Ranking All 50 WWE World Heavyweight Champions - From Worst To Best

24. The Miz

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'The A-Lister' never looked less ready to be WWE Champion than when he actually held the belt. Miz was a polished pro working beyond his best in the 2009-10 hot streak that led to his Money In The Bank cash-in win, but succumbed to WrestleMania hostilities between John Cena and The Rock that left him completely out in the cold.

Durable and dependable, he'd be a hundred times better with the title now but - in something of an indictment of the title itself - is almost better off without it.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett