WWE: 10 Reasons The Miz Is Already Hall Of Fame Worthy

1. He Defended The WWE Title In The Final Match At WrestleMania - And Won

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIerzJeMq6U Quick: What do Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels, and Randy Orton all have in common? For starters, none of them have ever retained the WWE Championship in WrestleMania's main event. What do Hulk Hogan, Triple H, John Cena, The Miz, and nobody else €“ ever €“ have in common? Now you're getting it. Heading into WrestleMania XXVII, much of the focus was on the animosity between WWE Championship contender and guest host Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The Miz, who had held the WWE Title since the previous November, was treated as an afterthought €“ and rode that underestimation to immortality. Miz defeated Cena to close out the show of shows, also becoming one of the few heels to close 'Mania with a victory. The Miz would lose the title to Cena the following month, but it's WrestleMania main events that go down in the annals of history. For a wrestler to stand tall closing out the show is sign that WWE has the utmost faith in him; he's the present and the future of the industry. April 3, 2011 was the night The Miz became a legend and the night each hall of fame in pro wrestling put a "RESERVED" sign on its finest table.