The Miz to host after-show for MTV's "The Challenge: Rivals"

Source: WWE.com

Rivals airs at 10/9 CT on MTV, with the online after-show taking place immediately afterward on MTV.com, hosted by The Miz.

Before his career as a WWE Superstar, The Miz was part of the MTV reality series The Real World: Back to New York and multiple seasons of Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

For more on The Challenge: Rivals, visit MTV's show site here. You can discuss The Challenge: Rivals on Twitter Wednesday night using the hashtag #Rivals.

The Miz Crowned Number One On Annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 List

Credit – WrestlingNewsSource
WWE Superstar The Miz has been named the #1 wrestler in the world for 2011 according to the 21st annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 list which ranks the top 500 professional wrestlers in the world. The full list has yet to be disclosed but The Miz features on the upcoming magazine cover.
You can check out the ‘PWI 500′ 2011 magazine cover.

Raw 7/25/2011 Covarge

Rey Mysterio vs. The MizHmmm, the placement of this match makes my Sportz Entertainment Alarm go off.  Michael Cole then goes ahead and guarantees a new champion tonight...well ok then.  Rey breaks out a hurricanrana early but a second one is countered and Miz dumps him to the turnbuckle.  Awesome Clothesline in the corner gets two and we hit the chinlock.  You know in wrestling video games when your guy is standing still and he kind of bounces up and down in place with an exaggerated breathing motion?  That's what the Miz looks like constantly.  It's kind of distracting once you notice it...you can thank me later.
Miz dumps Rey to the outside and adds a dropkick through the ropes but misses a kick attempt and hits the ringsteps on a flying headscissors to take us to commercial.  We return with Miz hitting his neckbreaker which has never pinned anyone but Cole sells it like death.  I really, really miss JR.  A couple standing switches lead to Miz hitting the ring post shoulder-first and Rey mounts the babyface comeback with a cross body for two.  Miz counters a kick to the face with a short DDT for two, allowing him to do his over dramatic upset face.
Big boot gets two and Miz gets more frustrated and Mysterio rolls him up for two.  619 attempt is dodged and a SWEET rope-aided sit-out powerbomb gets two.  Miz hangs Rey Rey in the Tree of Woe but Mysterio dodges a running knee and Miz reinjures the Money in the Bank leg.  Mysterio takes advantage of the injury and quickly hits the 619 to earn himself the World title.
Winner and NEW Champion: Rey Mysterio
-A really good, fast-paced TV match culminating in a clean finish so there's really not much to complain about workrate-wise ***1/4.
-BUT WAIT, Alberto Del Rio runs down to ringside and attempts to cash in his briefcase...and immediately gets hit with a plancha from Rey so he retreats to the back.  Nevermind...as you were.

New Twitter Photo: @WWEMagazine: Future Jerk Of The Month @mikethemiz

Reccently WWE Magazine Did a "Jerk Of The Month" Photo Of The Miz

Miz vs. Rey Mysterio: WWE Championship Match

Reccently on the July 18, 2011 edition of raw Miz made it to the finals of the WWE Championsip Tournament to crown a new WWE Championn.

He defeated Alex Riley, and Kofi Kingston, but to become a 2 time WWE Champion he will have to defeat Rey Mysterio next week on Raw.

But can he push back his leg pain and go after become the "The Most Must See WWE Champion in WWE History"? Tune in to fimd out 9/8c. The USA Network, Channel 9 (Different for differrent places.)

Raw WWE Championship Tournament Coverage

Match Number One: Miz versus Alex Riley in a First Round Tournament Match

Riley goes for the injured leg but Miz is able to get away from Riley. Riley goes for the leg again and he misses one more time. Miz with a front face lock when Riley goes for the leg a third time. Miz with a rollup for a near fall. Riley backs Miz into the corner and grabs the leg but he has to let go. Riley with a kick to the leg and then he drops a few elbows to the knee and thigh.
Riley sends Miz’s leg into the ring post a few times. Riley with a single leg crab but Miz is able to kick Riley off and Riley goes to the floor and Miz tries to get the feeling back in his leg. Riley with a kick to the head from the floor and Riley gets a near fall. Riley misses a charge into the corner and Riley hits the ring post with his shoulder. Miz with a rollup for another near fall. Miz punches Riley until the referee threatens to disqualify him. Miz with a cravate but Riley gets to his feet and he gets out of the hold. Riley with a neck breaker and both men are down.
Riley with a back elbow or two and then he hits a spinebuster but he can only get a two count. Riley sets for the DDT but Miz counters for a Skull Crushing Finale but Riley sends Miz into the turnbuckles. Miz misses a missile drop kick from the turnbuckles and Riley with a Texas Cloverleaf but Miz is able to get to the ropes.
Miz rolls to the floor and he draws Riley to the floor as well but they return to the ring and Riley with a double leg take down and punches. Miz uses the referee to hit the Skull Crushing Finale for the three count.
Winner: Miz
Miz advances to face the winner of the Alberto Del Rio/Kofi Kingston match in the second round.


Match Number Six: Kofi Kingston versus Miz in a Second Round MatchThey lock up and Kofi goes for the leg but Miz gets to the ropes. Kofi with a rollup for a near fall. Kofi with a side head lock and cross body. Miz tries to send Kofi to the floor but Kofi bounces off the ropes and hits a drop kick and gets a near fall. Kofi works on the leg but Miz tries for a sunset flip. Kofi rolls through and hits a double stomp on Miz. Kofi charges into the corner but Miz drops Kofi on the top rope and Kofi appears to have hurt his leg as well. Miz gets a near fall.

Miz with elbows to Kofi and he applies a reverse chin lock. Kofi with a kick to Miz’s knee and then he misses a drop kick. Kofi with a slingshot elbow drop from the apron for a near fall. Kofi with another drop kick to the knee followed by one to the head for a near fall. Kofi misses a splash into the corner but he hits the pendulum kick. Kofi goes up top and hits a cross body but Miz’s momentum sends him over for a near fall. Kofi with a knee breaker and Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise but Miz rolls to the apron and the referee stops Kofi.
Miz drops Kofi’s throat across the top rope and Miz tries for the Skull Crushing Finale but Kofi rolls through. Kofi is sent into the turnbuckles and Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale for the three count.
Winner: Miz
Miz advances to face the winner of Rey Mysterio and R Truth in the finals.

Injury Update For The Miz

As many of you witnessed, Mike fell from the ladder and landed on his knee awkwardly at the PPV last night. Many of us  were convinced Miz was injured but according to PWInsider.com, no one was injured last night. Here’s what they wrote:

Since we have received a lot of emails asking about talent injuries last night, I wanted to make a note.
As we discussed on last night’s Post-Game audio show, other than the usual bumps and bruises involved with working Money in the Bank matches, there were no injuries beyond a scratch on Alberto Del Rio’s chest and a cut on his head.
Everyone who worked was fine. No one required medical attention last night.

It’s fantastic to hear that Mike is fine. That was another close call.

Money In The Bank 2011 Coverage

Money In The Bank 2011 Coverage

Raw Money in the Bank Match: Alberto Del Rio, Alex Riley, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Miz, R Truth, and Rey Mysterio

Everyone brings their own ladder to the ring and everyone goes after Del Rio and Del Rio is sent to the floor. Miz goes after Riley while Rey and Bourne battle with their ladders. Swagger throws a ladder on Del Rio followed by Bourne, Kofi, and Rey. Miz hits Rey with the ladder and then he sends Rey onto Del Rio.
Swagger throws a ladder but misses and then Riley sends Swagger to the apron. Riley throws a ladder at Swagger and it knocks Swagger to the floor. Truth and Miz battle with their small ladders but Swagger comes in and takes care of both men. Kofi and Bourne climb onto the ladder Swagger brought in but it isn’t big enough to reach the case. Truth does a split under the ladder but they hit Truth with it. Rey leaps off the ladder and he sends Swagger over the top with a head scissors. Riley with an atomic drop to Truth onto the side of the ladder followed by a kick to the head.
Riley gets the small ladder and he sets it up but he is about six feet too low. Miz stops Riley but Riley hits Miz with the ladder and it sends Miz to the floor. Riley with a plancha onto Miz and Swagger. Truth does a split followed by a flip dive onto Miz, Riley, and Swagger. Kofi and Rey go up top onto the four men on the floor and both hit cross bodies.
Evan Bourne climbs a ladder on the floor and he hits a shooting star press onto the six men on the floor while Alberto Del Rio is still nowhere to be found. Evan Bourne sets up a larger ladder in the ring and he climbs the ladder but Miz stops Bourne on top. Bourne with a round kick to the head but Miz stays on the ladder. Miz and Bourne have their hands on the case and Del Rio knocks them both off and Miz holds his knee in pain.

Miz is being checked on by the trainers while Del Rio climbs the ladder. Truth is behind Del Rio and he pulls Alberto off the ladder. Truth climbs the ladder and so does Del Rio. They exchange punches and Bourne and Rey climb over Del Rio and Truth. Bourne has the ladder but Rey stops him. Truth and Del Rio pull Bourne and Rey off the ladder but Bourne and Rey with stereo hurricanranas. Swagger with a clothesline to Rey and Kofi leap frogs over Swagger onto the ladder. Swagger puts Kofi in the ankle lock while Kofi is on the ladder.
Meanwhile on the other side of the ring, Riley climbs the ladder and Swagger stops him. Truth pushes the ladder over and Swagger and Riley hit the rope and they go down. Truth grabs a ladder and he wedges it in the corner. Rey slams Truth’s head into the ladder. Rey punches Truth and then Truth with a drop kick into the ladder that pins Rey in the corner. Truth goes on top of the ladder in the corner and he picks up Rey but Truth falls off the ladder. Kofi slams Rey’s head into the ladder in the corner and then Kofi hits a Boom Drop off the top turnbuckle onto Truth and he pushes Truth out of the ring. Kofi pulls himself up to avoid a dive by Alberto Del Rio and Alberto goes to the floor. Rey hits a 619 using the ladder on Kofi.
Swagger hits Rey with a ladder. Truth climbs the ladder and he kicks it into Swagger’s face. Rey hits a traditional 619 on Truth. Rey sets up another ladder next to the one in the center of the ring and this one is a big larger. Riley and Rey climb the ladder and then Bourne uses the other ladder. Riley and Rey knock Bourne off the ladder. Rey and Riley have their hands on the ladder but they stop each other. Del Rio kicks Swagger off the apron.
Bourne climbs another ladder and he kicks and punches Riley. Del Rio climbs another ladder and Swagger pulls Del Rio off. Everyone has their hands on the case as seven men fight for the case on their own ladders. Rey knocks Del Rio off and he hits the ladder in the corner. Swagger is the next one knocked off.
Riley pushes Bourne off and he hits the floor. Rey punches Riley and so do Truth and Kofi. Riley falls off the ladder and goes to the floor. Rey and Kofi knock Truth off the ladders. Kofi knocks Rey off the ladder. Swagger stops Kofi from unhooking the case. Kofi knocks Swagger off and Kofi falls off the ladder as well and he inadvertently hits a leg drop on Swagger.
Miz hobbles to the ring and he climbs the ladder but Rey stops him and slams his leg into the ladder. Rey with a sunset flip power bomb to Miz off the ladder. Rey climbs the ladder but Del Rio grabs Rey before Rey can unhook the case. Rey kicks Del Rio off but Del Rio climbs the other side of the ladder and he punches Rey. Rey hits Del Rio in the head with the case but Del Rio stops Rey and he pushes Rey off but Rey lands on another ladder, but Rey has been unmasked.
Del Rio falls to the mat and then he throws the mask out of the ring. Del Rio climbs the ladder and he unhooks the case to win the match.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio