Straight up, I've never particularly cared for The Miz. I've never outright disliked him, but I just haven't been captivated by many of his performances. As a guy who's into wrestler’s wrestlers (Daniel Bryan, Katsuyori Shibata), I find The Miz as an in ring performer, well, kind of boring. Not saying he's a bad wrestler. He's not. He's perfectly fine. Just don't ask him to catch anyone.

The Miz’s (Miz’z? Miz’? Mizzez?) real strength from day one has been his mic work. The guy can talk. Fact! Well, it's an opinion, but most wouldn't disagree. Would you? He's ’The Miz with the Mouth,’ as opposed to that other, mouthless The Miz (Deadpool reference - Check!). He's talked his way, ever so briefly, and what feels like a lifetime ago, to the top of the WWE. He's a former WWE Champion who's headlined WrestleMania. Not bad for a guy who used to imitate The Rock on The Real World.

So while not putting on too many five star bouts, he's made himself relevant using his words. That, despite me saying it was just a moment ago, actually isn't his real strength - SWERVE! The Miz has got as far as he has because he's just so gosh darn unlikable. That's his number one skill, his real moneymaker. The Miz has an innate ability to make the fans boo him. Now, I know I said I’ve never disliked the guy - still true - but if I watched wrestling like a normal person, and not someone who’s as fascinated by what goes on behind the scenes as I am what's in front of them, I'm pretty sure I'd hate The Miz and his stupid smug face.

Quick review: The Miz can talk; He’s a natural bad guy; He’s a passable in-ring worker. Can we agree on these points, readers? Cool.

So what's Mizzy up to these days, anyway? Getting prepped to headline another WrestleMania? Oh, that's right, he's being used as fodder to advance a Chris Jericho vs. AJ Styles program. Is this the best use of The Miz and all his Mizness? Well, yes and no.

Recently on Raw, The Miz hosted a Miz TV segment with Styles. Normally, I don't really care for the Miz TVs or the Highlight Reels as the only time they're memorable is when Shawn Michaels is throwing guys through windows or getting thrown into TV screens. Other times, they're forgettable time fillers (are there memorable time fillers?). This episode, however, was, to quote The Miz, awesome. The Miz killed it on the mic. Him putting over AJ’s accomplishments while simultaneously belittling him was perfect. For the first time in a long time, or ever, I gave a sweet hoot about The Miz.

(By this point, you're probably sick of me always putting ’The’ in front of The Miz? Honestly, I'm getting tired of doing it, but that's his name, so too bad for all of us.)

One of the key points of the segment was Miz offering his A-List services as a mentor to Styles. Styles emphatically rejected the offer, and has moved on to his program with Jericho. But the idea of The Miz The Mentor (Miztor?) is one I find intriguing.

The Miz The Mentor is an idea that WWE have been toying with in recent months, but so far nothing has really come of it. Before Styles, Miz had set his sights on Neville, who like Styles, "respectfully" declined Miz’s proposed mentorship. And then the whole idea was dropped until Miz brought it up again with Styles. I'm not sure if the idea of Miz The Mentor is just a joke to WWE, and a quick and easy way to draw heat, or if it was a serious thought that was just dropped. Probably the former.

Joke or not, "The Mentor" is the perfect role for The Miz, kayfabe and shoot. But let's be clear though, I do mean mentor, NOT manager. It's important to distinguish between the two because WWE doesn't do managers. His Name Is Paul Heyman is the exception to the rule. Zeb, when he's around, is the exception to the exception. WWE is down on managers, which as a guy who grew up watching and love/hating managers like Lou Albano, Mr. Fuji and Jimmy Hart makes me sad. Mentors, on the other hand, are not yet on Mr. McMahon’s list of ’do nots.’

(Guys, just between us, managers and mentors are pretty much the same thing. Wink emoji thumbs up)

Yes, The Miz in a manager-- I mean mentor role is best for business, or in this case, best for...mizness (high five, anyone?). As an on screen mentor, The Miz could guide a young go-getter to the same heights he himself once reached; a promising heel straight out of NXT, or a naive babyface who can go in the ring might be a good option. In this role, The Miz could focus on his strengths, which are talking and his heat generating face. Meanwhile, the talent fresh out of NXT will have a clear focus and hopefully avoid getting the "Tyler Breeze" treatment.

Off screen, The Miz shoot has years of WWE experience to expound upon a rising star. Daniel Bryan, in his awesome book, talked about learning from The Miz during their "Wacky Challenge" NXT days when Miz was the debuting Bryan's Pro.

In comparing The Miz with other Pros on the show who were less than thrilled to be there, Bryan said, “The Miz didn’t complain at all. Instead, he saw it as an opportunity and spent time with me to find ways we could make our partnership stand out. He genuinely wanted what we did to be good. The more I saw how hard he worked, the more I respected him. I also learned a lot from him on how to navigate the political waters in WWE. He’s also somewhat of a perfectionist; if he wasn’t content with what we were doing, he would talk to as many people as he could to get it changed. Sometimes he was successful, sometimes he wasn’t. But watching him handle it all was really helpful in familiarizing myself with the world of WWE."

That sounds like the kind of guy someone out of WWE's developmental pool would be grateful to be paired with.

Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses unless you are perfection like Shinsuke Nakamura. In wrestling, it's about accentuating those strengths and hiding the weaknesses. After spending ten minutes in a room with The Miz, I'll wager listening to Matt Striker on commentary for a day will seem like heaven (love ya, Matt!). The Miz draws heat, and he's one of the best talkers the WWE’s got. But when he wrestles, I fall asleep.

In a mentoring role, The Miz would accentuate his strengths while hiding his weakness. At the same time, he could impart his knowledge and experience on an up and coming talent, all the while riding said talent's coattails back to the top. Win-win.