10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Dec 8)

4. Using Social Media For Survivor Series Was The Miz's Idea

The Miz Baron Corbin
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WWE's grand plan to build excitement for Baron Corbin vs. The Miz at Survivor Series included doing absolutely nothing. We're not joking, and Miz even confirmed this during an interview for the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast. Creative's only idea was to bill the bout as 'Intercontinental Champion vs. United States Champion'. That was it.

Miz wasn't happy working a lame duck card filler, so he came up with the idea of using social media tension to sell the match. It worked to a point, probably because the guy has so many followers on Twitter that he was bound to make a splash by cutting through Corbin using "shoot style" comments. Those swears during that in-car promo? Miz knew what he was doing.

The match wouldn't be one of the card's best, but at least it had something both men could use as story when the bell rang. Miz can't be blamed for taking matters into his own hands here. If WWE weren't interested in coming up with anything, why book the match in the first place?

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