Logan Paul calls British followers ‘morons’ after what they chanted at him throughout WWE occasion

WWE celebrity and influencer Logan Paul has addressed the controversial chants heard at Monday’s (19 January) WWE Uncooked occasion in Belfast.

The 30-year-old has grow to be one of many largest names within the WWE world up to now few years, whereas maintaining with making common YouTube content material.

These days, he is identified for being the face of Prime Hydration and Lunchly along with his sporting endeavours, a far cry from being the controversial content material creator who misplaced in a boxing match to former rival, now enterprise accomplice, KSI.

The social media character can be glad to have largely moved previous his previous controversies although, with a sure incident in Japan on the back-end of 2017 tarnishing his popularity.

However this week, he was given a stark reminder of his previous actions.

In December 2017, Paul confronted widespread backlash after filming in Japan’s Aokigahara forest, the place he discovered a lifeless physique hanging from a tree, and subsequently filmed it.

The American influencer then uploaded the footage, earlier than swiftly deleting it and posting an notorious apology video at first of 2018.

And this week at a WWE occasion at The SSE Area within the Northern Irish capital, Paul was reminded of his previous errors as the gang chanted ‘banned from Japan’ whereas he was within the ring.

Paul was combating in a six-man tag when he heard the chants, egging the gang on to maintain going.

He then uploaded a vlog on Thursday, the place he addressed the chants and gave his rapid response after his occasion.

Talking on his channel, Paul admitted that he thought the viewers was chanting ‘Logan Paul, he is again from Japan’, however he was instructed by a mate that they had been really saying, ‘Logan Paul, he is banned from Japan’.

Visibly shocked, the wrestler then identified: “Bro, I’m not even banned from Japan, like, formally, in an official manner.”

“How did a room filled with absolute morons concoct such an excellent chant? I’m not banned from Japan,” he stated in regards to the British crowd.

“What the f**ok bro, I’m not. I’m really not.”

Paul beforehand admitted in a 2024 episode of his Impaulsive podcast that he was eager to return to Japan, however he wished to be ‘invited again’, as an alternative of happening his personal accord.

He admitted that the WWE was the more than likely route, with the corporate internet hosting a number of dwell occasions within the nation whereas he is been contracted to them.

The latest was an occasion in October 2025 at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, although it has not staged Uncooked or a premium dwell occasion at the moment.