The Miz: WWE Made The Best Of My MCL Injury & Kept Me On TV

The Miz has revealed it was his own decision to remain on WWE television while recovering from a torn MCL.

Miz sustained the first serious injury of his career at WWE WrestleMania Backlash in May, tearing his MCL in a Lumberjack Match with Damian Priest. While the set-back was expected to keep Miz off TV for a number of months, the former WWE Champion remained on Raw, accompanying John Morrison while in a wheelchair.

The A-Lister has now explained that, despite being injured, he did not want to miss any television time if he really didn't have to.

Speaking to Kaitlyn Bristowe on Off The Vine, Miz said: "My first major injury was about twelve weeks ago when I tore my MCL. I didn't have surgery. It was partially torn, but I had to sit out.

"It was the first time I had to actually take time off, but I didn't. The doctor was like, 'you can still be on the program, you can't do much, you can have crutches or a wheelchair.' I was like, 'I will take a wheelchair and John [Morrison], my tag team partner will roll me around in it. I don't want to have to do anything.' 

"Honestly, it created for great content. The way I work with WWE is, whenever an obstacle happens where something is challenging, like tearing an MCL, which was not planned and I didn't know it was going to happen, I have to make the best of it because I love to work and I love what I do.

"I said, 'Okay, I want to be there every week and make something entertaining and captivating for the audience.' I got in a wheelchair and everyone thought I was faking the injury because I stood up one day out on nowhere and everyone was like, 'Oh, he was faking it the whole time.' No, it was real, I just made you believe it."

H/T Fightful