WWE News: JBL says "hell yes" he hazed The Miz

Retired WWE star JBL told Right After Wrestling that he was tough on The Miz early in his career. "Did I haze the Miz?" JBL asked. "Hell yes! A lot of people want to talk about me and my hazing. Yes I did. I make no apologies about it what so ever. When I started, guys were hazed, and for good reason. They wanted to know that in a riot, which we had a few back in the day, were you going to be on the side of the boys or the fans?

"Nowadays there's no room for it, the corporate, sterile world that is the WWE. When the Miz came in, most of the hazing was me working. Me on the mic, me talking to him. I gave him as much advice as I possibly could because I thought he had the ability to be a good heel. But I'm not going to apologize for hazing him." To listen to the full interview, visit TheScore.com.

Powell's POV: It's no secret that JBL was tough on Miz and other young superstars. The locker room has changed quite a bit since JBL, Hardcore Holly and others are no longer with the company. JBL also discussed his retirement, the similarities between his character and Alberto Del Rio, and whether he has any interest in returning to WWE even for one night as a guest host.