Tag: The Miz

Axiom vs. The Miz set for next WWE SmackDown

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A singles match is set for next week’s SmackDown.

Friday’s show saw The Miz and Kit Wilson talk about their recent losses when Fraxiom came in. Axiom told Miz he assumed they were having bad luck due to being cursed by Danhausen. The Miz denied this and after he got embarassed about not supporting his basketball team told Axiom he would embarass him next week when SmackDown heads to Barcelona, Axiom’s hometown.

Miz & Wilson have continued to feel the effects of Danhausen’s curse following Backlash, where they lost to Danhausen and his mini, Minihausen, in a tag team match. Last week’s SmackDown had The Miz challenge Trick Williams in the latter’s home state of South Carolina, but came up short.

Meanwhile, Danhausen has continued to experiment with something, or someone, though it remains to be see what that would entail. Nick Aldis attempted to find out what Danhausen was up to on Friday’s show, only for the lights to go out again.

WWE begins their European tour on Thursday when they head to Liverpool, followed by Barcelona on Friday. The following Monday, Raw will be in Turin while SmackDown will be in Bologna, Italy.

WWE SmackDown (May 29)

  • Axiom vs. The Miz

Update on WWE’s tag team division plans | Exclusive

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Bryan Alvarez has an update on WWE looking to rebuild its tag team division.

On Wednesday, False Finish HQ reported that WWE is looking to rebuild the division from within, while also possibly signing tag teams from other promotions in the near future.

Alvarez wrote to his subscribers on X that he’s been told WWE doesn’t have much interest in outside tag teams at the moment and is looking instead to focus on newly made teams such as The Miz and Kit Wilson, as well as bringing tag teams from NXT up to the main roster.

Alvarez wrote:

“Also, regarding tag teams, we are told WWE does not really have much interest in outside tag teams at the time, but there are newly-made teams on TV like Miz & Kit that will remain tag teams, and a few teams in NXT likely called up soon as well.”

Several tag teams and tag team wrestlers were part of WWE roster cuts revealed following WrestleMania 42 last month.

Those who have recently departed the company include Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston of New Day, who were reportedly granted their release after WWE requested they take a pay cut less than one year into a five-year deal they had signed.

Other recently departed tag teams and tag team wrestlers include Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin of the Motor City Machine Guns, every member of the Wyatt Sicks, as well as Jeff Cobb and Tonga Loa of the MFTs.

Danhausen & a mini clone defeat The Miz & Kit Wilson at WWE Backlash

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Danhausen’s mystery tag team partner was…a mini.

When it was time to reveal Danhausen’s mystery opponent on Saturday during Backlash, Danhausen’s cloning machine from SmackDown emerged. When the chamber door opened, a mini version of Danhausen came out, which caused Danhausen’s opponents The Miz and Kit Wilson to become elated. Although the two men were stronger than their smaller opponent, the mini Danhausen showcased some excellent lucha-style offense, surprising both. 

At one point, the Danhausen clone re-entered the machine. The cloning device made noises and when the chamber door re-opened more minis arrived, overwhelming Miz and Wilson. Miz tried to use a fire extinguisher at one point, but instead set it on himself due to being cursed. The mini-hausen wiped out Wilson with a dive, allowing Danhausen to connect with a kick to The Miz for the win.

Who was the mystery tag team partner?

Bryan Alvarez is reporting that Mascarita Dorada from AAA was Danhausen’s main tag team partner.

He additionally notes that Danhausen face painting booths will be set up at future WWE events.

A mystery tag team partner

Danhausen has been feuding with both The Miz and Wilson for weeks, with the turning point coming a few weeks ago in an in-ring segment. The Miz initially seemed interested in becoming Danhausen’s mentor, but it ended up being a trap as both Miz and Wilson laid out Danhausen. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis then told Danhausen he could face the two at Backlash, but would need a tag team partner. Danhausen came up with the idea for a clone after The Miz told him the only way he’d find a tag team partner is if he cloned himself.

Two new matches announced for WWE Backlash

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Two new matches are set for next weekend in Tampa.

On SmackDown, Sami Zayn brought the Gingerbread Man outfit to the ring and eventually became irate over being disrespected. He took out his frustrations on the Gingerbread Man outfit, ripping it apart. Trick Williams came to the ring for the “save” but somehow determined the Gingerbread Man was “injured” as if he were an actual physical being. Later backstage, Trick Williams appeared at WWE’s medical area and said Zayn had crossed a line, setting up their match for next Saturday.

Later, the announcers confirmed that the Gingerbread Man had “died” and a funeral would be held next week on SmackDown. 

Also on Friday, The Miz and Kit Wilson were once again fooled by Danhausen, falling for a trap they had set up for him and covering themselves in powder as a result. As Danhausen was throwing out merchandise, the two arrived and started to argue with one another, with The Miz saying he wanted to become Danhausen’s mentor. But it was all a trap as Miz laid out Danhausen with the skull crushing finale, leaving him laying.

Backstage, Nick Aldis told Danhausen he could face the two at Backlash, but would need a tag team partner.

WWE Backlash (May 9)

  • World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns defends against Jacob Fatu
  • United States Champion Trick Williams defends against Sami Zayn
  • IYO SKY vs. Asuka
  • Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker
  • The Miz & Kit Wilson vs. Danhausen and a tag team partner TBD

The Miz claims Maryse ‘never gets the credit that she deserves’ for WWE contributions

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The Miz claims Maryse does not get enough credit that she deserves for her WWE tenure as an in-ring competitor and other contributions.

Speaking with Complex Graps Wrestling Podcast, Miz discussed working with Maryse on-screen in WWE. He revisited their first meeting when he was the host of the now-defunct Divas Search. Miz proceeded to discuss the success of their reality series, Miz & Mrs, and proclaimed that Maryse does not receive the credit she deserves for her WWE contributions.

“Every time we are on camera together it just creates magic. It creates some sort of special moment that people talk about, that people remember.  And that’s a testament to, sure, me, but I tell you what, the more is Maryse. You want to talk about people getting flowers, she never gets her flowers. She never gets the credit that she deserves. When she was a Divas Champion, a Women’s Champion in WWE. This was a time when girls got maybe a minute on TV, and you had to get your character over, get people over, get people talking, get people booing, get people cheering, get people reacting. And she was able to do that in the minute, the two minutes that she would get.”

“And then moving on to Miz & Mrs and the Intercontinental Title run that we had. She was the reason Miz & Mrs came about and the success of Miz & Mrs.” 

Maryse was associated with WWE first from 2006 to 2011 and then later made sporadic appearances for segments with The Miz, and at times accompanied him for his matches. Her last WWE match was a tag team bout with The Miz against Edge and Beth Phoenix at the 2022 Royal Rumble. Maryse is also a two-time Divas Champion in her WWE career. 

Maryse has also been a part of a few vignettes on SmackDown in April this year amid Miz’s rivalry with Danhausen.

The Miz reveals The Rock praising him before WWE WrestleMania 27

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Wrestling veteran The Miz has opened up about once receiving praise from The Rock before WWE WrestleMania 27 for impersonating him.

Leading up to WrestleMania 27 in 2011, then WWE Champion The Miz was involved in a heated rivalry with John Cena. With The Rock also involved in the feud, fans during the March 14, 2011, episode of WWE Raw saw The Miz imitate The Rock.

Shortly after, it became a much-talked-about segment leading up to The Miz and Cena’s WrestleMania 27 rivalry, as well as The Rock’s presence there as the WrestleMania host.

Recently appearing on Games with Names with Julian Edelman, Miz recalled that segment and revealed how he received praise from The Rock after that.

“The week before (WrestleMania), I dressed up as The Rock. I remember going to Vince [McMahon] going, ‘This isn’t going to work. No one is going to believe I’m The Rock. I don’t look like The Rock. I have blue eyes. I’m not bald. I’m not a 6’7” Samoan.’ He’s like, ‘They’ll believe. It’s not going to work. ‘We’ll put a bald cap on you,'” The Min said.

“‘I’m still 6’5’. I’m built, but I’m not built. I ended up putting on a t-shirt, and The Rock’s music hits. The crowd goes nuts. In my head backstage, I’m going, ‘This is going to be horrible.’ As I’m about to walk out, Vince is going, ‘Wait!’ I hear the crowd start to come down,” he continued.

“‘Now.’ I walk out and did the best Rock impression I possibly could. As I’m walking out, there is another eruption, bigger than the one before. ‘How is this working? Do they not know that I’m not the Rock?’ I take the sunglasses off, and they pop again. ‘This is unbelievable.’ As I’m walking down, they start realizing it’s me, and the pop goes into a huge chorus of boos, which is exactly what we wanted. I beat up John Cena, cut a promo on Rock, fans, Cena, and we are ready for WrestleMania.”

He further revealed, “That day, I flew back to LA [Los Angeles], and I got a voicemail from The Rock. “That’s how you do it. That’s how you step up to the plate and hit a home run.’ He does not have to do this. He’s the Rock.”

At WWE WrestleMania 27, The Miz defeated Cena after interference from The Rock and retained his WWE Championship.

John Cena & Danhausen WWE WrestleMania 42 segment ‘evolved into something bigger’ 

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A member of Danhausen’s WWE WrestleMania group disclosed plans on how the segment came about. He detailed The Miz approaching them backstage with ideas to hype the comedic moment. 

In an interview with Rewind Recap Relive, Richard Fitzwell of MicroMania Midget Wrestling cited the initial plans for the Danhausen segment evolved as they ran through rehearsals. He cited that The Miz came up with the idea of the little people carrying him out of the ring after Danhausen’s attack, and did a trial run in the dressing room.

“It was phenomenal. It was supposed to be something simple, just walk out with him down the ramp and it evolved into something bigger.”

“We had The Miz come to our dressing room, he asked us if we could pick him up. He started that. Backstage, we lifted him up and he said, ‘Alright, I’m gonna go to production and see if we can add it to the skit.’ Then we went to rehearsal, John Cena was sidestage, Danhausen asked John Cena to be part of the production.”

“Then they asked if we would come into the ring and then one of the gentlemen gets pushed, and then one of our other guys punched Kit in the lower area, then we pummel him. Then, again, we go to Miz and carry him out.”

“So that was all built out, evolved, like I said – it was simple and then it evolved into something big. And to have John Cena out there, plus The Miz, and Danhausen, that’s like a dream come true.”

Fitzwell appreciated Cena and Triple H commending their work after the segment. He added that Triple H looked forward to their return for another collaboration in the company. 

“And then after the fact, John Cena and Triple H came to us and said, ‘What a great job and we would love to have you back in the future.'”

Later, Cena cited the Danhausen segment as one of his favorite moments from WWE WrestleMania 42.

John Cena calls Danhausen segment one of his favorite WWE WrestleMania moments ever

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John Cena’s hosting duties at WWE WrestleMania 42 on Night Two took an unexpected yet surprising turn with Danhausen’s inclusion. 

Cena tweeted a photo Danhausen shared years ago, with the caption that the WWE segment was one of his favorites from WrestleMania 42. 

“One of my favorite #WrestleMania moments ever. So happy we got an updated photograph together.” posted Cena. 

On Night Two, Cena’s hosting duty was interrupted by The Miz and Kit Wilson. Miz was frantic about his omission from having a WrestleMania moment. Cena shook hands with him and extended an invitation to comply with his request. Danhausen emerged with a group of little people dressed like him. 

He finally got his wish to meet Cena. The Miz, however, was left furious at the disrespect. The segment concluded with the little people attacking Wilson at Danhausen’s command. And he progressed to imitate Cena’s signature ‘You can’t see me’ phrase and hit the five knuckle shuffle on Miz with Cena’s approval.

The Miz’s issues with Danhausen stemmed from their first encounter on the March 6 edition of SmackDown. Danhausen’s eagerness for Miz to be his mentor was not well received and as a result he was cursed. 

Danhausen meets John Cena, confronts The Miz & Kit Wilson at WWE WrestleMania 42

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Danhausen has crashed WrestleMania 42.

Prior to Sunday’s main event, John Cena came out to announce the attendance numbers. Once he did that, The Miz and Kit Wilson arrived and said they wanted to create their own WrestleMania moment. Cena allowed them to, but was soon interrupted by Danhausen, who came to the ring with a group of little people dressed exactly like Danhausen.

The Miz and Wilson berated Danhausen and his group, leading him to curse both Miz and Wilson. One of the little people then proceeded to punch Wilson square in the genitals, sending him rolling out of the ring. Danhausen then punched Miz low as he looked at Cena, who gave him his blessing to do a five knuckle shuffle on Miz.

Danhaused then told Cena he couldn’t see him as pyro went off in the ring, seemingly his cue to vanish. But as usual, Danhausen’s plans didn’t go that way. Danhausen instead fled under the ring to end the segment.

Cena ended up announcing Sunday’s attendance as 55,255, combining both nights attendance at 106,072.

WWE reveals hosts for Hall of Fame ceremony

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Michael Cole and The Miz will be handling hosting duties for the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

Taking place on the eve of WrestleMania 42, the Hall of Fame ceremony will be held at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas this Friday night. It was announced today that Cole and Miz will be the hosts of the ceremony, which streams live on the ESPN app in the United States and on YouTube internationally with a start time of midnight Eastern/9 p.m. Pacific.

Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition, Sid Vicious, Bad News Brown, and Dennis Rodman are this year’s inductees. WWE will also honor Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant from WrestleMania III with the Immortal Moment Award, which was introduced in 2025 as a way to celebrate iconic matches from company history.

While Miz does not have a match at WrestleMania 42, he’s been helping to promote the show, including making an appearance on “American Idol” this week.

Friday is also the day that the Miz-hosted “American Gladiators” revival series premieres on Amazon Prime Video.

The Miz to host first-ever ‘WWEddings’ during WrestleMania week

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The Miz will be expanding duties as a WWE star during WrestleMania 42 week as he is set to officiate five weddings. 

ESPN issued a press release announcing that Miz will solemnize five weddings on April 16. The ceremonies are a part of their one-of-a-kind WWE themed wedding experience to celebrate WrestleMania’s debut on the ESPN App. The WWE superfans who will tie the knot will get access to photoshoots featuring championship belts, stars cutouts and WWE merch in addition to a ‘WWEdding’ certificate. 

Jo Fox, Senior Vice President of Marketing at ESPN commented: 

“At ESPN, we believe sports fandom is forever. For our first WrestleMania on the ESPN App, we wanted to give couples bound by their shared love of WWE and ready to say ‘I do’ a way to begin their next forever chapter by fully embracing everything they love together.”

The Miz added that since WrestleMania is synonymous with creating lifelong moments and experiences, this opportunity adds another layer to the spectacle for the fans.

“WrestleMania is known for delivering moments that last a lifetime, and for the first time ever, fans can make their love story part of the spectacle as we celebrate the first-ever WrestleMania as part of the ESPN family,” said WWE Superstar The Miz.

For couples who wish to participate, they will have to pre-register at tagteamforlife.com individually and obtain a marriage license from the State of Nevada. The ceremonies will take place on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The Miz is known for his flair and charisma when it comes to hosting events in and out of WWE. He will now play a special role in helping fans create a long-lasting, memorable wedding experience. 

That’s not all for The Miz, as the reboot for American Gladiators is set to premiere on April 17 and April 24, with him serving as the host. 

The Miz praises new WWE talent, says WrestleMania spot is harder to secure

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The Miz is impressed with the new talents on the WWE roster. The wrestlers who has been associated with the company for two decades commented on the progression of the WWE newcomers.

In an interview with Esteban Ramirez, The Miz talked about the stacked new additions to the roster that make securing a spot on the WrestleMania 42 match card difficult. He heaped praise on Oba Femi for receiving a positive reaction from the fans within his short time on the main roster.

“It’s harder than ever to literally try to be on the card of Wrestlemania 42. And the reason being is there are so many superstars, so many new and upcoming superstars that have just been blowing the roof off the place. Oba Femi, like it is not supposed to happen where a person walks into a WWE arena, whether it’s Raw or Smackdown, and everyone’s chanting your name right off the bat.” stated The Miz.

“That just doesn’t happen. It takes time to develop, but he’s developed so quickly and now he’s going up against Brock Lesnar and everyone’s excited about it. Everyone’s talking about it. I mean, you look at these new up and coming superstars. They are able to really lock in and do what we do on a fast pace. And it’s very difficult to do. And I’ve been excited. It brings a new lease, not a new lease on life, but like a new lease, a new excitement for me as a WWE superstar and being here for 20 years.”

Miz further added he was fascinated by Trick Williams’ interview skills, citing it as the best of his generation in WWE. 

“I was watching Trick’s interviews and I was like that takes time doing what we do in WWE. You practice at the Performance Center, they kind of show you the ropes. But to be able to go on television and media and be able to showcase your character, but also be likable to where people are like, I want to watch this guy. He does it better than most I’ve seen. Like it’s he’s done it the best I’ve seen in his generation, I guess you can say.” 

Femi relinquished the NXT Championship in December 2025 and made his main roster debut at the Royal Rumble this year. In the weeks that followed, he showed up on Raw and SmackDown to showcase his in-ring dominance before taking up Brock Lesnar’s open challenge for WrestleMania 42. 

On SmackDown, Williams has fans on their feet and rooting for him whenever he enters an arena. He too made his main roster debut in January this year. Following the events on the March 27 edition of SmackDown, Williams will get his first WrestleMania opportunity by facing Sami Zayn for the United States Championship. 

Amazon reveals premiere date for Miz-hosted ‘American Gladiators’ series

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Amazon’s “American Gladiators” revival hosted by WWE star The Miz is set to premiere next month.

The show will arrive on Amazon Prime Video with three episodes premiering on Friday, April 17. Three more episodes will then debut on April 24, with the season closing out with four episodes on May 1. Along with Miz hosting the series, several wrestling names are part of the Gladiator cast, including AEW’s Wardlow, Kamille, former WWE wrestler Rick Boogs, Jessie Godderz, and J-Rod (Jessica Roden).

“American Gladiators” first debuted in the late 1980s and lasted for several seasons. The concept was later briefly revived in 2008.

In a press release, Amazon noted that this new series will feature both classic and new Gladiator events:

The iconic competition returns with each episode featuring weekend warriors from across the nation stepping into the Arena to face 16 powerful new Gladiators. From classic events like Joust, Powerball, Hang Tough, and The Wall, to high-impact new challenges including The Ring and Collision, every showdown demands pure grit, strategy, and heart. Only one man and one woman will conquer the Arena, claim $100,000, and earn the title of American Gladiator Champion.

Television host Rocsi Diaz is co-hosting the series with Miz. The show is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

Daily Update: The Miz, Ricochet, Tommaso Ciampa

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  • Road to WrestleMania including the booking changes and injury changes that have caused several changes of plans since they were first in place. We discuss the evolution of this year’s two main events.
  • We look at how the Royal Rumble show changed on the last day
  • Full Royal Rumble coverage
  • Status of different matches
  • AJ Styles and is this his final match
  • Business notes on the show
  • Plans for Elimination Chamber
  • How Royal Rumble did on Netflix
  • What changes in Nielsen have meant to the TV ratings and why this has happened, and how it will happen multiple more times in 2026 to a lesser degree
  • Has the increased in reported viewership helped pro wrestling in the TV world
  • Full UFC 325 coverage
  • Death of Frankie Cain/Great Mephisto, one of the most intriguing pro wrestling characters of the 60s and 70s with ties to many different worlds
  • Death of Bob Lueck, a former Stampede Wrestling headliner who was a CFL All-Star and how he was responsible for getting one of the most important and most influential wrestlers of all-time into the industry
  • The most detailed look at the ratings of the pro wrestling shows this past week including placings, demos and silliness
  • Box office record set
  • CMLL star arrested
  • AEW stars spend the week in CMLL
  • Major Arena Mexico shows coming
  • Reyes del Aire report
  • Hiromu Takahashi leaving
  • New Japan major show this week
  • Fantastica Mania cards announced
  • Best matches of 2025
  • AEW booking direction
  • New AEW signings
  • Advance ticket sales for all the major WWE & AEW shows
  • Dana White’s testimony regarding his job
  • Pride star passes away
  • Ava departure from WWE

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WWE

  • WWE uploaded the full Sol Ruca & Zaria vs. Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair main event from NXT last night.
  • Jacy Jayne appeared on Busted Open After Dark following NXT.
  • On Six Feet Under, The Miz refuted the idea that he felt bullied by JBL early in his career:
    • JBL gets a lot of flack for, like, bullying and was an assh*le or whatever. I’m not sure if we’re allowed to swear, but he gets a lot of that. It wasn’t really him. He was the person that would take me aside and go, ‘Hey kid, you’re doing a good job. You know what? Keep doing this, keep doing this, do this, this, this, this, and this, and this, this, but keep it up.’
  • Joe Hendry told The Metro that he thinks Miz might be the most underrated wrestler of all time:
    • The Miz really inspired me as a young person who was interested in professional wrestling, because I feel like he faced a lot of adversity in his career.
    • I just looked at what The Miz did, and how tough he was and how durable he’s been as a performer, and the heights that he’s got to by being a true professional.
    • He might be the most underrated wrestler of all time. And it’s weird to say that about a Grand Slam champion; the guy has done it all.
  • Chelsea Green posted a tweet claiming that her injury is a broken ankle.
  • Rob Van Dam, Kane, and Road Dogg have been confirmed as guests for the WWE World convention in Las Vegas.
  • WWE broadcaster Megan Morant has added a new role as part of Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7 on SiriusXM.
  • Stacy Keibler wrote an emotional tribute to her friend James Van Der Beek after the “Dawson’s Creek” actor passed away at 48 years old following a battle with cancer.
  • Sol Ruca joined Sheamus on a new edition of Celtic Warrior Workouts.

Other Wrestling

  • In an interview with Forbes, Ricochet said he would like to defend his AEW National Championship in Japan:
    • And yeah, I want to go back to Japan. I think Japan is my favorite place I’ve wrestled. It’s one of my favorite places I’ve ever been, and I have a great connection out there. I know there are a lot of guys who are hungry out there, guys who would want to take a shot at this and take their opportunity.
  • Forbes asked Ricochet if he feels any pressure establishing the National Championship as a new title:
    • Yeah, I think especially when you have a roster as deep as AEW, it’s like everybody could be champion at any point in time. You know what I mean? That’s men, women, that’s everybody across the board. You honor everything.
    • At the end of the day, say what you want, we’re all prizefighters. We’re fighting for a prize. You’re fighting for something. So I think adding another prize to the pot is only good for the fighters, giving them something to fight for. Especially when you have so many guys from the bottom to the top, everybody is so good.
    • I do understand what people are saying, but at the same time, when the roster is that deep and everybody could be champion at any time, I think it’s okay. But there absolutely is pressure with a new title, being the inaugural champion, to make it mean something and to make its legacy mean something, especially with the pool of other championships that are out there to be fought for.
    • That’s what I think I’m doing best. I think I’m representing this great. I think I’m traveling the entire world, putting everybody on notice, and letting them know that not only will this be defended on AEW television, but it will be defended in your hometown as well.
    • I think that gives people outside of AEW an opportunity. It gives them something to fight for, something to really reach for. So if you think you know, step up. The thing is, anybody on your show could win. I just wrestled Starboy Charlie. When they say it’s slim to none, he still had a chance. He still had a chance.
    • I think that’s something that makes this different. And then, yeah, just the fact that it’s me. I think I have enough history to know that I’ve been an inaugural champion for multiple other companies, multiple other times. I’ve shown that I can be the one to make a first-ever championship mean something big.
  • Tommaso Ciampa spoke to Vice about wanting to pursue other opportunities in addition to wrestling:
    • I like the idea of being able to go and do different appearances, actually having face time with fans again. Being open to doing things in the fitness world and having some sort of collaboration or sponsorships. Doing things in acting whether it’s television or movies, little simple things. This is going to sound super silly, we watch these shows like America’s Got Talent or Is It Cake? [Ciampa’s daughter Willow] will say to me sometimes, ‘You should judge that!’ That would be awesome.
  • TSN spoke with Kris Statlander.
  • Grapple Theory has an interview with Will Ospreay.
  • TNA and Fight Network produced an Immersed documentary on Johnny “Dango” Curtis’ retirement.
  • AJ Francis was interviewed by Baby Huey of radio station 107.7 The Bone.

Miz praises Bad Bunny, says he wanted to learn lock-ups and headlocks in WWE training

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Bad Bunny showed an incredible work ethic while training for his WWE debut.

One of the biggest music stars in the world, Bad Bunny wrestled his first WWE match when he teamed with Damian Priest to defeat The Miz & John Morrison at WrestleMania 37 in 2021. Miz looked back on that match on the latest episode of Six Feet Under and had a lot of good things to say about Bad Bunny.

“I remember Bad Bunny training, and this was during COVID times where we were at the baseball field in Tampa. And every time I would come to the show, he was there early in the ring,” Miz said. “He would be practicing, then he would go sing at the Grammys. He’d be right back in the ring. He’d go to SNL and he would have the title, the 24/7 title, that as much as it’s a prestigious title [or] whatever, it was like a fun title, right? It was a ‘ha ha’ title. But he would have it and hold it and sing on SNL with that title in his arm. And I was like, ‘Man, this dude just loves what we do and gets it.’ And he wanted to do something special. He wanted to do something great.”

When Bad Bunny was preparing for his debut, he wanted to learn the basics like lock-ups and headlocks. And he was so committed to the storyline that he even came up with the idea for Miz and Morrison to spray paint his expensive car.

“I remember they were teaching him, he wanted to learn lock-ups and headlocks and I was like, ‘Dude, I’m not doing any of that.’ And so when he was doing all that, I was like, ‘You know what? Everyone out of the ring.’ I just gave him heat for like 15 minutes,” Miz said. “And I go, ‘Sell this, because this is what you’re going to be doing a lot of.’

“I feel like a lot of times [with] celebrities, we hide them. You know, we hide their flaws, whatever. I was like, ‘We’re not hiding you.’ You are literally going to be doing the entire intro, you’re going to be involved in every aspect of this match, because no one will expect it and everyone will expect you to just come and hit a clothesline and hit this and hit this — it’s boring. They want to see you… He let us spray paint his $500,000 car. Real spray paint, and it was his idea. I was like, ‘Bunny, man, dude, I’m a little nervous.’ And he goes, ‘No, no, you spray paint it.’ He goes, ‘We’ll have someone wash it afterwards.’ I go, ‘It might not come off.’ He goes, ‘It’ll be all right.’ Oh my god, this guy is in. So me and Morrison spray-painted this $500,000, I think it was like a Bugatti.”

Bad Bunny has gained even more cultural relevance through headlining the Super Bowl halftime show last weekend. A big wrestling fan, he has worked three matches for WWE in total, most recently defeating Priest in his native Puerto Rico in 2023. It’s rumored that Bad Bunny could be back in WWE again soon, though there is no date for when that will happen.