10 Times Modern WWE Stars FINALLY Felt Like Big Deals

5. The Miz

At SummerSlam 2010, WWE took the unusual step of allocating valuable, Big 4 PPV time to an in-ring promo. It was cut by The Miz, because WWE sensed he was about to catch fire and tasked him with setting the crowd ablaze with heat.

Miz had mastered the promo game before he became a respectable worker, and by this time, recognised with the United States Title and the Money In The Bank briefcase, he was tha, too. But this promo, in such a high-pressure situation, literally brought his accolades into focus. This Miz was made for the big time, and he told us this, acutely, on the big time stage.

"John Cena literally said that I'm the only WWE Superstar who can see him," he said - just one of several highly entertaining heaps of bullsh*t.

Your writer is a Marty Jannetty mark then, now, and forever, and it's a pet peeve of his whenever performers, especially those who can't lace his babyface boots, use him as an easy punchline when underlining their credentials as a singles star. But, when he claimed that John Morrison said that Miz was the Shawn Michaels of their team - "only better" - I couldn't not marvel at this coming out party.

In adulthood, it's rare when a heel narrows your eyes in fury. On that night, I was the Angry Miz Girl, and Miz in the years since has held a similar sway over audiences as a top-tier talent.