13 Ups & 9 Downs For WWE In 2022
5. Logan Paul
The picture of Logan Paul flying through the air during his incredible Crown Jewel main event against Roman Reigns speaks a thousand words about his first year in WWE, and if it didn't he'd presumably happily do it instead.
The influencer came in as a natural heel, but was attacked by his mate The Miz after stealing a sizeable part of a glorious WrestleMania: Night One in their tag match together. It was no fluke or case of beginner's luck though - Paul held his own against Miz in their SummerSlam singles bout, and then raised both the roof and everybody's expectations of what he can offer in a main event that could well stand as the 'Tribal Chief's best match of the year.
At present, Paul Logan Paul is the wrestler Shane McMahon constantly wished he could be, and is ten times better than that too. He does a lot, but does so from his position of immense privilege and the opportunity to pick his spots in situations designed around highlighting his positives. But he's also shown a keen grasp of the intangibles and radiates more star quality than literally hundreds of wrestlers that have passed through WWE's Performance Center.
Will he tire of it all, or is he just getting started? 2023 will give us those answers, but 2022 changed the questions.