Miz is in the ring and he says people told him he didn’t belong in the WWE six years ago. He started at the bottom on Tough Enough, and he heard the voices of everyone asking why he was there, and they told him he should go back to MTV. He refused to cave in to pressure, and he moved on, and he did whatever it took, including becoming the host of Smackdown. The voices stopped asking, and they told him to leave, and said he had no talent and he didn’t belong. He still stuck around, and people said he was a sidekick and he was riding Morrison’s coattails. He says they did end up splitting, and he became US Champion, but it wasn’t good enough for anyone.
He followed that with winning Money In The Bank, and now he can be looked at as the biggest star in the company. He asks for a drumroll, then pulls the sheet off the stand, and he reveals himself on the cover of the new WWE magazine. He says it is a big deal because he dreamed of being on the cover as a child, and now it finally happened. He tells the fans to stand up and admit that they were wrong, because he made it, and he is the poster child. He says they can’t deny it or hide from it, and they have no choice to admit it, because he’s the Miz and he has earned the right to say he’s awesome.
Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring and Miz looks less than thrilled to see him. Bryan introduces himself and says he only came out to congratulate him, because no one thought he would make it either. Miz tells him he hasn’t accomplished anything, and Bryan says he is right, and he comes out to generic rock music, and doesn’t have Miz’s style, and he paid $10 for his haircut.
Bryan says he has to wear his ring gear in the back so he doesn’t get thrown out and he already had to show his ID three times. He says if he is anything it’s the anti-Superstar and he tells Miz if he faced him for the US title, he could beat him. Miz says he is right, that is a $10 haircut, and asks him what makes him think he is worthy of the US title? Bryan says he is right, because if the match happened, the next magazine might look like this, and he shows Miz a mock up of Miz tapping to Bryan. Bryan isn’t out here running his mouth, but he can make him tap and can become the next US Champion.
Miz tells Bryan he has never liked him, and he can annihilate him and will make Bryan want to go back to the indies. Bryan cuts him off and asks for the match and wants an answer. Miz says yes, and Bryan thanks him, but Miz thanks him and takes a swing at him. Bryan puts him in the LaBell Lock but Alex Riley rushes the ring and tries to attack Bryan. Bryan kicks him in the head and puts him in the LaBell Lock while Miz watches on from the ramp. Riley taps out and then Bryan laughs at Miz and kicks the magazine cover off the stand and stares at Miz on the ramp.
