In an effort to get fans buzzing ahead of the WWE NXT premiere, series “pro” Mike “The Miz” Mizanin took to his WWE Universe blog to respond to a wave of criticism for his mentoring assignment.
The Miz, a relatively inexperienced albeit successful WWE Superstar, will be mentoring Bryan “Daniel Bryan” Danielson, an acclaimed and experienced industry veteran who many consider the best technical wrestler in the world.
While the assignment was meant to be treated as a positive–The Miz has been getting over as a heel and should consequently help Bryan develop a rapport with the WWE fans–a number of wrestling critics have ripped WWE for the “comical” pairing.
“It’s come to my knowledge that some members of the WWE Universe think they know everything about WWE and what it takes to be a WWE Superstar,” writes Miz. “They think that if a guy does well in the independent minor leagues, then all of a sudden he should be in the WWE.”
He adds, “What the WWE Universe doesn’t understand is there is so much more [than] I can describe in a single blog involved in being successful in the WWE.
“My job is to make Daniel Bryan a star in the WWE, because let’s face it, if you look at a picture of him right now, do you think STAR? No, Daniel Bryan looks like my accountant … ordinary and bland.”
Planting the seeds for a worked on-air conflict between “pro” and “rookie,” Miz distances himself from Bryan on the basis of charisma.
Miz writes, “Maybe if he had The Miz’s charisma and look, he would have been in the WWE by now. Don’t hate on me because it didn’t take me a decade to get a WWE contract and go down in WWE history to be the first Superstar to win the United States Title and Unified Tag Team Titles.
Don’t get me wrong, Daniel Bryan has all the talent in the world, but every wrestler has weaknesses. And that’s what my job is, to find his weakness and make him the biggest star possible.
I just hope Daniel Bryan doesn’t believe himself what these ignorant members of the WWE Universe believe about him, or WWE NXT is going to be a nightmare for him.”
WWE NXT, a reality-driven show featuring eight WWE Superstars ‘mentoring’ eight “rookie” wrestlers, premieres on SyFy this coming Tuesday.
