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Logan Paul won his first professional wrestling match atWrestlemania 38 on April 2. - He wore a rare $5.2 million Pikachu card around his neck as he made his entrance to the fight.
Controversial YouTuber Logan Paul wore the world's most expensive Pokémon card around his neck to his debut wrestling match at Wrestlemania 38, an annual event hosted by wrestling entertainment company WWE showcasing fights between some of its most famous athletes.
When Paul, 27, entered the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas on April 2 to fight his match, he could be seen wearing a gold-colored chain with the Pokémon card attached to it as a pendant.
The YouTuber paid $5,275,000 for the card, breaking the record for "the most expensive Pokémon card sold in a private auction," according to a tweet from the Guinness World Record account on April 3.
—Guinness World Records (@GWR) April 3, 2022
Paul, who has 23 million YouTube subscribers, has been fighting in boxing matches since August 2018, but this was hist first professional wrestling match.
During the event, which was livestreamed as a pay-per-view show on the WWE website, commentators Michael Cole and Pat McAfee referenced the card, with McAfee saying, "When you've got money to burn like Logan Paul, you've got nothing better to do with your time but succeed in other ventures."
According to Guinness World Records, Paul purchased the card in Dubai on July 22, 2021. It was given a grade 10 rating — the highest possible — by PSA, an authentication company that grades Pokémon and other collectible cards based on their quality and condition.
In an Instagram post on April 4, Paul referred to the card as "the pinnacle of Pokémon" and said he keeps it in a custom diamond pendant.
Paul won the match alongside
Prior to making his debut wrestling appearance at WWE's Wrestlemania, Paul fought in two boxing matches against British YouTuber KSI, and also lasted all eight rounds in a fight against professional boxer Floyd Mayweather in June 2021.
Paul is a highly controversial YouTuber, best known for sparking global backlash when he uploaded a video purportedly showing a dead body in Japan's so-called "suicide forest" in 2017. He has since regained popularity, speaking out about social-justice topics like Black Lives Matter and calling out other influencers — including his brother Jake — on his podcast "Impaulsive," which has 3.7 million YouTube subscribers.
He has a known interest in the Pokémon franchise, and previously said he fell victim to a scam, paying $3.5 million for a set of rare Pokémon cards that turned out to be fake in January.
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