WWE WrestleMania 39: Seth Rollins Defeats Logan Paul on his Birthday

Seth Rollins defeated Logan Paul in a grudge match and that too on his birthday at WWE WrestleMania 39 Night 1.

Storyline

This rivalry started with some of Logan Paul’s comments on social media. Things got heated when Logan Paul eliminated Seth Rollins from the 2023 men’s Royal Rumble match. The Visionary started bad-mouthed Logan, and he even stated that he didn’t want Paul to be in WWE as he doesn’t belong there. Fast forward to Elimination Chamber 2023, Logan Paul snuck into the Elimination Chamber and attacked Seth Rollins, allowing Austin Theory to pin Rollins to retain. 

The following week on Raw, Seth Rollins borrowed The Miz’s phone and invited Logan Paul for a face-to-face showdown. Next week, Paul did meet Rollins but refused to fight him then and there. He suggested they settle their dispute at the showcase of Immortals. They got involved in an altercation and Paul knocked out Rollins with his one lucky punch.

Live Update

Logan Paul is the first one to enter the match using a zipline. He also shouts that he got a zipline for his birthday. A Prime energy drink mascot also joins him on the ramp. Seth Rollins is the second one to enter. The crowd sings along with his entrance theme. Logan Paul was yawning during his entrance.  

They start things off with a back-and-forth neck lock before Rollins takes down Paul with a shoulder tackle. Rollins goes for an early curb stomp, but Paul manages to escape it. Paul then sends Rollins out of the ring over the rope and then mocks him by singing his theme. 

Rollins is furious and he charges toward Paul. The Latter hits Rollins with an over-the-top-rope lariat, followed by a reinforced punch to the ribs. He takes control of the match, and when Rollins tries to fight back, Logan Paul hits him with a crossbody followed by a moonsault for two-count. 

Rollins hit Paul but fails to get momentum as Paul puts him in a modified version of one of Inoki’s submission moves. Rollins breaks the submission and charges Paul with a fury of punches, but Paul breaks the momentum again and hits him with the gut wrench. Paul jumps to the top ropes and goes for a moonsault, but Rollins moves aside. 

Rollins finally builds some momentum and he hits Paul with some big heavy right hands. After that, he sends Paul out of the ring over the top rope. Rollins is all fired up now and hits Paul with three consecutive suicide dives. Rollins then stomps Paul’s right hand on the steel steps. 

Both then get back inside the ring and Rollins tries to hit the pedigree. Paul counters by lifting Rollins but the latter converts into a pin. The two several roll-ups and tries to get pinfalls. The chain breaks, and Paul hits Rollins with his right-hand punch for a near fall. Paul goes for another attack but Rollins counters with a sit-out powerbomb for a near fall. 

Rollins measures Logan Paul for a curb stomp, but the mascot pulls Paul out of the ring. That mascot turns out to be KSI. Both of them clear the table and put Rollins on the table to create another viral moment. KSI was recording beside Rollins near the table and Paul gets on the top rope. However, Rollins put KSI on the table right before Paul jumps and the latter crashes his own mascot through the table. 

Rollins takes Paul inside the ring and hits him with a pedigree for a near fall. Rollins goes for the stomp, but Paul counters with a Go-to-sleep followed by frog splash for another near fall. Paul gets on the top rope and tries to hit Rollins across the ring, but he is caught with a superkick. Seth Rollins finally manages to hit Logan Paul with the stomp and gets the pinfall.

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