The Miz has a lot of talents. Many of them are talents that other guys have in abundance. He can work a great match. Take a look at his matches with Bryan, Morrison, Cena (ignoring the Mania match), Jerry Lawler, or Randy Orton. He's damn good between the ropes. He's also excellent on the stick. Over the course of his entire title reign, the Miz showcased that he can cut promos on par with the best of them - including the Rock or John Cena. But these are conventional talents, ones that can, to an extent, be taught. What the Miz also has is a talent that just can't be taught. He is the undisputed master of the beatdown.
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This is a good example of Miz evolving as a beatdown artist. You can see a lot of little things that he dos. The angry, almost crazy muttering. The blindside from an unexpected angle (the crowd, in this case). The hard looking punches. Above all, the total intangible that makes him so good at what he does - the Miz convinces us that he is trying to seriously hurt Lawler. He's choking him, he's smashing his face in. It's in his eyes, too. Look at his eyes when he does this. He's given himself over to the role. At this stage, he's very good. He's gotten down the intangible air of violence, but his execution is still developing, as a lot of these spots are generic.
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We're fast forwarding quite a bit to Miz beating down Alex Riley, and you can see the evolution of his game. If anything, the look in his eyes is even more violent. He makes it abundantly clear what his intentions are, here, and he does it well. His monologue is better, giving the impression of him truly having snapped as he does this. The violence in his eyes is fierce. These qualities haven't improved much, mostly because they were already so damn good. What has changed is his execution. He's much more unique in his attack on Riley, taking him outside the guardrail, beating him up on the table, and capping it off with the brutal kick to the face. What the Miz really improved in the execution of his beatdowns, while making strategic adjustments to his personality during the attack. While he was very good in the first, here he is definitely entering a class of his own.
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This right here is where Miz truly shows that he is a one of a kind beatdown master. This is just beautiful from start to finish. The blindside attack is perfect. The violence in his eyes is proof that he's truly given himself over to his character, in this moment. And the attack itself - it is utterly convincing that he is trying to kill Rey. He isn't punching him, or kicking him, or smacking him around outside the arena. He is smashing his face into a hunk of metal over and over again. These are the actions of a killer. And the crowning moment - he gets pulled off, seemingly restrained. Then he smashes into Rey, kicking his face and hammering him into the metal, again. It's completely brutal, and he sells it like he's trying to murder Mysterio. No one else in the WWE today executes a beatdown like the Miz.
Not only does this show how damn good the Miz is at what he does, it shows how deeply he dedicates himself to his job. He's working the B or perhaps even C feud on Raw and might not even wrestle at SummerSlam, and he still executes probably the best beatdown of his life on Rey. The Miz has tons of natural talent, but he puts it to work - he makes sure every time he's on screen, he's doing something memorable, and his beatdowns are a shining example of his dedication to his craft.
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This is a good example of Miz evolving as a beatdown artist. You can see a lot of little things that he dos. The angry, almost crazy muttering. The blindside from an unexpected angle (the crowd, in this case). The hard looking punches. Above all, the total intangible that makes him so good at what he does - the Miz convinces us that he is trying to seriously hurt Lawler. He's choking him, he's smashing his face in. It's in his eyes, too. Look at his eyes when he does this. He's given himself over to the role. At this stage, he's very good. He's gotten down the intangible air of violence, but his execution is still developing, as a lot of these spots are generic.
[YOUTUBE]tIG9FPI6Pl4[/YOUTUBE]
We're fast forwarding quite a bit to Miz beating down Alex Riley, and you can see the evolution of his game. If anything, the look in his eyes is even more violent. He makes it abundantly clear what his intentions are, here, and he does it well. His monologue is better, giving the impression of him truly having snapped as he does this. The violence in his eyes is fierce. These qualities haven't improved much, mostly because they were already so damn good. What has changed is his execution. He's much more unique in his attack on Riley, taking him outside the guardrail, beating him up on the table, and capping it off with the brutal kick to the face. What the Miz really improved in the execution of his beatdowns, while making strategic adjustments to his personality during the attack. While he was very good in the first, here he is definitely entering a class of his own.
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This right here is where Miz truly shows that he is a one of a kind beatdown master. This is just beautiful from start to finish. The blindside attack is perfect. The violence in his eyes is proof that he's truly given himself over to his character, in this moment. And the attack itself - it is utterly convincing that he is trying to kill Rey. He isn't punching him, or kicking him, or smacking him around outside the arena. He is smashing his face into a hunk of metal over and over again. These are the actions of a killer. And the crowning moment - he gets pulled off, seemingly restrained. Then he smashes into Rey, kicking his face and hammering him into the metal, again. It's completely brutal, and he sells it like he's trying to murder Mysterio. No one else in the WWE today executes a beatdown like the Miz.
Not only does this show how damn good the Miz is at what he does, it shows how deeply he dedicates himself to his job. He's working the B or perhaps even C feud on Raw and might not even wrestle at SummerSlam, and he still executes probably the best beatdown of his life on Rey. The Miz has tons of natural talent, but he puts it to work - he makes sure every time he's on screen, he's doing something memorable, and his beatdowns are a shining example of his dedication to his craft.
