Highlights
- Logan Paul has won the United States Championship at WWE Crown Jewel after defeating Rey Mysterio, securing his first championship in WWE.
- Paul’s victory came with controversy, as he used brass knuckles during the match to knock out Mysterio and secure the win.
- With his popularity and multi-year contract with WWE, it remains to be seen if Paul will go on to win a world title and who his next opponents will be.
Logan Paul has successfully defeated Rey Mysterio to win the United States Championship at the WWE Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Logan Paul made his WWE debut in 2021 before signing a multi-year contract with the company in 2022. As a contracted wrestler, Paul has performed in a number of high-profile matches, including multiple WrestleMania appearances.
While Logan Paul has competed at WrestleMania and had an incredible showing at the latest Royal Rumble event, his championship pursuits have been fruitless until now. At Crown Jewel 2022, Paul faced Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in a losing effort. Now, at the 2023 Crown Jewel event, Paul has successfully defeated WWE legend Rey Mysterio for the United States Championship.
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As one might have guessed, Paul didn’t defeat Mysterio clean. At the end of the match, Mysterio nailed Paul with a 619, but the social media star had secretly slipped on a pair of brass knuckles. As Mysterio went for his signature springboard splash that typically follows the 619, Paul got to his feet and punched Mysterio with the brass knuckles in mid-air. This was enough to keep Mysterio down and give Logan Paul the win, as well as his first championship in WWE.
Logan Paul joins a long line of United States champions, with the title’s lineage dating all the way back to when the legendary Harley Race won it in 1975. It’s one of the most prestigious mid-card titles in all of wrestling, with many US champions eventually going on to win a world title. It remains to be seen if Paul will ever win a world title in WWE, but considering his popularity, it’s certainly out of the question.
As previously mentioned, Logan Paul has signed a multi-year contract with WWE. And at only 28 years old, Paul has a very long career ahead of him, if he decides to stick with WWE for the long haul. It will be interesting to see what happens in the immediate aftermath of his United States Championship victory. Considering the way Paul won the title, one has to imagine that a rematch with Rey Mysterio will be next before Paul moves on to other potential opponents.
WWE Crown Jewel 2023 Match Results
- Sami Zayn defeated JD McDonagh (Pre-Show)
- Seth Rollins (c) defeated Drew McIntyre – World Heavyweight Championship Match
- Rhea Ripley (c) defeated Nia Jax, Raquel Rodriguez, Shayna Baszler, and Zoey Stark – Fatal-Five-Way Match for the Women’s World Championship
- Solo Sikoa defeated John Cena
- Logan Paul defeated Rey Mysterio (c) – WWE United States Championship Match
- Iyo Sky (c) defeated Bianca Belair – WWE Women’s Championship Match
- Cody Rhodes vs. Damian Priest (TBA)
- Roman Reigns (c) w/ Paul Heyman vs. LA Knight – Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match (TBA)
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