Potential reason The Miz turned on Logan Paul revealed - Reports

YouTube sensation Logan Paul did not disappoint in his performance on The Show of Shows, scoring a win against Dominik and Rey Mysterio in his first WWE match. However, he was ultimately double-crossed by his tag team partner The Miz and received a skull-crushing finale after the match.

It seems the backstab was a necessary move to meet one of The Maverick's requirements in his WWE deal. According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE planned for Paul to be a heel during the build for the match at WrestleMania 38 and eventually turn him babyface.

This face turn was reportedly in his negotiations for a WWE deal, so it seems the betrayal from The Miz was done to complete their end of the deal:

“I didn’t know this, I didn’t know it, but it makes perfect sense," said Meltzer. "Do you know why they did the Logan Paul/Miz thing at the end [of their match at WrestleMania] that we couldn’t understand? Because when they made this deal with Logan Paul to do this angle, part of the deal was when the angle was over [Paul’s] gonna be babyface."

However, as is common in pro wrestling, it seems not everything has gone to plan:

“That was the idea," Meltzer contined. "That was negotiated into the deal so I guess that’s why he was a babyface the first time too. […] This time obviously they expected when he was in Cleveland that he was gonna get cheered and he did the interview like he was gonna get cheered and he did not get cheered."

Logan Paul was briefly a babyface earlier in his WWE run

Last year, Logan Paul was involved in the road WrestleMania as a supporting force for Sami Zayn during his feud with Kevin Owens. The boxing star has a specialty for drawing heat from the crowd with his natural charisma and smarmy attitude.

Paul ultimately chose to abandon his alignment with Zayn and sided with Owens at WrestleMania 37, which didn't turn out so well. His face turn was met with overwhelming boos, and he still received a Stunner from The Prizefighter.

As of this writing, it's unclear when or if Logan will return to WWE to continue his feud with The Miz. If he does, WWE may try to give him a babyface run against The A-Lister. Whether fans will accept Logan as a hero remains to be seen.