The Miz Never Believed He Could Be a WWE Star Growing Up

The Miz acknowledged that he never thought he had what it took to be a WWE superstar growing up, because he didn’t fit the mold. Miz has become a core part of the WWE roster, with eight Intercontinental Championship reigns, two US Title reigns, and of course two WWE Championship reigns. His road to WWE is well documented, coming from MTV’s The Real World into WWE through Tough Enough season four.

Miz was a guest on Q1043 New York for a new interview and during the conversation he spoke about how WWE was never his goal growing up because he didn’t think it was possible. You can see highlights below:

On His Appearances In WWE:

“Well as a kid, I never thought I could be a WWE superstar. Like the guys back then — Hulk Hogan, 6’7″, you know — ‘Pythons!’ He had huge muscles, and I didn’t have that. I wasn’t big by any means. So that was out of the question. I wanted to be a baseball player, basketball player, football player. Like, that was the dream.

“I was average. My dad would say I was average; I would say I was really good. I was the captain of my baseball team, captain of my cross country team. I mean, I was very good at all sports. But I wasn’t exceptional. It takes the top like, 0.1% to become a professional in anything, correct? So, it never really dawned on me that I could become a WWE superstar.”

On His Road From Real World To WWE:

“Then I got on The Real World, which was literally kind of right down the street in Greenwich Village. So I got on The Real World and from there, I said, ‘You know what? If I could be on The Real World, maybe — just maybe — I could become a WWE superstar.

“Because I always loved the theatrics. I loved the athleticism; I loved the storylines, the larger life characters. I loved everything about it. I just never thought I could do it until I said, ‘I’m gonna try it.’”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Q1043 New York with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.