The Miz

Like, cause I want respect in the business.

Like, I don't want people to look at me as like the tough enough guy and just, I I'll be out in like, cause you've, you watched the tough enough people they get, they back then they, they got it.

Right.

And they weren't respected and everyone wanted them out.

And if you, they wanted you out, you're out.

Yeah.

If they want you out, they'll get you out.

And so I knew I needed people to teach me inside the ring.

And I knew I needed the respect.

And if I went on Tough Enough, I wouldn't get that.

And he was like, dude, have you gotten your foot in the door at all?

I was like, no.

He goes, it's for a million dollars.

It's a million dollar Tough Enough.

It's a lot of money.

Oh yeah, but like, I'm not really, this is going to sound really weird.

And it might be to some people, but like, I wasn't, I don't care about the money.

I see the big picture.

I just need my foot in the door.

And every time I would go backstage for dark matches, they never would pick me.