“Miz and I have known each other for a long time and we really know, like, how to get at each other’s nerves,” Bryan explained. “So, I brought up the idea that I thought he wrestled like a coward, and he knows I don’t like the way he wrestles. … And then he called me out on something that’s very personal to me.”

The Miz, whose real name is Mike Mizanin, started talking about Bryan’s concussion history, which WWE medical staff deemed risky enough to prohibit Bryan from wrestling with WWE ever again.

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The Miz called Bryan a coward for deciding to stick with a non-action role in WWE opposed to leaving and going to wrestle for a smaller, independent promotion instead.

“He knows that that’s really pushing on a nerve,” Bryan said. “And calling me a coward for not [going to the independents] … which I sometimes think of myself as a coward for not doing … it’s tough.”

Bryan added: “Part of me just wanted to punch him in the face.”

Instead, Bryan walked off the set, at which point Bryan says the Miz went back into character to “cut an impassioned promo about how long he’s worked.”

“I will say this about the Miz: Even though I don’t like his wrestling style, he is a very hard worker,” Bryan said. “I have a huge amount of respect for him and I want him to do well.”

Bryan added, however, WWE’s scriptwriters might split the two up, at least when it comes to doing more spots on live TV.

“I think they’re gonna kind of keep us away from each other for a little bit because they know how intense that can be between the two of us,” Bryan explained, citing their live TV work as the reason.