What’s Not Bothering Me?: Miz Heat, Austin/WM, Shaq/Big Show

February 12, 2012

#1. Miz Takes The Heat

The Miz I've seen the comments. I've read and heard the "expert" analysis. I know and understand both sides of the argument.

Should Miz be given shit for his failure to catch R-Truth properly on Raw Monday when Truth blindly flipped over the top rope, only to land back first onto the lightly matted canvas with absolutely no resistance or support — ALL of which could have been avoided had Miz NOT jumped out of the way at the last second as if Truth was covered in Anthrax?

Yes, he should.

Miz deserves the blame he's receiving; it was HIS fault. Mistake or not, Miz isn't some spring chicken in the wrestling business. He understands the importance of every move (especially high-risk ones) and being in the right spot ALL the time. When you're not, it's serious.

While Miz getting blame and "some" heat for this particular situation doesn't bother me, it will if it doesn't end there. He can't be defined forever by one mistake. I'm pretty sure Owen Hart wasn't.

Will this mistake cost Miz a WrestleMania spot as some suggest? I hope not. If Miz isn't on WrestleMania, or his career takes a drastic turn for the worse, it SHOULD be because Vince and the decision makers he surrounds himself with have other reasons to believe there's more money to be made without Miz in that position. It shouldn't be due to some sort of punishment for this one incident.

If Vince went that far with discipline all the time, every WrestleMania would have consisted of nothing but Shawn Michaels matches. You know…because HBK NEVER made mistakes!

Only somewhat kidding, people.

Chris Cash can be reached via email at wzchriscash@yahoo.com or on Twitter @RealityofChris.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.