Hey The Miz!

I made a vlog about it. You sang the national anthem so well. Thank you so much. I got more calls about you doing that than like a lot of the things we do. People love Wrestlemania. I want to go so bad. Dude, it is so entertaining, it is so fun. It also is like so impressive. These guys are guys and gals are flipping each other off like you've seen it obviously on TV. How do they not get hurt? If only we had someone we could ask about, about that, if only funny enough. Our next guest is a two time WWE world champion, a Wrestlemania headliner ranked number one in the pro wrestling illustrated 500. You also might know him from the real world dancing with the stars, his reality series Miz and Mrs. And now the new host of American Gladiators on Amazon Prime, please welcome our guest The Miz. Send him in. Send our next victim in. Popping in just like that. You like my setup? I was going to say he's so good. Professional. Dialed. This is all me. Those are lights from Amazon. This TV is just like Apple TV mirrored in. Like I got it all. That's good. That's a great setup. Are we in your house? Thank you. You are in my house. This is my theater. You can give us your address or you can send us an email. I'm in Vegas. Vegas. That's right. You live in Vegas now. Yeah. So I, uh, I just moved here about a year ago and, uh, yeah, I mean, I was in LA for a while. I mean, we used to go to unbreakable, right? Yeah. We used to work out together. Congrats on the sale. I saw from your realtors, realtors, Instagram. Trust me. He's all over it. I love that. But it's been, uh, it's been a long time. Like, uh, it was 17 months to get sell that house, but that house was so amazing. So incredible. You got, you were in Westlake village. Westlake village. Cool. So I was in LA for a while and then that right, like right by unbreakable where we used to work out. Yeah. And I was, I, my house kept on getting like burglarized, like cause I'm on a live show. So you know how they always tell you when you're on Instagram, don't, don't put out like where you are. I wouldn't. But my live show Monday night raw and Friday night smackdown, people know exactly where I am. And was your family at home? Like any of these things happen? That's that's exactly what happened. So my mother-in-law was home and literally we can see like the, the burglars trying to get in. But I have a dog that was a Doberman. She passed away unfortunately. But uh, she like saved my mother-in-law's life. Like basically cause there was like five people about to like break in, but my dog scared them all away. They hopped over the fence. I had a huge fence too, by the way. Like it was like legit. Like I had everything. So I was like, all right, I'm about to have kids. I got to get out of here. So I moved to Austin. Did not like Austin. Didn't like the weather. Didn't like the traffic airport is literally like not directs ever. So I need directs cause we travel every week with WWE. So then I moved back, found Westlake village, found a guard gated community, was loving it there. And then, uh, my wife and I were just like, why are we paying so much in taxes? Like what are we doing? Like, why don't we just move to a, like a tax free state? And so we looked at Vegas and found this house that we absolutely loved. We, we, we just love the bones of it. So my wife, basically the amazing decorator that she is literally remodeled the whole house, uh, made it look incredible. And now we sold the house in Westlake village. We are happy and healthy in Las Vegas and got to listen to your beautiful voice, Joe at the, uh, at the Allegiant stadium Russell, by the way, can I just say this? I knew you had a good voice. I've always known you guys have great voices, right? But the national Anthem is a whole nother world. Yeah. Like we don't like doing it, nor do we really ever do it. Yeah. It's one of the tougher songs to sing. It's actually a song that we wrote. Thank you. I wasn't done complimenting. Yeah. I'll take it. I was, I was in awe. I was in awe at like how well you did the national Anthem at Allegiant stadium for WrestleMania. It was incredible, dude. You should be real. I mean, I was, I was proud. I was like, yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Well, it's all very patriotic. Little backstory there for you is that we like as a band, we've always said we would never, we're like, we've done it once because I was like looking up, I'm like, when's the last time we did this? We're singing at the national Anthem during the George W. Bush administration. And right as we start or singing it, by the way, to the, to the South Lawn for an Easter egg roll that they host every year. And you see like, like, like Darth Vader, just George W. Bush come out of the shadows behind Kevin. As we start singing it. It's crazy. And it's so funny. And we sound, let's just say not great. And these, I don't know what, I don't know. We were obviously nervous. And I think from that day, we were like, we're never going to do this. This is not something to do. Is it harder as a band or as individuals to do it? Yeah. I think as a band, it's tricky. Cause you have to, then you have the pressure of being like, all right guys, now let's harmonize. And usually it's acapella and you're fighting this reverb. And as you I'm sure know, and you deal with this all the time, like in a place, in a stadium where WrestleMania and WWE often takes place. When you're on a microphone, you're not have headphones. You're hearing your voice. Do you tell me if I'm wrong? Would you, is it okay? We call you the miss. Yeah. I'm great. The miss is good. Mr. Miss. When you're in a, in a stadium like that, do you hear yourself like that? Like reverb slap back at you? So it's, it's interesting. Cause it's like, I guess I can talk to you guys about this. Cause you actually know when you're in a theater, when you're in an arena and you, when you're in a stadium, it's completely different sound. Break it down for people at home. Break it down. So, so I hosted the WWE hall of fame, which was in a theater and in a theater, I can feel an audience cause they're right. They're kind of right on top of you. Right. They're like right there. There's maybe like a thousand people there, 2000 if you have a, you know, a bigger theater and you know, you can feel the energy, you can hear the energy when you're in an arena. It's a whole nother thing because it's, it's, it's all the way you're playing to the last person in the last row. Right. That's what our, our goal is. But then when you're in a stadium, it bounces back. So you'll the crowd reaction. And that's what I'm always listening to whenever I'm in an, like in a match, like I'm listening to the audience to hear where they are. Okay. I need to do X, Y, and Z to get them to where I need to be to either start this comeback, go for my finisher, do certain things. So I'm always thinking, always listening to an audience to get them where they need to be. And so for an arena, it's simple because that's where we've, we've basically known and we know, but when we go to the stadium, it's a completely different element. You got to actually wait like a beat for them because usually it starts in the front and then it elevates to the back. And by the time it gets to the back, that's 20, 20 seconds, 30 seconds. And so you kind of got to wait for it and hear it back. So when I was cutting a promo, it's like, hello, hello, hello, you know, it's like you hear that kind of that echo. That happened to me when we were doing it on a word show and I was on the mic and I literally heard my voice back and I started, I mean, and I just like slowed down and I could not. And Nick and I were in the corners watching space. We're like, Oh no. And I'm like, I just started melting and then I started sweating and then it was terrible. We actually had, we had a big fight about it. Joe got so mad at me. I'm like, I'm sorry. It was like, I couldn't do anything about it. What are you doing? It was like that over me, like messing up on live TV. I'm like, I'm the one that's embarrassed. We should probably say this too, that the Miz and me and Nick, I believe we go way back. We used to train at a gym in LA called Unbreakable. Back in the golden days. Your wife was there as well. It was above, it was above a pink tacos. The strangest. Oh, I went there with you once. That was cool. Pink tacos no more. I just drove past it. I know it's closed down. It's like go eat some greasy tacos and then go up there and work out. Crazy. What's that place? Like literally it was like T.O. would walk in Sylvester Stallone, like, and it's in this hole in the wall gym that is just like in the back of a pink taco. It was really wild. It was amazing. Like the trainers, the trainers were second to none. Like I still talk to Matt Blank all the time about, but he's in Hawaii. Yeah. I called him yesterday cause I was trying to work out and he's like, I'm like, Hey, are you in town in LA? I had the morning. He's like, I'm in Hawaii. And I was like, Oh, I mean, it's Kevin's on his, uh, his near his near 40 fitness journey at the moment. I am getting shredded. He's getting shredded. Good for you. I'm 45 now. 45. Can you give Kevin any tips? Yeah. Give me that past 40 tips. Actually, let's break it down. How often are we training? So I train at least three times a week. Usually it's like weight training three times a week, cardio, like on let's do, um, like three, a three and then a 12 incline. And for like 30 minutes on a treadmill, on a treadmill. Yeah. So yeah, you know, it's, it's really easy, but that's my, that's like my cardio, but I do three times a week with weight training. But then, uh, you know what I did, I got my blood tested and that was a very big deal. Like you kids, Joe and Nick don't have to worry about this. Me and Kevin have to figure this stuff out cause we get tired now. Like I've got two girls that are six and eight that are literally like, yeah, I mean, it's, it's a lot of work. Right. So I need energy. I need everything. So I got my blood tested and they were just like, look, you're, you're, you're low on vitamin D. You needed to get your, uh, your fish oils, DHEA as well as a one a day. And since I've been doing that, like, I feel great. Like I really do. Like I'm wow. The supplement thing is awesome when you, it really is patient. And so you, when you get your blood tested, you find out what you're deficient in and what you need basically for your body to activate at an optimal level. And so I've been working with, uh, a ways to well down in, uh, down in Austin and they've just been like literally picking up my energy and I've been feeling great and I'm 45 and I'm still traveling each and every week, still doing Friday night Smackdown on the USA network hosted American gladiators, which is now on prime. I mean, it's literally a nonstop, not to mention being, trying to be the best husband, trying to be the best father. I think we all know what it's like to have like so many hands in different jobs and different things, but also wanting to be the best dad and best husband you could possibly be. So what do you think your, your biggest thing is being that busy? Like you are traveling, like how you make yourself feel present when you're at home with the family and the girls. It's a lot of phone, right? Like I feel like nowadays, like even I catch myself doing it and in my wife and I'll be like, God, I'm so sorry. I just been on my phone trying, everyone's texting me, Hey, what are you doing there? You need to get this done. Hey, can you, you got, you got time for this? Do you have juices? And I'm like, Oh my God. Um, but then I'm just realizing, I'm like, set the phone down, Mike, get in the pool with your daughters, hang out with them. That's all they want to do is play with you. Go wrestle with him. Take him to jujitsu, which I started, I brought him to jujitsu because I saw like on a podcast, it's like, they were like, look, when your daughters get older, they need to defend themselves. And with jujitsu, they'll be able to defend themselves if they have the right technique with a 300 pound man. And I'm like, all right, I got to get him into jujitsu. So now when I take him to jujitsu, I bring him back home and we come actually like right there. There's a big light kind of cool. I was wondering like if you have a setup at home, yeah, it's like a carpet area right there that literally we wrestle it out. Oh, so I, I listened to what the teacher teaches them and then we go home and I implement them on them and try to get them kind of locked in and knowing what exactly it is. It's a blast and they love it. They love wrestling, believe it or not, shockingly, like, you know, but, uh, every time, every time I tell him, I'm like, all right, before we wrestle, you got to lock up. So I teach them like the, the number one thing you learn in WWE for, if you're learning the art of professional wrestling is how to lock up. So when you first are circling the ring, we lock up, boom. So I teach them how to lock up. So they always have to lock up with me and they always have to try to put me in a sleeper hold because they know how to do a sleeper hold. So if any boys are in the, you know, kindergarten or second grade that mess with them, they know how to, they know how to choke them out. That's sick. Are your girls in anything like, do you guys have them in any sports or any type of stuff like that? Like, are they into singing? Do they love what you guys do? Do they know what you guys do? Cause my daughters could care less that I'm a WWE wrestler or that, that I'm, I'm a host of American gladiators. They don't care. My daughter's a, she's four. She's getting into horseback riding at the moment. Whoa. Are you nervous on that? No. The, the instructor is amazing and really patient and you know, has their hand on her the whole time. But she, she's fearless. She just gets on and she's very fearless. I think you guys are probably more fearful than, or maybe mom. I don't know. Adults know too much. We know too much. Yeah. But it's, it's, it's wild. She, she's not really taken to combat sports yet, but I think what you're saying about Jiu-Jitsu is great. So when I was training at Unbreakable back in the day, I was doing this TV show Kingdom, which was all about, you know, MMA fighters and that whole world. And I got really into Jiu-Jitsu at that time and found it to be a really helpful tool for a generally smaller guy to, you know, have a shot versus kind of bigger opponents lock up. So hold on, on that front though, who's the, who's the best lockup or like partner you've had in a fight, in a match? Oh, like in wrestling. So, um, I would say John Cena has taught me the most, um, out of anyone, uh, in WWE. When I first started in WWE, nobody liked me cause I was off the real world, uh, which was wildly popular, uh, probably before you guys were almost, you know, I was going to say it earlier. Like I'm, I was so impressed actually back in the day watching that show than the real world. But you always said, I'm, I'm going to be, I'm going to be a wrestler. I'm a wrestler. I'm gonna be the miss. Like you were, you had your character, you knew who you were and you like manifested it. You made it become real. You did it. And I think that that's just the power of knowing like who you are as a person. I think everyone, and it's always like classic. You just keep watching this happen, right? Like somebody will come from a different side of, of, of an industry or from a show or a musician and they'll step into another, into the ring or somewhere and they're gonna be the first person they get ---- on and no one's gonna believe them. But obviously tale as old as time. So you were saying John Cena, which I got to meet John for the first time as well. Um, you know, there's a lot of legends that day, WrestleMania, it's just, I just was stayed in one place and I'm meeting all these people. Joe fangirled a bit. I did fangirl a bit. I actually, uh, meeting John, um, it was quite funny because I, I've never, I'm pretty, I think I really respect him, especially what he's, he's done with, um, his film career. Yes. And Make-A-Wish. It's unbelievable. But I'm just sorry, you were saying, um, he, you've learned a lot from him or he taught you a lot. Yeah. So when, like, when we were talking about the real world, like the Miz didn't come for, like it came from the real world, but like, I didn't mean to do that. Right. Like it was just uncomfortable being in New York city, seven strangers picked to live in a house to have a job. I was uncomfortable. And what do you do when you're uncomfortable? I drank and, uh, basically like partied and just created a character called the Miz that would tell everyone exactly how they felt whenever they wanted to. And so everyone started liking that. And I've always wanted to be a wrestler, but I was never thought I was big enough. Like I'm six foot, nothing, 200, nothing pounds. These guys were larger than life. Like if you look at American gladiators in WWE, these were my, my shows and they were larger than life. They were heroes. Uh, I never thought I could actually do it and some of these legends that are just massive dudes. So when, so when I tried out for the real world and made it, I was like, wait a second, you're telling me if I try out for something and I, and I, and I have a goal, I can actually do it if I find the right tools for it. So I remember looking on Yahoo being like, all right, where do I find a wrestling school? Found one in LA, got acting classes, improv classes. Uh, I started doing a, I got a nutritionist, started working out. I was finding all the tools that I could possibly find to become a professional wrestler. But then when I got there, like three years later, you thought WWB like, Oh my God, yes, we want this guy. They didn't. Hollywood didn't want me. Cause when you're on a reality show back then, you're a no talent hack. Like you, you were on television, you were living your life in front of a camera. That's all you're good for. You're not good for anything else. But then it was crazy cause I got on a show called tough enough, which is another reality show, but you could win a WWE contract, didn't win the contract, but impress the execs so much that it gave me a developmental contract. Went through developmental system, got to WWE. Everybody hated me in the locker room. Nobody, nobody wanted me there. Nobody wanted to teach me. John Cena was one of the people that literally brought me in and always kind of gave me a nod, right. Gave me that whenever I was in the ring, teach taught me like how to become a main event superstar and that it's, it's very difficult. There's a whole different level of people wrestling and it's, it's like bands, right? You have a new up and coming bands that are trying to get out. And then you have you guys who are like literally stadiums, arenas, wherever you guys want to go. Sold out everywhere. You guys know how to perform in these main event caliber. Like people want to pay to see you. The reason they want to pay to see you is because you know how to conduct an entire like concert that literally people will pay for. That's exactly what a WWE main event or does. And so John taught me how to do that. And then I became WWE champion, beat him in the main event of WrestleMania. No big deal. But uh, but then this year I got to be in the ring with him again. He retired this year, but I mean, he was unbelievable. I know he, he came back as the host and to be in the ring with him again. That was great. I loved seeing that. It was, it was great. It was a, it was a fun moment and it was a very John Cena, the Miz type of interaction as always. So he's always been a person that's been great to me. Uh, Randy Orton was another one that taught me a lot who's still in the business and is literally one of the goats to this day. So it's always good to get into those guys in the ring, especially now. Now I'm in this element where I've been in WWE for like 20 years and I'm teaching the new up and coming people how to become what John Cena did. Do you guys do that for other bands? Sorry for taking over, but I'm curious about you guys as well. I want to like respond with the same kind of question. I mean, we meet a lot of young musicians that are always asking us, Hey, like give me some advice. And I kind of asked a question back, my, why do you want to do this? And if it's like, Oh, especially I find a lot of what social media can kind of like create. It's like, Oh, cause I want to be famous. I'm like, well, I don't know if this is for you then because the fame side comes with a lot of can become with a lot of negativity and hate and you got to have thick skin. If you could do it because you wake up and it's all you think about and you go to bed, it's all you think about then like, yes, like just write as much as you can. Writing's not your strong suit. Play, play an instrument, surround yourself with great people. So I would ask you the same question. Like if somebody wants to get into wrestling or if you, I'm sure you meet a lot of people, what's your advice for these young people? You said you 20 years. Congrats. It's incredible. We're also celebrating 20 years. Funny enough. So for you, like if, if somebody was trying to get into wrestling right now, professional wrestling, like how would they even go about it in like this day and age? So the way we have a performance center and they have tryouts all the time at, it's called NXT performance that are down in Orlando and we have tryouts all the time. You can find that out on wwe.com. They always are, are looking for the next WWE superstar and that's a good way. But to piggyback off of what you're saying about fame, they want fame and fortune. If you don't have the love for what you're doing, you will not make it because you will not put the work that involves. Like nobody sees us, how much, how much work it is to be a Jonas brother. Nobody sees the work that it is to be a WWE superstar. No one understands what we have to go through on a daily basis. And granted, it's awesome. The stuff we get to do, it's amazing. The fans are incredible, but you don't see the insights and the work that it takes, the sacrifices on your body. Yeah. That alone, that energy level you're talking about is real. I don't know. It doesn't seem that physical. I'm excited. I've been trying to convince these guys. Joe's hooked now. Are you going to get involved? You should do something if you need my help in any way. I do have a problem with Dan Housen right now, who is basically cursing everyone. Did he ever give you? Okay. I have a segue here. I actually have a question about that from one of our listeners. These are from Ryan and he's a huge fan. He said, real nerd shiz coming in here right now. So here we go. Did Dan Housen ever return your daughter's bike? No, he didn't. He stole. Right? That's messed up. See, thank you. This is what I'm talking about. Everyone else is like laughing about it and saying, this is great. This is amazing. They're getting entertained by it. He's got a problem with me too then. Look, he said, I curse you. Like he gives everyone a curse. Like you are a curse. No, the cursing thing, it's got to go. Nobody wants a curse on them, especially do you take my kid's bike? I don't believe in curses. You're cooked. We're here. We're here for you. If you need some backup. Thank you. The man has broken into my house. He has stolen my daughter's bike. A referee claimed that he got a cramp so he couldn't count to three and I would have won the tag team titles with Kit Wilson. But because the referee said he was cursed and got a cramp in his arm, he couldn't count to three. He couldn't do his job. On Smackdown, I was blown up. I was blown up and the crowd was applauding it. Applauding it. During a match, by the way. Mind you. These are the things that Dan Housen is doing to me that people are cheering for. But you guys gotta watch out because he might curse you. I don't believe in the curse. Some people believe in curses. Not him. Bring it on. I know Jesus. Can't be cursed. My brother prays a lot. Put me in the ring, bro. I'm there. I got your back. I'll be there. You have no problem there. None. Miz, thank you so much, man. Congratulations on everything. It's a huge honor to meet you. We're getting that bike back. Thanks, guys. Thank you so much for doing this, guys. I appreciate it. Peace. I'll see you.