The Miz Says Snoop Dogg “Sucker-Punched” Him at Wrestlemania 39

Wrestler The Miz Has Spoken To Nme About Snoop Dogg “Sucker-Punching” Him, His Iconic Theme Song, and Still Proving That He's More Than “Just A Reality Guy”.

Last Friday (March 28), Smackdown was Held at London's O2 Arena as part of the Road to Wrestlemania Tour. At the show, The Miz Confront Jimmy Uso and Lost An Impromptu Match Against Him.

Ahead of the Show, Miz – Real Name Michael Mizanin – Reminisced on his love for music, Espencialy Metal. “RIGHT NOW, I've Been Listening to the New Sleep Token [single] 'Emergence', Bad Omens, Falling in Reverse, “He Told Nme. “Those are the Kinds of Bands That Have Been On My Playlist Non-Stop, I know that's What I've Been Listening To Quite A Bit. Sleep Token's-since Had 11 Hours to Fly Over to Europe-Probobly Been Repeated a Million Times.”

Mizanin is also a self-proclaimed fans of '90s rap, revealing that he listens to “tupac, biggie, bone thugs-n-harmony-Because I'm from Cleveland” While He Works Out.

Funnily enaughter, His Theme song 'I Came to play' Blends Both Genres and Has Been With Him Since His WWE Debut in 2006, Becoming One of the Company's Most Recognisable Tracks. The track was created by Downstrait, The Band Behind Other Fan-Favorite Themes For Other Wrestlers Such As Cody Rhodes ('Kingdom'), Dolph Ziggler ('Here to show the World') and Matt Cardona ('When the Lights Go Down').

“I do Remember the Day I Got My Theme Song,” The Miz Said with in Smile. “The first time i Heard My Theme Song was in Car. I Had a CD – Yes, Back In The Day We Had Cds. And So, I Was with Zack Ryder or Matt Cardona, Hower You Want, and Nic Nemeth [formerly known as Dolph Ziggler]. And I put the cd in, and i go, 'guys, the Got a New Song. We have to see if this is good or not. '

The CD Contained Multiple Potential Themes, with some Being “Kid Rock-Y”. Mizanin Continued: “I Liked the Rap-Rock, Nu-Metal-Type Stuff, But it Just Wasn'T There. Then When 'I Came To Play' Came On, We All Loobed at Each Other Like, 'This Is Awesome, This is Perfect.'

The Song Has since Sporting Become Anthem: “Now, It's Crazy, Like You'll Hear It at Sporting Events. And I'm Like, 'That's My Song'. Literally, It was made for me. The fact that my song was downstaT's biggest Song Until Cody Came Along … That Kind of of Sucks, but it's alright. “

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Nme Asked The Miz Why He Thinks Downstait's Music Resonates With Wrestling Fans. “Downstait's a very good band,” he answered. “They're able to write a song and eMbody the character, reality allwing it to [be] Showcased and Allaw the Crowd to Get Behind Them. “

“[In general] Music Allaws Our entrance Music to Help Our Character, “he aided. If It's Dark and Ominous, like the Undertaker, you know It's Eerie and Evil. Now it's Fun, Like Rey Mysterio, You Know It's Upbeat and Energetic. “

AS Arrogant-Yet-Beloved the Miz, Mizanin Has Had His Fair Share of Monumental Moments Inside the Ring, Even Taking A Blow from Various Pop Stars. One of His Biggest Moments Was at Wrestlemania 39, When-While Co-Hosting The Event With Him-WWE Hall of Fame Snoop Dogg Gave Him The Rock's Finisher, The People's Elbow.

“Usually hosting wrestlemania just Involves you literally coming out, Welcome Everyone to the show, Maybe do a coupe of backstage stuff and then ninunce the attention,” The Miz Recouted. “For me, at Sofi in Los Angeles, I Had Like Two Matches: [my] First Match was against [sports commentator] Pat McAfee The First Day on Saturday. Then on Sunday, the Ended Up Having a Match Against Shane McMahon, Which Ended Up Turning Into Snoop Dogg Just Sucker-Punching Me and Giving Me a People's Elbow That People Talked About Still To This Day. “

He Also Recalled the Time When “Bad Bunny Got in the ring with [him] and ended up beating [him up]”When Explaining How Cool it was That” Huge, Worldwide Stars “Not Just Have An Interest, But Really Lock in and take Pride in What We do”.

“Bad Bunny would go do the grammys, like Back and Train,” The Miz Aided. “He was locking in and wanted to learn because this was a Dream for Him.”

For the 21-Time Champion, The Whole Experience was a Reminder of What WWE is all About: “Creating Moments That Last in Lifetime.”

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But Outside of the Wrestling Ring, The Miz is Known for Being A Reality Star As Well. From his his early days on mtv's The Real World to his time on Total divas and and Miz and MrsHas Played Reality TV A Huge Role in His Career, Butnin Got Candid with Nme About the stigma he has faced two to it.

“Back then, It Was Very Difficult. [In the early 2000s,] Whenever You Tries to do Something Other Than Being On A Reality Show, You Were A No Talent Hack, “He Admitted.” You Were Just A Person That Can Go On A Reality Show and Be in Front of a Chamber. Now We Know There Are Differences in Reality Stars, Right? There [are] Some People That Are Just Wallpaper, Are Just There to Stand Around and Other People That Actual Make Magic on Television. “

Mizanin Continued: “Back then, we didn'T know. We Didn'T Know Who The Talent was or If there was Any Talent, and No One Wanted To Know. It Was Very Difficault to Get Intryhing, and You Really Had to Work and Struggle. It Took A Long Time. It's Still Taking A Long Time.

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Wrestlemania 41 Will Take Place on April 19 and April 20 in Las Vegas, with Cm Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins Main-Eventing Night One. On night Two, The Main Event Will Be John Dinner (in His Last Year of Wrestling) Challeuring The Current WWE Champ Cody Rhodes in Hopes of Becoming a Record-Breaking 17-time World Champion in the Company. You Can Find Any Available Tickets here.

US Fans Can Watch Wrestlemania Via Peacock, and Most International Fans Can Watch WWE's Most Prestigious Event On Netflix.

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