Logan Paul admits he almost killed wrestler before he actually saved his life

Wrestling fans thought Logan Paul's quick thinking saved Rey Mysterio's life - but he confessed he actually 'almost killed' him.

The pair battled it out for the WWE US Championship at the Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia on 4 November.

Paul, 28, managed to secure his first major victory of his wrestling career after defeating the 619 spinning legend.

The YouTuber used a pair of brass knuckles to pummel Mysterio, before pinning him to a three-count at the WWE battle.

But it was Paul's apparent ring awareness that got people talking rather than his triumph over the Hall of Famer.

He was hailed as a hero after seemingly saving Mysterio from smashing head first onto the mat after a botched flip.

The SmackDown star jumped off the second rope and intended to take down Paul with a Springboard Moonsault.

Viewers watched with bated breath as Mysterio spun through the air and appeared destined to crash land on his neck.

But a quick-thinking Paul appeared to notice that he had miscalculated the move and sprang into action.

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He caught the 48-year-old mid-air on his shoulder, giving Mysterio room to put his hands out.

Fans heaped praise on the star for supposedly saving his life - but Paul has confessed that he wasn't actually as noble as people think.

During an episode of the Impaulsive podcast, he admitted that the match nearly had a very different outcome.

He explained: "Look, I’m going to come clean, because I’ve seen all these positive headlines right.

"‘Logan saves Rey Mysterio’, the Mexican community going crazy, they’re praising me, saying I’m sort of a hero and so I’m like dang, I’m being recognized for doing something cool I’ll take it.

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"Upon assessing my performance, while I do think I did save Rey Mysterio’s life, I think I also almost killed Rey Mysterio."

The Prime co-founder fessed up and admitted that he made a mistake which could have had grave consequences for his wrestling rival.

He continued: "I think I was too far back for the move & I think he didn’t clear enough ground for the move, that’s what happened like…I was too far back and he didn’t clear enough ground.

"We both made a mistake and I had to catch him. I wasn’t gonna not catch him, so like truthfully while I like the headlines and I like being gassed up like this, I was just doing my job."