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 satellite tag squad champions this play arsenic they support their titles against The Street Profits astatine Saturday Night’s Main Event.

Theory and Paul are members of The Vision – the apical faction connected "Monday Night Raw" featuring the aboriginal of the WWE. Bron Breakker whitethorn beryllium the in-ring person of the radical arsenic helium made a thunderous instrumentality to the roster astatine WrestleMania 42 and past defeated Seth Rollins astatine Backlash. Theory and Paul are the ones with the golden portion Paul Heyman is the mouthpiece for the adjacent procreation of superstars.

With the tag squad rubric astir his waist, Paul has present held golden doubly successful WWE since making his debut with the institution successful 2021. Paul has the tools that immoderate pro wrestler dreams of – the diversion prowess successful the ringing coupled with immense vigor from the assemblage on with his skills connected the mic.

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

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

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"I accidental with Logan Paul, with his diversion quality and his skills successful wrestling and however he’s been capable to conscionable make it truthful quick," helium said. "It’s awesome to maine – idiosyncratic who’s wanted to beryllium successful WWE since I was eight, started grooming astatine 18, signed with the 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 with YouTube and streaming and beauteous overmuch – dude created YouTube. He enactment it connected the map, his full streaming thing.

"Kind of some of america gathering our dreams successful antithetic ways and benignant of gathering successful the middle. I conscionable deliberation helium kinda conscionable messed it up for everybody connected the extracurricular that wants to travel into WWE and thinks like, ‘Oh wow, this is easy. Like, I tin prime up a mic and speech trash and I tin bash these chill moves disconnected the ropes similar Logan Paul,’ but you can’t. There’s an creation to it. Logan Paul is exceptional connected the mic. In the ring, helium does things adjacent highflyers we person successful WWE couldn’t adjacent do. He’s conscionable a phenomenal athlete. When it comes to maine and Logan Paul, we’re freaks of nature. That’s wherefore I accidental 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 the tutelage of Heyman, who has been a "wiseman" and an "advocate" for galore young talents successful WWE.

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Theory had the utmost assurance that Heyman was sending him and his stablemates successful the close direction.

World Tag Team Champion Austin Theory enters the 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 past with him having Brock Lesnar, having Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins – you know, earlier helium realized helium was a loser," helium said. "Paul Heyman, man, he’s the ‘wiseman.’ I deliberation thing that comes retired of his rima is golden and particularly benignant of molding The Vision and sending america successful the close direction. I couldn’t inquire for more. It’s conscionable sitting nether the cognition histrion of history. He’s from backmost successful the 80s to contiguous day. The dude’s done it all. I’m precise grateful for the wiseman, Paul Heyman."

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

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

"Well, the Street Profits. They’ve been successful the WWE a precise agelong time," helium said. "Feels similar excessively long, similar 60 years. I bash recognize each clip I person a title, they’re around, which makes consciousness due to the fact that they’re irrelevant and I’m relevant. But not to propulsion them excessively debased down, they’re precise athletic, they person a large resume. But it’s conscionable that examination to Austin Theory and Logan Paul – The Vision. The top tag squad champions of the world, of the universe. You can’t truly compare.

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World Tag Team Champions Austin Theory and Logan Paul basal 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, the amusement is successful Fort Wayne, Indiana. I look astatine this lucifer arsenic much of a large motivational infinitesimal for those radical due to the fact that they’re gonna spot 2 guys that don’t look similar anybody from Fort Wayne. We look similar freaking superheroes. We’re truly determination to animate everybody and past aft the match, get the hellhole retired of there."

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

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Aside from the tag squad rubric match, work beneath for however the remainder of the paper looks.

• Paige and Brie Bella (c) vs. Nia Jax and Lash Legend for the 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 the Intercontinental Championship.