The Miz Says WWE Stars Couldn’t Win on His Competition Series, Talks Getting His Start on MTV

– The Miz did a new interview with Us Magazine promoting his MTV competition series The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars. Highlights are below:

On getting his start on MTV: “MTV is where it all started for me. I remember being a 19-year-old kid watching The Real World: New Orleans. I thought, ‘Why not?’ It changed my life forever.”

On people doubting he’d make it in WWE: “Everyone told me, ‘You’re coming back [to MTV].’ I said no, I’m gonna be a WWE Superstar. That is my goal. Now MTV has given me the opportunity to be the host of the show. I couldn’t see myself going back. I love the game. It was so much fun, but the drama just takes its toll on your brain. I don’t want to deal with that, I’d rather be the person that stir the pot!”

On WWE stars who think they could do the show: “I have a lot of friends that always tell me that they can beat me at The Challenge. They say, ‘I can take you on any day, it looks so easy.’ WWE Superstars come up to me all the time. Apollo Crews says, ‘I can do that. I can be on The Challenge. I can dominate.’ I literally say, ‘I don’t think you can.’ Heres why: It’s not just physically demanding, its not just mentally demanding. You have to be a strategist!”

On the cast of the new season: “These are the most dominating champs that we could find and we put them against stars that really think they have what it takes. Not to mention, these games are awesome. The drama that unfolds is incredible. This is what Johnny Bananas does. He knows how to ruffle feathers!”

On what he would do if his daughter-to-be wanted to join WWE: “I will let my daughter do whatever her heart wants. I will support her and guide her and give her all the knowledge that I have because I want her to succeed in whatever she loves. If her one love is to be on The Real World, why would I deny her that? It gave me everything that I wanted. As far as being a WWE Superstar, that was my dream. If that is her dream, I’m going to support her in that and give her all the guidance I possibly can so she can be successful in everything she puts her mind to.”