WWE Superstar The Miz in Brisbane as part of the WWE RAW Live Tour of Australia.

WWE Superstar The Miz in Brisbane as part of the WWE RAW Live Tour of Australia.

HARD to believe a guy like The Miz still gets nervous before a match after all these years.

He looks so confident whenever he appears on TV, performing to thousands a week on WWE flagship program Monday Night Raw and other live events in any given week.

He's even starred in his own big-screen action movie, The Marine 3: Homefront. But the nerves still get to the 32-year-old.

He listens to music to help pump him up before bouts. Five Finger Death Punch, Eminem and Downstait are his favourite at the moment.

The Miz in action on WWE Monday Night Raw.

When that stops, the nerves come back.

But then, his theme music hits, and the crowd picks up.

He storms out through the curtains and on to the stage - thousands, if not tens of thousands, of fans are cheering for him.

"As soon as I get out there the nerves go away and everything becomes natural. The energy from the crowd helps so much," he tells the Sunshine Coast Daily.

That's life as a "Superstar" with the WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment.

It's a job that requires a lot of travel. Last month he found himself in Australia on the WWE Raw Live Tour.

It was no vacation Down Under. He and the other WWE "Superstars" and "Divas" had a gruelling five-day, five-city schedule - putting on shows night after night in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

"There's a lot of flying involved," he said.

"We flew for 15 hours to get to Australia and less than four hours after landing we were doing a show.

"It's not like we had a day to relax, chill out and adjust to the time. It's flying every day."

He burst on to the WWE stage in early 2006, but The Miz was born long before that.

There were shades of the cocky character during his time on the MTV reality show, The Real World: Back to New York, in 2001.

From there he honed his passion and talent for wrestling, ultimately making it to the WWE.

From there he went on to capture the Unified Tag Team championship, the United States championship, the Intercontinental championship and his crowning glory - the coveted WWE championship.

He's mingled with big names like CM Punk, Undertaker, John Cena and even mega movie star The Rock.

It's hard to miss The Miz. He's an action figure, a playable character in the upcoming video game WWE 2K14 and has had cameos on many TV shows outside the WWE.

WWE Superstar The Miz in Brisbane as part of the WWE RAW Live Tour of Australia.

His name and face are on every conceivable piece of merchandise. There's the expected - t-shirts, pants and hats - and the not-so-expected, including sippy cups, clocks, a dog collar and even a baby onesie.

"So for all those one-year-old Mizfits out there watching WWE there's a onesie that says 'I'm Awesome'," he said.

He's got his hardcore base of fans as well.

"The dedication that our fans have is awesome," he said.

"I got off the plane coming to Australia and there was this huge poster that someone painted.

"There was another girl who had 'Miz' written on her forehead, and she walked around all day with that. People probably thought she was a lunatic, but she's just an absolute Mizfit."

But that's nothing compared to what some are willing to do to prove their loyalty to 'The Awesome One'.

"I've signed some skin and they come back a year later and say 'look, I tattooed it to my skin'," he said.

"I'm just like 'Oh, my God'.

"I would never do it, but it's awesome."