{"id":1287,"date":"2016-12-07T22:36:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T03:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2016-12-07T22:36:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T03:36:19","slug":"miz-tye-dillinger-twitter-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2016\/12\/07\/miz-tye-dillinger-twitter-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Lights, Camera, 10! The Miz and Tye Dillinger Start Twitter War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the backdrop of the announcement that former WWE CEO <strong>Linda McMahon<\/strong> had just been appointed the new administrator for the <strong>Small Business Administration<\/strong> in <strong>US President-Elect Donald Trump<\/strong>&#8216;s White House cabinet, something potentially amazing started on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by a fan on Twitter who NXT Superstar <strong>Tye Dillinger<\/strong> wanted to face that he hadn&#8217;t, he responded as such:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mikethemiz<\/a> could use a slap in the mouth <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zoGBR33ohS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/zoGBR33ohS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Spears\u2122\ufe0f (@ShawnSpears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnSpears\/status\/806630021066420224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An hour later, <strong>The Miz<\/strong> responded to Dillinger&#8217;s comment.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz\/status\/806647396637626369<\/p>\n<p>And thus it began.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Behind the bright lights of Tinseltown hides a boy from the real world..Don&#39;t worry Mizzy, if the opportunity arises, I&#39;ll make it quick \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YxME8CXzLS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YxME8CXzLS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Spears\u2122\ufe0f (@ShawnSpears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnSpears\/status\/806656885885648901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz\/status\/806672345414836224<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You don&#39;t. A simple invite from an IC champ with a set of balls is all that&#39;s required&#8230;so actually, looks like I&#39;ll be the one waiting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MyTnCqfGAa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/MyTnCqfGAa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shawn Spears\u2122\ufe0f (@ShawnSpears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnSpears\/status\/806679285536817152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz\/status\/806688740055781376<\/p>\n<p>Chances are that it&#8217;s just a couple of employees having a bit of fun in character on Twitter, but what if there&#8217;s more? What if this is foreshadowing for a potential debut on <em><strong>Smackdown Live<\/strong><\/em> for Tye Dillinger? He&#8217;s arguably been NXT&#8217;s hardest working guy the past year, with solid outings against most of NXT&#8217;s top tier talent &#8211; <strong>Bobby Roode, Samoa Joe, Eric Young, Austin Aries, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn<\/strong> and <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong>. His &#8220;10&#8221; Chant has not only infected the WWE Universe with the ref&#8217;s <em>count out<\/em> count, but was evident at the recent <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong> <em><strong>Final Battle<\/strong><\/em> PPV. It&#8217;s not like he&#8217;s not primed with momentum right now.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1290\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1290\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: WWE.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/021_NXT_11222016jg_0496-e9813a66655e4bce57e072ea736f7637-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And The Miz has just completed a lengthy feud with <strong>Dolph Ziggler<\/strong> that met it&#8217;s end this past Sunday at <em><strong>TLC<\/strong><\/em>. Over this past summer, The Miz not only delivered one of the most shocking and captivating promos of <em>his<\/em> career but of the <em>year\u00a0<\/em>with his tirade against Daniel Bryan on\u00a0<em><strong>Talking Smack<\/strong>. <\/em>He&#8217;s become the top male heel on the roster, a true master of the craft psychology wise. And he&#8217;s due a new feud.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1288\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1288\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1288\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/miz-maryse.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: WWE.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/miz-maryse.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/miz-maryse-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/miz-maryse-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/miz-maryse-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2016\/12\/miz-maryse-559x420.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And professional wrestling has a history of late of using Twitter as the incubator for potential feuds or match-ups. <strong>Vader<\/strong>&#8216;s Twitter feud with <strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong> this summer over Ospreay&#8217;s match with <strong>Ricochet<\/strong> in Japan came to life when they met up in England. <strong>The Bullet Club<\/strong> and <strong>New Day<\/strong> have been masters of the Twitter feud, as has <strong>Chuck Taylor<\/strong> (aka <strong>Dustin<\/strong> in <strong>Evolve<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Was this just a random bump in the Twitterverse amongst co-workers having fun or is these the zygote of a potential debut and match-up on <em>Smackdown Live<\/em>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the backdrop of the announcement that former WWE CEO Linda McMahon had just been appointed the new administrator for the Small Business Administration in US President-Elect Donald Trump&#8216;s White House cabinet, something potentially amazing started on Twitter. 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