"I could beat them all" - WWE Superstar The Miz mulls over The Challenge comeback

Season 40 of The Challenge premiered on August 14 at 8 pm ET/PT on MTV and Paramount, featuring contestants from past seasons competing in a group of four called 'Eras', in hopes of winning the prize money of $1 million by the end of it.

The synopsis of the show reads:

“The path to glory is far from easy, as they must first compete at the Era Invitational and eliminate the weakest links from within their own Challenge Era, for only the best will earn a coveted spot on their team. With relentless, new challenges and twists, these seasoned Veterans are perpetually kept on their toes in the game they thought they had mastered."

Former WWE Champion The Miz has appeared on The Challenge five times as a contestant, winning it twice, and has hosted multiple reunion shows, including Champs vs. Stars.

The Miz recently made an appearance at FanaticsFest NYC, where he was asked about the potential of appearing in another season of The Challenge and his thoughts on the current season where contestants from different eras have come together to compete.

"Would I ever do it again? I don’t have six weeks. Six weeks to do a show is a long long time. I’ll tell you what, if there was a show that I would want to do, man, I could beat them all. There would be no doubt in my mind that we would crush every other era that has ever been done in Challenge history. There is no one that can compete. Myself and CT on the same team, you’re not defeating us. I don’t care if you’re (Johnny) Bananas,” chimed in The Miz.

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras is hosted by TJ Lavin, who introduced various twists in the latest season to the competitors.

Before the start of the season, MTV released a special titled The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras: Countdown Begins on August 7, which gave fans of the reality show a sneak peek into the latest season.

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The Miz's time on The Challenge explored

The Miz, a dropout from college, started his career through MTV when he appeared in the 10th season of The Real World. This helped him build a rapport with the channel which led to him appearing on The Challenge: Battle Of The Seasons.

In his first appearance, The Miz received $50,000 for winning the "Handsome Reward" Final Challenge. He partnered up with Coral Smith from episodes 8-10 and ultimately won the competition with Coral, Danny Roberts, Elka Walker, Kelley Limp, and Sean Duffy.

After winning the fifth season, he appeared in the seventh season. The Miz earned $12,000, which he received from the Real World team bank account.

He eliminated Abram Boise in episode 12 and reached the final with his team, ultimately ending up as runners-up.

The Miz again ended up second when Abram Boise's team won against his team in the final. He was able to rack up $11,000 and eliminated Jeremy Blossom in "Balls Out" challenge. In the ninth season, Battle Of The Sexes 2, The Miz was eliminated in episode 8.

His final appearance as a contestant on The Challenge was in the 10th season where he won the final with fellow actress Jamie Chung and received $57,500 from the Good Guys team bank account. He went on to host Battle of the Exes (2012), Invasion of the Champions (2017), XXX: Dirty 30 (2017), Champs vs. Stars (2017), Vendettas (2018) War of the Worlds (2019).

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The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras airs every Wednesday at 8 pm ET/PT on MTV and Paramount.