Royal Rumble 2018: Ranking all number 1 entrants (Part 2)

#12 An awesome redemption

The Miz, Royal Rumble 2012 (Duration: 45:39, Elimination Order: 25, No. of Eliminations: 2)

A year removed from his disastrous Wrestlemania main event, the Miz despite being a featured performer was slowly slipping down the card. It seemed like (and sadly still does) that Miz would never be afforded another big push, relegated to mid-card purgatory.

Yet what WWE had managed with Miz's rise, is that they had found themselves slowly cultivating a reliable veteran talent that could partake in the smooth transfer between the not so old guard and the new slew of superstars set to come in.

At the 2012 Royal Rumble, Miz got the opportunity alongside a game, Cody Rhodes, to carry the Royal Rumble match towards its riveting conclusion. This isn't what many would have foreseen for the former MTV star turned into WWE champion, but he did his part well.

Though Cody had the distinction of getting as many as five eliminations, Miz managed two eliminations but also survived just a bit longer with his wily instincts. He also got plenty of stories through the rumble; from his initial elimination of former partners Alex Riley and R-Truth to his own elimination at the hands of former partner The Big Show.

This would be the slow burn towards the Miz becoming the most must see superstar in WWE.

Eliminated by The Big Show