Logan Paul discloses original plans for champion vs. champion match against Cody Rhodes in Saudi Arabia

Was Cody Rhodes ever going to challenge Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship?

Logan Paul discloses original plans for champion vs. champion match against Cody Rhodes in Saudi Arabia

Cody Rhodes and Logan Paul (via WWE)

Logan Paul is set to face Cody Rhodes at the King & Queen of the Ring PLE in Saudi Arabia. The two superstars were originally rumored to be putting both their titles on the line. The match would see high stakes for both superstars, as The American Nightmare would have also gotten a chance to become a Grand Slam Champion. 

However, the match has now become solely for the WWE Undisputed Championship. Speaking on The Bump, Paul recently gave an interview with Cathy Kelly. The Maverick was asked if any plans had shifted revolving around his Saudi Arabia match against Cody Rhodes.

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Paul claimed that nothing had changed about his PLE match. He revealed that the match was always going to be for the WWE Undisputed title, and there were no plans to put the United States Championship on the line. He found it shocking that the audience thought the plan was going to be adding both titles to the mix. 

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A report by Ringside News backed up this claim and added more details about the situation. On the SmackDown after Backlash, WWE intentionally did not clarify the stipulation. This ambiguity and possibility of a title v title match were to be used as a storyline tactic to generate buzz around the match. 

Logan Paul shares hilarious moment with Cathy Kelly

In the same interview, Logan Paul was busy tooting his own horn. He claimed to have uplifted the United States Championship to a level never seen before. He brought notoriety and mainstream attention to the title. Furthermore, he gloated about how he had grossed over $1.2 billion in his company and became an official sponsor of the WWE.

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Logan Paul and Cathy Kelly (via WWE The Bump)

Paul asserted that all this and more made him smarter than anybody in the WWE. Further, he revealed that he had an IQ of 139. This led to Kelly revealing that she had an IQ of 142 herself. Surprisingly, the United States Champion admitted that she was smarter than him.

The 29-year-old corrected himself and said that he was smarter than everybody in the WWE except for Cathy Kelly. He then shook her hand and told her that it was an honor to be in the presence of a genius such as herself.

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