The Miz

Michael Gregory Mizanin (born October 8, 1980), better known by his ring name The Miz, is an American professional wrestler, reality television star, and actor. He currently competes for the WWE, where he wrestles on the Raw brand. Before joining the WWE, Mizanin was a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Back to New York and its spinoff series, Real World/Road Rules Challenge.[2] He was also the first runner-up during the fourth season of WWE's Tough Enough.

The Miz
The Miz in December 2017
Born
Michael Gregory Mizanin

(1980-10-08) October 8, 1980
Parma, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations
  • Professional wrestler
  • television personality
  • actor
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)
Maryse Ouellet
(m. 2014)
Children2
Ring name(s)Calgary Kid
Mike Mizanin
The Miz[1]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight221 lb (100 kg)[1]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Cleveland, Ohio
Hollywood, California[1]
Trained byAl Snow
Bill DeMott
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
DebutAugust 1, 2003

The Miz is a two-time WWE Champion, eight-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time United States Champion, eight-time Tag Team Champion, Raw's Mr. Money in the Bank in 2010, two-time Slammy Award winner, the 25th Triple Crown Champion and fifth Grand Slam Champion.

Championships and accomplishments
The Miz is a two-time WWE Champion...
...an eight-time Intercontinental Champion...
...a two-time United States Champion, and an overall eight-time tag team champion. At one point he held the U.S. Title with the original World Tag Team Championship (which he has held twice).

Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Dolph Ziggler (career) The Miz (title) Sacramento, California No Mercy October 9, 2016 [26]

Footnotes
  1. The title was known as the "WWE Tag Team Championship" during his first four reigns. It was known as the "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship" when he won it for the fifth time, but was renamed "World Tag Team Championship" nine days later.

References
  1. "The Miz Bio". WWE. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. "'The Miz' goes from 'Real World' to WWE champ". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  3. Eck, Kevin (January 27, 2010). "2009 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. Eck, Kevin (January 2, 2009). "2008 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  5. "Deep South Wrestling Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  6. "PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Kappa Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  7. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2011". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. Herzog, Ken (December 21, 2016). "10 Best WWE Wrestlers of 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  9. Herzog, Kenny (December 19, 2017). "WWE Wrestler of the Year: The Miz". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  10. "WWE World Heavyweight Championship – The Miz". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  11. "Intercontinental Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  12. "WWE United States Championship Title History". WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
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  14. "SmackDown Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  15. "World Tag Team Championship title history". WWE. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  16. "Mixed Match Challenge". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  17. "The Miz won Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match". WWE. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  18. "The Miz def. Otis to become Mr. Money in the Bank". WWE. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  19. "The new Grand Slam winners: The 10 Superstars who have won every active championship". WWE. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  20. Garretson, Jordan (February 22, 2021). "The Miz becomes first two-time Grand Slam Champion in WWE history". WWE. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  21. "2008 Slammy Awards". WWE. Archived from the original on December 29, 2008. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  22. Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (5). Campbell, California: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.
  23. Jaymond P (February 24, 2023). "2022 Wrestling Observer Awards Results". WrestlePurists. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  24. Meltzer, Dave (February 2023). "February 2023 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Results of the 2022 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  25. Meltzer, Dave (February 18, 2022). "February 21, 2022 Observer Newsletter: 2021 Awards issue, Cody and Brandi Rhodes leave AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  26. Melok, Bobby. "Dolph Ziggler def. Intercontinental Champion The Miz (Title vs. Career Match)". WWE. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.

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