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IShowSpeed Caps WrestleMania Opener With Frog Splash on Logan Paul After Tag-Team Loss

The viral spot closed WWE’s ESPN-hour kickoff and signaled the company’s bid to pull in new fans through digital creators.

Overview

  • - The Usos and LA Knight beat Logan Paul, Austin Theory and IShowSpeed in the six-man tag that opened WrestleMania 42 on Saturday.
  • - After the match, Paul attacked IShowSpeed and set up an announcers’ table spot before The Usos and Knight rushed back to stop it.
  • - The opponents then positioned Paul on the table and IShowSpeed hit a top-rope frog splash through him, a clip widely shared across social platforms.
  • - The bout ran during WWE’s free first hour on ESPN2, a showcase designed to sample the event to new viewers before the full card streamed on the app.
  • - It marked IShowSpeed’s official WrestleMania in-ring debut after a brief 2025 Royal Rumble appearance, and some outlets floated a possible Paul vs. Speed program with no long-term booking confirmed.