The Miz in the doghouse?

[Postman Dave]

Partial Source: Pwinsider

During the Six-Pack Challenge on Monday's RAW SuperShow, R-Truth attempted a slingshot somersault onto The Miz but his fall was not absorbed due to the former WWE Champion being out-of-position. R-Truth ended up falling back-first onto the floor, causing his head to whip back. At that point, the referee decided R-Truth was no longer able to compete and personnel assisted him to the locker room area.

WWE.com has confirmed that R-Truth avoided serious injury after suffering the fall. The basic outline of the match remained the same but adjustments were made from what was initially planned.

The Miz is being blamed for the errant spot. There was a ton of heat on him from company officials, including Triple H, backstage after the show. The WWE Executive Vice President of Talent "loudly disciplined" The Miz in front of wrestlers as soon as he returned to the back.

According to sources, The Miz has been on a losing streak in 2012 because he has become the scapegoat for the "lower-than-expected" Survivor Series PPV buyrate.

Taken from ewrestlinnews.com

Decided to bring this up as a talking point since I've heard that bottom rumour a few times now.

Why would the "low" SS buyrate be his fault? There were two bigger stars in that match, one of which beat up both his opponents with ease one night.

It's a bullshit rumour IMO, but quite interesting when taking into account a lot of the other stuff happening with Miz. I mean apart from the rumble (and even then you could argue he didn't really do much), Miz has had a rough time of it recently.

Thoughts?

 

[Gentleman Jake]

Its fuckin stupid the guy has worked his ass to become what he is and has done everything they have asked not to mention he has made the most of every chance not only that he has had the best run as champ in recent history

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[CrimsonTide]

I don't know about before last night... But that dive was brutal. Truth is damn lucky that he will ever wrestle again after that. So yeah, he should have been admonished for that. As far as survivor series goes, that wasn't his fault. And I really think they dropped the ball on what could have been an awesome heel faction with Miz and Truth with Nash mentoring them. That could have been a huge build heading into SS, throw in Cena/Rock together... I guess that's a conversation for another time though.

 

[Fuji Vice]

I call bullshit on this as well, I highly doubt they are blaming Miz for the low buy's. The lack of build to the PPV is to blame. I could imagine him getting chewed out for missing a spot during the match, but that's about it.

 

[Lover Boy]

What kinda person thinks "Um I want to watch Rocks return at SS but I won't because Miz is in that match". It's obviously not the Miz's fault and WWE is just being stupid by even thinking that.

 

[Chris Michaels]

I have never really been too big of a fan of The Miz probably because I think he is annoying on a microphone, but, I will admit that when it comes to his abilities, he has accomplished and been through a lot in the last year and a half as far as WWE Championships and what not... They do need to be giving him the credit as it is due to him...

 

[Wangman Page]

Not a huge Miz fan but He is not to blame for the low ppv buys. I blame them and their horrible story lines and their lack of ability to build the ppv. The other issue is that our and the worlds economy sucks big time still. Not everyone can afford to buy every ppv of the year. Still think they need to drop 6 ppvs a year which allows them a longer build to each show.

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[Chris Michaels]

I agree to 6 PPV's a year.... They need to think about shit realistically... If they dropped to 6, it would be The Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Great American Bash, King Of The Ring, Summerslam, Survivor Series...IMO

 

[Lady Redfield]

lmao, how the hell could they blame one guy for a buy rate?

The buy rates have been going down because the product is not that great.

Honestly, why would I want to pay $40-$60, depending on the PPV, to watch guys fight each other who fight every single week on cable TV?