Logan Paul stops WWE Raw return to rip apart young fan’s Conor McGregor sign
Logan Paul wasted no time riling up the crowd during his return to WWE on Monday night.
The YouTuber-turned-wrestler marched down to the ring to declare for the Royal Rumble match, interrupting a tense exchange between Seth Rollins and World Heavyweight Champion Gunther that opened Raw.
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It marked his first appearance on the red brand, having joined the roster ahead of the show's debut on Netflix.
As Paul made his rumble announcement - in which he declared he was the 'new face of WWE' - he was met with loud boos.
The 29-year-old was then almost drowned out by chants of 'You suck' raining down from the audience as he ripped into Rollins and Gunther on the mic.
But even before he made it to the ring, Paul went out of his way to target one young fan in the crowd.
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As he walked down the ramp, the WWE star spotted a sign that suggested Conor McGregor was better than him.
Unimpressed, Paul took the poster from the hands of the boy, before ripping it in two and dropping it on the floor.
The moment soon went viral, and will no doubt feed into the suggestion that Paul and McGregor could one day meet in the boxing ring.
It has been reported that the pair were in talks over a potential $250million showdown in Mumbai, India, planned for later this year.
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However, McGregor suggested last week that negotiations collapsed because the UFC refused to approve the bout.
The Irish fighter claimed both he and Paul were ready to meet under the TKO banner, which oversees WWE and UFC, but that the latter just 'weren't into it'.
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"The offer was there on the table, in writing, both athletes we'll say - he's not a fighter - but whatever, both athletes under the TKO banner. UFC, WWE, both rising up," McGregor said.
"It was business savvy and business sense to make the fight happen.
"In between this waiting period that we find ourselves in before I can get back to the octagon, it made perfect sense on the calendar to go ahead with it. The UFC weren't into it."
With plans for a bout between the pair supposedly on the shelf for now, Paul will have a chance to concentrate on his WWE run heading into WrestleMania.
And if he is to be the new 'face' of the company as he suggests, the influencer will expect to be on the card at the biggest show of the year.
In fact, sharing the ring with Gunther and Rollins on Monday night, Paul vowed he would win this weekend's rumble match and stamp his ticket to 'Mania in April.
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"When I win the Royal Rumble, I am going to main event WrestleMania, " he said.
"That means I can choose anyone (to challenge for a title match). I could choose Cody Rhodes... or I could choose you, Gunther."
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