The Miz Recalls Segment With Pee-Wee Herman On WWE Raw In 2010

The Miz recently revealed that his segment with Pee-Wee in 2010 on Raw is his father’s favorite thing he’s done in the company. Miz did the segment with the late kid’s star on the November 1st, 2010 episode of Raw, and he looked back on it in an interview with Sports Illustrated. You can see highlights below:

On the segment: “That’s my dad’s favorite thing I’ve ever done in WWE. It’s not main-eventing WrestleMania, it’s not winning the WWE championship–not once, but twice. It’s me getting in the ring and getting in a verbal argument with Pee-Wee Herman.”

On Reubens not wanting to come out as Pee-Wee: “Earlier that day, his publicist said that he wouldn’t come out as Pee-Wee and that Paul would be himself. I was like, ‘I can’t believe this.’ So I found him and asked, ‘Can we please do Pee-Wee?’ And he said, ‘Of course.’ Then I was all fired up. I asked, ‘Can we do ‘I know you are but what I am? And the secret word?’ I knew it would work, especially if I was the bad guy playing the gag. That was my childhood. I grew up watching Pee-Wee, I wore the suit. I knew it would be so great.”