Birth of a Star
The story of the rise of the Miz starts not in the developmental regions of the WWE or another independent wrestling federation, but instead in reality television.
The year is 2001.
A young man named Mike Mizanin just dropped out of Miami University to star in MTV's "The Real World."
He would also star in many spinoffs of "The Real World," such as "Battle of the Seasons," "The Inferno," "Battle of the Sexes," and a few others.
It was during this time that "The Miz" was born.
During his time on "The Real World," he developed an alter ego and it would stick with him as he decided to pursue a wrestli...
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