WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 3 Reasons the Miz Should Win

By Adam O'Brien | Jan 7, 2017

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3. Testament to the Impact That the Brand Split Has Made

We could talk all day about the pros and cons of the brand extension, but for overall, it’s safe to say most fans will agree that it’s been a worthy investment.

Sure, Monday Night Raw might still be plagued by the same problems as always – it’s women’s division is being limited without reason, and the United States Championship picture is quickly fading with Roman Reigns holding the title – but on the flip side, there are plenty more good things about having two separate brands.

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For the most part, wrestlers have been spread out nicely across the five hours of live television, so much so that the WWE has even introduced 205 Live as a way of featuring the cruiserweights that might not have had a chance to shine on Raw.

Only a handful of WWE Superstars have gone without any exposure, and as bad as that may be for them individually, the fact that way more performers are getting a chance to excel is something to be proud of for all parties involved.

Now, there have been a lot of names climbing through the ranks since the draft – Kevin Owens, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, Becky Lynch, the NXT call-ups – but perhaps nobody has benefited more from the development than The Miz.

Let’s get things straight: The Miz has never been bad. But if you ask most fans, they’ll say that it wasn’t until he was finally allowed to take centre stage and speak his mind on SmackDown Live that the guy actually became, as he would say, must-see.

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Since his resurgence, he’s consistently delivered some of the best promos and matches that the entire WWE has put forward, and seeing him go on to win the Royal Rumble and main-event WrestleMania would only serve to highlight that fact.

As good as the man was a year ago, if you had told anyone this time last year that The Miz was going to win the Rumble and potentially win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania, you would probably roll your eyes. But now, this is something a lot of people want to see happen, and it would never have been like this if not for The Miz being allowed to shine as a top heel on the more condensed SmackDown Live roster.

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