Michael "Mike" Mizanin (born October 8, 1980)
is an
American professional wrestler, better known by his
ring name The Miz. He is currently signed to
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he competes on the
Raw brand as the reigning
WWE United States Champion.
Before being promoted to the main WWE roster, Mizanin trained and wrestled with
Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and
Deep South Wrestling (DSW), where he became the first
Deep South Heavyweight Champion. Mizanin was sent to
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), working in
tag team action and winning the tag titles, the
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship, on one occasion.
After signing with WWE, Mizanin became host of the annual
WWE Diva Search competition in 2006. Following his hosting duties, Mizanin made his wrestling debut in September 2006, as a
villain who went "undefeated". In 2007, he was drafted from SmackDown to the ECW brand, where he formed a partnership with
John Morrison, in which the two captured both the
WWE Tag Team Championship and the
World Tag Team Championship. He was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the
2009 WWE Draft.
