Logan Paul has offered a classy response to Ronda Rousey’s comments about the perceived special treatment he receives in WWE.
YouTube sensation Paul, like UFC icon Rousey, made a smooth transition to professional wrestling after finding success elsewhere.
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The Maverick is the current WWE United States Champion after a successful defense of his title at WrestleMania XL last weekend.
The influencer turned boxer and now grappler has only wrestled 11 times since his 2022 debut for the company.
However, Paul’s experience as a gifted wrestler in high school and college, along with his natural charisma from his social media fame, have already made him one of the biggest names in WWE.
While Rousey praised her performances, the MMA legend claimed that WWE gave the 29-year-old more resources for her matches and development than they did for her.
Paul was asked about “Rowdy”‘s remarks on his brother’s podcast and suggested that Rousey was more likely frustrated with WWE and not him.
He told BS with Jake Paul: “I have a lot of respect for Ronda Rousey.
“Every time I’ve met her, it’s been very friendly. So when she says that, I don’t think it’s like a personal attack on me, in any way.
“I don’t feel like she’s picking on me. I feel like maybe she’s using me as an example to express her displeasure with the way she was treated at WWE, but I can’t talk about it because I don’t know how it was treated.
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Rousey, who competed in what appears to have been her final WWE match last summer, has made several public attacks against the company since her departure.
A former multi-time wrestling champion, Rousey vowed she would never return to WWE after criticizing the treatment of female stars during her time there.
She stepped away from action following her Summerslam 2023 outing against Shayna Baszler and opened up about the struggles she faced dealing with a concussion during her transition from the UFC to the wrestling ring.
Becky Lynch agreed that WWE did Rousey no favors in booking her after her debut at WrestleMania 34.
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Paul added: “I don’t think she’s hateful. I think she might be unhappy with the way her WWE career has gone, but I really don’t know.
“All I know is how I work, the facilities and time I’ve been given to make my matches the best they can be, because I think WWE recognizes that when I put on a good match, which will happen every time I play, the result and the reaction from the fans is immense.
“It fills the audience and I think I proved my worth in and out of the ring, on the mic, in wrestling.
“The impressions I give to the company are second to none.”
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