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. He was also the first runner-up during the fourth season of WWE's Tough Enough.

The Miz is a two-time WWE Champion, eight-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time United States Champion, nine-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 Baltimore Sun***
    - Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2009)
    - Tag Team of the Year (2008) – with John Morrison
- **Deep South Wrestling**
    - DSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- **Ohio Valley Wrestling**
    - OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Cage
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2011)
    - Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2016)
    - Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 2011
- ***Rolling Stone***
    - Ranked No. 8 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016
    - WWE Wrestler of the Year (2017)
- **World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE**
    - WWE Championship (2 times)
    - WWE Intercontinental Championship (8 times)
    - WWE United States Championship (2 times)
    - WWE/Raw/World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with John Morrison (1), Big Show (1), John Cena (1), Damien Mizdow (1), and R-Truth (1)
    - WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shane McMahon (1) and John Morrison (1)
    - World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with John Morrison (1) and Big Show (1)
    - Mixed Match Challenge (Season 1) – with Asuka
    - Money in the Bank (2 times) (Raw 2010) (Men's 2020)
    - 25th Triple Crown Champion
    - Fifth Grand Slam Champion (under the existing format, 14th overall)
    - First two-time Grand Slam Champion
    - Slammy Award (2 times)
        - Best WWE.com Exclusive (2008)  – with John Morrison
        - Tag Team of the Year (2008) – with John Morrison
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - Most Improved (2008, 2009)
    - Tag Team of the Year (2008) – with John Morrison
    - Worst Feud of the Year (2022) <small>vs. Dexter Lumis</small>
    - Worst Match of the Year (2021)

## _Luchas de Apuestas_ record

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|Dolph Ziggler (career)|The Miz (title)|Sacramento, California|No Mercy|||||||||

## Other websites

- WWE profile

## Infobox (professional wrestler)

- **child**: yes
- **names**: Calgary Kid
Mike Mizanin
**The Miz**
- **height**: 6 ft 2 in
- **weight**: 221 lb
- **billed**: Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cleveland, Ohio
**Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California**
- **trainer**: Al Snow
Bill DeMott
Ultimate Pro Wrestling
- **debut**: August 1, 2003


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: The Miz
- **image**: The Miz Dec 2017.jpg
- **caption**: The Miz in December 2017
- **birthname**: Michael Gregory Mizanin
- **birth place**: Parma, Ohio, U.S.
- **years active**: 2001–present
- **children**: 2