Saturday’s WWE Crown Jewel noticed Logan Paul seize his first singles title within the promotion, with Paul defeating Rey Mysterio for the WWE United States Championship. Talking to ESPN shortly after the bout, Paul celebrated his title victory, stating that he labored extremely onerous to make it occur.

The hybrid influencer-boxer-wrestler then mentioned why he feels delight for successful the US Championship, itemizing off a few of his bona fides as an American. Paul mentioned that he enjoys outside actions like looking, sitting by the fireplace, using four-wheelers, and “chopping wooden.”

“[Winning] the US is sort of a dream come true, man,” Paul continued. “It is a bucket record [item] checked off. And to win it from Rey Mysterio is unbelievable. He is a legend, ? And he handed the torch to me, so it is an honor.”

Paul then said that he felt it needed to be Mysterio who he beat for the title. That is each as a result of the storyline made sense and since beating somebody of Mysterio’s caliber additional solidified Paul’s standing in skilled wrestling. The 28-year-old then held up the championship and mentioned that wrestling is the place he feels he belongs.

“I believe I’ve to [be around more],” Paul mentioned when requested about his schedule as a champion. “You are gonna have to observe ‘Uncooked,’ you are gonna have to observe ‘SmackDown.’ I am gonna make some shock appearances and present these wrestlers who’s the actual king.”

As for potential challengers within the coming days, Paul is ensuring to depart his choices open. When requested who he would possibly defend in opposition to first, the champion responded by stating it may very well be “whoever the f*** needs to attempt [him].”

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