[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
He then debuted his new finisher, the Skull-Crushing Finale, and used it on Eugene. [70][71] On the 800th episode celebration of Raw, Miz and Morrison competed in a match against DX, and were defeated. After the match, Miz was interviewed by Renee Young, where Miz sarcastically responded by revealing Young and Ambrose's real life relationship, prompting her to slap Miz. [87] At Elimination Chamber, Miz again successfully defended his United States Championship against MVP after interference from Big Show, ending their feud. [262] McMahon would finally agree to the team proposal in December, turning Miz into a fan favorite for the first time since April 2014. [243] At WrestleMania 34 on April 8, Miz lost the Intercontinental title to Seth Rollins in a triple threat match also involving Finn Bálor, suffering his first pinfall loss at WrestleMania. [148], After a two-month absence, The Miz returned at Money in the Bank as a last-minute participant in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank contract match, won by John Cena. [159][160] During this feud, Ric Flair became his mentor and Miz adopted the figure-four leglock from Flair as a new finisher. [326] During Elimination Chamber on February 17, 2019 the couple announced that they were expecting their second child, due in September. How tall is Miz Cracker? The Miz", "5/8 WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS: Keller's report on Money in the Bank season kicking off with qualifying matches including Bryan-Rusev, Hardy-Miz, Charlotte-Royce", "Braun Strowman won the Men's Money in the Bank Ladder Match", "The Miz says he will not face Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam", "THE MIZ VS. DANIEL BRYAN SET FOR WWE SUMMERSLAM", Wrestling Observer Newsletter Figure-Four Online, "WWE SummerSlam 2018 matches, card, location, date, start time, predictions PPV rumors", "8/21 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Bludgeon Brothers vs. New Day in a No DQ match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy, Becky Lynch explains her actions at SummerSlam, AJ Styles interview", "The Miz & Maryse def.
[62] He was nominated at Cyber Sunday to face CM Punk for the ECW Championship. At the pay-per-view, Tucker betrayed Otis by hitting him with the briefcase, allowing Miz to pin Otis and claim the briefcase for himself, thus making Miz the third wrestler to win the briefcase twice, and the second not to do so in the ladder match. [103] Over the next few weeks, The Miz made various, unsuccessful attempts at cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on the WWE Champion Sheamus, as the matches were continually interrupted by other wrestlers before the matches could occur, which meant that he retained the contract for future use. [23] In 2009, Mizanin appeared on two episodes of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, which were both aired on September 29. 3338. [67] Miz competed in a battle royal on the pre-show of WrestleMania XXIV, but was unsuccessful in winning after being eliminated by Jamie Noble. [158] The Miz then began a feud with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro after Cesaro insulted America. Raw 2009 and appears in every WWE video game since, with his latest appearance being WWE 2K Battlegrounds.
[318] In 2015, he starred in the WWE Studios Christmas film Santa's Little Helper. [22] Since then, he had become a mainstay reunion host as well as the host of the The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars mini-series. On December 1, Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
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[186] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Miz and Mizdow lost by disqualification against The Usos after Miz hit Jimmy Uso with a Slammy Award. [165] He lost a triple threat match against Barrett and Chris Jericho on the March 18 episode of Raw,[166] but defeated Barrett in a non-title match to earn another shot at the title. [294] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, the duo lost the titles back to The New Day after Miz unsuccessfully defended the titles by himself in a triple threat match against Big E and Jey Uso ending their reign at 50 days. [156][157] At the event on November 18, he eliminated Wade Barrett before being eliminated by Alberto Del Rio; his team would also go onto lose. [121] The following night on Raw, the Anonymous Raw General Manager denied The Miz's request for another WWE Championship match; Miz blamed Riley for being unable to regain the championship. [295] At Money in the Bank the following month, Miz and Morrison unsuccessfully attempted to regain the championship in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake). [270] At the event, Miz was again narrowly defeated. [260] At the event, Team SmackDown lost to Team Raw. [312]
[98] Miz had a tumultuous relationship with Bryan, who was eliminated from NXT on May 11, although he returned the following week to attack Miz. [140][141] Miz would be the first entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, scoring two eliminations and lasting over 45 minutes before he was eliminated by Big Show. [220], On January 31 episode of SmackDown, Miz was revealed as one of the participants of the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[221] which took place on February 12, where Miz lost after John Cena eliminated him. [314], Mizanin played a small role in the film The Campaign in 2012.
Perhaps a unique record in itself, two of his Intercontinental Championship reigns have lasted for only a single day. [297][298] At Backlash, the duo competed for Strowman's title in a two-on-one handicap match, but lost. WWE Power Couple The Miz and Maryse Welcome Daughter Monroe Sky, "The Miz Opens up About Being a Dad: Baby Has 'So Much Control over Me, "A Sibling for Monroe! Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
Michael Gregory Mizanin was born on October 8, 1980[2] in Parma, Ohio,[2][4] where he was raised. Miz would then set his sights on the United States Championship. Following a brief absence from television, The Miz returned on the March 9 episode of SmackDown! [191] On the April 20 episode of Raw, Miz defeated Mizdow in a match where the winner retained the Miz brand, with help from Summer Rae.[192]. After a seven-year-long absence from The Challenge, Mizanin returned to the reality show on April 4, 2012 as the host of The Battle of the Exes season finale event and reunion special.
[153] Miz failed to regain the title from Kingston in two rematches—at Hell in a Cell and on the November 6 episode of SmackDown. [224], On April 10, Miz was drafted to the Raw brand along with Maryse as part of the Superstar Shake Up, where they made their debut on the same night dressed as Cena and Nikki, before being confronted by the Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, who was also drafted to Raw in the Superstar Shake-up. [90] On the June 14 episode of Raw, The Miz defeated R-Truth, John Morrison and Zack Ryder in a fatal four-way match to win the United States Championship for the second time and retained the championship against R-Truth at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view. [39][40][41], After the end of the Diva Search competition, The Miz began wrestling as a villain, making his in-ring debut with win over Tatanka on the September 1 episode of SmackDown!. In 2004, he appeared on the Bravo reality show Battle of the Network Reality Stars,[13][19] in which his team finished second.
[114] This made their reign the shortest in the championship's history. [240][241] In the semi-finals on March 20, they defeated the team of Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss to qualify for the finals.
The Miz remained undefeated for the first three months post his debut. [13][20] His partner was his former girlfriend and castmate, Trishelle Cannatella, and the two won the competition. The following year, he participated in WWE Tough Enough, a wrestling reality show where the winner is awarded a WWE contract worth US$1,000,000.
the January 31, episode of SmackDown,[288] Miz and Morrison won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from The New Day at Super ShowDown. [283][284], On the January 3, 2020 episode of SmackDown, Miz blindsided Kofi Kingston after being defeated in a match against him and subsequently lashed out at the audience after being booed, turning heel in the process.
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