LOGAN PAUL had fans in hysterics with his nod to a viral meme during WWE SmackDown on Friday.
Paul was taking on Santos Escobar at Madison Square Garden when he took the opportunity to get a laugh out of the crowd.
The social media star turned wrestling champ was close to getting the better of Escobar, but saw the 40-year-old escape his grip before the three count.
Frustrated by the narrow miss, Paul psyched himself up by pretending to spit in his opponents direction while saying “hawk tuah”.
The “hawk tuah” phrase has swept the internet over the past week after a girl was labelled as the “Hawk Tuah Girl” following a viral video.
Hailey Welch has become a household name after she was interviewed on the street by Tim and Dee TV.
Welch pretended to spit with noise spelled out as “hawk tuah” in an X-rated response after being asked about “one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time.”
With the video seemingly filling up everyone’s social media feeds over recent days, fans were loving Paul’s reference during the WWE event in New York.
One wrote: “Logan Paul did a “Hawk Tuah” in the triple threat match and I’m dead.”
While another added: “Logan Paul just did a Hawk Tuah in the ring man this guy is not serious.”
A third joked: “Ain’t no way Logan Paul just said Hawk Tuah on live TV.”
And a fourth commented: “Logan Paul just did the Hawk Tuah in between a wrestling match. Get the belt off this guy.”
Unfortunately for Paul his attempt to pump himself up didn’t help him win the match, despite winning the hearts of the internet.
The 29-year-old went on to lose as he was pinned by longtime rival LA Knight.
Paul’s antics don’t make him the first sports star to reference the viral “hawk tuah” clip either.
The worldwide video has already made its way into a number of top sports.
Fellow WWE star Liv Morgan made a reference to the clip while backstage.
And UFC superstar Conor McGregor even sent out a now-deleted tweet about the woman’s identity.
Fans at a LIV Golf event could be heard shouting the now-iconic phrase when Bryson DeChambeau smacked his drive down the fairway in Nashville.
And LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne even made reference to “Miss Tuah” in the comments section on a social media post with her MLB pitcher boyfriend Paul Skenes.
