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The Land Of Opportunity: The Looking Back At The Five Best Things To Happen In SmackDown’s ‘USA Era’

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#5.) The Miz‘s incredible run

It was crystal clear from both runs on SmackDown Live that The Miz was far better suited to the blue brand than he was to RAW. When he began on SmackDown Live, he was the Intercontinental Champion in the midst of what many consider the greatest IC title reign in many years.

When he did lose the title to Dolph Ziggler, it was in an incredible story where the crowd was 100% invested. Even after he lost it, he remained one of the 3-4 best superstars on the brand and it was clear that he was ready for a main event level, but when he was, WWE made him change brands.

He would end up changing brands every single superstar shake-up, effectively ruining his momentum on RAW every time.

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