Line #36 Funny/TheMiz


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4	* When Miz won the WWE heavyweight title for the first time in 2010, the camera focused on a "disgruntled little girl distraught with the outcome". This gave birth to the meme known as [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-miz-girl "The Miz Girl"]].
5	* The Miz, at a house show, is trying to get the crowd to quiet down so he can do his catch phrase uninterrupted. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j021FEiXzEQ Which results in the crowd jeering louder every time the mic approaches his mouth.]]
6	* Miz, Wrestling/{{Christian}} and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] are arguing over who got screwed the most during the Capitol Punishment PPV, on Raw the following night, the argument [[HamToHamCombat dissolves into...well, into]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLYGcKHeRh4 this.]]
7	* Raw 9/3/12, the Miz is put on commentary duty for the night. The very things that make him annoying normally make him absolutely hilarious as a commentator. You can tell the guy's having a blast. And he actually manages to ''not'' talk about himself for most of it.
8	** So much so that he was part of the Commentary Team for Wrestling/WWEMainEvent for a while.
9	* The commercial for Survivor Series 2012 involves Miz having a bucket list. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It must be seen to be believed]].
10	* Raw 12/3/12; having performed a HeelFaceTurn, he manages to be quite funny as he calls out Wrestling/CMPunk. Including getting the crowd to chant that Wrestling/PaulHeyman is a walrus.
11	** Along with that, when CM Punk demands that he and the fans apologize to Heyman, Miz says "Okay...[[BackhandedApology I'm sorry that you're a REALLY REALLY big walrus]]!"
12	* Two Words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhTsZg3F6QM Miz-co Inferno.]] If you notice toward the end, he actually [[WardrobeMalfunction split his pants]]. Bonus points for JBL and Cole being absolutely oblivious to what "twerking" actually is (they describe almost everything he does as twerking, but are oddly silent when he actually twerks).
13	* The Miz heard that Damien Mizdow was doing a commercial and barged his way into said commercial. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAqEsDdjqO4 This is the hilarious result.]]
14	* Miz and his wife Maryse send Finn Bálor a [[https://mobile.twitter.com/FinnBalor/status/771377878776815617 Get Well Soon card]].
15	* Prior to his hot Talking Smack promo against Wrestling/DanielBryan, the Miz "starred" in a KFC [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad6GqK5_4yU commercial]] as a chicken battling against a buff Colonel Sanders played by Wrestling/DolphZiggler. [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer No, seriously]].
16	** Like the Miz said himself on Instagram, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BJdiaGzBD7g/ "I'm an actor!"]]
17	* The Miz [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UddAr0Wr2I pointing out]] that while Wrestling/AJStyles was in Japan growing his hair out like [[Series/AmericasNextTopModel America's Next Top]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady Soccer Mom]], he was [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable beating]] Wrestling/JohnCena before beating John Cena was even cool [[Wrestling/WrestleMania on the grandest stage of them all]].[[note]]Actually, back in April 2011, AJ Styles was still wrestling in Wrestling/{{TNA}} as the leader of Wrestling/{{Fortune}}, but of course Wrestling/{{WWE}} would rather not talk about [[CanonDiscontinuity AJ's stint in TNA]].[[/note]]
18	** AJ made the soccer mom quip work even better with his [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4c/3e/67/4c3e67dd04842c9cc961e4f1801e9e1b.png wide-eyed reaction]]. He then offered an excellent retort by talking about how he knocked Miz's teeth out the last time they faced in Memphis and asking Maryse if her husband were [[DoubleEntendre "performing"]] with a limp.
19	** This segment is made even funnier with John [[https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/821529011700502530 acting]] as an [[GoodAngelBadAngel instigator]] for both of them.
20	--->'''John Cena:''' (to Miz) OH SNAP! Are you going to let him talk to you like that? Talk to you and your wife like that? Step up, bro.
21	* On a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMibGMpLA7o December 2016 House Show]], the Miz reacts hilariously to marks chanting, "Miz can't wrestle!" and [[SmartMark smarks]] rebutting, "Yes he can!" by at first turning around from time to time, dancing to the beat of the chants, then doing a [[HeadBanger head bang]].
22	* "Total Bellas Bull S***". ''Full stop.'' Miz and Maryse mock Wrestling/JohnCena and [[Wrestling/BellaTwins Nikki Bella]], turning their life into an over-the-top parody.
23	* Dean Ambrose was his guest on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMlpeFHyrG0 12/6/16 edition of Miz TV]] and he wasn't able to win the WWE World Championship, so the Miz decided to give him a gift. [[spoiler: A participation award.]]
24	** The icing on the cake is the fans chanting "You deserve it!" while Dean is visibly trying [[{{Corpsing}} not to laugh]].
25	* The Miz [[IgnoreTheFanservice ignores]] [[MsFanservice Maryse's]] attempts to [[ReadyForLovemaking seduce him]] in favor of playing [[UsefulNotes/FantasySports Fantasy Football]] on this Series/TotalDivas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pdHT3siSY clip]].
26	* On the 6/5/17 edition of Raw, Miz and Maryse [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZB68JpR_5c celebrated]] his 7th Intercontinental Championship win with balloons, wine, and a [[DancingBear bear mascot]] that neither of them ordered, so Miz [[https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/871910640897544192 attacked]] him, [[WrongGenreSavvy believing]] he was Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, only to discover he wasn't. From there, Miz said to the man in the bear suit that at least he had the privilege of being beaten up by the Intercontinental Champion. [[EngineeredHashtag #Mizbear]]
27	** Afterwards, Miz attacked a huge gift box with [[https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/871911004384272384 a steel chair, a tackle, and an elbow drop]] in true [[Wrestling/RicFlair Nature Boy]] fashion, [[ParanoiaFuel thinking]] that Dean is lurking inside. It turned out to be a grandfather clock that Maryse bought for her husband. After she left in tears, Miz called Ambrose out, only for the Lunatic Fringe to end up being the [[InUniverseCamera camera]] [[https://twitter.com/WWE/status/871912476836741120 man]] and laying [[ButtMonkey Mizanin]] down with a Dirty Deeds.
28	** It was also during this segment that Miz [[https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/871910683679633408 buried]] "You Deserve It!" chants.
29	** Earlier before the segment, the Miz and Maryse [[https://twitter.com/EllisMbeh/status/871908250660286464 see]] the [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight unconscious body]] of [[Wrestling/EnzoAndCass Big Cass]] in a pile of wreckage on their way to the ring. They walk off as if [[BystanderSyndrome nothing happened]].
30	* On a [[https://twitter.com/KashMann27/status/880424471961546752 June 2017]] [[https://twitter.com/SeanWelchPhotos/status/883737398055763969 house show]], with the Miz partnering with Wrestling/SamoaJoe to face against former [[Wrestling/TheShield Shield]] teammates Dean Ambrose and Wrestling/SethRollins, Rollins calls and mimes that the Miz is a chicken, which makes the crowd start a [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken "K! F! C!"]] chant.
31	** This serves as a great [[CallBack callback]] to a certain KFC commercial involving the Miz and Dolph Ziggler.
32	* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5xCjLHhLUU My son is a WWE superstar]], Miz's parents talk about his childhood and how he got into the business. While his mother is your normal mom that supports her son 100%, [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Miz's dad ]][[WellDoneSonGuy on the ]][[DeadpanSnarker other hand...]]
33	** Miz's dad was so well liked by the fans that they have compared him to Zack Ryder's dad and even got a David Flair style titantron.
34	** Miz also revealed in an interview that his dad calls after a match and will say "Why don't you get an entrance like the Undertaker? Your entrance doesn't even have pyro". He also said to Miz at one point "Why don't you do any of that stuff Evan Bourne does?"
35	** Here is Miz sharing some more [[https://streamable.com/f0o97 hilariously embarrassing moments with his dad]] with R-truth and Wrestling/CurtisAxel at table for 3.
36	* The [[https://twitter.com/WWE/status/904543245757239296 promo]] that the Miz and the Miztourage made against [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Jeff]] and Wrestling/MattHardy was gold, putting in references like Jeff's [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel outdated fashion choices]] and Matt's [[Funny/MattHardy Broken Gimmick]] (the "Delete Delete Delete" chants were countered by "Restore Restore Restore" chants and Jeff was called "Brother Zero"). He finishes the promo off with an acapella rendition of the Music/{{Pantera}} song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-V8kYT1pvE "I'm Broken"]].
37	* His Snickers commercial where he acts all nice and friendly to a homeless guy he picks up in his limo, with Maryse being completely confused with this new attitude. [[https://youtu.be/LUnzjhPGTRI It has to be seen to be believed.]]
38	* On the go-home RAW to TLC 2017, Miz is hyping up his team in their locker room for their match versus Wrestling/TheShield...only to wonder where Curtis Axel is. Cue Wrestling/BraunStrowman telling Miz that he [[{{Troll}} "encouraged"]] Axel to go after The Shield solo, [[ForegoneConclusion which is funny]] [[CurbStompBattle enough by itself]], but Miz's absolutely ''[[OhCrap resigned]]'' look on his face is hilarious, [[ThisIsGonnaSuck knowing that he's not gonna like what he sees]] [[https://youtu.be/9_uiAskh2_E?t=2m51s when he finds Axel.]]
39	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6qmF9Dyac Miz utterly taking Sam Roberts to the verbal woodshed]] for not booking him on his show in the run-up to RAW 25.
40	--> '''Miz:''' RAW 25 is this Monday at the Barclay's Center and Manhattan Center. Sam will be there. [[ButtMonkey Nobody will care.]]
41	* The Miz showing how [[TwoDecadesBehind old]] he is in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbaO2doGf3U video]] with Wrestling/AlexaBliss where he refers to a [[SpectacularSpinning fidget spinner]] as a [[EntertaininglyWrong "fitbit"]] in order to fit in with what the kids are doing nowadays.
42	* In the Gauntlet match leading up to the 2018 Elimination Chamber, Miz comes out second to last, defeats Finn Bálor...[[OhCrap and then realizes, after all that, he still has to face]] Wrestling/BraunStrowman. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL7WJYpi9LA You can practically see the five stages of grief playing out on his face.]]
43	* The [[{{Schemer}} maniacal]] [[https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/973359731002748928 look]] that the [[SmugSnake Miz]] had when his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDYe8sTmZkg plans]] to pit Wrestling/FinnBalor and Wrestling/SethRollins against each other started to succeed.
44	** Miz also used the Indy names of Seth and Finn in another [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBasr9w82jU promo]] of his, calling them [[IHaveManyNames Tyler Black]] and [[AccidentalMisnaming Prince ""Nevitt"]][[note]]It's actually Prince Devitt[[/note]] respectively.
45	* After Team Awe-ska (Miz and [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]]) beat Team Little Big (Wrestling/BraunStrowman and Wrestling/AlexaBliss), the [[AmusingInjuries totally tired and aching Miz]] ended up on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjM1i4NL_zU floor]] after (what he [[IMeantToDoThat claims as]]) his DeliberateInjuryGambit while celebrating with his energetic tag team partner, who was none the worse for wear.
46	** Really just about everything involving Team Awe-ska is hilarious, such as The Miz admonishing Asuka for hugging Naomi, going as far as to declare “There’s no hugging in wrestling” and provoking Asuka to give him a hard chop in the chest only to whine to her that it would leave a mark.
47	* So after Cleveland pays tribute to their hometown boy in a [[https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/978356900831154176 respectful fashion]], what does he say in his first promo back home? [[https://twitter.com/WWE/status/978436378110275585 "I live in L.A."]]. What a heel.
48	* The Miz gets a [[https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/983427766090649601 little absurd]] when he gets hungry in his latest Snickers commercial. ACTING!
49	* During a Miz TV segment with Wrestling/RandyOrton and Wrestling/JeffHardy, Randy [[https://youtu.be/0s3xCPd3sWw?t=1m36s visibly]] [[{{Corpsing}} corpses]] after hearing Miz say to him, "Randy Orton is ninth on a Top Ten List on Smackdown? Ninth? Ninth? Randy Orton, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny ninth doesn't even get you a medal!]]"
50	* Wrestling/XavierWoods referring to Miz as [[Manga/{{Naruto}} "Hokage Miz"]] due to his [[https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZtPtSn2Pg/?hl=en ridiculous outfit]] during an interview segment with Wrestling/TheNewDay on Miz TV.
51	** Even funnier, the Miz then botched the name of VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}, calling it [[AccidentalMisnaming "Fortline"]] instead.
52	* The Miz's red [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hokage]]-like [[http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/04/08/the-miz-naruto-wrestlemania-34-wwe/ outfit]] is funny enough on its own. But the [[https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1001627095355699200 backstage]] [[https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/1001626622792011776 segment]] he performed with [[Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} The]] [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Bar]] where he [[BlindWeaponmaster chops]] and [[HandicappedBadass deflects]] [[ImprobableWeaponUser pancakes]] while [[BlindfoldedVision blindfolded]] with his [[YourEyesCanDeceiveYou ninja headband]] is just pure art. ''The Miz is training to unlock his [[MagicEye Byakugan]],'' as one Twitter user put it.
53	* Although most fans felt ripped off and confused over the short, barely over two minutes SquashMatch of Bryan vs. Miz at ''Super Showdown'', the ensuing HurricaneOfPuns was ''almost'' worth the unusual [[UnusualEuphemism ''small package'']] finish. Bryan proudly [[https://twitter.com/WWEDanielBryan/status/1048548724857868288 tweeted]] out that [[EmbarrassingNickname #MrSmallPackage]] had [[HoYay struck again]] while Miz [[https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/1048688056402886657 tweeted]] in response that he's too [[BiggerIsBetterInBed ''big of a man'']] for Bryan's [[TeenyWeenie ''small package'']].
54	* The Miz during the 10/9/18 edition of Miz TV describes [[FriendlyTarget Daniel Bryan]] to AJ Styles as [[WorthyOpponent "a different opponent"]] who [[KnightInShiningArmor "doesn't use psychological warfare"]], [[CodeOfHonour "won't attack you from behind"]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking "if he goes to your house]] [[NiceGuy he's going to tend to your garden"]], eliciting laughter from the crowd. He then introduces Bryan as an honorable boy scout before [[GoodIsBoring snoring]] in the middle of his introduction.
55	* On [=WrestleMania=] 35, Miz's Dad actually did the old-timey [[GoodOldFisticuffs "put up your dukes"]] pose against Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon to protect his son in an equal parts heartwarming and ill-advised fashion (he isn't exactly an ActionDad). This naturally led to people [[MemeticMutation making]] [[https://nexter.org/the-mizs-dad-is-absolutely-mental-8-best-memes-from-wrestlemania-35 memes]] out of it.
56	* We've come full circle. [[https://twitter.com/sekhmet621/status/1206637097676943393 Miz has become the Miz girl]]. For those who don't understand the context, this is when Miz is fighting Bray Wyatt at TLC 2019, and Bray is coming out in his "Firefly Funhouse" gimmick complete with the happy theme song.
57	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d0REnI_8zc/ MC MIZ and Johnny Drip Drip's 2020 diss track]] on The Usos & The New Day. It has to be heard to be believed. Miz and Morrison likely would've used it for their [=WrestleMania=] 36 entrance had the COVID-19 Pandemic not stepped in
58	* Wrestling/TylerBreeze vs. The Miz for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_mmb21deBA UpUpDownDown Championship]] on 7/14/20. Not only was Miz [[ParentingTheHusband scolded by Maryse]] like a [[HenpeckedHusband little boy]] for being noisy while playing video games; Tyler also retained and [[AddingInsultToInjury talked mad smack]] at Miz for good measure. The top comment on the video even takes Wrestling/AJStyles' quote about Wrestling/MichelleMcCool during his feud with Wrestling/TheUndertaker and attributes it to Breeze for everything he says and does after the scolding:
59	-->Your wife is going to [[AwfulWeddedLife run you]] [[ExtremeDoormat into the ground]], and I'm gonna [[DoubleEntendre help]] [[{{Cuckold}} her]].
60	* This [[https://twitter.com/BenGCP/status/1329974495197609984 tweet]] that [[https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/1329976822981746688 Miz]] retweeted that mixed [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage's]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 Mortal Kombat]] ending with [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnUEwLVUYAAfdaS.jpg a picture of the Miz]].
61	** Then there's this [[https://twitter.com/OSWreview/status/1365391355246174210 tweet]] and [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evhs2pEXIAIluhH.jpg picture]] of the Miz with the original[[note]]Motion Capture actor of[[/note]] [[Characters/MortalKombatJohnnyCage Johnny Cage]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Pesina Daniel Pesina]].
62	** Then there's this [[https://twitter.com/noobde/status/1386064824900067328 tweet]] by Creator/EdBoon himself [[ApprovalOfGod backing]] Miz up when he [[https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/1385693108638154755 said]] he should be Johnny Cage in the sequel to the [[Film/MortalKombat2021 2021 Mortal Kombat movie]].
63	* After his loss to Gran Metalik, Miz was in a funk because of his loss at TLC meant that he failed his Money in the Bank cash-in opportunity. Or so he thought? Adam Pearce comes in with the briefcase, telling that Miz's case about it being an invalidated cash-in because it was John Morrison who did the cash-in for him, not Miz was taking under consideration. Adam says that Miz was correct and was given back the briefcase and the opportunity. Both Miz and Morrison celebrate like they just got a [=PlayStation 5=] for Christmas.
64	** It's funnier when you consider the body language of both men when Adam gave it back. Like their argument of it being invalidated cash in was simply a last ditch effort, not thinking that it would work. To their pleasant surprise, it in fact worked and they couldn't believe it.
65	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGFGNMie2Ys "Hey Hey, Hop Hop"]] sounds [[ActuallyQuiteCatchy better]] than it has any right to be, but it's also quite the hilarious [[TheDissTrack diss track]] against Bad Bunny.
66	--> '''[[https://youtu.be/oGFGNMie2Ys?t=147 Miz:]]''' HakunaMatata. [[GratuitousSpanish Como te llamas?]][[note]]Translation: What's your name?[[/note]] [[PoirotSpeak Dos piñatas]][[note]]Translation: Two piñatas[[/note]]. [[Series/TheMuppetShow Waka Waka]].
67	* In the first few minutes of the "Trainwreck: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_1999 Woodstock '99"]] [[https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a40769147/woodstock-99-true-story/ documentary]] released in 2022, [[https://twitter.com/TheEyeOfGibson/status/1554963253054377985 many]] [[https://twitter.com/AyDeeEffHaitch/status/1554849924579213313 eagle-]][[https://twitter.com/Michael_Wef/status/1555066453489078272 eyed]] [[https://twitter.com/Lachmiesta316/status/1554783958399090688 Twitter]] [[https://twitter.com/vikki_devine/status/1555014871015718912 users]] were able to recognize a young [[EarlyBirdCameo Mike]] [[RetroactiveRecognition Mizanin]] [[https://twitter.com/aspynthemermaid/status/1555253671776092161 screaming]] part of the title of the documentary before the actual TitleDrop.
68	** An old friend of his that he took with him to the event inadvertently and retroactively [[https://twitter.com/megomoroney/status/307020706309369856 confirmed]] that it was him way back in 2013.[[note]]Apparently and ironically, he was [[UsefulNotes/StraightEdge straight edge]] at the time.[[/note]]
69	* Pat [=McAfee=] loves the annoying antics of the Miz and his "[[https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1554875501381967873 entertaining]] [[{{Kayfabe}} movie character]]" (which Pat likens to the Bob Evans character played by Creator/MatthewGoode in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtE4LP-BMR0 The Offer]]).
70	* The Miz [[SucksAtDancing dancing]] to [[https://twitter.com/thecashshit/status/1665913495152410624 Cody's]] and [[https://twitter.com/banksalorian/status/1665903666858020866 Dominik's]] themes on the 6-5-23 edition of Monday Night RAW is quite hilarious.
71	* During [[TalkShowWithFists Miz TV]], Miz did a hilarious MemeAcknowledgement of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSBLAb8S--Y Invisible John Cena meme]] in the 9/4/23 edition of Monday Night RAW. He was fully committed to the bit, to the point of even doing a [[https://twitter.com/WWEonFOX/status/1698882021110784019 Skull-Crushing Finale]] on "John".
72	* The Miz has a rant about being [[https://twitter.com/WrestleOps/status/1762269303561179137 stuck in a locker room]] backstage at the 2/26/24 Edition of ''Monday Night RAW'' while people are struggling to get him out. Don't worry, [[https://twitter.com/rlentini41/status/1762310687064314302 he's able to get out]] later and make it to the show.
73	* Him being the OnlySaneMan during R-Truth's Judgment Day storyline and subsequently the "Regeneration X" team. Miz is just bewildered that Truth, alongside Johnny Gargano and ''Tommaso Ciampa'' suggest that the best way to get revenge is to either dump slime on the group or feed them bread and suggest that it'd be better to take their tag team title belts.
74	* On the 4/16/24 RAW, Triple H has revealed the new World Tag Team Chamiponship belts to him and R-Truth. Truth is in disbelief...not at the titles but at Triple H (or "Tommaso") somehow making them magically appear. It takes Miz having to speak to him in French (they were in Montreal that night) before it clicks.

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