The Miz’s current feud with Bryan Danielson is largely receiving positive reviews, but it is not meant to be a long-term program. Following the culmination of that program, Miz is slated to enter a more serious main-event program as WWE continues his build as one of the company’s top stars.
At press time, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that WWE is looking at arranging a feud between Miz and Randy Orton, who presently shares the premiere RAW babyface position with John Cena.
On the subject of Cena, sources say WWE is presently more open to a heel turn than it had been at any prior point in his lengthy run as a top babyface. There is still a lot of concern about the implications on merchandise sales and long-term viability of his stardom (the feeling is that Steve Austin, for instance, never really recovered from his alignment with Vince McMahon in the early part of the last decade), but WWE realizes it needs to create fresh storylines ahead of WrestleMania and is at least workshopping the possibility.
In addition to the longstanding concerns about turning Cena heel, the rise of The Miz as a viable “bad guy” could also deter WWE’s interest in changing the presentation of its most popular Superstar. In addition to the Orton feud, Miz has been eyed for a future rehashing of his feud with John Cena (except, this time, he would be portrayed as an equal), and if he gets over to the point at which a Miz-Cena feud would generate commercial excitement for WrestleMania, WWE would certainly delay any talk of moving Cena to the other column.