At King and Queen of the Ring, Logan Paul challenged Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship. While Rhodes retained his title in an entertaining match, it also featured a drone which captured Paul’s Frog Splash to opponent Rhodes.
Paul shared a screenshot of texts on Twitter, revealing that he had pitched the idea of drones capturing him performing the high-flying move last year. The 29-year-old wrote that he has “been dreaming of that shot for a year.”
Look mom I can fly @WWE pic.twitter.com/vs6HdYhp6O
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) May 25, 2024
In the screenshot of the text thread, Paul is addressing a “boss” of his at WWE, which was sent on May 10, 2023. Paul wrote in the messages that he had pitched the idea of drones recording him while he does a high-flying jump for WrestleMania, but it was shot down due to some “venue issues.”
“Just another cool way to capture a Frog Splash that has never been done before. Creatively pushing media boundaries,” he wrote in his pitch.
While the idea didn’t come to fruition at the time, the United States Champion’s suggestion to pushing these boundaries was taken seriously by WWE this time around. On May 25, 2024 at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a drone captured a 360 degree shot of Paul as he jumped off the top rope onto Rhodes through a broadcast table.
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It was certainly a spot that looked impressive on screen, and the drones gave a unique look of the maneuver to audiences.
I’ve been dreaming of that shot for a year pic.twitter.com/hz7Yk8rpBg
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) May 26, 2024
As for the Undisputed WWE Championship match, it took place at King and Queen of the Ring after Rhodes challenged Paul for a Champion vs. Champion match after the post-Backlash France episode of SmackDown. While it was stipulated that both the titles would be on the line, Paul tore up the contract and brought out his own terms instead, which stated that only Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Championship would be on the line.
After their match, Paul wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) that he had “so much fun” going head-to-head with Rhodes. Paul showed his gratitude by thanking his opponent “for the dance.”
I had so much fun tonight
Thanks for the dance @CodyRhodes pic.twitter.com/bIuBJoBDyi
— Logan Paul (@LoganPaul) May 26, 2024