Fuck yes, man. This is my kind of thread. I've been a huge Miz fan since the Miz & Morrison days, the dude is entertaining as hell and isn't anything outstanding in the ring but his matches are rarely dull, depends who he's feuding with really. Everything you mentioned is 100% truth though, I still mark any time he wins a title. Was funny seein everyone bitch after he took the title from Ryder after Mania but I was laughin my ass off, that was the most Miz-like thing possible and his run has been great so far, better than Ryder's would have been.
Will probably never see him as WWE Champion again but his run then was not that bad at all. Miz and Morrison one of the more underrated tag teams of all time, fact. The dude is a 5x IC Champ (and I've enjoyed all his runs with that belt), a former WWE Champ, 2x US Champ, 6x tag champ and a MITB winner. It's crazy to look back and know I've been a fan for all of it. He always has no problem generating heat everywhere he goes and that's definitely a good thing, there aren't many heels like him anymore. His run as a face wasn't very good, I still enjoyed his work then, but Miz is meant to be a heel no doubt. I hope he's still got a lot of years in him because I will always be a fan of the guy.
Long Live The Miz.