Stevie Richards applauds the decision to put the WWE United States Championship on Logan Paul in a video analyzing one particular spot in the match Paul had with Rey Mysterio at WWE Crown Jewel 2023.
Logan Paul captured his first championship in WWE when he defeated Rey Mysterio to become the new WWE United States Champion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the 2023 WWE Crown Jewel event. During the match, there was a moment when Rey Mysterio went for a Springboard Moonsault, and Logan Paul dove to catch him as Paul was too far out and Rey Mysterio could have landed improperly in the ring.
In a new video on his YouTube channel where he analyzes professional wrestling, ECW legend Stevie Richards praised Logan for making up for his inexperience and improper placement by quickly doing what he needed to do to ensure that nothing happened to Mysterio.
"Not too long ago, Logan Paul tore his [MCL]. I believe it was in Saudi Arabia as well and he had to fly all the way back for surgery. So Logan came down basically on both of those knees in a very awkward position. So I have to give him credit. He's essentially saving Rey and almost sacrificing his knees and re-injuring his knee. I would take a torn [MCL] if I could save someone from breaking their neck. So he definitely made a great decision a selfless decision, but his lack of experience really could have caused Rey a very serious injury," said Richards.
Stevie Richards also praised the overall decision to put the championship on Logan Paul saying that he would have gone so far as to have Logan defeat Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at last year's WWE Crown Jewel event.
"I give [Logan Paul] all the credit in the world, new United States Champion. I was the one that called it a long time ago that he should have defeated Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Title, because of his crossover appeal and how popular he is, so the fact they put the US Title on him was a smart move by WWE," Richards adds. "Speaking of smart moves, Logan was extremely smart thought on his feet and of course, like I said before, was willing to almost sacrifice re-injuring, or even blowing, both his knees out to save, literally Rey Mysterio's neck. Good on you, Logan Paul. I give you all the credit in the world."
Following his WWE United States Championship victory, Paul spoke about the potential of a match with Bad Bunny, another member of the Latino World Order. Read more here.
Paul also remarked that he'll probably have to show up more now that he's a champion in WWE. Read more here.
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