Logan Paul hasn’t straight addressed rumors that he’s in negotiations for a boxing exhibition towards Conor McGregor, however he knew what he was doing whereas quoting one of many Irish celebrity’s most notorious traces whereas saying his return to WWE on Wednesday.
Throughout a particular kickoff whilst WWE Uncooked prepares to maneuver to Netflix in January, Paul made an look to verify his return to the ring after beforehand teasing his retirement following his final match with L.A. Knight on the WWE SummerSlam occasion again in August. As he introduced his return, Paul knew what he was doing when he quoted McGregor whereas touting his plans for WWE beginning within the New 12 months.
“If in case you have one thing that I need, I’m going to take it,” Paul shouted. “I’m not asking permission. I’m going to take it from you. I do know a few of y’all within the crowd, a few of you at house are saying ‘oh Logan Paul’s a bully.’ I see this narrative on-line. I can see it in your faces proper now. Y’all appear to be cowards, you’re pathetic. ‘Logan Paul’s a bully.’ Yeah, I’m a bully and the WWE is my playground.
“I’m not right here to participate. I’m right here to take over. Your approval means nothing to me. Whether or not you’re keen on me, whether or not you hate me, I don’t care since you’re nonetheless watching and you’ll keep watching as a result of you’re a spectator and I’m a star.”
After all, McGregor famously shouted “we’re not right here to participate, we’re right here to take over” when addressing the rise of Irish fighters within the UFC following a win in his native Dublin again in 2014.
There’s no probability Paul didn’t use that line on function, particularly with all of the curiosity being proven in a possible boxing match towards McGregor subsequent yr.
Along with his profession in WWE, Paul has dabbled in boxing ever since establishing a pair of fights towards fellow social influencer KSI, who later grew to become considered one of his closest associates after they launched Prime Vitality Drinks collectively.
Paul took on undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather in a boxing exhibition again in 2021 with the combat producing greater than 1 million pay-per-view buys. Extra not too long ago, Paul earned a disqualification win over McGregor’s good friend and teammate Dillon Danis at an occasion in 2023.
Now maybe Paul is starting to tease {that a} boxing exhibition towards McGregor may truly develop into a actuality after quoting the previous two-division UFC champion in his newest look in WWE.
