The Miz praises new WWE talent, says WrestleMania spot is harder to secure
The Miz is impressed with the new talents on the WWE roster. The wrestlers who has been associated with the company for two decades commented on the progression of the WWE newcomers.
In an interview with Esteban Ramirez, The Miz talked about the stacked new additions to the roster that make securing a spot on the WrestleMania 42 match card difficult. He heaped praise on Oba Femi for receiving a positive reaction from the fans within his short time on the main roster.
“It’s harder than ever to literally try to be on the card of Wrestlemania 42. And the reason being is there are so many superstars, so many new and upcoming superstars that have just been blowing the roof off the place. Oba Femi, like it is not supposed to happen where a person walks into a WWE arena, whether it’s Raw or Smackdown, and everyone’s chanting your name right off the bat.” stated The Miz.
“That just doesn’t happen. It takes time to develop, but he’s developed so quickly and now he’s going up against Brock Lesnar and everyone’s excited about it. Everyone’s talking about it. I mean, you look at these new up and coming superstars. They are able to really lock in and do what we do on a fast pace. And it’s very difficult to do. And I’ve been excited. It brings a new lease, not a new lease on life, but like a new lease, a new excitement for me as a WWE superstar and being here for 20 years.”
Miz further added he was fascinated by Trick Williams’ interview skills, citing it as the best of his generation in WWE.
“I was watching Trick’s interviews and I was like that takes time doing what we do in WWE. You practice at the Performance Center, they kind of show you the ropes. But to be able to go on television and media and be able to showcase your character, but also be likable to where people are like, I want to watch this guy. He does it better than most I’ve seen. Like it’s he’s done it the best I’ve seen in his generation, I guess you can say.”
Femi relinquished the NXT Championship in December 2025 and made his main roster debut at the Royal Rumble this year. In the weeks that followed, he showed up on Raw and SmackDown to showcase his in-ring dominance before taking up Brock Lesnar’s open challenge for WrestleMania 42.
On SmackDown, Williams has fans on their feet and rooting for him whenever he enters an arena. He too made his main roster debut in January this year. Following the events on the March 27 edition of SmackDown, Williams will get his first WrestleMania opportunity by facing Sami Zayn for the United States Championship.
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