History Awesome / TheMiz

** Humorously, here is Rhea's idol The Miz making fun of her [[https://twitter.com/luv4dom/status/1728518080761123198 favorite genre]] [[https://twitter.com/kenfucknmasters/status/1728994363164995804 of music]], which further emphasizes the difference between them yet she still views him as a wrestler she admires.

** Miz also ended up the [[https://twitter.com/WrestlingHumble/status/1736931373045465313 closest contender]] so far to take the victory in what was his best match in recent memory.

** Gunther himself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voo2J7acQBc dug deep]] and did a [[Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada Rainmaker]] (ripcord lariat) on the Miz to put him down.

* Miz and Gunther had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpcA_CNjfaY banger of a match]] in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together well because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]].[[note]]Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied his number of reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.[[/note]]

** Miz also ended up the [[https://twitter.com/WrestlingHumble/status/1736931373045465313 closest contender]] so far to take the victory in what was his best match in recent memory. Unfortunately for The Miz, the Ring General once again retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the A-Lister will [[https://twitter.com/WrestlingHaus/status/1736933140093124728 never be able to challenge him again]] while he's still champion.

** Miz also ended up the [[https://twitter.com/WrestlingHumble/status/1736931373045465313 closest contender]] so far to take the victory in what was Miz's best match in recent memory. Unfortunately for The Miz, the Ring General once again retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship and the A-Lister will [[https://twitter.com/WrestlingHaus/status/1736933140093124728 never be able to challenge him again]] while he's still champion.

* Miz and Gunther had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpcA_CNjfaY banger of a match]] in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together well because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]].[[note]]Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied his number of reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.[[/note]] Gunther, who had repeatedly dismissed the Miz as a mere entertainer and FightingClown who didn't belong in a wrestling promotion in the lead up to the match publicly acknowledged his adversary as [[VillainRespect a worthy wrestler who did indeed belong in the sacred ring]] a few nights later, even though he threw in some curmudgeonly humblebrags about how the Miz clearly still wasn't on Gunther's level.

* Miz and Gunther had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpcA_CNjfaY banger of a match]] in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together well because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]].[[note]]Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied his number of reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.[[/note]]

** And now Miz and Maryse are married. That…lucky…bastard.

** It's also amazing at a meta level how Miz is sarcastically talking about how the crowd is not sheep while also getting them to repeat "Yeah" at him. That’s actually [[DramaticIrony pretty clever]].

* Miz and Gunther had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpcA_CNjfaY banger of a match]] in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together well because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]].[[note]]Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied number of reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.[[/note]]

* Miz and Gunther had a banger of a match in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together well because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]].[[note]]Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied number of reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.[[/note]]

* Miz and Gunther had a banger of a match in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]].[[note]]Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.[[/note]]

* Miz and Gunther had a banger of a match in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]]. Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a Splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him, leading to a tap-out. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.

* Miz and Gunther had a banger of a match in Survivor Series 2023, with them blending together because of their [[TechnicianVsPerformer contrast in styles]]. Miz gets an almost pinfall after distracting the ref with a removed turnbuckle before he did two low blows on Gunther and gave him a Skull-Crushing Finale. However, Gunther persevered, gave Miz a splash, and did the Lion Tamer on him. Incidentally, had Miz won the match, he would've tied reigns with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, so Gunther's use of the Lion Tamer submission move was actually a ShoutOut to Jericho.

* Rhea Ripley, the NXT Women's Champion as of December 2019 and the Raw Women's Champion as of [=WrestleMania=] 37, is a [[https://www.sportingnews.com/us/wwe/news/nxt-superstar-rhea-ripley-is-ready-to-take-what-she-wants-in-wrestling/1v7z9wsqp31zf1w68m3m48gnzl self-admitted]] [[AscendedFangirl huge fan]] of The Miz, so much so that she couldn't even speak to him when they accidentally bumped into each other. [[note]]This is ironic in light of how vastly different their respective {{Kayfabe}} [[RiotGrrrl personalities]] [[DirtyCoward are]]. Rhea seemed more like a Wrestling/JeffHardy or Wrestling/CMPunk type of fan at first glance.[[/note]]

* During The Miz's [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/18077zc/raw_spoilers_entire_gunther_and_the_miz_segment/ confrontation with Gunther]] on the 11-20-23 edition of Monday Night RAW, he was able to turn Wrestling/MichaelCole into [[LoonyFan 2011]] [[https://twitter.com/HaangEmHiigh/status/1726799072479039814 Michael Cole]] again.

* During The Miz's [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/18077zc/raw_spoilers_entire_gunther_and_the_miz_segment/ confrontation with Gunther]] on the 11-20-23 edition of Monday Night RAW, he was able to turn Wrestling/MichaelCole into [[https://twitter.com/HaangEmHiigh/status/1726799072479039814 2011 Michael Cole]] again.

* During The Miz's confrontation with Gunther on the 11-20-23 edition of Monday Night RAW, he was able to turn Wrestling/MichaelCole into [[https://twitter.com/HaangEmHiigh/status/1726799072479039814 2011 Michael Cole]] again.

** Remarkably, Miz TV with Gunther is the peak segment for the 10/31/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, with it getting [[https://twitter.com/WrestleOps/status/1719461694164869121 over 1,600,000 viewers]] according to Wrestlenomics.

* On the 11/6/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, the Miz [[https://twitter.com/TheEnemiesPE3/status/1721713642146611628 busted out moves]] that aren’t in his usual moveset like he's 2015 John Cena on the [[https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2023/11/6/23949905/the-miz-new-number-one-contender-to-the-intercontinental-championship-gunther-wwe-raw No. 1 Contender Match for the Intercontinental Championship]].

** He specifically does a crossbody on Bronson Reed, a Tornado DDT on Ivar, and a Codebreaker into a rolling DDT combo.

** He specifically does a crossbody on Bronson Reed, a Tornado DDT on Ivar, and a bottom-rope DDT on Ricochet followed by a follow-up Snap DDT combo.

* On the 11/6/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, The Miz [[https://twitter.com/TheEnemiesPE3/status/1721713642146611628 busted out moves]] that aren’t in his usual moveset like he's 2015 John Cena.

* '''7/19/13''': On [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2iVlsT3e8o [=MizTV=]]], Miz, rather than zip off a few one-liners at his guest Paul Heyman's expense, opens up the floor to him, and Heyman proceeds to advise CM Punk to stay down and away from WWE or face Wrestling/BrockLesnar's wrath. Once he's done, Miz finally does speak, delivering a ''brutal'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that actually leaves Heyman ''speechless'' and has the crowd give him a small, but hearty standing ovation.

* The Miz points out in an [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LSO2ipoEx/ Instagram post]] celebrating his 15th year in the company: "For a guy that was told that he'd be [[ItWillNeverCatchOn fired within 3 months]] of stepping into WWE - that [[HilariousInHindsight his 15 minutes of fame are up]] - Today is a day I celebrate saying [[SnarkingThanks thank you]] to all the doubters. [[TakeThat Your hate motivated me]]. It lit a [[{{Determinator}} fire in me]] to prove you wrong."

** Remarkably, Miz TV with Gunther is the peak segment for the 10/31/23 edition of Monday Night RAW with over [[https://twitter.com/WrestleOps/status/1719461694164869121 with over 1,600,000 viewers]] according to Wrestlenomics.