Michael Gregory Mizanin (born October 8, 1980) is an American
professional wrestler, actor and media personality. He is currently
signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name
The Miz.Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
He was a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Back to New York in 2001
and subsequently appeared in its spinoff series, Real World/Road Rules
Challenge from 2002 to 2005, where he won Battle of the Seasons and
The Inferno II. Furthermore, he reached the final in Battle of the
Network Reality Stars and won a 3-part Reality Stars-themed episode of
Fear Factor in 2006. After becoming the runner-up in the fourth season
of Tough Enough and subsequently launching his WWE career, Mizanin
appeared on Diva Search, Total Divas and Tough Enough and hosted
several seasons of The Challenge. He and his wife Maryse also starred
in their own reality show titled Miz & Mrs. that premiered in 2018. He
has also come to star in several films produced by WWE Studios,
portraying Jake Carter in The Marine franchise as well as starring in
Christmas Bounty and Santa's Little Helper.After being trained at Deep
South Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, he was promoted to the main
roster in 2006. Within WWE, The Miz has won eighteen total
championships: the WWE Championship once, the Intercontinental
Championship eight times, the United States Championship twice, and
eight tag team championships (two World Tag Team, four WWE (now Raw)
Tag Team, and two SmackDown Tag Team), making him the 25th Triple
Crown Champion and 14th Grand Slam Champion in company history. The
Miz also won the 2010 Raw Money in the Bank ladder match, and was
ranked number one on Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI)'s annual PWI 500
list for 2011. One of the 10 most prolific pay-per-view performers in
WWE history, he has headlined several of such events for the
promotion, including WrestleMania XXVII.
professional wrestler, actor and media personality. He is currently
signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name
The Miz.Mizanin first gained fame as a reality television participant.
He was a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Back to New York in 2001
and subsequently appeared in its spinoff series, Real World/Road Rules
Challenge from 2002 to 2005, where he won Battle of the Seasons and
The Inferno II. Furthermore, he reached the final in Battle of the
Network Reality Stars and won a 3-part Reality Stars-themed episode of
Fear Factor in 2006. After becoming the runner-up in the fourth season
of Tough Enough and subsequently launching his WWE career, Mizanin
appeared on Diva Search, Total Divas and Tough Enough and hosted
several seasons of The Challenge. He and his wife Maryse also starred
in their own reality show titled Miz & Mrs. that premiered in 2018. He
has also come to star in several films produced by WWE Studios,
portraying Jake Carter in The Marine franchise as well as starring in
Christmas Bounty and Santa's Little Helper.After being trained at Deep
South Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling, he was promoted to the main
roster in 2006. Within WWE, The Miz has won eighteen total
championships: the WWE Championship once, the Intercontinental
Championship eight times, the United States Championship twice, and
eight tag team championships (two World Tag Team, four WWE (now Raw)
Tag Team, and two SmackDown Tag Team), making him the 25th Triple
Crown Champion and 14th Grand Slam Champion in company history. The
Miz also won the 2010 Raw Money in the Bank ladder match, and was
ranked number one on Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI)'s annual PWI 500
list for 2011. One of the 10 most prolific pay-per-view performers in
WWE history, he has headlined several of such events for the
promotion, including WrestleMania XXVII.
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