Jelly Roll stepped into the WWE ring once again on Friday (July 11), facing off with Logan Paul during Smackdown in the singer’s hometown of Nashville.
Close to a year after making his WWE debut at SummerSlam 2024, the 40-year-old country star returned to the spotlight — this time at Bridgestone Arena — to perform his song “Liar,” which served as the official theme for last year’s SummerSlam.
Dressed once again in all black, Jelly Roll opened the night with a powerful aisle-walking performance of “Liar,” his chart-topping hit that spent six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. But less than a minute in, the moment was interrupted by Paul, who stormed in with some cutting words for the singer-rapper.
“Everyone is here to see real WWE superstars. Certainly not to listen to music made for people who have tattoos of their children but don’t have custody of them,” Paul said. “Listen Jelly, this ring is sacred… you belong on a stage, not a WWE ring.”
He continued, “You know what I’m disgusted by? Celebrities, influencers, personalities — whatever you want to classify this as — coming in to our industry, leeching off of our success on a platform that we have built, brother. Clout chasers like you disgust me … The WWE doesn’t need a Jelly Roll, the WWE needs a Logan Paul.”
As Paul continued boasting about his new long-term deal with WWE, Jelly Roll fired back with some words of his own.
“Hold on, hold on, hold on. You must not completely understand where you are, Logan Paul,” he said. “You see, this is my hometown, Nashville, Tennessee. Just so we’re clear, down here, nobody gives a damn about your podcast, Logan.”
As the back-and-forth escalated, WWE legend Randy Orton made a surprise entrance, stepping in to defend Jelly. Orton confronted Paul and appeared ready to settle things in the ring until wrestler Drew McIntyre stormed in and blindsided Orton with a jump kick.
McIntyre was quickly escorted out, but the distraction gave Paul an opening, and he removed his vest and began landing punches on the disoriented Orton. Jelly stepped in to stop the attack, grabbing Paul by the hair and shoving him aside. Security then pulled Paul from the ring, but not before destroyed Jelly’s music equipment, smashing guitars, pushing over amps, and trashing the drum set.
The altercation could be setting the stage for an official showdown between Jelly and Paul at this year’s SummerSlam, scheduled for Aug. 2–3 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Watch Jelly Roll face off with Logan Paul at WWE SmackDown in the clip below.
