Seth Rollins sends a heated message to Logan Paul.
Paul first started appearing in WWE on the road to WrestleMania 37 in 2021. He returned the following year and made his in-ring debut at WrestleMania 38, where he and The Miz defeated Rey and Dominik Mysterio. Paul then signed with WWE and defeated The Miz in his first singles match at SummerSlam 2022. He headlined WWE Crown Jewel 2022, where he unsuccessfully challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. During the match, he suffered a torn MCL that sidelined him for several weeks.
At WWE Royal Rumble 2023, Paul returned to WWE and eliminated Rollins from the battle royal. The two stars have been at odds ever since. Rollins previously shared his thoughts on Paul; Seth stated that he's only in it for himself, and he's not a wrestler.
Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, Paul came up in the conversation. McAfee praised (and enthusiastically mimicked) Paul's memorable frog splash at WWE Crown Jewel 2022, where he recorded himself as he flew through the air. Rollins fired back by saying that he doesn't need a selfie to make himself look good. He then shared his belief that Paul only cares about himself.
“So all of us who have come off the top rope before, it’s not as special because we just didn’t have a camera pointed at our own stupid face? We have people whose job it is to shoot us. I don’t need a selfie to make myself look good. The guy doesn’t care about nothing but himself. I can respect the hustle. I respect the hustle, I really do. It takes hustle to get where he’s at and to get the opportunities that he’s got. But at the end of the day, it’s about passion. No one’s just gonna shut up and play NFL football because they’re a social media superstar. They’re gonna get creamed. So he’s gonna step into my world, and he’s gonna get creamed. If you want to contribute and you want to give back to our industry, you’re a fan of it, you’re a fan of it, you love it, right, Pat? You’re a fan of it. You love it, you give back to it, you talk about it any chance you get, you put it over. You love it. That’s not him. He’s in it for himself. He’s in it for himself, he’s in it for his own game," Rollins said.
Rollins continued by making it clear that he doesn't want someone who only leaches off of the business to be a part of it. He stated that he'd have no problem with anyone who came in and tried to help, but he repeated that Paul is in it for himself. Rollins then bluntly noted that he doesn't like Paul. He pointed out that Paul talks trash, but he won't say anything to his face.
"I don’t want you [to be] part of my business if you’re just gonna leach off of it and you’re gonna take from it. Great, if you’re gonna come and you’re gonna help out and you’re gonna make everything as good as you can. But if you’re gonna come and you’re gonna do it for you… look, I can only judge based on what he’s done in the past, his own history, because that’s a foretelling for the future, that’s why I don’t like the guy. That’s why I don’t dig the guy. He’s gonna go rub it in on social media. He’s gonna talk his talk, but he [doesn’t] want to say nothing to my face," Rollins said.
McAfee disagreed and pointed out that Paul fought Floyd Mayweather. Rollins poked fun at the fight between the two and stated that while some people might love "The Maverick," Paul isn't his cup of tea. Rollins made it clear that if Paul has an issue with him, he's an easy man to find, as he's at Raw for work every Monday.
“Right, ‘fought’ Floyd Mayweather, right. You can love him all you want. He’s polarizing, but he’s not for me. He’s not my cup of tea. If he wants to say something to my face, then we can talk about. We can talk about it if he wants to do that. I’m an easy guy to find. You know where to find me every Monday night. I show up, I go to work, I put in the time, I respect the business, I respect that we have to do a day-to-day grind. You know where to find me. Logan Paul, I don’t know where to find [him]. I can fly down to Puerto Rico and try to find him. I think that’s where he lives or something like that," Rollins said.
The Miz, another star who crossed over into WWE after first rising to prominence outside of the wrestling world, came up in the conversation. Rollins compared The Miz to McAfee. He emphasized that they were both fans who put in the work and the effort. On the other hand, he stated that he has yet to see Paul do the same.
"You and Logan Paul have the little parallel career situation going on here. But like I said, there’s a difference. You brought up The Miz. The Miz is someone who came from reality TV over to WWE. But you guys, you and Mike are fans of WWE. You love it, you put in the time, you put in the work, you put in the effort. I have yet to see that from this kid," he said.
Cody Rhodes recently stated that Paul won't be an outsider for long and called him a wrestler. Click here to see what he had to say.
Paul reflected on his viral crossbody spot with Ricochet at WWE Royal Rumble. Check out his comments here.
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