History Awesome / TheMiz

** Ultimately, the wrestling fans voted for Puder, making him the victor of the show. However, the way the match went was a good microcosm of [[TheRunnerUpTakesItAll Miz's future career]]: He's an [[VillainousUnderdog underestimated overachiever]] who [[UnderdogsNeverLose defied the odds]] every time.

** Jim also praises [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVspgGygqQE Miz's work with Gunther]] in Survivor Series 2023. In fact, it was Jim's favorite match of the night.

* 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]].

** Although in the end, L.A. Knight scored twin victories against Miz on both ''WWE Payback 2023'' and the 9/15/23 edition of ''[=SmackDown=]'', turning him into the stepping stone he claimed him to be, Knight still gives kudos to the Miz's [[https://twitter.com/Vick_8122/status/1744730505558569170 promo abilities]].
--->'''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd22psh5kOM L.A. Knight:]]''' Miz was really bringing it to the point where a couple guys in the back were like wow I feel like this is best work Miz has done in a while. Coincidentally, I felt like it was some of the worst work I’ve done in a while.

--->'''L.A. Knight:''' Miz was really bringing it to the point where a couple guys in the back were like wow I feel like this is best work Miz has done in a while. Coincidentally, I felt like it was some of the worst work I’ve done in a while.

** Although in the end, L.A. Knight scored the victory against Miz, turning him into the stepping stone he claimed him to be, Knight gives kudos to the Miz's [[https://twitter.com/Vick_8122/status/1744730505558569170 promo abilities]].

** Surprisingly enough, the "untrained"[[note]](Miz had boxing training coming into this match)[[/note]] Mizanin was able to land multiple lefts and hurt the more experienced, MMA-trained Puder. Also, Miz managed to not go down himself despite being hit flush and people expecting [[CurbStompBattle a wash]].

* Early on in Miz's career in the WWE, during ''Wrestling/{{Armageddon|WWE}} 2004'', he fought MMA fighter Wrestling/DanielPuder in a [[https://www.wwe.com/videos/the-miz-makes-his-ppv-debut-against-daniel-puder-in-a-dixie-dogfight-wwe-armageddon-2004 "Dixie Dogfight"]] (boxing match with amateur rules and headgear) for the $1 million ''[[Wrestling/WWEToughEnough Tough Enough]]'' contest. Surprisingly enough, the "untrained"[[note]](Miz had boxing training coming into this match)[[/note]] Mizanin was able to land multiple lefts and hurt the more experienced, MMA-trained Puder. Also, Miz managed to not go down himself despite being hit flush and people expecting [[CurbStompBattle a wash]]. Ultimately, the wrestling fans voted for Puder, making him the victor of the show. However, the way the match went was a good microcosm of [[TheRunnerUpTakesItAll Miz's future career]]: He's an [[VillainousUnderdog underestimated overachiever]] who [[UnderdogsNeverLose defied the odds]] every time.

* '''11/22/10''': First and most significantly: cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on Wrestling/RandyOrton and becoming the new WWE Champion!

* On the following ''[=SmackDown=] Live'' on 5/8/18, Miz proves his work rate progress wasn't a fluke by having a barn-burner of a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twXGcJUPW5I match]] with Wrestling/JeffHardy in order to qualify for the Money in the Bank match. Thanks to the surprise crucifix pin finish, it was arguably even better than the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOjmfqLxsdU match]] they previously had on ''Raw'' for the Intercontinental Championship on 9/4/17.
* The Miz said to [[https://www.si.com/wrestling/2018/05/11/mike-miz-wwe-interview-seth-rollins-daniel-bryan Sports Illustrated]] that his rival, Daniel Bryan, isn't [[BadassDecay on his]] [[SoLastSeason level currently]] (especially since he lost to [[Wrestling/AlexanderRusev Rusev]] in the Money in the Bank qualifiers while Miz himself won). Bryan's response? He surprisingly [[JerkassHasAPoint agrees]] [[http://www.sportbible.com/wwe/news-exclusives-the-miz-says-daniel-bryan-isnt-on-his-level-bryan-agrees-20180519?c=1526754100923 Miz is right]] and for someone with a soft WWE style who wrestles like a [[DirtyCoward coward]], the Hollywood A-Lister has gotten [[GrowingTheBeard great matches]] against [[TookALevelInBadass Dolph Ziggler, Jeff Hardy, and Seth Rollins]]. This is major praise from Daniel, who's one of the [[TechnicianVersusPerformer best technical wrestlers]] in the game and has been a long-time critic of Miz, whom he said before was a [[MilesGloriosus great talker]] but [[PaperTiger so-so]] [[BoisterousWeakling in the ring]].

* After some [[KangarooCourt "legal" shenanigans]] with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/WWETagTeams Heavy Machinery]], Miz wins the Money in the Bank contract from the original winner, [[TheBigGuy Otis]] (due to betrayal by his tag team partner [[FaceHeelTurn Tucker]]). It's been 10 years since Miz last won the briefcase. Will [[HistoryRepeats history repeat]] itself? Will he win the championship for a second time?
* '''[[Wrestling/EliminationChamber 2/21/21]]''': FINALLY, after roughly [[ButtMonkey 10 years]] since he won his [[UnfitForGreatness first world title]], Miz became a [[HistoryRepeats two-time]] [[VillainousUnderdog WWE]] [[ThrowTheDogABone Champion]], cashing in his second Money in the Bank contract on a tired Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre after a particularly grueling match at Elimination Chamber 2021 and a run-in from an angry Wrestling/BobbyLashley[[note]]who ultimately [[BittersweetEnding beat him]] (Miz) for the [[YankTheDogsChain title]] on the 3/1/2021 edition of ''Monday Night Raw''[[/note]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smWkwog2Nwc He told you so.]]

* When Miz and Morrison dropped by the commentary desk during the Money in the Bank 2021 kick-off, the crowd were so into them that they started chanting [[https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1416904417824096257 "Miz is Awesome!"]] chants at the pair.

* Early on in Miz's career in the WWE, during ''Wrestling/{{Armageddon|WWE}}'' 2004, he fought MMA fighter Wrestling/DanielPuder in a [[https://www.wwe.com/videos/the-miz-makes-his-ppv-debut-against-daniel-puder-in-a-dixie-dogfight-wwe-armageddon-2004 "Dixie Dogfight"]] (boxing match with amateur rules and headgear) for the $1 million ''[[Wrestling/WWEToughEnough Tough Enough]]'' contest. Surprisingly enough, the "untrained"[[note]](Miz had boxing training coming into this match)[[/note]] Mizanin was able to land multiple lefts and hurt the more experienced, MMA-trained Puder. Also, Miz managed to not go down himself despite being hit flush and people expecting [[CurbStompBattle a wash]]. Ultimately, the wrestling fans voted for Puder, making him the victor of the show. However, the way the match went was a good microcosm of [[TheRunnerUpTakesItAll Miz's future career]]: He's an [[VillainousUnderdog underestimated overachiever]] who [[UnderdogsNeverLose defied the odds]] every time.

* '''3/7/11:''' The ''Monday Night RAW'' go-home show before [=WrestleMania=]. Wrestling/JohnCena is continuing the verbal feud between himself and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] - which essentially means that Miz, in-universe, has been DemotedToExtra despite being scheduled to headline ''[=WrestleMania=]'' in a match with Cena for the WWE Championship. Miz, naturally, is [[DudeWheresMyRespect less than thrilled about this,]] so he ostensibly decides to boycott ''RAW'' until his ''[=WrestleMania=]'' match, or when people start paying attention to him instead of Cena/Rock. Until Cena tries to cut the promo at the end of the show. In comes Miz out of nowhere, bashes Cena's face in ''twice'' with the championship belt, and follows that shocking action with a blistering promo that railed on the fanbase for disrespecting him and featured this '''epic''' BadassBoast that actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88hC_dfS1Ns channeled]] a bit of heel!Rocky himself.

* In his match for the WWE Championship against John Cena on [=WrestleMania=] 27 and the subsequent rematch, the Miz actually managed to kick out of [[FinishingMove The Attitude Adjustment]] when John was in full-blown [[InvincibleHero SuperCena mode]].
** The Miz went to win the [=WrestleMania=] 27 main event match with the help of [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], [[{{Determinator}} finishing it]] [[https://streamable.com/hhw3 while he]] [[http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/240865-miz-speaks-concussion-at-wmania-wwe-popularity-more was concussed]].

* It must've felt so reaffirming for Miz, a major fan of Wrestling/TheRock, to have the man himself tell him, [[https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/i-m-proud-you-the-rock-s-heartfelt-moment-the-miz "I'm so proud of you."]] This was after he got a concussion during his [=WrestleMania=] match against John Cena.

** In the same interview, Wrestling/TylerBreeze calls the Miz one of the most [[https://youtu.be/S7-4Iw1mFS8?t=19m41s unselfish superstars]] in the WWE who's willing to take the [[{{Jobber}} job]] for anyone as necessary, like when Wrestling/ZackRyder pushed Miz away to win the Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match at [=WrestleMania=] 32.

* The Miz and Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon stole the show on [=WrestleMania=] 35 with their Attitude Era tier Falls Count Anywhere match. It was brutal but mostly satisfying even though it left an unsatisfying finish of Shane getting the inadvertent pin victory. It even got Miz's father involved. At any rate, the Miz pulled off the vengeful ChaoticGood babyface quite well in that match.

* Rhea Ripley--the NXT Women's Champion as of December 2019 and the ''Raw'' Women's Champion as of [=WrestleMania=] 39--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}} [[PerkyGoth personalities]] [[DirtyCoward are]]. Rhea seemed more like a Wrestling/JeffHardy or Wrestling/CMPunk type of fan at first glance.[[/note]]

* Who would've thought? Music/BadBunny and Damien Priest vs. The Miz and John Morrison was a banger of a [=WrestleMania=] match. Miz and Morrison did their part to carry the match of course, but Bad Bunny delivered as well, doing acrobatic feats like a [[Characters/ImpactWrestling Canadian]] [[https://streamable.com/e03j00 Destroyer]] onto Morrison and a [[https://twitter.com/MrNCRPR/status/1381082770408144897 Hurricanrana]] against the Miz before ultimately winning the match with a [[Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Doomsday Device]] High Cross.

* In 2019, Miz got not one but two shows he's starring in: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miz_%26_Mrs Miz & Mrs]]. and [[https://www.usanetwork.com/cannonball Cannonball]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhWsDTexJuQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=396s TLC 2010]]. After a long and grueling battle, the Miz manages to hang onto his WWE Championship against an enraged Wrestling/RandyOrton with not just one, but TWO of the most dastardly and underhanded ways possible. And both of them involving his manservant A-Ry getting arbitrarily used as a punching bag. Surely a Crowning Moment of AWE-Some.

* '''8/23/16''': On Talking Smack, [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown SmackDown]] GM Daniel Bryan said that he thinks Miz wrestles like a coward. [[https://streamable.com/v7j2 The reigning Intercontinental Champion]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d4SLA4HYp0 was having none of it,]] delivering a ReasonYouSuckSpeech that was so brutal that even the {{Smark}}s weren't sure if it was a work, shoot, or WorkedShoot.

** The Miz then calls Baron Corbin the [[TheBore "Bathroom Break"]] of [=SmackDown=] Live on the 11/6/17 edition of ''Monday Night RAW''.

* On the following [=SmackDown=] Live on 5/8/18, Miz proves his work rate progress wasn't a fluke by having a barn-burner of a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twXGcJUPW5I match]] with Wrestling/JeffHardy in order to qualify for the Money in the Bank match. Thanks to the surprise crucifix pin finish, it was arguably even better than the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOjmfqLxsdU match]] they previously had on ''Raw'' for the Intercontinental Championship on 9/4/17.

** The ending was an epic CallBack; the first thing Bryan said he wanted to do upon bringing Miz over to Smackdown in the 2018 Superstar Shakeup was to punch him in the face. How did Miz win the match? ''A punch to the face''. Pure, unadulterated irony at its finest.

-->'''Sporting News:''' I know you're a big fan of The Miz and him being an inspiration of yours. Did you get to spend any time with him when you were on "[=SmackDown=]?"

* The Miz versus Baron Corbin versus Daniel Bryan Triple Threat Match on the 12/28/2019 edition of [=SmackDown=] [[note]]to determine who'll face [[Wrestling/BrayWyatt The Fiend]] in the Royal Rumble 2020[[/note]] was a nice way to cap off 2019. It was also probably the best [[TechnicianVersusPerformer Miz versus Bryan]] match to date, with plenty of good spots from both guys, a good [[RivalsTeamUp third wheel]] in the form of [[EnemyMine Corbin]], and Miz finally showing off his [[TookALevelInBadass expanded offensive arsenal]].[[note]]This now includes, of all things, a springboard move.[[/note]]

** It took like 10 years, but Jim has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY36l65EEV8 finally accepted]] The Miz during his match against L.A. Knight on the 6/15/23 edition of WWE [=SmackDown=]. Jim still hates Miz's look but gives him kudos for his heel work.

* Miz also participated in Series/DancingWithTheStars Season 30 with series veteran Witney Carson, reaching all the way to Week 7 of 10 and getting 9th place of 15 pairs.

* Later on, during the 8/18/23 edition of Friday Night [=SmackDown=], The Miz cooked L.A. Knight on color commentary during his match against [[Characters/WWENew Austin Theory]] for a shot at the United States championship. He said, "L.A. Knight is a flash in the pan. The next Fandango, without the tap shoes. The next Eugene, without the crayons."

** [[https://twitter.com/TheEnemiesPE3/status/1695251587059290590 L.A. Knight answers back]] during the 8/25/23 [=SmackDown=] Tribute Show for the late Wrestling/BrayWyatt with his best promo yet, blurring the lines between what's real and kayfabe, with a tribute to Wyatt and a diss against Miz.

* On the 9/1/23 edition of Friday Night [=SmackDown=], both Miz and L.A. Knight lay down a [[https://twitter.com/YEAHMovement_/status/1697788174963970240 barn burner of a promo battle]] on the ring, with Miz getting the upper hand on the promo by stating Knight has failed in his reality show and Miz has succeeded where he failed. He also claimed to be a time traveler who'll send L.A. Knight back to 2003, back in his roach-infested hotels holding a hairbrush, doing promos like a WWE Superstar wannabe. He also gets a [[https://twitter.com/YEAHMovement_/status/1697788662811897872 Skull-Crushing Finale]] in after weeks of being on the business end of the [[FinishingMove BFT]].

* Having a match against [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] on the last RAW before Elimination Chamber 2011, and after getting his ass kicked in all of their other matches, he finally managed to get a decisive clean win against him.

* '''3/7/11:''' The Monday Night RAW go-home show before [=WrestleMania=]. Wrestling/JohnCena is continuing the verbal feud between himself and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] - which essentially means that Miz, in-universe, has been DemotedToExtra despite being scheduled to headline ''[=WrestleMania=]'' in a match with Cena for the WWE Championship. Miz, naturally, is [[DudeWheresMyRespect less than thrilled about this,]] so he ostensibly decides to boycott RAW until his [=WrestleMania=] match, or when people start paying attention to him instead of Cena/Rock. Until Cena tries to cut the promo at the end of the show. In comes Miz out of nowhere, bashes Cena's face in ''twice'' with the championship belt, and follows that shocking action with a blistering promo that railed on the fanbase for disrespecting him and featured this '''epic''' BadassBoast that actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88hC_dfS1Ns channeled]] a bit of heel!Rocky himself.

* A crowning PromotedFanboy moment for Miz on Raw's 20th Anniversary, not only getting to introduce and talk to "Nature Boy" Wrestling/RicFlair on Miz TV, but doing the strut and getting to cinch in the Figure-Four Leg Lock on [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Antonio Cesaro]], at the behest of "Naitch" himself!
* On the 2/4/13 Raw, Miz got to put down a foiled phony trick made by Wrestling/PaulHeyman and Wrestling/VickieGuerrero, giving them both a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to boot.
* On the Raw after Jerry Lawler's mother passed away, The Miz offered his genuine condolences to Lawler and told him he hoped it wouldn't affect their match... [[EveryoneHasStandards and he was a heel at the time]]!

* On the 10/7/13 edition of Raw, he actually manages to be the first person to evade a [[Wrestling/TheWyattFamily Wyatt Family]] beatdown through sheer GenreSavvy. He even manages to get a few punches into Bray before escaping.

* On the 8/24/15 edition of Raw, during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfhNcxW9naE banal Miz TV segment]] covering the Diva's Revolution, the Miz does his "When my hand goes up your mouth goes shut!" shtick on the Divas that has the crowd cheering because they couldn't stand another second of the segment. He then says to the cheering crowd, "And that goes for all of you!" in true heel fashion, eliciting boos. It was a boring segment, and the Miz took the crowd from completely bored, to cheering him, to booing him in about 3 seconds.

* On the 5/1/17 edition of Monday Night Raw, the Miz joined Wrestling/FinnBalor and Wrestling/SethRollins for a Triple Threat match to get a shot at Wrestling/DeanAmbrose's Intercontinental Championship. Not only did the match elevate the IC belt to main event status; the Miz also displayed how a proper [[Main/DirtyCoward chickenshit]] [[Main/{{Heel}} heel]] should draw heat to a match against two [[Main/{{Face}} faces]] with great [[WrestlingPsychology in-ring psychology]] (including using Wrestling/{{Maryse}} as a [[HumanShield shield]] and begging either party to team up with him against the other) that makes the showcase of pure athleticism between two athletically superior wrestlers mean something.

* [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]] went from being a vocal critic of the Miz to calling him [[https://twitter.com/TheSpoonyOne/status/864510396572606467 the best worker on Raw right now]] on his Website/{{Twitter}} account.

** The following night on Raw, he was greeted to "You deserve it" chants. Because he's supposed to be a heel, he quickly turned it against the fans, saying that it would mean much more if they didn't say that to every newly crowned champion. Maryse's reaction, going from being proud of her husband to laughing in agreement with him, is the icing on the cake.

*** Kevin Castle also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkyUYlhbsdY praises]] the Miz for this promo as well as all his hard work after being sent to Monday Night Raw.

* On WWE RAW 9/11/17, when he's about to announce how he and Maryse are about to have their first child, Enzo Amore arrives to interrupt. The Miz goes out on a '''very powerful''' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech stating how Enzo does not care about the craft of wrestling and how Miz saw himself in Enzo before stating that Enzo does not care about actually being serious about wrestling at all. It is absolutely ''brutal''.
* On WWE RAW 10/2/17, proving every bit the {{Determinator}} in his IC Title defense versus Roman Reigns, even when Reigns was [[GenreSavvy savvy enough to take out the Miztourage before the match]], countering one Superman Punch into a Skull-Crushing Finale for a ''close'' near fall, then taking a second Superman Punch point-blank and ''just barely'' kicking out before the three count, which surprised everyone, especially Reigns! The match would end up in a DQ win for Reigns after Sheamus & Cesaro got involved, but when the chips are down, never let it be said that Miz won't defend his IC Title to the last.

** The Miz then calls Baron Corbin the [[TheBore "Bathroom Break"]] of [=SmackDown=] Live on the 11/6/17 edition of Monday Night Raw.

* Winning back his beloved Intercontinental Championship for the eighth time on the historic 25th anniversary of RAW, upending Wrestling/RomanReigns after utilizing the Miz-tourage and some sleight of hand to expose a turnbuckle, which Reigns would later end up cracking his head on following a missed Spear, allowing Miz to hit the Skull-Crushing Finale for the win.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6qmF9Dyac This interview with Sam Roberts]]. Miz barges in (having not been booked) ''on his break'', completely berates Roberts for a good 20 minutes, promotes RAW 25, promotes his new reality TV show, promotes The Marine 6, promotes his match with Wrestling/RomanReigns and does it all completely in-character without having anything prepared beforehand. It's small wonder Miz is one of WWE's go-to guys for media.

* Actually managing to hit the Skull-Crushing Finale on ''Wrestling/BraunStrowman'' during the tail end of the Gauntlet Match on the go-home show for RAW's Elimination Chamber PPV and coming within an eyelash of being only the third man in WWE[[note]]Wrestling/RomanReigns at ''Fastlane 2017'' and Wrestling/BrockLesnar at ''No Mercy 2017''[[/note]] to actually pin the "Monster Among Men." It's a subdued moment of awesome, as Braun would quickly dispatch Miz afterwards, but at least the A-Lister proved wily enough that it ended up more of a CurbstompCushion than a straight-up CurbStompBattle as many, even Miz himself, would have expected.

* On the following [=SmackDown=] Live on 5/8/18, Miz proves his work rate progress wasn't a fluke by having a barn-burner of a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twXGcJUPW5I match]] with Wrestling/JeffHardy in order to qualify for the Money in the Bank match. Thanks to the surprise crucifix pin finish, it was arguably even better than the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOjmfqLxsdU match]] they previously had on Raw for the Intercontinental Championship on 9/4/17.

** You'd think the loss at WM 35 and being the first RAW draftee in the 2019 shakeup would've quelled his RoaringRampageOfRevenge, but Miz [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sCGqnEeBHU made it clear]] he's still out for Shane's blood, even if it meant [[BloodIsTheNewBlack spilling some of his own!]]
* Rhea Ripley--the NXT Women's Champion as of December 2019 and the Raw Women's Champion as of [=WrestleMania=] 39--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}} [[PerkyGoth personalities]] [[DirtyCoward are]]. Rhea seemed more like a Wrestling/JeffHardy or Wrestling/CMPunk type of fan at first glance.[[/note]]

* '''[[Wrestling/EliminationChamber 2/21/21]]''': FINALLY, after roughly [[ButtMonkey 10 years]] since he won his [[UnfitForGreatness first world title]], Miz became a [[HistoryRepeats two-time]] [[VillainousUnderdog WWE]] [[ThrowTheDogABone Champion]], cashing in his second Money in the Bank contract on a tired Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre after a particularly grueling match at Elimination Chamber 2021 and a run-in from an angry Wrestling/BobbyLashley[[note]]who ultimately [[BittersweetEnding beat him]] (Miz) for the [[YankTheDogsChain title]] on the 3/1/2021 edition of Monday Night Raw[[/note]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smWkwog2Nwc He told you so.]]

* [[CueTheFlyingPigs Almost]] [[BeyondTheImpossible impossibly]], Wrestling/JimCornette finally [[https://youtu.be/TkJ0T7r6wZg?t=354 gave]] Miz [[ThrowTheDogABone his]] [[TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou due]] when he watched a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDAKjyOD64M great promo]] from the A-Lister on the 3/8/2021 edition of Monday Night Raw.
** And here is Cornette talking about Cody Rhode's [[https://youtu.be/oj1eYCI9Uxk?t=126 Miz TV segment]] on the 4/11/2022 edition of Monday Night RAW, saying that even though he doesn't and probably won't ever [[ChewOutFakeOut "get"]] the Miz, the Miz did slightly [[NotBad "grow on him"]] throughout the course of the evening. He particularly liked how the heelish Miz [[InsistentTerminology corrected]] Cody on verbiage such as "belt" ("It's a title. Belts hold your pants up.") and "wrestler" ("Superstar!").

** Here's Jim Cornette reviewing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jfj6tuBRMM L.A. Knight's confrontation with The Miz]] on WWE Raw 8/7/23, which he acknowledges as great even though [[NeverLiveItDown he still thinks Miz looks like a frog]].

* Lightning struck twice with a Miz celebrity match when he and the infamous Creator/LoganPaul had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro1aD0uFrs0 banger of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV6dORPksyQ a match]] that [[TheBadGuyWins they won]] against [[Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr The Mysterios]] at [=WrestleMania=] 38. Though it certainly helped that Logan was a [[https://www.si.com/college/arkansas/hogs-news/miz-wwe-logan-paul-wrestlemania natural heel]] and a great athlete who competed in amateur wrestling back in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRGPP977J-w high school]].

* The Miz did another amazing thing with Logan Paul during their [[https://twitter.com/LoganPaul/status/1553793582854725632 one-on-one match]] at [=SummerSlam=] 2022. Mizanin successfully managed to have [[https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/1553545070317473792 people]] [[RootingForTheEmpire cheer]] [[TheScrappy Logan]] as a [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap face]], which was no easy feat considering Logan's [[{{Hatedom}} reputation]]!

* On the 4/17/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, The Miz and Seth Rollins [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DklolLbL0b4 wind it back]] with a banger of a match like it's the Backlash 2018 days. In particular, Miz's rolling double DDT was a thing of beauty.
* On the 5/29/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, The Miz recently had another [[https://twitter.com/WresCentral/status/1663595779276013569 classic]] against Ricochet[[note]](who has been previously established on this very page as a wrestler who holds Mike in high esteem)[[/note]]. He did [[CombatParkour high-flying moves]] that [[TookALevelInBadass he used to couldn't do]] like a [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho Codebreaker]] into a rolling DDT, a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huracan_Ramirez#Professional_wrestling_career Hurricanrana]], and a flying crossbody in that one match.

* On the 8/7/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, during their eventful promo battle, the Miz calls [[Wrestling/LAKnight L.A. Knight]] a [[FlashInThePanFad "Flash in the Pan"]], [[MonsterOfTheWeek "Flavor of the Month"]] wrestler before also claiming he's an "Wrestling/AttitudeEra {{Fanboy}} playing {{Cosplay}}" in his ring. Then, after [[BadassBoast listing down all of his own accolades]] in the last 20 years, Miz asks L.A.: [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "What have you done]] [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dHHb00t-_iw for the past 20 years?!"]]
** Outside of the ad-free first 45 minutes, the L.A. Knight vs. Miz segment got [[https://twitter.com/BrandonThurston/status/1689029834888871937 the highest ratings of the quarter-hour for the 8/7/23 edition of Monday Night RAW]], crossing into the 10:00 PM hour.

* On the 8/29/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, Miz comes out and does a hilarious [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxlHYaRnvzM impression of L.A. Knight]] highlighting how much he has cribbed from [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] and Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin by demonstration instead of words.

* On the 10/31/23 edition of Monday Night RAW, the Miz delivers another [[https://twitter.com/Slappa_WWE/status/1719188300056101151 scathing promo]] to the current Intercontinental Champion [[Wrestling/{{Walter}} Gunther]]. He even had the rest of the Imperium [[CollateralDamage catch strays]] from his impressive [[https://twitter.com/Vick_8122/status/1719166389947171015 trash-talking skills]] for good measure.
** 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 1.6 million 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 during 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]].

* 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 2023 Michael Cole]] into [[LoonyFan 2011]] [[https://twitter.com/HaangEmHiigh/status/1726799072479039814 Michael Cole]] again.

* [[https://twitter.com/aaronrift/status/1736931198784483630 Huge defense]] by [[https://twitter.com/awesomePuro/status/1737067750709719462 Gunther against The Miz]] on the 12/18/23 edition of Monday Night RAW. Their high-stakes banger of a rematch ended up [[EvenBetterSequel being better]] and [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel more dramatic]] than the [[https://twitter.com/CrispyWrestlin/status/1736932219724144997 first match]].

** This Website/TikTok edit of the [[https://www.tiktok.com/@ktvtapes/video/7265162284916329771 Miz's]] [[https://twitter.com/mikesthewiz/status/1691556206136160595 promo]] goes hard.

** 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 [[RiotGrrrl difference]] [[LargeHam between]] [[OddFriendship them]] yet she still views him as a wrestler she admires.

* Most of Miz's exploits from 2014 to 2015 as the [[HollywoodHypeMachine Hollywood A-Lister]] went to either him putting over his ObviousStuntDouble Wrestling/DamienSandow (who worked at the time as "Damien Mizdow"), taking a hiatus filming one of many ''Film/TheMarine'' sequels, hosting [[TalkShowWithFists Miz TV]], or being part of multi-man tag-team matches. It was during this [[AudienceAlienatingEra quiet period]] that he was helping others (mostly Sandow) have their own ''Moments of Awesome'' instead of being in the limelight himself.

** Gunther himself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voo2J7acQBc dug deep]] and did a Power Bomb, a [[Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada Rainmaker]] (ripcord lariat), and a second Power Bomb on the Miz to put him down.
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* The 3/7/11 RAW. Wrestling/JohnCena is continuing the verbal feud between himself and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] - which essentially means that Miz, in-universe, has been DemotedToExtra despite being scheduled to headline ''[=WrestleMania=]'' in a match with Cena for the WWE Championship. Miz, naturally, is [[DudeWheresMyRespect less than thrilled about this,]] so he ostensibly decides to boycott RAW until his [=WrestleMania=] match, or when people start paying attention to him instead of Cena/Rock. Until Cena tries to cut the promo at the end of the show. In comes Miz out of nowhere, bashes Cena's face in ''twice'' with the championship belt, and follows that shocking action with a blistering promo that railed on the fanbase for disrespecting him and featured this '''epic''' BadassBoast that actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88hC_dfS1Ns channeled]] a bit of heel!Rocky himself.

* Most of Miz's exploits from 2014 to 2015 as the [[HollywoodHypeMachine Hollywood A-Lister]] went to either him putting over his ObviousStuntDouble Wrestling/DamienSandow (who worked at the time as "Damien Mizdow"), taking a hiatus filming one of many ''Film/TheMarine'' sequels, or being part of multi-man tag-team matches. It was during this [[AudienceAlienatingEra quiet period]] that he was helping others (mostly Sandow) have their own ''Moments of Awesome'' instead of being in the limelight himself.

* Most of Miz's exploits from 2014 to 2015 as the Hollywood A-Lister went to either him putting over his ObviousStuntDouble Wrestling/DamienSandow (who worked at the time as "Damien Mizdow"), taking a hiatus filming one of many ''Film/TheMarine'' sequels, or being part of multi-man tag-team matches. It was during this period that he was helping others (mostly Sandow) have their own ''Moments of Awesome'' instead of being in the limelight himself.

* [[https://twitter.com/aaronrift/status/1736931198784483630 Huge defense by Gunther against The Miz]] on the 12/18/23 edition of Monday Night RAW. Their high-stakes banger of a rematch ended up [[EvenBetterSequel being better]] and [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel more dramatic]] than the [[https://twitter.com/CrispyWrestlin/status/1736932219724144997 first match]].

** 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, particularly when he did a Skull-Crushing Finale on Gunther off of the second rope.

** 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.

* Most of Miz's exploits from 2014 to 2015 as the Hollywood A-Lister went to either him putting over his ObviousStuntDouble Wrestling/DamienSandow (as "Damien Mizdow", taking hiatuses filming one of many ''Film/TheMarine'' sequels, or being part of multi-man tag-team matches. It was during this period that he was helping others (mostly Sandow) have their own Moments of Awesome instead of being in the limelight himself.

* 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.

* Rhea Ripley, the NXT Women's Champion as of December 2019 and the Raw Women's Champion as of [=WrestleMania=] 39 as of November 2023, 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]]

** 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 [[PerkyGoth difference]] [[LargeHam between]] [[BuddyCopShow them]] yet she still views him as a wrestler she admires.

* [[https://twitter.com/aaronrift/status/1736931198784483630 Huge defense by Gunther against The Miz]] on the 12/19/23 edition of Monday Night RAW. Their high-stakes banger of a rematch ended up [[EvenBetterSequel being better]] and [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel more dramatic]] than the [[https://twitter.com/CrispyWrestlin/status/1736932219724144997 first match]].