Although Mike “The Miz” Mizanin made his way back to the network where his meteoric rise to stardom began, there’s a limit to what he’s going to do.

Mizanin, who first appeared on MTV’s The Real World: Back to New York all the way back in 2001, will host The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (premiering Tuesday night). But, sorry Challenge fans: He’s not coming back to compete.

“Every day I’m asked, ‘Will you come back and do a Challenge?’ My answer is no,” he told For The Win last week. “The reason is reunion shows. I love the games, I love the show, I love watching the show. I hate the drama involved with the show. One little hiccup and you’re gonna be exploited for it. Those are the things I don’t miss.”

The man who’s also hosting The Challenge XXX: Dirty Thirty reunion show had more to share about his life as a WWE megastar and why The Challenge is absolutely a sport. Here’s a Q&A, which has been condensed and edited for clarity:

What’s it like being the host of a reunion special with so much drama, especially when the winner of Dirty Thirty will be announced?

It’s an honor. I’ve done a couple of these reunion shows and they’re usually a lot of fun. But there’s usually 10 castmates that I have to settle down. Now I have 30 of them. Then you have an audience of 500 people. And then you have the honor of telling them they won $1 million? It’s an honor and a privilege. I thank MTV for allowing me to actually be the person to do that because a lot of these people are my friends! It’s cool to see Derrick growing up and he’s up for the big money prize.

With actual athletes like Terrell Owens appearing on Champs vs. Stars, can you say that the competition show is a sport?

One hundred percent. When I was on The Challenge, I trained for it. You’re not just conditioning yourself physically, you’re doing it mentally. You’re looking at puzzles online, you’re trying to find the most amount of puzzles to get your mind acclimated to that. You’re also trying to think strategy because the game changes. That’s what guys like C.T. , Johnny Bananas and Derrick , that’s what they excel at. They know how to strategize and they’re able to change with the game and that’s what I want to see the stars do: Can they train for this sport and be able to withstand the drama, withstand the strategies and dominate the sport?

Did you have any reaction to Chris Jericho challenging Kenny Omega?

Chris Jericho is one of the superstars who took me under his wing when I first came to WWE. He’s one of the guys I always look to if I have a question or if I need help with something. He’s a wealth of knowledge, he’s one of the greatest in-ring talents that WWE and the world of wrestling has ever seen. For him to go up against anybody, you’re going to want to see it.

I’ll never forget, one of the greatest things he taught me: I was really upset with where I was in my career with what I was doing. I was putting on a part of a show and I thought my talents weren’t being used properly. He goes,”Dude, wherever you are is the place to be. Always think that.”

What’s left to accomplish in the WWE after all your success?

My goal is to be the biggest star the WWE has ever seen.

I told all of the people working to guide my career, “I want it all.” I want to act, do WWE, host, I want reality, I want it all. Back in the day when I started on The Real World, you were only allowed to be a reality star. You couldn’t do anything else. I’d got to auditions and they’d say, “You’re very good, but you’re on the Real World and people would recognize you too much.” Now everyone’s a reality star. You go on Instagram, I see the Rock and Kevin Hart posting videos every day on what they’re doing. I’m in their reality.

What can you tell me about Owens on this upcoming season of Champs vs. Stars?

When he walks into a room, he can change the entire atmosphere by what kind of mood he’s in. If he’s in a good mood, it is the greatest thing the world. If he’s in a bad mood, it’s like, “Oh boy, here we go.” He has that aura. I don’t know if he realizes he has that aura. It’s incredible to watch.