The Miz Talks Damien Mizdow, Intercontinental Championship, Promo Video

WWE Superstar The Miz recently spoke with John Corrigan of AL.com about his current run in the company. Below are some of the highlights of the conversation.

On his concept for Damien “Mizdow” as his stunt-double:

“Damien Mizdow is an incredible talent. He was lost for a while, and I saw that. I saw his motivation and dedication to the craft. Not a lot of people have that dedication to their characters and really go all out for it. I mean, you saw Damien Sandow in a leotard. That’s how much he’s willing to go for his characters. That’s what I saw in him and said, you know what? You’re Damien Mizdow now. I’m going to take you under my wing and allow you to blossom.”

Regarding the perceived diminished status of the Intercontinental Championship:

“Every single time I hear about the Intercontinental Championship, it’s like, it’s not what it used to be, blah blah blah. I don’t believe in that. Whenever I’m around the Intercontinental Championship, I make it bigger than any superstar has ever made it. I make it relevant. When I have the title, there were billboards of me on the famous Sunset Strip. Has that ever happened to any other WWE Superstar? No. I’m in movies. Any other Intercontinental Champion in movies right now? No. I make Dolph Ziggler more relevant. I make people talk about Dolph Ziggler. He should be thanking me, he should be on his knees, thanking me for allowing him to be in the spotlight for this amount of time. Instead, he’s backhanding me. And just think, when I take the Intercontinental Championship, what is he going to have left?”

He also discussed the WrestleMania 27 pre-match promo before his match with John Cena, and his thoughts on it.

“I would say it is the coolest video I have ever seen in WWE history. It took you back and made you see my life. People hated me because I was off a reality show. They said I had no talent. I shouldn’t be here. I’d be fired in three months. My goal was to prove them all wrong. And that video, that moment, allowed me to shove it back in their faces. And I think people actually respected that.”

The rest of the interview can be found here.

Editor’s Note

That promo is amazing. I remember seeing it at WrestleMania and being blown away by it. So good.

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