Logan Paul impressed Pat McAfee with his ‘jacked’ physique as the pair met backstage at Monday Night Raw this week.
In a new vlog, the YouTuber-turned-wrestler offered fans a glimpse behind the curtain as he prepared for his appearance on the WWE show, which aired from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Paul also bumped into the likes of Michael Cole, Rhea Ripley and The Miz, all before taking to the ring to discuss his involvement in this weekend’s Elimination Chamber match.
‘The Maverick’ will go toe-to-toe with John Cena, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest, and Seth Rollins at the event, and will look to punch his ticket to WrestleMania 41.
And he is clearly in the right shape to compete with those full-time stars, as McAfee – who now works on Raw’s commentary team – pointed out during their backstage exchange.
“You look even more jacked,” the former NFL punter told Paul, who last wrestled against Rey Mysterio two weeks ago.
“I’ve been working out, I do 100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups a day,” he responded.
McAfee, who appeared in disbelief, then asked Paul what other workouts he does.
“Nah, you’re doing more. You look too good,” he said.
“If I do (100 push-ups and 100 sit-ups), I’ll look like you?”
Paul’s mother, Pam Stepnick, then interjected and joked that it’s all in Logan’s genes.
McAfee went on to introduce himself to her, and shared more warm words about her son.
“You’ve got to be so proud, changing the f***ing world, your kids,” he told her.
After catching up with McAfee backstage, Paul went on to make his appearance in front of the WWE cameras.
He opened Raw by marching down to the ring and running down the Cincinnati fans and his Elimination Chamber opponents, before being interrupted by CM Punk.
The pair exchanged heated words on the mic, which led to Paul slapping his rival in the face and slipping out of the ring.
At Elimination Chamber, they will have a chance to settle their score – and also earn a spot on the WrestleMania card.
The last man standing inside the chamber will go on to face Cody Rhodes in a match for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
If he wants to win that opportunity, Paul will need to dig deeper than ever before in a WWE ring.
Not only does he have to deal with Punk, but he will also be battling McIntyre, Priest, Rollins and Cena.
Cena, a 16-time world champion, has already made clear his intention to win the match and main event what is expected to be his final WrestleMania.
“I am going to the Elimination Chamber to win, and I’m going to main event my final appearance in WrestleMania, and win a 17th championship, because that’s what’s best for business,” he said after the Royal Rumble.
“I will win 17 not for me, I will win 17 to someday shake the hand of the person who wins 18. Thank you very much.”