8 Live Observations From WWE WrestleMania 38 Night 1
5. Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio Vs. The Miz & Logan Paul
Logan Paul entered WWE lore as a babyface in 2021.
It seemed impossibly tone deaf. A disliked figure when he dabbled with combat sports and a positively loathed one whenever he tried anything else, Paul’s casting as a laugh-along special guest of Sami Zayn during his WrestleMania 37 feud with Kevin Owens didn’t feel at all right until WWE permitted him to - to steal their parlance - be himself with the volume turned up in a post-match segment with Kevin Owens.
It was this guy that returned a year later, ostensibly cast as The Miz’ sh*t-disturbing mate for the ‘A-Lister’s war with The Mysterios.
The end result was mostly very competent until it entered a different galaxy when Paul trolled the world with a blinding Eddie Guerrero tribute bit.
Mysterio’s comebacks got monster, monster pops but Rey remains the god of this sh*t. Not to crucify his son, but the buzz just wasn’t there for the boy. The heels had to win, and did so when Miz blind-tagged to nullify a double 619.
He then turned on Paul as well, presumably setting up a rematch and explaining the YouTuber’s surprising quality on the night.
Another celebrity dominates the discourse for being better than some of the people he’s in there with. It’s a weird pattern, but don’t expect a change anytime soon.