The Miz and the joys of loving a heel

Pay attention to The Miz

This guy has it figured out. Except maybe that mic, I think it’s upsidedown?

This isn’t all about The Miz, though. It’s about how we, as fans, need to pay attention to the subtle work that some of these performers do that largely goes unnoticed or underappreciated. Remember a couple years ago when Damien Sandow was Miz’s stunt double? Mimicking his every move, even falls, to pure hilarity. Of course Mizdow nailed the whole thing and got a swell of fan support for making one of the dumbest ideas in recent history work, but it was actually Miz who was integral to the entire angle.

He’s like some sort of human light refractor that bounces hate off of himself, turning it into insta-love for everyone around him. He’s so good at his job he can control light, or space, or speed, or emotion, or space light or emotional speed or something. It’s literal magic. He’s Now You See Me 2 in unspectacular flesh. He’s the best pure heel and I’m worried everyone will miss it.

So don’t miss it. Pay attention to The Miz. Pay attention to the other workers tht put in that extra little something that makes watching wrestling for 30+ hours a week a little more fun. Don’t make the same miztake 80s hair metal band Cinderella made. Know what we have now. Don’t be a star, be a mark.