Austin Theory Says Fan Hate Doesn’t Bother Him If It’s Because He’s That Good

WWE World Tag Team Champion Austin Theory has addressed years of fan hostility head-on — and his response is exactly what you would expect from one of professional wrestling’s most committed heels. Theory, currently aligned with Logan Paul as one half of the reigning WWE World Tag Team Champions, has operated as a villain for the vast majority of his time with the company, and in a new interview with Enry Lazza, he made clear that the hatred rolling in from the crowd has never kept him up at night.

“It doesn’t really bother me, but you know, no one wants to be hated. But if I got to be hated for how good I am, it’s real then,” Theory said.

Austin Theory Says He Has an Eight Out of Ten Level of Control Over His WWE Career

Theory was also asked to rate how much control he feels he has over his own wrestling career — a question that carries real weight given how often performers feel at the mercy of creative decisions made above their heads. His answer suggested a performer who feels genuinely invested in his own direction.

“I feel like I can’t make every choice, but I think I hold a lot of that power. So let’s go with an eight,” Theory said.

Theory and Logan Paul captured the WWE World Tag Team Championships on the March 30, 2026 episode of Raw, ending the latest reign of The Usos. His current positioning alongside Paul as a heel tag team has given Theory arguably the most consistent main roster role of his career — and his comfort with being the villain at the center of it says everything about where his head is at heading into the summer.