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Logan Alexander Paul (born April 1, 1995) is an American
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,
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, and
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. He has over 23 million subscribers on his
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channel ''Logan Paul Vlogs'' and has ranked on the ''
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'' list for the highest-paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, and 2021. He is the co-founder of beverage company
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and
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brand
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. Paul has also run the ''Impaulsive''
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since November 2018, which has over four million YouTube subscribers. As a wrestler, he has been signed to
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where he performs on a part-time basis as part of the Raw brand and is a former
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. In 2013, Paul gained a following by posting sketches on the now-defunct video-sharing application
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. He registered his first YouTube channel, ''TheOfficialLoganPaul'', on October 18, 2013, where he started posting regularly following the closure of the Vine app. He later created the ''Logan Paul Vlogs'' channel on August 29, 2015, which has since become his most-subscribed YouTube channel. As of August 2023, the channel has received 23.6 million subscribers and almost 6 billion views. As an actor, Paul's television and film work includes guest appearances on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''
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'', and roles in films ''
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'' (2016) and '' The Thinning: New World Order'' (2018). He has also explored other avenues; he released his debut single "2016" in 2016, and fought English media personality
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in a
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match in 2018. The bout ended in a
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. In the 2019
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, which was a professional bout, KSI won by
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. In 2023, Paul won his first professional boxing match when he defeated
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via disqualification. Paul also transitioned to exhibition boxing in 2021, fighting
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in a non-scored bout. After a couple of brief appearances in WWE in 2021, he made his professional wrestling debut as
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's tag team partner in a
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at
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in April 2022, which they won and Paul received praise for his performance. He then signed a contract with WWE in June that year and later won the
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in November 2023. He adopted the WWE nickname The Maverick, which is a reference to his clothing line and his media company. Paul has been involved in several controversies, most notably in relation to a trip to
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in December 2017, during which he visited the Aokigahara forest (a notorious
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), filmed himself finding the corpse of a suicide victim, and uploaded the footage to his YouTube channel. Others include his promotion of scams and failed ventures, including ''CryptoZoo''—in which he failed to compensate more than $1.5 million to investors despite promising to do so.


Early life

Logan Alexander Paul was born in
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, on April 1, 1995, to Pamela Ann Stepnick (''née'' Meredith) and realtor Gregory Allan Paul. He claims Irish, Welsh, Jewish, French and German ancestry. He was raised in Westlake with his younger brother
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(born 1997), who is also a media personality. Paul began creating videos for a YouTube channel called Zoosh when he was 10 years old. He attended Westlake High School, being named ''
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's'' All-Star football linebacker in 2012, and qualifying for the state-level
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2013 Division I Wrestling Individual Championships.


YouTube career


2015–2017: YouTube beginnings

By the time Paul began attending college, his YouTube channel had attained a modest following via the platform
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. He took classes in
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before dropping out in 2014 to pursue a career as a full-time social media entertainer in
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, moving into an apartment complex in the city with other Vine stars. Paul rose to fame as a member on the Internet video sharing service Vine. In February 2014, he had over 3.1 million followers on various social media platforms. By April 2014, he had attained 105,000
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followers, 361,000
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followers, 31,000 likes on his
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page and about 150,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel. A YouTube compilation video of his Vine work garnered more than four million views the first week it was posted. In 2015 he was ranked as the 10th most influential figure on Vine, with his six-second videos earning him hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertising revenue. By that October, his Facebook videos alone had more than 300 million views. Logan refers to his following as the "Logang", a
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of "Logan" and "
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". In early 2015, Paul appeared on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. He also appeared on the
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TV series '' Weird Loners'', where he appeared in the role of the Paul Twins. He starred in two episodes of the Freeform series ''
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''. In 2016, he starred in the
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movie ''
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'' opposite Peyton List. In early 2016, Paul trained with drama coaches and the comedy troupes
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and
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. Paul wrote the screenplay for an adult comedy, ''
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'', which has been described as " American Pie for
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", and by Paul himself as "'' Expendables'' with Internet stars". The film was originally planned to be released in 2017, but was eventually released on August 2, 2019, after being delayed. He was also involved in a number of advertising campaigns, including for
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,
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, and
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. In 2016,
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purchased a short form digital TV series from Paul called ''Logan Paul VS''. In February 2017,
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released a YouTube video entitled "Logan Paul has been cut from, like, all of The Rock's movies", in which he informs Paul that he has been cut from all of Johnson's films, and subsequently consoles him by making him the "ambassador" to his upcoming ''
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'' feature film. On November 23, 2017, Paul released his new single, "No Handlebars", a track that draws heavily on an interpolated sample of the song " Handlebars" by the American alternative hip hop group
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. The song was heavily criticized for its perceived sexual objectification of women, including a scene in its music video where Paul rides several women like a bicycle. Flobots frontman
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lambasted Paul for both the "sexist" lyrical content of the song and for unauthorized use of the sample, calling him the face of "douchebag entitlement". Laurie would later go on to release a track with lyrics deriding Paul, titled "Handle Your Bars". Paul did not respond to Laurie's comments nor the backlash towards "No Handlebars". After Flobots sued Paul for copyright infringement in 2019, he deleted the song from YouTube.


2017–2018: Suicide forest controversy

On December 31, 2017, Paul uploaded a
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to his
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channel depicting the recently deceased corpse of a man who had died by hanging himself in
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at the base of
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in Japan, known as the "suicide forest" due to its infamy as a
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. Initially intended to be part three of his "Tokyo Adventures" series, Paul and his group had planned to camp in the woods, but in response to finding the corpse, decided to notify the authorities and cancel their plans. The video gained 6.3 million views within 24 hours of being uploaded. Paul's video depicting the corpse, whose face was
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, and his group's reactions to it, were criticized by celebrities and politicians. In addition, he was accused by other members of the YouTube community of being insensitive to suicide victims. He was also criticized for other misbehavior he was captured taking part in during the trip, including climbing onto a moving forklift truck at the
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, removing his clothing on a crowded street and then proceeding to fight with one of his traveling companions, and throwing a giant
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plush toy at passing citizens, including an officer of the
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. Several petitions were posted to
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urging YouTube to delete Paul's channel in light of the controversy, the largest of which received more than 720,000 signatures as of February 9, 2018. As a result of the backlash, Paul removed the video from his YouTube channel, following up with a written apology on Twitter on January 1, 2018. The following day, on January 2, a subsequent video apology was released to YouTube in which Paul admitted to making "a severe and continuous lapse in isjudgement" and described his behavior as a "
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", asking his fans to stop defending his actions in the process. On January 9, YouTube issued a statement via Twitter condemning Paul's video: "It's taken us a long time to respond, but we've been listening to everything you've been saying. We know that the actions of one creator can affect the entire community, so we'll have more to share soon on steps we're taking to ensure a video like this is never circulated again." On January 10, YouTube announced it was removing Paul's channels from
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, its preferred ad program, and ''New World Order'', the sequel to his YouTube film ''The Thinning'', was placed on hold, with the airing of ''Logan Paul VS.'' being halted as well. He was also cut from season 4 of the YouTube Red series '' Foursome'' and the role of Alec Fixler was terminated.
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postponed the release of the film ''
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'', featuring Paul, following the controversies. On January 15, Paul was seen at
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by reporters from
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. He said that he has learned a lot from his mistakes and believes he has been treated "fairly". When asked whether he deserves a second chance, Paul replied, "Everyone deserves second chances, bro." In response, he donated $1 million to
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agencies, a quarter of which is going to the
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. In response to the controversy, Paul hired Mike Majlak, a former marketing manager at furniture company LoveSac, to "make sure that no bad things happen" and work with Logan to help improve his reputation. On February 4, Paul officially returned to his daily vlogs on YouTube after taking a 3-week-long hiatus. YouTube CEO
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said on February 12 that Paul did not violate YouTube's three-strike policy and did not meet the criteria for being banned from the platform. In the wake of the controversy regarding the suicide video, Maverick Apparel, a brand for juniors and children, threatened Paul with legal action for giving his clothing line a similar name ("Maverick by Logan Paul"), believing shoppers are confusing their line with Paul's, resulting in a deep decline in sales.


2018–present: boxing, podcast, and further controversies

On February 9, 2018, YouTube suspended all
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on Paul's channels due to his "pattern of behavior", referring to a joke he tweeted about the
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, removing a fish from his pond to "jokingly give it
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", and
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ing two dead rats. His revenue was temporarily halted as a result, and as a result of the suspension, he broadcast live on
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for the first time. Two weeks later, on February 26, YouTube restored ads on Paul's channel; however, his channel was still on a 90-day "probation period" during which time content from his channel was not eligible to be on YouTube's trending tab. On November 20, 2018, the first episode of Paul's ''Impaulsive'' podcast was aired. In January 2019, Paul remarked on the podcast, "What is it, male-only March? We're gonna attempt to go
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for just one month." He received widespread criticism for implying that being gay is a choice, with
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organization
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responding to Paul's statement on Twitter, writing, "That's not how it works, Logan Paul." In March 2019, Paul released what has been described as a
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exploring the Flat Earth Theory. In the video, he interviewed many self-proclaimed "
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", and spoke at the 2018 Flat Earth International Conference, which took place in
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. Logan Paul was sued by Planeless Pictures in December 2020 for the aforementioned 2017 incident in Aokigahara, when he posted a video including a recently deceased suicide victim. Planeless Pictures accused him of posting the video in order to escape a movie deal he had with them where he would star in, write, and produce their film ''Airplane Mode''. They also claimed that the video led to
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suspending their contract with them, leaving them $3 million in debt. In 2021, Paul competed on the fifth season of ''
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'' as "Grandpa Monster". He was unmasked after his second appearance where one of his clues was a foreshadowing of his boxing match against
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In September 2021, Paul released an
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-based game called ''
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'', which was mocked for using
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and was poorly received. In December 2022, YouTuber
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released a
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exposing the game's lack of functionality despite substantial funding. Criticisms included marketing towards children and pre-launch cryptocurrency purchases by the team. Paul disputed these allegations, threatened legal action against Coffeezilla, and later deleted his response video. In January 2023, Paul apologized and promised a $1.3 million refund for NFT holders. By February 2023, Paul faced a class-action lawsuit from investors. A refund program began in January 2024, where Paul offered refunds to those agreeing not to sue, and he also filed a counter-claim against co-defendants. In June 2024, Paul decided to sue Coffeezilla for defamation, despite his earlier apologies. Coffeezilla responded that the lawsuit was filed in response to him asking Paul for a new investigation into Liquid Marketplace, a company co-owned by Paul and being accused of multi-layered fraud by Canadian authorities. Paul was criticized in January 2023 when his former pet pig, named "Pearl", was found abandoned by ''The Gentle Barn Sanctuary'' in California, USA. Rescuers said she was "lucky to be alive" after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening uterus infection, which they said has since healed. Despite facing online criticism, Paul denied any wrongdoing, stating that he responsibly re-homed the pig in 2021 when he moved to
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, and that the pig was subsequently re-homed again unbeknownst to him at a later date. In August 2024, the
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, wanting to cover Paul's cryptocurrency controversies, was asked to fly into Puerto Rico in the middle of Hurricane Ernesto, and instead of Paul turning up at his gym for the interview, a lookalike came instead. This was followed by a crowd which shouted abuse at the BBC. The BBC then received a letter from Paul's lawyer, who warned the BBC not to publish what they had found. Leading up to the
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, former President and current President
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appeared on the ''Impaulsive'' podcast for a 45-minute interview with Paul.


Boxing career


Paul vs KSI

On February 3, 2018, following his white collar amateur boxing match with Joe Weller, British YouTuber
KSI Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji (born 19 June 1993), better known by his online alias KSI, is an English influencer, professional boxer and musician. He is a co-founding member of YouTube group the Sidemen, the CEO of Misfits Boxing a ...
challenged Paul to a boxing match. On February 24, 2018, it was announced that Paul and his brother would be fighting KSI and his younger brother, Deji, in two white-collar boxing matches. The fight ended as a majority draw, with two judges scoring the fight even at 57–57 and a third judge scoring 58–57 in favor of KSI.


Paul vs. KSI II

On September 4, 2019, it was announced that Paul would be making his professional boxing debut in a rematch against KSI, which would be broadcast exclusively on
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in the United States. The fight was scheduled to take place on November 9 at the
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. At the UK press conference for the rematch, Paul again stirred controversy as he accused KSI of having five abortions, before remarking, "Five babies dead. I might return the favor and kill you." He received criticism from abortion rights activists, who described his comment as "horrific", while
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came to his defense. Paul responded by stating, "I said something distasteful and insensitive." The rematch, which consisted of six three minute rounds, resulted in a win for KSI via
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, with two judges scoring the fight 57–54 and 56–55 for KSI, and one judge scoring it 56–55 in favor of Paul.


Exhibition bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

On December 6, 2020, it was announced that Paul would face former five-division world champion
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in an exhibition bout on February 20, 2021. The fight was postponed, and took place on June 6, 2021, at
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in
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. On May 6, 2021, Mayweather and Paul met for the first time at a press conference at Hard Rock Stadium, where the latter's brother,
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, became involved in an angry brawl with Mayweather when he removed Mayweather's hat from his head. A visibly irate Mayweather was captured on video saying, "I'll kill you motherfucker! Are you crazy? I'll fuck you up, motherfucker. I don't play motherfucking games. I'll fuck you up." The bout consisted of constant
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initiated by Paul and went the full distance to the sound of boos from the crowd, with no winner being announced. Mayweather's superior boxing was reflected by the
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punch stats, with Mayweather having landed 43 punches of 107 thrown (40.2%), compared to Paul's 28 landed of 217 thrown (12.9%). In his post-fight interview, Mayweather praised his opponent, saying: "He's better than I thought he was ... he's a tough, rough competitor." Paul appeared to harbor some doubt about how seriously Mayweather had taken the fight, saying: "I'm going to go home thinking, 'Did Floyd let me survive? Mayweather later stated that he did hold back saying "If it was a real fight, it would've been a blowout in the first round."


Paul vs Danis

On July 28, 2023, it was announced that Paul and
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would both headline MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card on October 14 at
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in
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, England. On 31 July, it was announced that KSI would face
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; on August 8, it was announced that Paul would face American
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. Danis repeatedly shared pictures of Paul's fiancée
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with other men and sometimes partially or fully nude during the build-up to the fight, and he was served with a lawsuit as a result. The bout ended in the sixth round when Danis attempted a takedown and an illegal choke. Several members of security entered the ring and a brawl broke out, resulting in Danis being disqualified and Paul was declared the winner.


Professional wrestling career


WWE (2021–present)


Various feuds (2021–2023)

On the April 2, 2021 episode of ''
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'', Paul made his
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debut as a guest of
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for his red carpet premiere of his documentary, with Zayn later inviting Paul to be at ringside for his match at
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against
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. At the event, after Owens defeated Zayn, Paul celebrated with Owens before being hit with the Stunner by Owens. On the September 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', Paul returned to WWE as
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's special guest on '"The KO Show'", where Paul helped Corbin attack Owens. On the February 21, 2022, episode of '' Raw'', it was revealed that Paul was
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's tag team partner to take on
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and
Dominik Mysterio Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez (born April 5, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dominik Mysterio, and he is a member of The Judgment Day stable. He is the current ...
at
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. At the event, Paul and Miz defeated the Mysterios; however, after the match, Miz attacked Paul, turning Paul
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. On June 30, 2022, Paul signed a multi-event contract with WWE. Following this, Paul wanted to avenge the attack from Miz at WrestleMania and subsequently defeated him at
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. Paul then challenged
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on the September 16 episode of ''SmackDown'', and the two faced each other at Crown Jewel on November 5 for Reigns'
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(the umbrella term for both the
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and
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being held and defended together). Paul was unsuccessful in defeating Reigns, despite interference from his ''Impaulsive'' entourage and his brother Jake, marking his first loss in WWE in what was only his third match. The match against Reigns received universal acclaim, with critics highly praising Paul's wrestling skills. It was initially reported that Paul had suffered a torn meniscus, MCL, and ACL during the match, however, it was later revealed that Paul had only sprained his meniscus and MCL. On January 28, 2023, Paul made his return from injury as a
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at the
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in the
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at #29. During the match, Paul had an encounter with Ricochet that led to both men leaping off the top rope from both sides of the ring, and colliding with each other mid-air. The spot garnered a massive crowd and social media reaction, with many deeming it one of the best moments of the match. He would go on to eliminate
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before being eliminated by the eventual winner
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. At
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on February 18, Paul snuck into the
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and cost Rollins the United States Championship, turning heel in the process. On the March 6 episode of ''Raw'', a match between Paul and Rollins was scheduled for
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. On Night 1 of the event, Paul lost to Rollins; the match also saw an appearance from Paul's Prime co-owner KSI, who was dressed as a Prime bottle. Like his match against Reigns the year prior, the match received high praise from critics, and initially, it was the final match of Paul's initial contract. However, a week later, Paul signed a new multi-year contract with WWE. The new contract would see more involvement and appearances from Paul with Paul himself stating he wanted to win a WWE championship. In the
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in late April–early May, Paul was deemed a free agent, allowing him to appear on both ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown''. Paul then made his first appearance since Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 on the June 19, 2023, episode of ''Raw'', where he announced that he had been added to the men's
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, which took place at the namesake event. During the match, in which Paul was unsuccessful at winning, he and Ricochet would botch a
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from the top rope. This led to a match at
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, where Paul defeated Ricochet after using
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.


United States Champion (2023–2024)

On October 14, 2023, after defeating
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in a boxing match at MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card, Paul called out United States Champion Rey Mysterio. On the October 20, 2023, episode of ''SmackDown'', Mysterio accepted Paul's challenge for a title match at Crown Jewel. At the event on November 4, Paul won the United States Championship after using brass knuckles on Mysterio, thus winning his first WWE championship. Paul made his first appearance as champion on the December 1 episode of ''SmackDown'', where he announced a tournament to determine his first challenger at the
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, which was won by
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. During the match at the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2024,
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and
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gave Paul brass knuckles to use on Owens, only for Owens to use them on Paul instead. However, the referee caught Owens with the brass knuckles in his hand, giving Paul the victory by disqualification to retain the title. On the February 16 episode of ''SmackDown,'' Paul defeated The Miz in his first televised match in WWE to qualify for the men's
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at Elimination Chamber: Perth. At the event, he was eliminated by
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but later returned to hit him with brass knuckles, costing him the match. On Night 2 of
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, Paul successfully defended the United States Championship against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens in a
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after an assist by
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. On the May 10 episode of ''SmackDown,'' SmackDown General Manager
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announced that Paul would be the next opponent against Undisputed WWE Champion
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and a Champion vs. Champion match was scheduled for
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. On the following episode, during the contract signing for the match, the contract stated that the match would be for both titles. However, when Paul was about to sign the contract, he tore it up, before bringing out his own contract, which stated that only Rhodes' title would be on the line. After Paul mocked Rhodes, he signed the contract, confirming that the match would only be for Rhodes' title. At the event on May 25, Paul failed to win the title from Rhodes after interference from special guest ring announcer Ibrahim Al Hajjaj. At
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on August 3, Paul lost the title to
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, ending his reign at 273 days.


Championship pursuits (2024–present)

On December 18, as part of a special kickoff stream celebrating WWE's streaming launch with Netflix, Paul was announced as joining the ''Raw'' brand, where he expressed desire in becoming a WWE Champion. He entered the 2025 Royal Rumble as the 30th entrant, eliminating
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and
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before getting eliminated by
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. On the February 10 episode of ''Raw'', Paul defeated Rey Mysterio to qualify for the men's Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber: Toronto. At the event, he was eliminated by Punk. At
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, Paul defeated Styles. On May 24 at
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, Paul unsuccessfully challenged
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for the World Heavyweight Championship. On June 7 at Money in the Bank, Paul teamed with Cena, losing to Uso and Cody Rhodes after interference from a returning
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.


Personal life

In October 2015, Paul lived in the same apartment complex on
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in
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as other social media celebrities including
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,
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, and
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, with his roommates Mark Dohner and Evan Eckenrode. This proximity facilitated various collaborations on their respective videos. In October 2017, Paul and Eckenrode relocated to an estate in
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. In a 2020 episode of ''Impaulsive'', Paul described himself as a Christian who was "not overly religious". In February 2021, Paul announced that he would be moving to
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from Los Angeles. He stated that the high taxes in California were the main motivator for the move. As of June 2021, he was renting a $13 million mansion there for $55,000 a month.


Relationships

From 2016 to early 2017, Paul dated influencer
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. He then had an on and off relationship with actress
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, with whom he was photographed making out in Hawaii on a break from filming their movie, ''
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'', in July 2017. The two officially broke up in October 2018. Paul and Josie Canseco started dating in January 2020 and broke up in November 2020. Besides, Logan was romantically linked with ''
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'' contestant
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in 2015, influencer
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in 2017, actress and model
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from late 2017 to early 2018, and actress Corinna Kopf in 2019. In 2022, Paul began dating Danish model
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. In July 2023, he proposed to Agdal at
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in Italy, and they subsequently announced their engagement on
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. In April 2024, Paul announced that he and Agdal were expecting their first child, a daughter who was born in September 2024.


Health

Paul said in an episode of ''Impaulsive'' that he tore the cartilage in his knee playing football, requiring him to stay out of school for 3 months. In February 2019, Paul said that he has long-term
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, which he sustained from playing high school football. He stated that
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, the doctor who diagnosed him, says it affects his ability to have
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and a human connection with others. When filming a video for his Vine channel in 2014, Paul attempted a stunt during which he landed on a chair and damaged his right testicle.


Boxing record


Professional


Exhibition


Amateur


Pay-per-view bouts


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


Web


Podcast


Video games


As director


Music videos


Discography


Singles


Promotional singles


Guest appearances


Championships and accomplishments


Professional wrestling

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'' ** Ranked No. 10 of the 30 best Pro Wrestlers Under 30 in 2023 * ''
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'' ** Ranked No. 37 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2024 *
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( 1 time)


Awards


References


External links

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Logan Paul Logan Alexander Paul (born April 1, 1995) is an American influencer, professional wrestler, Entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, boxing, boxer, and actor. He has over 23 million subscribers on his YouTube channel ''Logan Paul Vlogs'' and has ranked ...
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