Logan Paul is already one of the most polarizing figures in the world of WWE as a heel, but one former legend thinks his true calling is as a babyface.
Speaking to Bill Apter of Sportskeeda (via Fightful), WWE legend and Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter opened up about Paul’s time in the ring so far. According to Sgt. Slaughter, he thinks that Paul still “rushes things” in the ring, but believes he has what it takes to be one of WWE’s biggest heroes or villains.
“I don’t think he has too many weaknesses. He still rushes things a little bit. I would love to be there, but I know he has plenty of pros telling him what to do and how to do it,” said Sgt. Slaughter. “He’s a natural. He’s at home. It takes a long time to make that ring your second home. When you walk in there and become that character, it’s night and day. If he continues, I don’t know how long he’ll continue, but John Cena is leaving. The Rock makes appearances, but there is no real superstar right now.
“Once he establishes himself as the biggest villain, he’ll be the biggest hero of all time. I think he’ll surpass every hero we’ve ever had in this business. Logan Paul has to be the biggest villain of all time, and when the time is right, someone has to look out because he’s going to turn into the hero and they’re going to blow the roof off.”
Sgt. Slaughter believes Paul can be biggest babyface ever
The legend was also asked if Paul could one day reach the highs of other legends. Specifically, guys like Hulk Hogan or Dusty Rhodes were brought up. Taking things one step further, Sgt. Slaughter said not only could he, but he could be better than any of them have ever been given where WWE is.
“He’ll be better than all of us. He’s only had about 30 matches, and he’s already main evented,” Sgt. Slaughter said. “I wish I could go back and be his manager or something. Just show him a couple of hitches he needs to fix. He has everything else. He can do everything they ask him to do, he just doesn’t have the psychology of what it takes to be that villain. You don’t need to call people maggots or spit on people. You can do the Ric Flair fake high-five. Those little things are what he’s missing out on. He’s got the in-ring professionalism. He just needs the psychology of how to make the fans really not like you, not just because you’re telling them you’re a bad guy, but to show them psychology-wise.”
