Daniel Bryan is the General Manager of SmackDown Live, and The Miz is currently on Monday Night Raw. But last year fans couldn’t stop talking about their feud which often seemed to blur the line between reality and fiction.
Bryan was first introduced to the WWE Universe as The Miz’s rookie in NXT, and they’ve been playing off of each other ever since. Many fans have wondered if there is legitimate heat between the two stars, but according to Ryback, that’s not the case.
On a recent episode of his podcast Conversation With The Big Guy, Ryback talked about The Miz and Daniel Bryan and he said that Daniel Bryan has nothing but respect for The Miz (via WrestlingInc).
“Him and Dan, it’s all f–king fake! Even if that was [them] taking shots at each other, they’re still in a f–king scripted environment. And Dan knows. Dan [has] wrestled The Miz. Dan can go out there and wrestle with anybody and Miz can put in time.” Ryback continued, “and Daniel Bryan has nothing but respect for The Miz and The Miz really helped him a lot early on. And Daniel Bryan helped Miz too with everything and escalating him.”
The former WWE Intercontinental Champion also spoke about his thoughts on The Miz, and he had nothing but good things to say about the current Raw star.
“He [has] been healthier than anybody his entire [pro wrestling] career. And I’ve been in there with The Miz time and time again and I don’t think Miz is physically the specimen I am or to a lot of people. The one thing The Miz has is heart and Miz, I’ve seen it, I’ve come from Tough Enough with him, and I’ve seen this with him time and time again, he can turn it on with the best of them. And do I think he’s the toughest guy in the world? No, but he’d go down swinging if it came to it, and he’ll go down every time, but he’ll go down swinging.” Ryback added, “I have nothing but respect for The Miz and I like him a lot. And I think he belongs right where he is.”
So is there real heat between Daniel Bryan and The Miz? According to Ryback the answer is no.
