Logan Paul is no stranger to controversy, and he is now in the middle of yet another one. The WWE Superstar and YouTuber recently faced a hostile crowd, with WWE fans bringing up a sensitive topic. The audience erupted into a chant, “He’s banned from Japan,” on a recent taping of WWE RAW in Belfast. The provocation clearly got under Paul’s skin and sparked a strong reaction from him.
Logan Paul calls out WWE fans over ‘banned from Japan’ chants
Logan Paul drew a fiery reception from the Irish crowd at WWE RAW in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the crowd’s displeasure was palpable, with relentless chants of “F*** you, Logan.”
However, it was another chant that captured the spotlight on social media. The SSE Arena erupted in a chorus of criticism with fans chanting, “He’s banned from Japan, he’s banned from Japan, Logan Paul, he’s banned from Japan,” referencing his 2017 trip to Japan’s Aokigahara forest.
For those unversed, Logan Paul’s 2017 video featured him and his crew joking about finding a body in Aokigahara forest, a site notorious for suicides. The video sparked global outrage and led to YouTube removing it. Paul issued a public apology.
A now viral X clip shows someone explaining to the 30-year-old that the fans were chanting “He’s back from Japan.”
Paul, in his response, said, “Bro, I’m not even banned from Japan like, officially, like in an official way. How did a room full of absolute morons concoct such a brilliant chant? I’m not banned from Japan. What the f*** bro, I’m not. I’m actually not.”
Social media reactions to the controversy poured in, with one X user tweeting, “Logan is a amazing wrestler and the skills for it idgaf what anyone says.” “Prove it by going to Japan and get past immigration then I will believe he is not officially banned,” challenged another. “I don’t like him but he’s a perfect heel and wrestling wise he’s fine,” wrote another WWE fan.
Originally reported by Sibanee Gogoi on Mandatory.
