After Landing Roman Reigns Match, Just How Big of a Star Will Logan Paul Be in WWE?

It's very easy to brush off Logan Paul getting a unified title shot at Roman Reigns at the upcoming Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on November 5 as nothing more than WWE capitalizing on buzz in a match that won't really have ramifications.

There is a well-trodden road of examples from these international spectacles at this point as near-non-canon sorts of events.

But it's not so simple with a talent like Paul. Rather, it begs the question: Just how big of a WWE Superstar can he be?

Fans have already seen rather stunning flashes of Paul on the mic and in the ring that far exceeded expectations. Whether it was hitting good-looking high-flying moves, having an uncanny handling of match pacing already or working a WrestleMania crowd (of all crowds) well during a match, it was clear he's got full-blown Superstar material.

So while WWE is obviously leaning heavily into Paul's diverse star power to gain eyeballs, there is precedent to him getting in the ring with the company's best and it says quite a lot that the company would trust him in such a spot.

In a vacuum, Paul getting this match overseas sounds good. Big draw. It protects the rest of the roster from taking an unnecessary loss while Reigns' run continues. Given his star power and in-ring talent already, Paul will have an easier time than almost anyone else recovering from a loss and still being a big deal with fans.

And that aside, the match itself isn't so cut and dry. It probably ends with Reigns standing tall after Paul looks surprisingly good. But WWE has done what is arguably just as wild in the past and there's always Austin Theory and his Money in the Bank briefcase floating on the outskirts of the title scene, so Paul could always eat a pin in that scenario while Reigns still emerges from the aftermath looking strong.

It's fair to wonder where it goes after the event though. If Paul is already getting main-event matches for top titles, is the only thing stopping him from being a regular his busy non-WWE schedule?

Because it's hard not to wonder just how much more he could improve if he eventually went full-time status. He's only 27 years old and it's not like WWE has a ton of guys in that age bracket who could function as the next big thing right now.

Paul, quite unironically, could be just that if he went full-time. A very fast, uncanny ability to handle crowds and matches caught most off guard because sometimes it's just easy to see. Love it or hate it, some of the things he was doing in something as silly as a feud with The Miz were things a majority of the roster just can't do.

Give Paul a real long-term feud or two, let him really flesh out the character and keep improving in the ring and the sky is actually the limit, provided he wants it. Besides the unexpected command of the tough-to-nail aspects of pro wrestling, he's also got a reach far beyond what any other WWE Superstar can accomplish.

Strapping a rocket to Paul and leaning into that reach wouldn't be a terrible move, even if it's for a summer-drought run during non-WrestleMania season. The younger fanbase is the most critical one to acquire and retain right now, especially in the face of legit competition from AEW, so heavily leaning into that diverse, massive audience of his could be an outright game-changer for WWE.

Granted, none of this was exactly on the bingo cards of pro wrestling fans recently. But that's sort of the fun of the industry, right? Paul's few appearances so far have sent his fans home happy and even the most skeptical of wrestling fans surprised in a good way, at worst.

It truly does feel like a lightning-in-a-bottle development for WWE. Fans embraced Ronda Rousey for her much-better-than-expected debut and still enjoy it. Paul feels similar but amplified. He's nearly singlehandedly raised the bar to unreasonable heights for "celebrity" appearances in WWE, to the point we're even talking about him being a full-time Superstar.

For the remaining hardcore fans holding out and giving the whole thing a no thanks, one could argue this dramatically bests the whole "drag out a 45-plus-year-old legend for a cringe-worthy-match" thing WWE usually does in these sorts of spots, too.

This is a much better alternative with the upside of growing the company globally, actually entertaining and potentially getting everyone one step closer to Paul becoming a full-time Superstar who has a passion and feel for pro wrestling.

If Paul wants it, this is the path toward becoming a regular main-eventer or seriously juicing up the mid-card title scenes for a long time. Either is something fans should embrace before Paul potentially wins them over, anyway.