WrestleMania Moments, American Gladiators and Cleveland Sports with The Miz

Summary

Throwbacks with Matt Leinart & Jerry Ferrara

Episode: WrestleMania Moments, American Gladiators and Cleveland Sports with The Miz

Date: April 16, 2026

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Episode Overview

This high-energy episode sees hosts Matt Leinart and Jerry Ferrara joined by WWE superstar, TV host, and proud Cleveland fan The Miz. The conversation covers the Miz's jam-packed WrestleMania weekend, his new gig hosting a rebooted American Gladiators, his deep Cleveland sports loyalty, behind-the-scenes wrestling moments, and a spirited round of favorite throwback reboot ideas. The episode is a blend of nostalgia, insider sports and entertainment stories, and the camaraderie of three pop culture and sports fanatics.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Miz’s Insane WrestleMania Weekend Schedule

(00:02, 04:56, 44:11)

• Hosting Spree: The Miz humorously recounts his string of hosting gigs: American Gladiators premiere, WWE SmackDown, the WWE Hall of Fame, and hosting five weddings(!) at WrestleMania.

• "If it has a mic, I'm hosting it." (The Miz, 04:56)

• He shares that he might have surprise involvement in WrestleMania matches, highlighting WWE’s unpredictable nature:

  • “I didn’t find out till day of the [SOFI Stadium] … they were like, yeah, you probably have a match tonight.” (06:34)

• Officiating Five Weddings:

  • As part of a WrestleMania experience, ESPN asked him to officiate five fan weddings. Miz is debating if he’ll do it as Mike or in full Miz wrestling persona.
  • "I think I'm going to go like, 'Welcome to the most must see wedding of all time!'" (08:17)

2. The Appeal and Reboot of American Gladiators

(02:26, 16:49, 18:23)

• The Miz is “honored and privileged” to host the reboot, a childhood dream come true.
• Pays homage to classic elements (Nitro, Turbo, Lace, the Wall, Joust, Assault), while introducing new events like Edge (a 50’ high balance/sparring grid) and a revamped Atlasphere.
• Gladiators now have distinct personas, e.g., Ace, Blaze, Voltage; the show features both intense physicality and heartfelt backstories.
• Host chemistry: The Miz co-hosts with Roxy Diaz and play-by-play pro Chris Rose.
• “Watching what I watched, you see the hits. The hits are unreal, man.” (The Miz, 18:18)

3. Las Vegas as the Ultimate Major Event Host

(10:07)

• The Miz and hosts discuss why Vegas is perfect for WrestleMania—everything is walkable, energy is unmatched, and locals rarely visit the Strip.
• The Miz attests to loving his Vegas life: no traffic, great kids’ activities, convenient airport, and sports galore.

4. Deep Dive: Cleveland Sports Heartbreak and Hope

(11:30, 13:19, 15:44)

• The Miz is a dedicated Cleveland Browns (and all Cleveland teams) fan, lamenting legendary quarterback mishandling (Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson, Baker Mayfield).
• Explores how environment and organizational issues often doom young QBs.
• Browns' perennial struggles, uncertainty around Deshaun Watson, and hope in backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson (“I saw sparks... I would want to see what he's gonna do…” 15:05).
• Passionate city pride: “I get a hole in one... or the Browns win the Super Bowl?... I'm going to the Browns to the Super Bowl. I'm doing it for the city.” (43:52)

5. Wrestling and Showmanship: What It’s Like Behind the Curtain

(25:29, 29:29)

• Top WrestleMania Moments—The Miz’s List:

  1. WrestleMania 27 main event vs. John Cena (“I got knocked out, but that’s the pinnacle.”)
  2. Tag-team match with his wife vs. John Cena & Nikki Bella
  3. Triple threat Intercontinental title: The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Seth Rollins
  4. Snoop Dogg hitting him with the People’s Elbow

• The Miz describes waiting in the “Gorilla position” pre-match; wrestling is equal parts nerves and electrifying adrenaline.

• “Once my music hit, man... all those nerves turn into energy, turn into adrenaline.” (The Miz, 30:31)

• Ferrara compares it to acting at the Cannes Film Festival, feeling immense pressure, while Matt relates with championship football and Monday Night Football moments.

6. The Unique Thrill of Live WWE Events

(35:47)

• The Miz urges skeptics to attend a WWE show: “I guarantee you, you will become a fan... there’s nothing quite like WWE.”
• The spontaneity is real—no teleprompters, crowd reactions constantly shape the show.

7. Golf, Celebrity Stories, and Cross-Sport Camaraderie

(36:45, 39:03, 41:07, 47:30)

• Miz’s love for golf: Attending The Masters, his own swing analyzed by ESPN, enjoying the fan experience and the famously low concession prices.
• Fond workout memories at Unbreakable gym with the likes of Lane Johnson, Jadeveon Clowney, Stallone, Sean McVay, and Aaron Rodgers.
• Cleveland Connections:
  • Jason and Travis Kelce praised for their groundedness, Jason’s kindness to a young football fan at the Masters.
  • “That’s growing up in Cleveland. That’s what that is.” (The Miz, 47:30)
  • Myles Garrett named as a dream candidate for American Gladiators or WWE.

8. Throwback Reboot Picks & Boxing Talk

(52:06)

• Matt and Jerry name classic game shows and pop culture programs they want to see rebooted:

  • Matt: Double Dare, Guts (aggro crag!), TRL, Supermarket Sweep
  • Jerry: Battle of the Network Stars, NBA Inside Stuff, Celebrity Boxing

• Hilarious riff on celebrity boxing matchups—who they’d fight from the Entourage cast, who Matt would fight among sports personalities.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Hosting Mania:
  “If it has a mic, I’m hosting it.” (The Miz, 04:56)
• On Officiating Weddings:
  “Welcome to the most must-see wedding of all time!” (The Miz, 08:17)
• On Wrestling Nerves:
  “Once my music hit, man... all those nerves turn into energy, turn into adrenaline.” (The Miz, 30:31)
• On Cleveland Sports:
  “When the Browns succeed, the city of Cleveland succeeds. And I’m all about the economy of Cleveland succeeding and doing better.” (The Miz, 43:52)
• On American Gladiators Childhood Dream:
  “As a kid I wanted to be a WWE wrestler and I wanted to be a gladiator.” (The Miz, 16:49)
• On Jason Kelce with Young Fan:
  “That’s growing up in Cleveland. That’s what that is.” (The Miz, 47:30)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:02–04:56: The Miz’s weekend schedule & introduction
• 06:34: Impromptu WWE match stories
• 08:17: On officiating WrestleMania weddings
• 10:07: Vegas as marquee host city
• 16:49–22:17: American Gladiators nostalgia and reboot details
• 25:29–29:29: WrestleMania memories, main event stories
• 30:29–30:42: Backstage nerves and adrenaline
• 35:47–36:45: Why WWE live events are unique
• 39:03–39:10: The Masters & ESPN swing analysis
• 41:07–42:40: Unbreakable gym and celebrity athlete stories
• 47:30: Jason Kelce’s interaction with young fan
• 52:06–53:14: Throwback TV/contestant show reboot picks
• 55:03: Celebrity boxing fantasy matches riff

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Tone and Chemistry

• The episode is fun, rapid-fire, and filled with mutual respect and youthful nostalgia.
• The Miz’s larger-than-life but approachable personality meshes seamlessly with Matt and Jerry’s blend of sports and entertainment banter.
• Lots of playful trash talk, wisecracks, and genuine fandom—especially for both wrestling and Cleveland sports.

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For New Listeners

This episode captures everything that makes Throwbacks a can’t-miss listen: great guests, nostalgia, hilarious hypotheticals, insider sports and showbiz stories, and the enduring power of being a fan. Whether you care about wrestling, American Gladiators, Cleveland heartbreak or just want to relive classic TV, it’s a wild, fun ride front-to-back!

Transcript

[Jerry Ferrara]

I'm, like, trying to visualize your weekend.

[The Miz]

Friday, American Gladiators will premiere on Amazon prime. And then you can watch me on USA Network's smackdown. And then right after smackdown, I'll be hosting the hall of Fame ceremony. And then Saturday, I will have WrestleMania. And Sunday I will have WrestleMania. And I have a bunch of stuff that I have to do at WrestleMania that people don't know about yet. But we always like to sneak things in.

[Jerry Ferrara]

All right, welcome to another episode of Throwbacks. I'm a little distracted right now.

[Matt]

My gonzo. You know what time it is?

[Jerry Ferrara]

He brought illegal firearms to the show today. What is that? What the play. What shirt is that?

[Matt]

Well, dude. Well, in honor of our guest, this is the only semi wrestling shirt that I own. And the story behind this is we had Stone Cold Steve Austin on Big noon kickoff years ago when we were in studio, I think he did a zoom in. And me and Brady Quinn were there and we were having banter and he called us the playboy and the pretty boy. So I think I'm the playboy and he's a pretty.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I'll say who's who. You can argue both sides, but that's me.

[Matt]

That's me. You can see, we can zoom in. So, yeah, honestly, I wore it for our guest today. I'm also going to ask him what your wrestling name should be after I tell him this story. I'm curious of what he would name you as a wrestler.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Me?

[Matt]

Yeah, you. Oh, yeah. Well, I'm not. I don't want you to answer. I want. I want our. Our guide answer.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Well, let's get. But we're going to reveal our guests in a second. Don't forget, please, everybody go like and subscribe on YouTube. Throwback Show. All the social media handles at Throwback Show. Our guest today, I'm not sure what we call him because, like, I know him as the Miz. All of you probably know him as the Miz.

[Matt]

We call him the Miz, though.

[Jerry Ferrara]

But, like, I've also seen people call him Mike. And I don't know, do we call him Mike or the Miz? When we bring him on, I feel

[Matt]

like we just get a. We just get a vibe. I feel like we get a vibe. I think we call him Ms. What's up, Ms.

[Jerry Ferrara]

So obviously amazing wrestling career. He even goes back to the days of, like, real world.

[Matt]

He's an OG man.

[Jerry Ferrara]

We've had a few reality stars and we talked about, like, Mount Rushmore stuff with, like, reality stars. But when you actually start breaking down the Miz especially now, too. This is not really reality show, but he's hosting the new. The all new American Gladiators. And by the way, they use that same exact little beat. It's back.

[Matt]

That was one of my favorite. That was one of my favorite shows growing up. Nitro, Turbo, Lace.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Did you and your boys not think you would have been awesome doing that? That was always the debate of, like,

[Matt]

oh, yeah, I feel like I would have never gotten hit, but I feel like it was a lot harder than it looked.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Might be one of those lot harder than it looks things fired up, man.

[Matt]

We got. We got WrestleMania coming up, dude.

[Jerry Ferrara]

It's.

[Matt]

Yeah, I mean, the Miz is a legend.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Miz is a legend also Golf journey. But yeah, I watched a few episodes already before, and that's available now. I've watched a few episodes of American Gladiators. I just want to. And I'll say this to him when he comes on. They did it well. They pay homage to the past Gladiator. They just. They did it well. So it's a reboot that was in good hands, and they did a fantastic job with it. And I'm excited to talk to him and then stick around after we talk to the Miz. Speaking of reboots, Matt, I feel like you and I kick around some of our favorite shows from the past that we think would be perfect for a reboot. And no, you can't say Entourage. Okay? Can't say Entourage. You can say Entourage if you want. Good.

[Matt]

We need that. We need a reboot of Entourage. The whole world wants it, buddy.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Wow. We'll. We'll wait for next April for April 1st to see if we'll run that April Fool's joke back and see if it's still trending. So. All right, without further ado, we bring on the Miz. All right, joining us now on throwbacks, two time champion of the challenge, two time WWE champion, eight time Intercontinental champion, the WWE's 25th Triple Crown champion, the first ever, the whole two time Grand Slam Champion, and the only WWE Superstar to ever hold three championships at the same time. And also, he's a tortured Cleveland fan, like a lot of my in laws. But before we get going, the Miz joining us, I want to read something that you tweeted three hours ago that to me, describes you in a nutshell from three hours ago. I'm just collecting hosting gigs like titles, hall of Fame, American Gladiators, which is awesome, by the way. Five weddings. I don't attend events. I run them at this point. If it has a mic. I'm hosting it. Welcome to the show, buddy. Thank you for the time.

[Matt]

Just a beast.

[The Miz]

Honestly, it's so true. I mean, if you really think about this week, just this week alone, American gladiators comes out April 17th on Prime Video. And I'm hosting that. I'm not a gladiator. I'm actually hosting it. So I run the show and it is an apps. It's everything you want and more. And then if you're watching on Friday, then I have smackdown on USA Network. Then I have the hall of Fame, which I just found out that I'm hosting. So I was like, oh, okay, I can definitely host that. That'll be on the ESPN app in the United States. So 9pm There, and then Saturday and Sunday is WrestleMania. And right now I don't have a match at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. April 18th, 19th, ESPN, Apple, through the Unlimited plan. You like how I have all this stuff.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You're such a pro.

[Matt]

You're just a machine.

[The Miz]

So we can have a conversation, but I don't have a match right now. But I didn't have a match when I hosted SOFI Stadium, like two nights, and then I had two matches both nights got people elbowed by. By Snoop Dogg. So, I mean, you never know what is going to happen in WWE and at WrestleMania. So even though I don't have a match right now, I'm always prepared, always ready and ready to go. And if they want me to take over hosting duties from John Cena, then I'll do that as well.

[Matt]

At what, at what point do you. I mean, first of all, dude, like, I don't even know how you juggle. I mean, my mind is blown just thinking about all the shit you have to do in the next four or five days. At what point. I know you probably can't say much. At what point do you. Do you know, oh, shit, like, I'm a part of this. I'm going to have a match. At what point does that set in at all? Or do you just. You just wait for a call?

[The Miz]

So when SOFI Stadium, like, I didn't find out till day of the. Like, that afternoon, they were like, yeah, you probably have a match tonight. And I'm like, wait, what? Huh? And then it's like, this is WrestleMania. This is what we build for. But the thing is, I've prepared myself to where I can be put into any situation that I feel like. I feel like WWE prepares you for everything. If you need to do a movie or a television show, you need to do something improv, you need to do any type of thing, hosting, whatever it prepares you for it. And so I feel like I'm always well prepared for anything, any obstacle that comes in my way. So if they need me for a match impromptu, right then and there, I can definitely go out and put on the best match possible.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You kind of hopped past something really quick. You are literally officiating five weddings in. Is this, this is all true. These be your first weddings you've ever officiated or is this like you've done this before?

[The Miz]

I had no idea they asked.

[Matt]

I've done one. I'm one for one.

[The Miz]

Are you? Yeah, I've done one as well. Well, I've done, I'm not appreciating. I'm done one as in like, I'm married to the love of my life. But that's, that just goes. They asked me, ESPN said they want to do, you know, something special for WrestleMania. And a lot of fans want to be married in at WrestleMania that they thought it was cool if they could have a superstar officiated. And they asked me and I said absolutely. Like, to be able to officiate a wedding, let alone five in one day, is going to be pretty incredible because it's, it's something that I think people wait for for their entire life. Some women think about it their entire lives. And now I think the men with WrestleMania, they're like, Listen, I mean, if we want to talk wedding, I mean, this is my type of wedding. So now it's my job to not only officiate it, but give them the wedding that they always hoped and dreamed of. And hopefully I can, you know, do my best to make it everything they wanted and more. The hard part is like, do they want Mike or do they want the mittens? Like, do they want me in a nice suit or do they want me in like Ms. Wrestling gear with sunglasses on, a headband, my ring, ring, ring attire. Like, what, what do they want? So I, I think I want to get with the families and ask them what are they looking for? Because some people want it very professional, very, you know, I'll put my throw on it. I don't think I'm going to be dairy beloved. We are gathered here. I think I'm going to go like, welcome to the most must see wedding of all time or something like that. Hell yeah. You know, give it to them the way they, they deserve to be to have it. So I'm really excited about that. It should be a lot of fun, man.

[Matt]

That's going to be awesome.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah, I wanted to ask you too, because now I went to the super bowl, what was it, three years ago in Vegas? Chiefs, Niners. And I was, I remember going into that thinking like, all right, what is Vegas going to be like?

[The Miz]

Are you a Chief Niners fan?

[Jerry Ferrara]

No, no, I just happened to go. Right. No, I'm a Giants fan.

[Matt]

He' Giants guy.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah. No, I happen to go to that game. Right.

[The Miz]

And I won't go to a Super bowl unless the Browns are in it.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Well, I guess you're never going to be waiting. Listen, no one roots harder for you. You know, we talked off the air. I'm Cleveland guy. Well, it's. I call it my team in law. I want my in laws to be happy, but I also just don't see it because I talk, I talk to the fans of Cleveland Browns football every other day and it's tough, but we'll talk. We're gonna talk Browns. But I wanted to ask you, you know, WrestleMania in Vegas, I feel like it's the perfect place for a WrestleMania. I was really impressed how Vegas held up for the Super Bowl. So what do you think the vibes are gonna be in Las Vegas for WrestleMania?

[The Miz]

Well, now that I live there and understand what Vegas is all about, it can hold anything. It is the perfect situation because it's all combined. Like, everything is right around each other. So you can go to WWE World, which is our kind of like, we can get photo ops, autographs, tons of like, integrations, podcasts are being performed live. There's so many things going on at WWE World, but then also the T mobile is right there for WWE SmackDown. And then across the street, we're doing the, I believe in the theater. We're doing the hall of Fame, so you can walk right there. It's everything's like in a good, like 10 minute area where you can get to. Whereas in other cities, like if you look at San Francisco, there was things like 45 minutes away, two hours this way, one hour that way. San Francisco is a great city, but everything is so compact in Las Vegas that everything is right there and you're in it. Like, you get to feel the electricity and the vibe and there's nothing quite like Las Vegas. And I love living there. Like, and I don't even, I don't even go to the Strip. I'm, I'm in my, my own little area, my own little city. And I love it. I love everything about it. I love my kids, school, I love my kids. Jiu Jitsu teacher. I love all the sports that they're getting involved in. I love my house and so. And I love no traffic and the airport's really easy.

[Matt]

It is. I'm Miss. I'm wearing. I'm at. Well, you mentioned Browns. I don't know if you can recognize. That's Brady Quinn next to me.

[The Miz]

Brady Quinn. Oh, my God. Do you have any. How excited I was to draft Brady Quinn and then Derek Anderson took over. And I thought we had Derek Anderson as our quarterback of the future. And then they figured out what he was doing. What he was doing, and then figured him out and then put Brady Quinn in and. Well, you know, let me ask you this. Do you think if Brady Quinn was on any other team, he would have been able to succeed?

[Matt]

So we taught. We talk about this. I literally just brought it up because this show originated from Stone Cold Steve Austin coming on our show. But we could talk football if you want. I think there's a lot of organization. There's a lot of organizations in the NFL. And Jared and I have talked about this a bunch. That you almost. Like you're almost set up to fail as a quarterback unless you are transcendent. Right. A transcendent talent. Andrew Luck was one of those we've talked about. I think Trevor Lawrence, like. Like, these guys come out of college, there's only a couple that are. I think Caleb Williams is a transcendent talent. But he was Cleveland first year.

[The Miz]

He wasn't. And then all of a sudden, you put him with the right coach. And I'll tell you what, man.

[Matt]

For sure you're right. For sure you're right. I would just say his talent was transcendent. Like, you're like, if he gets a right coach, you're going to really see it. I just think Cleveland is one of those places, man. Like, I just think it's one of those places like Arizona still to this day, it's just like they just can't figure it out.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah.

[Matt]

So I. I don't. I don't know. I'm rooting for you. I'm rooting for. Da is actually my boy. We came out of high school together, Derek Anderson. So it's funny, I hadn't heard Derek's name in years. Hey, he had a Pro Bowl. He had a Pro bowl for you. And I think he did.

[Jerry Ferrara]

He was fantastic in the future.

[The Miz]

He gave me hope, just like Baker Mayfield gave me hope. And then we just. Rid of him.

[Matt]

They screwed up. They screwed over Baker Mayfield.

[The Miz]

I know. They see how now he gets Kevin Stefanski was a, is a great coach, like, offensive coordinator or offensive coach of the year two years in a row. Right. And so you think, like, okay, we have what it takes. We have the right coach, we're getting the right culture, and then they just get rid of Baker Mayfield. I'm like, what are we doing? Why? Why, why are we doing this? And now he's someone else's franchise quarterback. And that just hurts my heart because I think we had our franchise and we just lost it.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Well, I want to ask you now, then, before we get back to other things, who do you think is going to be calling the plays, throwing the ball in Cleveland this year? I mean, I, I, I really think my coach didn't even make no idea

[The Miz]

who's going to be coach's picture. All right. My coach didn't even make the coach's picture. Like, this is just the type of stuff that happens at the Cleveland Brown.

[Matt]

He did it.

[Jerry Ferrara]

No, he's getting a haircut.

[The Miz]

He's getting a haircut. Like, it's like, maybe that's a good sign. Like, I don't know what that. I. Like, this is. Every year I say we're going to the super bowl every year. This is the first year. I'm not saying it. I'm just not saying it. I don't know who the quarterback's going to be. I don't want Watson back. Well, I read, I think has, like, he has talent. Like, there's something there. Like, between watching Dylan and Dylan Gabriel and then watching him, you could see the difference. With the same team, there's sparks, there's things that you're like, ooh, there's something there. There's something there. But are they going to give him time to develop it? I don't know. Are they? I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know if there's so much going on in the news. Like, you hear all these bad things. Oh, he's a diva. He's this. There's too much going on. He's taken off clickbait, though.

[Jerry Ferrara]

That's clickbaity, I think, and all that stuff.

[The Miz]

Like, what's the real story? Like, the things I see are the things that he does in Cleveland to be integrated inside the city of Cleveland, the fact that he's at the building working on his game, working on everything he's taught by prime, who is one of the greatest to ever do it. So it's like, okay, this guy has all the accolades. Why is there so much negativity for him. And why is he not already mentioned as the starting quarterback? Did he not prove himself last year? Granted a lot of interceptions, but I just saw sparks that I would want to see what he's going to do rather than worry about Watson. I know that's a lot of money, but when Watson was in, he sucked.

[Jerry Ferrara]

So I love, I love the Cleveland folks, man. The passion that you speak with because we have the same passion in New York, man. I love it.

[Matt]

What's your before. I don't want to. I mean, I don't want.

[The Miz]

I like New York. Jackson, Darts, Scatterbo. Come on, man. Yeah, they're got a fun team.

[Matt]

By the way, Jerry is the worst. Watch like talking Giants because he is just like riding high. Last year you spent all. You spent three episodes on this show talking about the preseason and how it feels different for the New York Giants this year.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Mike, you can relate. You're just looking for hope. That's all we're looking for is hope.

[The Miz]

Besides this year, every season I was like, we're going to the Super Bow Bowl. No. When we went. When we didn't win a one game, I told everyone we're going to the Super Bowl. I did. I did.

[Matt]

By the way, I was in Vegas

[The Miz]

for the three games we can get Arch Manning.

[Matt]

I was in the. I was in Vegas for when the Browns beat the Steelers. I think it was Baker Mayfield for the playoffs. That was. That was awesome. That was like probably a proud moment for you. God. Dude, we could talk football all day. I want to ask you about American Gladiators and just how well did you. Did you ever. Did you want to be a gladiator at one point? Will we see you as a gladiator?

[The Miz]

Maybe as a kid I wanted to be a WWE wrestler and I wanted to be. I wanted to be a gladiator. But now growing up into the person I've become to get the opportunity to host, I couldn't gladiate because I'm WWE Superstar. Like that's my full time job. So in order to do the show that I absolutely love, absolutely always, like as a kid wanted to do it. And then to take over the reins from Mike Adamley. You kidding me? I'll take that all day long. And I'm an honored and it's an honor and privilege to. To host. I can't wait. Gladiators. And let me tell you, watching what I watched, you see the hits. The hits are unreal, man. And the. The Gladiators, each one has their own individual character that you Just absolutely love. There's a guy, Ace, that talks in the third person all the time, and he's just like a heartthrob. He's always doing cheesy stuff like this, so you might love him. Like, I think the girls are going to really love him, but the guys are either going to, like, want to be him or can't stand him because he's so, like, it's like that. But he hits hard, right? And then that's watchable. There's one of our females is like, blaze. And she just sets the. Sets the place on fire, like, every time. We have a girl named Voltage, she comes from, like, a rugby background where she, like, literally just tackles people. Like, she was like in Powerball. She's like, let's go. All I want to do is just hit a. And so. And so it was. It was fun to watch. And being the host, it was an honor. And then my Roxy Diaz is Roxy.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah.

[The Miz]

Our co host. And, man, she knows how to get in depth, ask those questions that really hit the heart and the.

[Jerry Ferrara]

The.

[The Miz]

The emotions. And. And Chris Rose, who you guys know from NFL Network.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Oh, yeah.

[The Miz]

Calling plays like he calls everything, and the way he is able to balance the professionalism as well as the comedy is unlike anything I've ever seen. I mean, this version of American Gladiators is a show that I am extremely proud of. The contenders have these stories that you literally go, man, I want this person to win. Please win, because you need this. This is something that will set you apart from everything else.

[Jerry Ferrara]

So I've been lucky to have seen a few. Amit prime was fortunate. They sent us some screeners. I'm not gonna spoil anything, but all I want to say is you come out in a amazing way. The minute they hit the. I got the chills, went up my. The back of my spine. I couldn't believe it. And a nice little homage to some of the Gladiators past. You know, do like this. There's great cutaways of some of the people we grew up loving. Now, Matt and I were talking before you came on. Every kid thought they would be awesome, and I'm sure you were one of them. Did you think? I just remember being little, going, there's no way that tennis ball would hit me. I would definitely hit that target on the first try.

[The Miz]

I've been telling this story, and I don't know. I didn't know if, like, I was supposed to tell this story, but I've been telling it anyway. So the show winner came up to Me, I was like, yo, where's assault? And he's like, do you know why they did assault? And I go, no, why do they do assault for injured gladiators? Remember the gladiator just shoved all around. So it was made for injured gladiators and it became one of the staples. Right? But that's why it was there. Then you have joust. Joust is back.

[Matt]

Joust.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Seeing.

[The Miz]

Seeing them, like, seeing these, like, contenders are. They're big. But our. Our gladiators are massive, like massive human beings and elite athletes at everything. I mean, we brought back the wall. Seeing people climb up the wall. I mean, that these are staples that we remember as children. But then we bring you new stuff, like edge. Edge is. Might be my new favorite. And the reason edge is my new favorite is because you're 40. 40 to 50ft up in the air, right? And you're on this platform. Here is a gladiator, here is a contender. And the idea is it's a grid and they have to run across it, but there's holes in this grid. And so you have to. It's a balance, and it's also a balancing act, but you're also trying to outmaneuver and get across back and forth. There are some spears off of this thing. Remember the 40ft in the air. So they spear them off this thing and all you see him is just fall onto a net that is like 20. Yeah, it's very scary. And there are some massive hits that. There's. That like, that one is like the highlight. Atlasphere is back. And so we have a new take on Atlasphere that you'll see this season that makes Atlas Fear even cooler than what it was.

[Jerry Ferrara]

What's the one you'd want to try them out? Or if you have. Maybe you have like, if you could pick one, like, hey, I got the eliminate WWE to do Eliminator. The last Eliminator.

[The Miz]

The problem. The problem with the Eliminator is like, I. I can't rip my pants. I only have one set of clothes. Right, Right. And if I rip my pants, that would set us back. Like, we're trying to film a show here. And then also, like, say I do one of the competitions, I do, like, joust, and I get blasted in the eye and I have a black eye Continuity.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Shut down production.

[The Miz]

Yeah, shut down production. I can't get it. So they would.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You'll be an injured co host on the sidelines shooting tennis balls at people.

[The Miz]

I just want to do the travelator. Like the. The. The the treadmill that. That is basically on an incline. I wanted to do that. They wouldn't even let me do that. I couldn't do it.

[Matt]

God, dude, this is so rad. Just talking about it.

[Jerry Ferrara]

That's the other, the other thing that stood out. Again, not spoiling anything. The contestants, even back in the day, there was some great contestants who were super athletic and not the biggest of people, but big. In the first episode, man, it's all about heart. There's a dude in the first episode. I won't say he's the biggest of guy. This guy's like a free to me, he was like. I feel like I was watching a freak athlete because he was not a very, very big guy and man, he was doing his thing. It was. Yeah, it was electric is the word.

[The Miz]

That's what you want to see though. You want to see these, the David and Goliath, right? These guys that are going up against these Titans that the Titans know, the Gladiators know what these, these events are and are very good at them. The contenders, not really experienced. They've seen it on tv, sure, maybe practice with their kids or their friends or their family. But going in there, you're going up against the best of the best. And to see the determination and the will to win, it's. It's really like. It's one of those things that you just applaud.

[Jerry Ferrara]

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[The Miz]

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[Matt]

Ms. College PC every episode Miz we do a throwback three and we want to bring it. We want to throw it back to you in WrestleMania. You know, you've been a part of a Bunch or an OG legend in wrestling. What are your top three WrestleMania moments? It honestly, we want to give you the floor. It could be you that you were a part of or maybe your top three moments that you watched growing up. You just said you want to be a wrestler. Your top three WrestleMania moments, I'll give

[The Miz]

you both, so I'll give you mine. Top three WrestleMania moments would be WrestleMania 27 main eventing against John Cena. Rock comes out just because that, I mean, I don't remember it because I got knocked out, but that is, that, that's a moment that you, you strive for your entire. That's the pinnacle. That's our Super Bowl. That's everything in the main event. Winning and retaining the WWE Championship. That's just a childhood dream come true. Number two is walking down the ramp with my wife being a tag team partner against her John Cena and Nikki Bella. Having that match, being able to just share the ring with her was incredible. Right? This is the woman I love. This is the person that I met in WWE and here we are at WrestleMania and we're together. Number three would be. Could it be. Could it be Snoop Doggs people elbow sucker punching me and then giving me a people's elbow?

[Jerry Ferrara]

It's definitely a legendary moment. It's legendary, man.

[Matt]

Pretty.

[The Miz]

That's pretty good. But I'm gonna Go with the. The triple threat match with myself, Finn Balor and Seth Frickin Rollins. Both of those two are one some of the best of the best. Like you talk about in ring talent, knowing how to tell a story, knowing how to put a main event type match together. We were first out. And let me tell you something, that match stole the show for the Intercontinental title, which is my favorite title out of all wwe. I know we're supposed to say WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship, but man, the one that's near and dear to my heart when I remember when I was growing up when I was a kid was Ultimate Warrior with that same title and just having green and pink and white, my favorite of all time.

[Matt]

Yeah, I met him at the airport. I met him at the airport when I was like eight and he's one of my very first autographs. I was so funny.

[The Miz]

Was he nice?

[Matt]

Yeah, he was cool.

[The Miz]

Okay.

[Matt]

Yeah, he was. I mean, it was just. I was like, probably, yeah, I met him once and that was it.

[The Miz]

Yeah, yeah. So the three, the three that I would say moments that, that I remember, Rock Hogan in, in Toronto, that patch is my favorite match of all time. Cody winning and finishing the story. I thought the last 10 minutes of that match is insane. Something that literally you. We always say we want to take away moments that will last a lifetime. That for me, I'll remember for the rest of my life. I was so proud to watch Cody go from and know his story. I watched Cody's first match ever in wwe. I was there in developmental with Cody to see him leave wwe, find himself, say, look, I'm not a main eventer yet. I need to find. To figure out a way to be a main eventer. Goes out there and does it. It's kind of like what LeBron did. LeBron didn't know how to become a champion in Cleveland. He went to Miami to figure out how to become a champion. Goes back to Cleveland and wins him a champion. Exactly. And so that's. That would be number two. And I think Hogan, Andre. Hogan slamming Andre, I mean, I still remember. It's still embedded in my brain.

[Matt]

God, I got. Dude, I got goosebumps with all that. I'm curious, man. When you're sitting here walking out with your wife and you're behind that wall and you come out to the music and all that stuff. I know, like in football it's kind of similar, right? When you walk out the locker room, you go through the tunnel and there's. There's just fans screaming. Do you have like, like walk us through that for a, for that moment right before, when you're about to go on. Do you have, do you have a superstition before you go on? Or like, what are you getting yourself psyched and you kind of getting into your. Like, it's my time.

[The Miz]

I don't know about you when you're going for a football game or even you, Jerry, when you're getting ready for a big scene, if you guys get nervous, I'm a huge person that I get very, very nervous. So my brain is just cramming. It's going, everything that could go wrong. What is going, what if this happens? What if this happens? What if this happens? What if this happens? And so everything that could go wrong is going on in my head. So normally before I'm about to go out, which is the gorilla position, which is right before you see us, I'm standing there. There's probably like 15 people in that room. You know, there's a timekeeper, there's a, there's a producer, there's Triple H, there's Bruce, there's Paul Heyman. Like, everyone's all in there kind of with their headsets on, watching the show, making sure the show is, is running correctly. And so I'm in there and I'm usually breathing because I feel like I'm going to pass out and throw up and. But once my music hit, man, like, it's like when the red light goes on, Jerry. Right? Or when, when you know, you, you're getting ready, you're in the huddle, you know, with your boys.

[Matt]

Yeah. Just you flip a switch, all of

[The Miz]

a sudden everything goes away. Everything goes away. All those nerves turn into energy, turn into adrenaline. And I just, it. I feel like when the pressure is at its highest is when I do my best.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah, it's. To me, I'm gonna throw a weird reference at you, but I think it's Rocky 5 when Stallone's character talking about fear to Tommy Gunn, he's like this fear thing, it's either gonna like eat you to do or it's going to fuel you. I feel like really good at what they do.

[The Miz]

Is underrated.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Underrated. Thank you.

[The Miz]

Really underrated. Everyone hates that movie. I love it. Sue me. Sue me for what?

[Jerry Ferrara]

And also, also fun for me. Kevin Connolly is the 12 year old kid who robbed Stallone's kids leather jacket. That's Kevin Connolly, bro.

[The Miz]

What?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah, that's Kevin Connolly, bro. But I will say one of the most nervous moments I've ever had in my life. When we were promoting the Entourage movie was we kind of guest starred on Raw, right? It was in Nassau Coliseum, closing Nassau Coliseum out, by the way. And it was Matt Cardona, Zack Ryers, the Long island kid. So we, like, accompanied him. So when we were, like, talking it through early.

[The Miz]

What a moment for you, bro.

[Jerry Ferrara]

New York, they asked, like, the five of us, like, they asked us, like, who wants to take a little. A little bit of a bump? And, dude, I was about to raise my. I was about to raise my hand because it's my dream. And Kevin Dillon steps. It's like, I'll do it. I'll do. Was Cena, Zack Ryder. And, like, of course, everybody started laughing, like, oh, yeah, that's gonna be hilarious. Because Kevin's just. Dylan's, like, funny, and without even trying, and he just got to it quickly, dude, he gets in the ring and gets, like, a shoulder bump from Cena. And to this day, I am still jealous that he has that moment. However, the most nervous I've ever been in my career, I think, is standing at Gorilla, getting ready to go out there and, like, what is this audience reaction? And we got a nice little pop. And, man, I could see why that could be the most addicting feeling in the world. There was nothing like it. And I've done some pretty cool stuff in my career. There was nothing like that moment for us.

[The Miz]

Was there ever, like, a hard scene that you've done? Like, what's the hardest scene that you feel like for you? Challenge you most as an actor, as a person? Do you have a scene like that that you were like that you remember? You go, man, this one. This is. This is a big one.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Well, for. Yeah, I remember, like, to give it a little bit of context, we shot at the. You know, we became known for shooting at real events, right? So we went to the actual Cannes Film Festival to do an episode, and they kept their red carpet open for us at the very end. It was the Ocean's Thirteen premiere, and when we saw, I think it was Scott Kahn walk in, that was our cue. They kept, like, 10,000 journalists and photographers there for us. And one take. You got one shot. And I had the first line coming out of the car, and I just know, like, if I come out bumbling this line, it's over. I blew the whole France for nothing. And, like, you, I'm back there just running everything of, like, what could go. And, sure, I managed to get through my line, and I just remember going, whoo. But when we got it, it was like, wow, that was Crazy that we did that. And it was this huge feeling of relief. And I knew it would be something I would remember forever, which I can only imagine is what every WrestleMania must feel like.

[The Miz]

Was there a moment for you, Matt, like, out there that was like, what was the hardest? Like, whether it might be a game or a play or a moment that you literally remember that you go, oh, this one? Or you felt the nerves and you felt the adrenaline rush?

[Matt]

Yeah, there, there were, there were a few. I think the, the one game that stands out is. Well, there's two there. The Rose Bowl. We lost to Texas in the National Championship game. I, I, I, I was more nervous earlier in my career in college, and then as I got more. Game day was always probably how you feel like on game day, right? It's like, it's, it's show day. Nerves are a little bit your, your, but your juices are flowing. The adrenaline kicks in. That was the one. Because that was, that game was so much pressure on us to win a third in a row. No one had ever done that, so I personally felt just a lot more pressure. And we played pretty well. We just ended up losing at the end, obviously. And then the Monday Night Football game, my rookie year, we played the Bears. And I'll never forget, it was like, it was sort of my welcome to the league moment. It was my second game starting and it just. Monday Night Football is a different feel than just a Sunday afternoon game. It just is. Whether you're. 0, 8 or 8. No, it doesn't matter. Monday Night Football is like national television and everybody's watching. And we were playing the Bears and they ended up going to the super bowl that year. But I remember, like, the first couple plays, I'm walking in and it's Brian or lacquer, like, like, for me to. You just staring at me. 6, 5, 2, 60, right in the middle, like, like, you know what I mean? So that's like, I get goosebumps just thinking about it. I was like, it's kind of my, my welcome to the league, Mona. But also like, oh, shit, this is like, let's go, man. This is, this is what it's all about. So. But you get that a lot. I just, yeah, I've, I've been to so many events. Like, the wrestling thing is just so there's, there's an energy to it that I just, I think is truly unmatched, man. Like, you've been to a lot of NFL games, there's stadiums full, are rocking for your team, but there's an Energy inside those arenas that different fans. It is.

[The Miz]

It's different. Anything that anyone's ever experienced, like I always tell people, it is never been to a WWE event. Go. And I guarantee you, you will become a fan at least if. If you're not like a hardcore fan, you'll be an appre. You'll be able to appreciate exactly what WWE is and the work that goes involved. Because you see the pyro, you see the characters, you see promos, then there's no. There's no teleprompters. There's no. There's no cue cards. There's none of that. It's all just out there and. And you're just going on and flying by the seat of your pants. And if something happens in the crowd, like where the crowd's chanting one way, we might switch things up just to. To go with whatever the crowd is going with. Or if the crowd is booing someone and they're not like, we're like, oh, man, they're booing this person. How do I get them to switch their. Change their mind? You gotta be on your feet and be using your improv skills to do that. So there's. There's nothing quite like wwe. And I've been to it all. I went to the Masters. This.

[Jerry Ferrara]

We're gonna talk. God, don't. We're ending with golf. You ain't getting out of a golf dude.

[The Miz]

I'll talk golf all day long, dude. I went to the Masters. And let me tell you, that was.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Was.

[The Miz]

That was unreal. Like, you walk in and it's so quiet and there's thousands of people. No one's on their phones. The phones are gone. I used to pay phone that. That was free. I used to put a quarter. I remember back in the day, back in my day, we had a quarter and we put the paper. I called my wife. I was like, I'm calling you from a pay phone. I just. I thought I had to call. Well, I had to meet someone. And I was like, how do I meet this person? Like, they're not here yet. Okay, 12:30, let's meet by the oak tree. You'll know what I'm talking about. And so I had to call my wife to text that person to do it. So, yeah, that's exactly what happened. So I hung it up, and that's exactly what happened. We. I met the person at 12:30 at the. the oak tree. Then watching all the drives, like, you see these people? I'm like, smaller than me. How would they be able to drive. Like Rory, when he walks into a building or walks up to his tee, it's. It's like a superstar, like an absolute aura of an icon. Right. Like, everyone else walks up and you're like, okay, okay, clap, clap. Some people get bigger pops than others. Even Bryson DeChambeau, who's wildly popular right now. YouTube Golf is, like. Made him, like, exploded.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah.

[The Miz]

I mean, especially listening to him and hearing him and hearing his story and see how. See how scientific he is. The fans are really into it, but there's a difference between when Rory walks up to the tee and Bryson DeChambeau walks up at the tee. It's just. There's just a different feel. It's a different aura. And for him to go back to back, that was pretty special to watch. And then also to eat. There I went like, I wanted to experience everything. So.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah. Did you go. Did you do the whole.

[Matt]

I'm sure you bought all the.

[The Miz]

I went to the gift shop. I looked for the gnomes. Didn't get one, but I'm still trying to get one. Tried to get the gnome, but on the secondary market, I waited in line for the gift shop. Like, I didn't want to take. Like, I didn't want them. Hey, we'll bring you up the back door. No, no, no, no, no, no. I'm waiting in line in the gift shop. I'm doing the. Everything that. That the Masters has to offer. So walk through the line. Got my stuff. I got a nice hoodie, a hat. I got my wife a hat, my daughter's hats and shirts. So I got a haul, and then I went to session.

[Matt]

This year. Was it this year?

[The Miz]

Yeah, yeah.

[Matt]

Oh, you just went to this year's.

[Jerry Ferrara]

They broke down this swing on espn. Was it north, right?

[Matt]

North.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Broke down your swing.

[Matt]

That's crazy.

[The Miz]

How amazing is that? Like, I'm like. I'm at the. They're like, I'm espn, and all of a sudden, I have a golf pro, like, analyzing my swing on the Masters and saying that, hey, it's a pretty good swing. I'm like, yes, yes.

[Jerry Ferrara]

By the way, future's bright, right? The future's bright for you.

[Matt]

I would have been fucking shitting my pants out there, too, dude.

[The Miz]

Yeah, I mean, it was. I was wearing all white, so, yeah, I was trying to do best dressed. So, yeah, I mean, it was pretty sweet. And then the concessions, like, food. $50. 150 for a sandwich.

[Matt]

I love that.

[The Miz]

I mean, why can't we go back to this?

[Jerry Ferrara]

I agree.

[The Miz]

Why am I hearing at Coachella that fries are $38. Like go back to $50.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Couple things before we let you go. Number one, you did a good job hosting our show. For a second, you asked Matt and I maybe the two best questions of the show. Good job. You're now hosting our show. Very good. Another can't give this time.

[The Miz]

I'm curious about your guys career. I think you guys have amazing career. I mean, I used to shoot it up with you at Unbreakable and we used to work out.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I, I tell Matt this all the time. I'm like, she's like, why am I

[Matt]

working at Glazers gym?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Tell me what, what doesn't belong in this gym? Working out the Miz Lane Johnson, Jadevion Clowney, Jerry Ferraro,

[The Miz]

Stallone.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Walking around.

[The Miz]

Everyone was walking around. That, that, that. I mean it was, that place was unbelievable. I was like, I couldn't believe it. It was right down the street. I'd walk to it and I got

[Jerry Ferrara]

paired to like Aaron Rodgers for two weeks.

[The Miz]

I got paired with Sean McVeigh. Before he was a coach.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You two would be an awesome hang together.

[The Miz]

So before he was like, before he got like, he got the job, but he wasn't the coach. Like, he was the coach but no one like he wasn't. He didn't coach yet. The first game didn't happen yet. So it was off season and I'm, I'm there. And Jay's like, why don't you go with. With Sean today? And after working out with him for one hour and watching him during that season, I was like, I understood what it takes to be an NFL coach because watching he motivated me. Not by like, come on, man. Come on, man. It was like something about his competitive nature and the way he is, it made me want to like step up and be like, all right, I'm prove this. All right, I'm going to go. Even though he was like, he's young, right? But man, dude, some of the people I met at Unbreakable are crazy. It was awesome. You know, the first time I saw that you were in Cleveland, I was on your Instagram and I was looking through. I was like, what is that? Looks like Cleveland. Like I saw a background, a gray background, by the way, that no one else would know this unless you're from Cleveland. And so I was like, wait, why is Jerry in? I think I text you. I was like, are you in Cleveland?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Are you. You're. You're full cap. So you're all Cleveland all the way, right?

[The Miz]

Cleveland all the way. I Think this is the team, hopefully this year, that can kind of take us to it. I mean, Harden, when we got Harden in the beginning, I was like, like, he kind of falls apart in the playoffs. Like, what's that going to do for us? But now, watching him together and seeing

[Jerry Ferrara]

how they're playing, he's always available. Garland had the availability issue. All right, so wait, what's. All right. Sticking on golf for one second. What's the handicap these days, roughly? I know you're a busy guy.

[The Miz]

14. I just got a simulator, though, in my house.

[Jerry Ferrara]

By the way, I'm a 14, too. We actually should.

[The Miz]

We're going to Ridgewood. I'm going to take you to Ridgewood.

[Matt]

Can I go? Please? I would love to go.

[The Miz]

It's a public course to Muni. I don't know if Jerry likes to go to Muni's when he's in Brecksville.

[Matt]

No, we'll come.

[Jerry Ferrara]

We'll come see you in Vegas in Brexville, man.

[The Miz]

About that. Yeah.

[Jerry Ferrara]

What's your. Do you have, like, a low score, all time low, or do you not even have, like, what's, like, all time low?

[The Miz]

Do you. You want me to be honest? I don't really keep score when I golf. Like, golf is a time for me to, like, unwind and relax and chill out. And I kind of. I keep score until I start losing balls and then I just stop keeping score.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Well, here's why I'm framing. I'm framing this a certain way. I'm going to give you a torturous question right now, but it's probably going to be easy for you.

[The Miz]

You.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Would you rather shoot even par that includes a hole in one? You have a hole in one, and you just shot a 72 at a really great course.

[Matt]

Like a. I mean, give him Augusta,

[Jerry Ferrara]

bro, or the Browns win the Super Bowl. Let's see what kind of a guy you are. Let's see what kind a city is on your shoulder.

[The Miz]

I get a hole in one. I get a hole in one.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You're shooting even par. And in the round, that includes a hole in one, even par. And the round includes an ace or no.

[The Miz]

I'm going to the Browns. I'm going to the Browns to the Super Bowl. I'm doing it for the city. Because when the Browns succeed, the city of Cleveland succeeds. And I'm all about the whole economy of Cleveland succeeding and doing better.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Well, dude, I can't thank you enough for doing this. I'm, like, trying to visualize your weekend. Your.

[The Miz]

All right. I'll give you my weekend.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah, give it the start Friday morning.

[The Miz]

Let's start Thursday. Okay. So Thursday it kind of starts WWE World. It starts off with a 6am to 8am media run for WrestleMania as well as American Gladiators. It'll be like one of those satellite tours. So it'll be like kind of a virtual thing. From 9 o', clock, I will go and get a make a wish, which is one of those things. I don't know if you guys have ever done a make a wish, but man.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[The Miz]

Seeing the families, the kids, the smile on their faces, there is. There's nothing. Nothing, and I mean nothing that is more of a sensation than being able to put a smile on a kid's face. So that I'll do that. And then I have a photo op at WWE World, autograph signing at WWE World. Then I will officiate those five weddings. And then I hopefully will be able to go to sleep or maybe dinner with my wife. Then see, Friday, American Gladiators will premiere on Amazon prime three episodes. So you can watch the three episodes and then you can watch me on USA Network's smackdown. And then right after smackdown, I'll be hosting the hall of Fame ceremony, inducting the the best of the best in WWE's past. And then Saturday I will have WrestleMania. And Sunday I will have WrestleMania. And I have a bunch of stuff that I have to do at WrestleMania that people don't know about yet. But we always like to sneak things in. So. Yeah, watch it on the espn.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Dude, that's a. That's. I hope you're.

[Matt]

I hope you're like having someone.

[The Miz]

You're all good. That's.

[Matt]

That's my doing like a. A vlog or something. Real quick, dude, before we let you go, last question. Any NFL guys that you think would be great WWE Superstars or that you would want to see in the ring? We know. Kd. We know.

[The Miz]

I was about to say K. Kelsey. Jason. Kelsey. Both Kelsey's. Travis.

[Matt]

Jason.

[The Miz]

I mean, and if you want people that are Cleveland through and through, that is Cleveland. That is. That is standard fare. Like, Travis is the same guy I met at an all star game like 15 years ago. And he has not changed at all. Every time I see him, he warms your. Warms the air like he's one of those.

[Matt]

He's a great dude, man.

[The Miz]

His aura is absolute positivity and it just makes you smile when you're around him. Jason. Same way. So I'm at the Masters and man, you know, let me tell you this story. This, this is. This is Cleveland. And I hope he's okay with me saying this. So I saw Jason. Saw him, started talking to him, and a kid came up and he said, hey, Jason, I'm an offensive line kid, was maybe 10 years old, right? And he's like, just, is there any advice you would give me? Jason literally said, let me see your stance. And so Jason started literally getting in his stance and, and showing this kid. And the kid was like, now move me, move me. And he was showing him different moves and maneuvers. I'm talking 10 minutes. 10 minutes he was sitting there with this kid. The kid just asked now, now, a guy could have been like, look, kid. Yeah, you want a picture now? By the way, no pictures. That's probably another reason that it's so cool, because there's no pictures at the Masters. But think about that. He just took. He just got from an all pro offensive lineman to take 10 minutes out of his day.

[Matt]

Wow.

[The Miz]

By the way, he's watching the Masters. He's watching. He's there with his friends, his family. He literally took 10 minutes out of his day to tell this kid. Not just be like, hey, do this and you'll be good. It was like a in depth conversation. That's growing up in Cleveland. That's what that is. And so that's just. I have nothing but love to say Miles Garrett would be great as a WWE Superstar or gladiator.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I feel like Myles Garrett would be an insane gladiator too, right?

[The Miz]

Best gladiator. He would be the most ferocious American gladiator gladiator we've ever seen.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yeah, I. That, that might be. I don't know. It's tough. Miles Garrett, better wrestler, better. Glad. I don't know, he might be a better gladiator because I don't know. Tough.

[Matt]

Well, man, dude, you're awesome, man. It's a pleasure meeting you. Thanks for coming on, man.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Good to see you. Good luck with all so much.

[The Miz]

Jerry, good to see you again. Matt, nice meeting you. And guys, thank you so much for having me on.

[Matt]

We all pretty much everyone we have on, we always end with golf. So we always say, hey, let's go get it. Let's go play golf.

[The Miz]

Go, go. Yeah, Jerry, call me. How about that? I'm from Cleveland. Like, if you didn't, I'll take you to Richmond, all right? That's where you should grow up and play golf.

[Jerry Ferrara]

We have nine jobs this weekend. We could play Shadow Creek, buddy. But you're spoken for.

[Matt]

I have to wait. I got to Tell the story real quick, dude. I have to tell the story. So last year, we had. We had Justin Thomas on. Oh, I myself, bro, I'm Texas. So I'm texting jt. We had him on right play before the Masters last year, and I know him through a good buddy of mine or whatever, and I'm like, dude, come on. He was like, great. He was the best. I don't know if you ever met him. He's the best. I text him.

[The Miz]

I'll give you a story after this.

[Matt]

I text Jerry. I go. I go, bro, I think we're getting J.T. jerry. Literally, you would have thought this. It was four year old on Christmas morning, dude. He was so nervous for like, two weeks to get JT on. Then we talk, and I'm like. I'm like, should I text him during the Masters weekend?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Like, you know, I was like, don't you dare text.

[Matt]

A little. Like a little McVeigh, cuz. I'm like, let's go. Like, I'm trying to root him on. Like, let's.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You got this.

[Matt]

You got this. He's like, you cannot text him during the master. Are kidding me, bro? Oh, did you had him on?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Great guy.

[The Miz]

Did you text him? No, I didn't. I was like, okay.

[Matt]

We actually had a segment like, should we text him?

[The Miz]

So imagine you get him on the podcast. Imagine spending four hours with him on a golf course. I got to do a pro am, and JT was our guy.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Oh, that's awesome.

[The Miz]

And let me tell you something. He is everything you wanted him to be and more. Like, he was so interactive. Like, he hit this amazing shot, right? It was like 330. Like, man, do you just. What goes through your mind? Like, is there a lot of things going through your mind? Are you thinking, like, when you hit that shot, I could hit it this way or that way? He goes, no, do you do that? And I go, every shot, man. Every shot. It's just 20. He goes, you're not good enough to do that. Get up here and just swing the club. Don't think about anything. And so I did it, and literally, it was my best shot of the day. And then he would line up everyone's putts. So I was like, on fire putting. I like, I was like, if I could line my putt up like this, right, I'd be really good at golf.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Oh, I was so nervous to talk to him. I told my wife, we're having JT on the pot. She said, you're having Justin Timberlake. I like, we got Into a fight. I'm like, that's not JT anymore. JT is Justin Thomas. And then right before he came on, we were talking about. Matt and I were, like, prepping, and like, he's really. Obviously his boy is Jordan Speed. So we started talking about Jordan Speed. So Justin Thomas jumps on the zoom, and I called him Jordan. That's how nervous I was. And we were just talking about Jordan Spieth. So I was like, jordan, oh, I

[Matt]

never see Jerry like this, dude.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Homer Simpson meme into the bushes like this. I was traumatized. I called him Jordan. That's how nervous I'm.

[The Miz]

Splice that and just put it all out there. Make it a meme true.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Oh, dude. Well, hey, look, man, I'll look for you in Vegas. I'll be at Shadow Creek. Good luck with everything, dude. And you're the man, honestly.

[The Miz]

Thanks, guys. Appreciate it.

[Matt]

Appreciate you, buddy.

[Jerry Ferrara]

So Matt, I feel like he gave us a. Not like a wink wink, but he said, like, I got Wrestlemania. Like.

[The Miz]

Yeah.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Because he's not. There's no scheduled match as of yet. We're taping this on a. On a Tuesday. So I feel like he gave us a little.

[Matt]

Dude, something's happening.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Something's happening with.

[Matt]

And I will be. I will be watching. I will be watching. God, what a. What a. What a g. Dude.

[Jerry Ferrara]

So American Gladiators again also coming out on prime video Friday. It got us thinking then for our little C block close out here, we're gonna do our shows that we would like to see. Get the reboot. Oh, yeah. Now you can go scripted if you want, or you could stick with the kind of like, American Gladiators kind of game show type. So I'm going to clear the floor for you.

[Matt]

So I was a big. Yeah, so I did sort of the game show type contestant thing. I was a big Nickelodeon fan.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Sure.

[Matt]

And I. I did. I had. I had so much fun. I. I mentioned Supermarket Sweep to you the other day. We were talking.

[Jerry Ferrara]

That's a good one.

[Matt]

That's a great one. And by the way, it is. It could be my top three, but it'll be honorable mention, the first one that I have. And I'll get to. It's not necessarily a game show, but it is my. It should be back.

[The Miz]

Back.

[Matt]

My. My third. I did double dare. Remember Double Dare?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Mark Summers.

[Matt]

Summers. Double dare was something I watched literally weekly. Is one of my favorite shows. This second one, dude. How about guts?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Whose family got. Who's got guts?

[Matt]

Can you name what the mountain? And the final thing was because remember, we were. We were talking. We just talked with the Miz and with all the. The final mountain, what it was called when they had like the fake rocks coming down at you.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I'm trying to remember. It's on the tip of my tongue. In the spirit of time, give it to me. But yeah, I know, like something with like a.

[Matt]

The aggro crag.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yes. Well played. Got to be a good rebrand.

[Matt]

Could you bring that back? Especially if you got like a certain type of contestant and then listen, number one, we've talked about, and it's not necessarily in that vein, but it's trl.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Oh, okay. I like where you went.

[Matt]

Like, we need a reboot. Like, why can't we bring TRL back?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Whether it's on YouTube version or something, it doesn't even matter.

[Matt]

Like, was there nothing better than watching Carson Daly host trl? You had every famous singer in the world every week talking about it. You had your top 10 music videos. It's just something like when I talk like I. My, like Cole, my oldest son and that, like, they'll never get to experience what we did. Trl. So not necessarily a game show, but one that I just think needs to come back.

[Jerry Ferrara]

That's a great list. And ironically, we have no overlap.

[Matt]

Super random Double Dare Guts and trl. I did have Supermarket Sweep on there too, though. What a freaking it's been.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Supermarket Sweep is low key banger. All right. My number three, there used to be this show. I watched it a little bit as a kid, but now in thinking about it, it would be so good for a reboot. It was called Battle of the Network Stars. Right?

[Matt]

Where you get. Yeah, I've heard.

[Jerry Ferrara]

So just imagine, you know, you could. But now it's streaming. You can call it like Battle of the streaming stars. So imagine like the cast of Ted Lasso against like the cast of paradise, and it's all these physical competitions.

[Matt]

So good.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I just think it would really work. It would really work. Number two, for me, this is a. This is like in your TRL vein. Bring me back NBA inside stuff.

[Matt]

Oh, a mod for.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Show me, like a YouTube version. Deep dive. I want to spend a few hours with some of these young NBA players. Give me NBA inside stuff. And for my number one bro, bring back celebrity boxing.

[Matt]

Celebrity box.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Bring back celebrity boxing.

[Matt]

You know, happening somewhat.

[Jerry Ferrara]

It's happening with Jake Paul to a degree. But, like, give me Dustin diamond versus Danny whatever. Like, I bring back celebrity boxing to the point where, hey, all this beef we read about on Twitter. Let's Put the gloves on.

[Matt]

Who do you want? Which. Which two celebrities right now do you want to see box? Who would you pay?

[Jerry Ferrara]

I would like to box.

[Matt]

Who would you.

[The Miz]

Who would you.

[Matt]

Who would Jerry Ferrara like to box?

[Jerry Ferrara]

I think I'd like to see Seth Rogen put on the gloves a little bit. Maybe we could spar a little bit. Just a little bit. See what. See what he's got. You know, Josh Gag might catch hands.

[Matt]

If Jake Paul calls you right now, he says, jerry Ferrar, I'm gonna pay you $10 million.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Yes.

[Matt]

You're saying yes, regardless.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Who am I fighting?

[Matt]

You get to pick the person that you want to fight for 10 million, bro.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I do it for a million.

[Matt]

No, but it's someone that you have a little bit of, like, that you would. That you would essentially you would do for free. If no one know that it. Would it be Seth Rogan? Is that your number?

[Jerry Ferrara]

No, no. I. There's no. No. I mean, I. I would pick him because I feel like I could win. So, like, I would take the. You know, But I. For 10 million, I would take a fight where I really have a real chance of getting knocked out. Who.

[Matt]

Who would you fight from the cast of Entourage? I feel like.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Because I love.

[Matt]

I feel like you would want to fight Jeremy Piven,

[Jerry Ferrara]

maybe. Yeah.

[Matt]

Yeah, that's.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You're probably right. But Connolly and I historically. Oh. Like. Because we've always liked. We. But you guys are short jokes.

[Matt]

You guys are too bo. You're too close, though. That.

[Jerry Ferrara]

No, what I'm saying is, like, we're, like, same height. I'm a little heavier.

[Matt]

Close.

[Jerry Ferrara]

In weight class. Like, we actually, li. We'd be in the same. If it was real boxing, we'd be in the same division. It would be like a real fight. We'd be in the same division.

[Matt]

I feel like of that. I feel if that whole crew. You would smash Adrian. I think you would smash Connolly, too. I think Dylan's tough.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Connelly. Yeah. No.

[Matt]

Yeah, he's got a.

[Jerry Ferrara]

He. Yeah, Dylan's tough. He might be a little gamey, though, now at this point in his life. You know, he's a little up there. I'm sorry. I run through Piven, too. I run through Piv. Yeah, you run through Buzz Saw. Bro's a tough. Conley's a tough kid, and Dylan's tough, too. But more importantly, you're in the heavyweight division for the most part. Who are you fighting? Stretch.

[The Miz]

Stretch.

[Matt]

Oh, I'm 250. Am I in the heavyweight? Oh, if I'M in the heavyweight. I'm getting 250.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Or maybe you're like, you're probably light heavy. You're probably light heavy because you're tall.

[The Miz]

You're.

[Matt]

I'm getting, I'm getting my ass whooped.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Who are you fighting? You gotta keep it relative to size. You can't pick, like, someone who's literally like five, like, like tiny. You have to pick someone six foot at least.

[Matt]

You know who just came to mind? My guy, Dan Orlopsky. Because we're like, the same.

[Jerry Ferrara]

You guys are both. Yeah, that'd be. You know what? That'd be a great fight. I think you edge.

[Matt]

I'll fight Brady. I'll fight Tom

[Jerry Ferrara]

Quinn. I thought you say no.

[Matt]

Brady would smash me. Brady's like 260, bro. That's probably a little heavy.

[Jerry Ferrara]

He's like your power punch. Lefty. Would you be fighting lefty?

[Matt]

Yeah, I'd be jabbing with my right.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Adds another layer. You're a southpaw.

[Matt]

Okay, last one before we go. Who wins, you or Seth Green?

[Jerry Ferrara]

Listen, I'm probably cocky and overconfident. I gotta imagine you are gonna smash. I smash through it. But these days, we're all confused because, I don't know, Seth Green could be like some kind of jiu jitsu black belt.

[Matt]

The last time we've we saw you in a ring, Ronda Rousey whooped your ass.

[Jerry Ferrara]

Listen, I want to put it out there.

[Matt]

By the way, she probably still whoop your ass.

[Jerry Ferrara]

I, I, I think Connolly and I would be a toss up. I really do. He's a tough kid. I know. We could fight Dylan. I'm just gonna say, maybe age helps me there, but Dylan, also tough. I run through Adrian, I run through Piven. I got to imagine I run through Seth Gray. I got to. I tell you, you don't want to fight for Montourage. Stay away from Scott Khan.

[Matt]

We'll do a poll. We'll do a poll online. This will get, this will be good.

[Jerry Ferrara]

All right, well, good luck to the Miz and all of his 97 events that he has. Maddie, we'll be back next week.

[Matt]

All right, Peace.