The Miz Claims He’s ‘Still Fighting for Respect’ Despite Cody Rhodes’ Comments

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“I don’t know. I think I’m still fighting for respect. To hear Cody [Rhodes] say that, it does warm my heart. I’m not going to lie. It’s one of those things where you look at and you go, ‘Awe, thanks, man. I appreciate that,’” Miz said. [20:40 – 20:56]

The last time Miz won a major championship in the Stamford-based promotion was at WrestleMania 40, where he and R-Truth captured the WWE Tag Team Championships.

The A-Lister later went on to reflect on his professional wrestling journey, which kicked off in Ohio Valley Wrestling.

The Miz on his relationship with Cody Rhodes

During the same interview, the first-ever two-time WWE Grand Slam Champion opened up about his relationship with the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes. The Miz shared that he, CM Punk, and Cody Rhodes had begun their WWE careers in OVW.

The A-Lister was elated about the fact that two of the biggest stars in the professional wrestling business kicked off their careers in OVW alongside The Miz.

“I’ve been in the ring with him. I’ve seen his first match. I was there at OVW. We grew up basically in this business together. Him, myself, and even Punk was down there at OVW. So, we grew up in this business. And now, seeing still people from OVW, still going, and being at the top of the business, it’s awesome,” Miz said. [20:56 – 21:15]

It is to be noted that both CM Punk and Cody Rhodes main evented Night 1 of SummerSlam 2026.

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