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WWE Superstar Sami Zayn announced on Friday Night SmackDown last week that social media star Logan Paul will be appearing on the blue brand this coming week on FOX.
Zayn revealed that the YouTube star will be a special guest during Sami Zayn's "red carpet premiere" in which the former Intercontinental Champion will finally debut his long awaited "conspiracy" documentary.
It was also announced on SmackDown that Sami Zayn will face off against his long term rival/best friend Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 37, continuing their seemingly never ending rivalry.
However, after the announcement that Logan Paul will appear on SmackDown this week, it has also been reported that Paul could be also set for a WrestleMania 37 appearance.
While the nature of Logan Paul's WrestleMania role has yet to be revealed, many within the WWE Universe are already discussing what the former Ohio State amateur could have planned for his WrestleMania appearance.
Let's take a closer look at 5 reasons why Logan Paul should be in Sami Zayn’s corner at WWE WrestleMania.
#5 Sami Zayn's current WWE storyline surrounding conspiracies
In addition to producing wacky and sometimes controversial YouTube videos, Logan Paul has recently addressed some of the larger, more well-known conspiracy theories in recent years.
Paul made a mockumentary about the "flat earth conspiracy" in 2019. This fascination with exploring conspiracy theories could lead to a perfect synergy with Sami Zayn's current character on WWE television.
Since returning to WWE television after a hiatus last year, Sami Zayn has portrayed an over-the-top, paranoid heel who is convinced that there is a giant conspiracy holding him back in WWE.
This delusion by Zayn eventually engulfed the former Intercontinental Champion so much that he insisted that a documentary crew followed him around and recorded everything that was happening to him in WWE. Through this documentary, Sami Zayn would seemingly have irrefutable evidence of the giant conspiracy against him.
In recent weeks, Sami Zayn has reached out to Logan Paul on social media to "take a look" at some of the footage his documentary crew has recorded. Paul responded to Zayn, teasing a possible alliance between the two by saying that Sami Zayn "might be onto something."
Given Logan Paul's history with exploring conspiracies and Sami Zayn's inistance that he is a victim of one in WWE, perhaps Logan Paul and Sami Zayn could form a partnership on WWE television. This could lead to Logan Paul being in Sami Zayn's corner at WrestleMania.
#4 WWE WrestleMania's history of having celebrity apperances
WWE WrestleMania and celebrities go hand in hand. Ever since the first WrestleMania pay-per-view event from Madison Square Garden in 1985, the showcase of the immortals has mixed mainstream celebrities with sports entertainment.
Previous WrestleMania events have even seen celebrities participate in matches on the grandest stage of them all. Stars such as Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Lawrence Taylor, Snooki, Colin Jost and Michael Che have all participated in matches at WWE WrestleMania.
Furthermore, huge stars such as Ozzy Osbourne, Muhammad Ali, Burt Reynolds, Mr. T, Mike Tyson and Alice Cooper have also been among the mainstream stars to appear at WrestleMania.
Therefore, in keeping with the history of the spectacle that is WrestleMania, it only makes sense that a mainstream celebrity with a huge following, such as Logan Paul, gets involved in the event.
WWE WrestleMania often presents matches and WrestleMania moments with celebrity attractions that won't happen at any other event during the WWE calendar. Having Logan Paul accompany Sami Zayn would truly make Zayn's entrance and appearance feel like a spectacle worthy of the showcase of the immortals.
#3 Logan Paul's polarizing personality is a perfect fit for a heel character on WWE television
WWE is built on the outlandish, over-the-top and larger than life personalities of the WWE Superstars. Some of the biggest box office attractions in sports entertainment history have been so successful because of their ability to polarize an audience or make them feel emotionally invested in the outcome of their matches.
Despite not being a WWE Superstar, one could argue that Logan Paul's personality is the perfect fit for an on-screen character on WWE television. Paul's popularity and rise to fame on social media has been met with significant criticism due to his brash personality, numerous controversies and headline-grabbing behavior.
It's not a stretch to say that Logan Paul has an incredibly polarizing personality and behavioral history. Nevertheless, in today's modern age, polarizing often creates buzz, which in turn creates headlines. Not only would Logan Paul appearing in Sami Zayn's corner at WrestleMania generate headlines, but it would also fit perfectly into reality as something outlandish that Paul is well known for.
Due to his innate ability to anger and frustrate an audience of people, Logan Paul could be a tremendous heel character on WWE television if booked correctly. Perhaps the beginning of Logan Paul becoming a regular on-screen WWE character could come through an alliance with Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.
#2 Future Logan Paul match in WWE
The WWE Universe is most likely aware of Logan Paul's success and fame as a social media and YouTube star. However, some may not be aware of Logan Paul's athletic background. The social media star experienced a significant amount of sporting success during his formative years.
During his high school years, Logan Paul rose to the ranks as an all star linebacker on his high school football team back in 2012. Furthermore, Logan Paul also qualified for the state-level Ohio High School Athletic Association Division 1 Wrestling Individual Championships in 2013.
Because of his amateur wrestling background, Logan Paul has often toyed with possibly entering the world of Mixed Martial Arts during his career.
Nevertheless, because of Logan Paul's athletic pedigree, he could be a perfect candidate to transition into training to become a professional wrestler. Some of the biggest superstars in the history of WWE had backgrounds in football and wrestling before entering the squared circle.
Names such as Kurt Angle, Chad Gable, Dolph Ziggler and Brock Lesnar all had extensive amateur wrestling backgrounds before seamlessly transitioning into the world of sports entertainment.
That's not to say that Logan Paul will ever be as successful as those names. However, athletic background is something WWE talent scouts look for when recruiting talent for developmental contracts.
By appearing on WWE television and accompanying Sami Zayn to the ring at WrestleMania, Logan Paul would certainly have his foot in the door with WWE. Who's to say that Paul wouldn't be interested in training as a professional wrestler for a match sometime in the future.
#1 Logan Paul's mainsteam popularity attracts viewers to WWE television
WWE's biggest reason for having Logan Paul on WWE television is the huge fanbase that the YouTube star has at his disposal.
Logan Paul has over 27 million combined subscribers on YouTube with over 6 billion combined views on the platform. Paul also boasts 15 million followers on Facebook, 5.9 followers on Twitter and 18.9 million followers on Instagram. It's safe to say that Logan Paul has a significant online following.
Furthermore, Paul is treated as a mainstream modern celebrity, constantly being written about and discussed on mainstream websites, publications and social media platforms.
By having Logan Paul appear at WrestleMania in Sami Zayn's corner, Paul brings with him a large fan base that possibly has never watched the WWE product before or that hasn't watched in a long time.
In a day and age where WWE television ratings and viewership is lower than ever before, having a celebrity with the reach of Logan Paul appearing on WWE television and WrestleMania is smart business by WWE.
In addition, by being associated with Logan Paul on WWE television, Sami Zayn becomes exposed to a far wider and more mainstream audience than he ever has before. This could raise the profile of Sami Zayn and possibly elevate him into a higher position on the WWE totem pole.
