Triple H looks at the long-term value of Logan Paul.
In just his third match in WWE, Logan Paul will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Paul built his brand through social media and has ventured into the world of boxing, battling Floyd Mayweather to a draw in an exhibition match.
Speaking to ESPN, Triple H discussed Paul getting a championship opportunity so quickly in his WWE career.
"If you look at it and you say, 'Well, Logan Paul gets that opportunity, I don't get that opportunity,' you have very small, myopic thinking ..." he said. "When Logan gets this opportunity, eventually he goes away or whatever. He is creating bigger opportunities for others. ... It's the bigger-picture thinking. I understand why people think that way 'cause your concern is your career. But the truth is in the overall picture, this is better for everybody."
Paul has acknowledged that its "ridiculous" that he's getting this opportunity so quickly.
Paul said about his opportunity, "If you're just in and out like a lot of celebrities -- they do it once and they get their recognition and then they're done. But I wanna be more than that 'cause I think I can be, I know I can be. The only thing that's preventing me from being potentially one of the greatest in this sport is the time and energy that I put into it, which is the one thing I'm good at. So if I do that, I don't see why I can't get there. There's a lot of s--- I can do. But something about wrestling is so exciting, right? It's entertaining. I get to be a showman. I get to be physical. I get to get highlight-reel clips on my social media. Pays well. WWE is very generous."
Though Paul is only wrestling in his third match, Paul Heyman revealed that he pitched to add Paul to WWE during his time as WWE Raw Executive Director, which ran from June 2019 to June 2020. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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