Logan Paul's WWE success as an outsider 'messed it up' for everyone else, Austin Theory says

Austin Theory and Logan Paul person 1 of their biggest tests arsenic world tag squad champions this play arsenic they take sides their titles against The Street Profits astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Theory and Paul are members of The Vision – nan apical faction connected "Monday Night Raw" featuring nan early of nan WWE. Bron Breakker whitethorn beryllium nan in-ring leader of nan group arsenic he made a thunderous return to nan roster astatine WrestleMania 42 and past defeated Seth Rollins astatine Backlash. Theory and Paul are nan ones pinch nan golden while Paul Heyman is nan mouthpiece for nan adjacent procreation of superstars.

With nan tag squad title astir his waist, Paul has now held golden doubly successful WWE since making his debut pinch nan institution successful 2021. Paul has nan devices that immoderate pro wrestler dreams of – nan diversion prowess successful nan ringing coupled pinch immense power from nan crowd on pinch his skills connected nan mic.

Theory told Fox News Digital that Paul’s emergence successful nan WWE has made it tougher for immoderate outsider to travel successful and person success, suggesting nan YouTube sensation has group nan barroom enormously high.

Austin Theory and Logan Paul speak during WWE Backlash astatine Benchmark International Arena successful Tampa, Fla., connected May 9, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)

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"I opportunity pinch Logan Paul, pinch his diversion expertise and his skills successful wrestling and really he’s been capable to conscionable create it truthful quick," he said. "It’s awesome to maine – personification who’s wanted to beryllium successful WWE since I was eight, started training astatine 18, signed pinch nan WWE astatine 22 and took that longer path. But I person to springiness Logan his respect. This is simply a dude, arsenic a young kid, started pinch YouTube and streaming and beautiful overmuch – dude created YouTube. He put it connected nan map, his full streaming thing.

"Kind of some of america building our dreams successful different ways and benignant of gathering successful nan middle. I conscionable deliberation he kinda conscionable messed it up for everybody connected nan extracurricular that wants to travel into WWE and thinks like, ‘Oh wow, this is easy. Like, I tin prime up a mic and talk trash and I tin do these cool moves disconnected nan ropes for illustration Logan Paul,’ but you can’t. There’s an creation to it. Logan Paul is exceptional connected nan mic. In nan ring, he does things moreover highflyers we person successful WWE couldn’t moreover do. He’s conscionable a phenomenal athlete. When it comes to maine and Logan Paul, we’re freaks of nature. That’s why I opportunity we’re gonna motivate everybody this Saturday astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event successful Fort Wayne."

The Vision, which besides includes an injured Bronson Reed, is nether nan tutelage of Heyman, who has been a "wiseman" and an "advocate" for galore young talents successful WWE.

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Theory had nan utmost assurance that Heyman was sending him and his stablemates successful nan correct direction.

World Tag Team Champion Austin Theory enters nan arena during Monday Night RAW astatine Greensboro Coliseum Complex successful Greensboro, N.C., connected May 18, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)

"With Paul Heyman, you know, this history pinch him having Brock Lesnar, having Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins – you know, earlier he realized he was a loser," he said. "Paul Heyman, man, he’s nan ‘wiseman.’ I deliberation thing that comes retired of his rima is golden and particularly benignant of molding The Vision and sending america successful nan correct direction. I couldn’t inquire for more. It’s conscionable sitting nether nan knowledge character of history. He’s from backmost successful nan 80s to coming day. The dude’s done it all. I’m very grateful for nan wiseman, Paul Heyman."

Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins will situation for nan tag titles. The 2 returned to "Monday Night Raw" aft WrestleMania 42 aft a prolonged absence.

Theory gave them in installments wherever in installments is due. They are three-time WWE tag champions and won nan tag titles astatine NXT and Evolve. However, Theory made clear that Ford and Dawkins are moving into "the top tag squad champions of nan world."

"Well, nan Street Profits. They’ve been successful nan WWE a very agelong time," he said. "Feels for illustration excessively long, for illustration 60 years. I do recognize each clip I person a title, they’re around, which makes consciousness because they’re irrelevant and I’m relevant. But not to push them excessively debased down, they’re very athletic, they person a awesome resume. But it’s conscionable that comparison to Austin Theory and Logan Paul – The Vision. The top tag squad champions of nan world, of nan universe. You can’t really compare.

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World Tag Team Champions Austin Theory and Logan Paul guidelines alongside Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman during Monday Night RAW astatine Greensboro Coliseum Complex successful Greensboro, N.C., connected May 18, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)

"Unfortunately, yes, I said unfortunately, nan show is successful Fort Wayne, Indiana. I look astatine this lucifer arsenic much of a large motivational infinitesimal for those group because they’re gonna spot 2 guys that don’t look for illustration anybody from Fort Wayne. We look for illustration freaking superheroes. We’re really location to animate everybody and past aft nan match, get nan hellhole retired of there."

Saturday Night’s Main Event will return spot Saturday successful Fort Wayne, Indiana, overmuch to Theory’s chagrin. And, it’s a loaded card.

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Aside from nan tag squad title match, publication beneath for really nan remainder of nan paper looks.

• Paige and Brie Bella (c) vs. Nia Jax and Lash Legend for nan WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
• Becky Lynch vs. Sol Ruca.
• Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs. Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab.
• Penta (c) vs. Ethan Page for nan Intercontinental Championship.