Logan Paul Responds To Fan Backlash Over WWE Prime Mat Sponsorship

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United States Champion Logan Paul has commented on the fan backlash to WWE’s Prime sponsorship being printed on the mat.

On last week’s episode of SmackDown, Logan and Prime business partner KSI unveiled a new sponsorship between WWE and Prime, which will see the Prime logo printed on the canvas of WWE rings for every premium live event going forward.

There has been some backlash from fans online over the sponsorship, as typically WWE rings have been void of any kind of sponsorship logos, with the change being incredibly jarring for a lot of fans.

Speaking on his Impaulsive podcast, Logan spoke about the sponsorship and the backlash online.

He said:

“Getting that center ring spot is interesting. It’s more positive reviews, but I think the die hard wrestling fans are really upset. It’s never been done, and Vince [Vince McMahon] was always really protective of the mat and not putting any brands on it, but in this new era, which it is, no matter how you cut it. TKO is a publicly traded company, they have to meet a bottom line. That spot was going to be sold.

“We saw an opportunity, and potentially an opportunity to make people hate me even more, because I am a heel, that’s kind of the angle I took. F**k y’all, I’m going to stamp everything about this with me so you’re reminded of just what my aim is; to takeover.

“If we don’t have this spot forever, who knows, it’ll be somebody else. I promise, if you’re a die-hard WWE fan, you’ll forget about it. It’ll start to be standard practice and I don’t think it’ll be as distracting as y’all think.”

KSI was on the receiving end of an RKO from Randy Orton on the show.

Logan laid out both Orton and Kevin Owens following their match with Grayson Waller and Austin Theory amid speculation of a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania.

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