WWE: Logan Paul punches his way to his first victory of 2023 at SummerSlam

For all of his flaws, Logan Paul is a darn good athlete.

After starting his match against Ricochet with a single slap by the “One and Only,” the two high flyers worked the sort of fast-paced, hype-choreographed matches that a certain type of WWE fan will make fun of promotions like AEW and PWG for booking but will celebrate The Fed for giving a choice spot on their second-biggest show of the year at the expense of a rubber match between Trish Stratus and Becky Lynch.

Slowing things down to highlight the “Maverick's” boxing abilities and patented One in a Million titanium-enforced punch, Paul attempted the first pin of the match via a Running Powerslam, a maneuver typically employed by Ricochet's tag team partner, Braun Strowman. Paul then, fully showering in the boos like a hyper heel, attemped the “Hogan Paul,” a maneuver taking the finisher of the Hulkster and repurposing it for the social media age.

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Ricochet, meanwhile, attempted to showcase his knowledge of wrestling history, hitting Paul with the “People's Moonsault,” a load-up of The Rock's finisher but with a Standing Moonsault at the end of it. Taking things outside the ring via a ring apron Spanish Fly, the two performers exchanged aerial attack after aerial attack – folks saw the reverse Buckshot Lariet – inside and out of the ring but in the end, the match wouldn't be decided by a splash or a sault but instead a simple punch, as, when the chips appeared down for the “Maverick,” he rolled away from a 630, threw on a pair of knucks and closed out the match with his own version of the five knuckle shuffle.

Was it a great finish? The fans in Detroit certainly didn't think so, but in the end, he is a bad guy; what do you expect?

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Matty Breisch · 13 hours ago

It happened at #SummerSlam.@SamanthaTheBomb had to announce @LoganPaul as the winner of the match! pic.twitter.com/bmP3alLe9d

— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2023