The Miz has teamed up with Brock Lesnar, The Rock, Bruno Sammartino, and Bob Backlund in the elite list of WWE Superstars after winning the WWE title at the 2021 Elimination Room event.
The Miz won Money In The Bank newspaper with a win over Otis, last year. Tonight, Drew MacIntyre retained his WWE title inside the Elimination Room and was brutally attacked by Bobby Lashley after the game. Ever a spy, the Miz came out with the newspaper Money In The Bank and defeated MacIntyre to win the coveted belt for the second time in his career.
The Miz joins an elite list of ancient heroes
With this advantage, the Miz has now become part of the elite list of WWE Superstars. This list, now made up of five WWE Superstars, features men who have gaps of more than a decade between two of their WWE titles. Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, and The Miz are the only Superstars in WWE history who have accomplished this action.
(Note: The gaps mentioned here are from the date the Superstar won the WWE title, to the date they won it next time around)
Let’s take another look at the amazing records of these five Superstars:
Bruno Sammartino: May 1963 – December 1973 (10 years and seven months)
Bruno Sammartino became the 2nd ever WWE Champion on May 17, 1963. He held the belt for 2,083 days, eventually releasing it to Ivan Koloff in 1971. The next time Sammartino won the belt on December 10, 1973, thus whipping 10 years and seven months between his two WWE wins.
Bob Backlund: December 1979 – November 1994 (14 years & 11 months)
Bob Backlund became the WWE winner on December 17, 1979, after a win over Bobby Duncum. 14 years and 11 months later, he defeated Bret “The Hitman” Hart in a bidding match to win the coveted belt again. He lost his belt to Diesel in eight seconds.
The Rock: July 2002 – January 2013 (10 years & six months)
The Rock became a seven-time WWE Champion in July 2002, beating WWE Vengeance’s Undertaker and Kurt Angle. It took more than a decade for The Rock to revert to the WWE title picture. At the 2013 Royal Rumble event, The Rock defeated CM Punk to win its eighth WWE title, thus halting WWE’s 434-day legendary Punk rule.
Brock Lesnar: September 2003 – August 2014 (10 years & 11 months)
Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle in a 60-minute Iron Man match for the WWE title on a program of SmackDown in September 2003. Lesnar left WWE after WrestleMania XX. After a successful period of MMA, Brock Lesnar returned to the company in 2012. At SummerSlam 2014, Brock Lesnar would knock down John Cena, and win his fourth WWE title.
The Miz: November 2010 – February 2021 (10 years and three months)
The Miz in Randy Orton’s Money In The Bank newspaper succeeded on WWE RAW, in November 2010, to win his first WWE title. Last night, the Miz defeated Drew MacIntyre for the belt, ten years and three months after his first win.
Published February 22, 2021, 17:12 IST