By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

WWE wrestler The Miz opened up on a number of WWE subjects in an interview with Matt Fowler of IGN.com during Comic-Con last week. The following are highlights from the interview.

-- Miz endorsed Bryan Danielson, who was released by WWE at the beginning of the Nexus invasion angle on Raw. Miz was scripted to be critical of Danielson during Season One of NXT and said he thinks Danielson proved he belongs in WWE.

"Does Bryan Danielson have 'it?' To be completely honest with you, I think he did a tremendous job while he was on NXT. As far as developing a persona, people are still chanting his name to this day," Miz said.

"Do I think he got the short end of the stick on the whole Nexus thing? Of course. But the fact is he is no longer here so you live and you learn. But as far as Danielson is concerned, he won me over. He changed my mind about him."

-- Miz holds the Raw brand's Money in the Bank briefcase and said he wants to cash in the briefcase on John Cena. He said he wants to prove he's come a long way since their program last year.

"I had six months where I ripped him to shred in my promos. Just months and months of ripping him and ripping him. Right up until the pay-per-view match where he just killed me. And let's face it. I wasn't ready for Cena. We all knew I wasn't ready for Cena. But now? Right now? I think I'm getting there," he said.

-- Miz talked about being on the cut list for WWE early in his career, then progressing to a featured star on Raw. Miz said he's enjoyed his path better than younger stars who were quickly shot to the top because of the obstacles he's overcome during his progression.

"I want to get thrown in there and have people say 'man, this guy has worked his butt off.' I was on the 'future endeavored' list, at least, three or four times. And I'd heard it from people in the know. And they'd tell me 'you gotta turn it up or do something or else you're gone.'"

"Once I got the U.S. Championship people have started changing their minds and saying 'oh, he's never going to be future endeavored. He's too much of a talent.' I had to build to that. I've seen everyone criticize me."

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