Donald Wood: Recently, you have been working with Damien Mizdow in one of the most entertaining storylines in the company. The fans have really bought into the stunt double gimmick and love it, but there was serious tension teased as the Royal Rumble. What does the future hold for Miz and Mizdow and how much longer do you see the relationship lasting?
The Miz: It’s funny that every sees to see this tension brewing between Mizdow and myself. The fact is that Damian is a stunt double. What was he doing before he met me? Nothing. He was crazy, he was barely on TV, and he never had a championship. Since he has been with me I have brought him to the promise land. I have made him relevant. I have made people cheer for him and love him. The reason why they are cheering for him is because he is an extension of me. If you watch him he is doing everything I do. So in a sense, everyone is cheering for me. So teasing this and that and the other thing, as long as Damian keeps doing what he is doing then that is completely fine with me. As long as he knows his place and where he stands. If he starts thinking that he is better than his place then we will start having problems.
Mike Chiari: You and Damien Mizdow have consistently been one of the best parts of WWE programming over the past several months due largely to the dynamic you guys have and how the crowd reacts to it. Talk a little bit about why you guys are able to play off each other so well and how you’re able to help each other in terms of furthering your characters.
The Miz: It’s because I can play off of anyone and I am an amazing actor as well as a sport entertainer. I am a seasoned vet, I’ve been in WWE for ten years and I can make anybody look good. That is exactly what I am doing with Damian right now. I am making him look a million bucks, like the star that he could finally be. The problem is that if Damian decides that he is a bigger star than he really is, he is going to have a problem. Look at anyone that has been attached to me as a tag team partner, where are they at now? Look where Alex Riley is. You think he just wants to be in the preshow? No. Every Superstar wants to be in the main event of WrestleMania and do the things that I have done. If they over step their boundaries then they are going to have a problem. As long as Damian doesn’t overstep his boundaries, than he will be ok.
Brandon Galvin: I grew up and still am addicted to Real World and The Challenge and rooting for you to beat everybody. With WWE recently announcing 1 million subscriptions for the WWE Network and always looking for fun and original content, do you think WWE should hold its own version of The Challenge pitting WWE Superstars against each other? And if so, what type of format would you like to see and who would win?
The Miz: That would be very, very interesting show. That would be a lot of fun. Back when I did the Real World, it was so much fun back then. I was in my twenties, I got to go to these exotic locations, and preform these incredible challenges. To bring it to WWE would be incredible. I’m so proud of the WWE network and what it has accomplished. To get a million subscribers in the time it has been around is incredible. I love the content and think WWE is doing a fantastic job with keeping it new and relevant. They are giving you everything you want to see and more like the Monday Night Wars. I remember those growing up as a teenager and now I can watch them wherever and however I want with the WWE network. I think everyone has a great opportunity to check it out this month since this month is free.
Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
