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KSI is one of the most prominent figures in the world of YouTube celebrities. In addition, he also has a notable business partnership with Logan Paul, leading to occasional appearances at WWE events. On the latest episode of SmackDown, the show kicked off with the presence of United States Champion Logan Paul, who took center stage to announce the groundbreaking partnership between WWE and its energy drink brand, PRIME Hydration.

However, it was also during that segment that Paul’s heated rival, Randy Orton, hit his partner, KSI, with a thunderous RKO on the canvas. And it was no good moment for the British social media star as he shared how the RKO messed him up.

KSI reveals his harrowing RKO experience

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During their segments on SmackDown, the social media sensations revealed that PRIME would serve as the inaugural center ring sponsor for WWE’s premium live events. While they were delivering the massive news, Randy Orton being the sly viper that he is attacked the duo, landing an RKO on KSI. And in a recent appearance on Logan Paul’s IMPAULSIVE, KSI revealed how the RKO actually injured him. He said, “Bro, he f**ked me up. Like he literally like, I don’t know if we can show the photo. But you can see that he grabbed my head and slammed me into his bicep. My nose is smooshed. My lip got like cut up. Like the inside of my lip is just like destroyed from my teeth slamming into his biceps. And I was just like “F*ck”. It hurts, it f*kin hurts man.”

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Further, he even went so far as to call himself WWE’s Shane McMahon when asked about wrestling full-time. KSI said, “I like to see myself as the Shane McMahon of WWE. Like I don’t mind getting like a Stone Cold Stunner.” While KSI openly refrained from indulging in the usual physical activity involved in the business, he has made sporadic appearances with Logan Paul during his major storylines for major WWE PLE shows. So maybe we can see him make another appearance at WrestleMania. And accompanying them in the ring will be the PRIME logo.

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WWE x Prime deal

Logan Paul made an important announcement related to the aesthetics that WWE will take for its pay-per-view shows. For the first time in its history, the professional wrestling company will showcase a sponsor on the canvas used by superstars to provide matches.

Read More: WWE Exposes Logan Paul’s Trickery That Led to Randy Orton’s Loss – EssentiallySports

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It is not something new, as other wrestling companies have been carrying out this practice for decades. However, WWE remained firm in preventing any type of symbology inside the ring. What do you think of the WWE’s decision to allow a brand symbol in the center of the ring? It has been happening in the Octagon, maybe TKO would want a sponsor in the WWE ring as well. But is it really the right move?

Read More: KSI Spotted With Potentially Serious Neck Injury After Randy Orton RKO on Smackdown Following Logan Paul Prime Deal – EssentiallySports

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Abhishek Kumar Das

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Abhishek Kumar Das is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Having previously worked as a researcher, journalist, and combat sports editor, Abhishek is uniquely poised to deliver wrestling news that is both straightforward and backed by facts. A die-hard Jeff Hardy fan, and a defender of heels to hell and beyond, he enjoys delving into the different storylines that both WWE and other promotions have to offer.
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Amal Joyce