I don’t know if people are liking the performance," he said.
Looking back on the bout, Paul described how he had thought it would his best match so far, but he didn't feel that way after it was over. He explained that he thought the match was good, and it was on par with his other matches. Paul stated that it's getting harder to make each match better than the last, and the challenge is intimidating, but he welcomes it because it's an opportunity to be creative.
“I thought beforehand, for sure, it was gonna be my best match, and then afterwards, I just didn’t feel like that. I felt like it was good. It was on par, it wasn’t a level down. But I notice it’s getting harder and harder every time to make these matches better. When I’m picking an opponent and I’m at the bottom of this mountain, trying to build what I want to be an amazing, entertaining match, man, these mountains are getting higher and higher, and it’s terrifying, and incredibly complicated. I don’t know I’m going to keep doing this and upping the bar every time. That’s my challenge in this. But it’s so much fun because I’m gonna have to get more creative, I’m gonna have to go a little harder. Gotta go bigger," Paul said.
During the show, Paul recalled ziplining during his entrance at WWE WrestleMania 39. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Paul had to say about KSI's involvement at WrestleMania 39.
Paul has stated that his contract was set to expire after WrestleMania 39, and he expressed his confidence that WWE would re-sign him. More information is available here.
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