Logan Paul says his SummerSlam match against LA Knight was his most painful outing as a WWE Superstar. The 29-year-old left officials concerned following one nasty landing in a match that saw him lose his United States Championship in one of the liveliest matches of the night in his hometown of Cleveland. It was a typically Logan Paul match where he came mightily close to retaining his title with a usual routine of underhand tactics, aided by rapper MGK .
Knight prevailed in the end, and the defeat came at a double cost to Paul, who gave WWE officials a scare after taking one particularly awkward landing with the match at its peak. Having already successfully nailed a beautiful top rope moonsault, the Maverick was hooked into a top rope superplex by Knight when he appeared to land across the back of his neck. The spot, according to Fighftful’s select, saw Paul needing to assure the match referee he was okay.
They reported via Corey Brennan: “Following the ugly landing off an LA Knight superplex, Logan Paul assured the referee he was ok at SummerSlam, despite concern by officials.” The outlet added that the nasty looking landing wasn’t a planned part of the match, with the grappler understandably in rough shape when interviewing The Undertaker on his Impaulsive podcast the following morning. Sporting a black eye, he explained to the veteran: “I’m sore, I’m in pain.
That one hurt, that was the most painful one yet. “As I was telling you, as long as I’m not inj.