WWE Superstar The Miz has always liked to steal the show since he was still a child. The Awsome One was an active kid, according to his mother. He was also a competitive child and liked to play basketball.
The Miz and his family shared some rare videos of the 41-year-old playing basketball at home and school on his episode of My Son are a WWE Superstar. They also shared a video of a young Miz with Santa Claus.
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The Miz fell in love with pro wrestling at a young age. As a teenager, his friends would come over to his house to watch WWE's pay-per-views together. Several years later, he became a WWE Superstar himself. The former WWE Champion is one of the most successful wrestlers in the company's history, being the only two-time Grand Slam Champion.
In addition to his work in the squared circle, The Miz stars in his reality show Miz and Mrs alongside his wife, Maryse. He also starred in a few movies, including The Marine. The former WWE Champion recently participated in Dancing with the Stars. Nonetheless, he and his dance partner, Witney, were eliminated in the seventh week.
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Ahmed Hamdy
Ahmed Hamdy is an Egyptian journalist with a decade of experience in sports journalism, specializing in pro wrestling and football.
Hamdy kicked off his career as a sports reporter for Al-Ahram Weekly. He then became a producer/reporter for Mal Masr TV program on the Egyptian channel ON TV. In the following years, Hamdy worked as a reporter for several international news outlets, including Deutsche Welle (Germany), As-Safir (Lebanon), and Al-Monitor (U.S.A).
In 2014, Hamdy joined leading Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, where he is now a Senior Sports Editor. In addition to all that, the Egyptian also worked as a sports editor for Sport360 and feature writer for Manshoor.com.
Hamdy has covered several sports events throughout the past few years, including WWE's tour in Egypt and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.
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