Logan Paul On Why He Signed a Full-Time WWE Deal, Says He Was ‘Born To Wrestle’

Logan Paul is a full-time talent with WWE, and he recently discussed why he chose to go full-time instead of staying with a part-time deal. Paul signed a new long-term deal with WWE in January that makes him a full-time member of the roster. He is part of The Vision on Raw.

Paul spoke with The Takedown on Sports Illustrated for a new interview. In the conversation he spoke about his reasons for going full-time with the company, his quick adoption of wrestling and his love of Pokemon. You can see highlights below:

On Why He Signed a Full-Time WWE Deal:

“I realized I’m too good to leave all that meat on the bone. The WWE needs me. They need me. The audience needs me, because there is no one like me. I needed to inject more of myself in this business that I am so clearly gifted in. It took me 27 years to realize, I was born to be a wrestler. And you look at the roster, you got some absolute gangsters in there, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Austin theory, my wise man now, Paul Heyman, but you didn’t have a Logan Paul.”

On Taking To Wrestling So Easily:

“I was born to wrestle. Every single skill set that I’ve garnered throughout the entirety of my life has culminated into an ability that is the WWE from from the showmanship to the storytelling to the improv and the intuition that comes with being a wrestler. To the physicality, which almost isn’t even first, but after I check all those boxes with big green check marks, finally you get to the physicality. And that’s my best.”

On His Love Of Pokémon:

“I have one major lifelong obsession, and it’s Pokémon. I got Pokémon tattoo before I even knew that the trading card game was still a thing as an adult. I realized that I sit at this interesting intersection (with Pokémon) where I can combine three of my favorite things, which is passion, business, and media. So, it’s like the trifecta for me.

“I’m in my bag and so I’m able to go and spend ridiculous amounts of money on these, the holy grail of collectibles, while making compelling content and telling the stories around it. And I’m having so much fun doing it. In my opinion, my collecting content is the best material that I make, because it’s like, it’s everything I love, all in one.”