The day I became (in)-famous

I was flipping through the channels the other day, while trying to avoid watching a San Diego vs Kansas City Monday Night football game. Low and behold I come across the USA Channel with WWE(f) Raw on it. Who is standing in the middle of the ring with his championship title, none other than the Mike Mizanin aka the Miz with Chad Ochocinco. You see, the Miz started out as a contestant on Real World/Road Rules challenges. Most of these people ultimately just become bar attractions for the next few years and die off into the realm of infamy. The Miz wasn't going to let MTV or Pitt that night, be his final send-off.

Apparently a lot can happen in 5 years, such as becoming the United States Heavyweight Champion in an international wrestling promotion.

Let's go back to 2004, at the University of Pittsburgh. I was still a young, naive kid at the age of 22. Somehow I was "elected" IFC President that year, and due to this title, I decided to compete in the Greek God/Goddess event. It was held at Club Laga, a dark, dingy concert venue, where most up and coming bands played. The judges for that year were Chevy Troutman, the Miz, and Tori Morris.

My turn came and I approached the stage. What happened in the next three minutes culminated with me cutting a promo on the Miz, saying how he was basically a nobody, who lived off his MTV fame, was dating a girl Paris Hilton was embarrassed by, and that he'd never make it to the WWF. The Miz was furious!! My next thoughts were, "oh shit I may have to fight this guy". Soon thereafter, followed by, "wait, there are at least 10 of my drunk brothers in the crowd, he'd be stupid for trying it".

The skit ended with a brother of mine, Chris Kenny, slamming a steel chair into my head and the audience cheering either b/c they weren't sure what they had just experienced or more than half I'm sure were hammered by then. Somehow that got me second place, to this day I wonder how in the hell that happened.

I'll tell you what did happen. It provided motivation for a man to become a superstar, and pursue his dreams. Unfortunately, that man was not me.

After the whole scenario was over I proceeded share a few drinks and shots with the Miz at Peter's Pub (local bar). All the while, he commented on how entertaining that was, how he would make it big, and how he was going home with at least two women. That last part was pretty much guaranteed with Tri-Sigs and DZ sisters throwing themselves at him. The first two I laughed off as lies, little did I know I'd be eating crow years later.

I gotta give the guy credit. Somehow he parlayed being a MTV "reality show" contestant into a shot with the WWE. From there worked his ass off for 5 years and became an entertaining and respectable wrestler. Go ahead and roll your eyes about being "respectable" in a fake sport, but it's honestly no different that acting. I'm just saying that a guy with no background in the sport, knows how to entertain and soon enough will be the face of the WWE. I'll just be waiting for that shout out Miz, because you and I both know you'd be nothing without the MIHLF!

And that's the bottom line.....because the Mihlfman said so!