The Miz shares emotional tribute to Ozzy Osbourne amid WWE hiatus

The Miz shared a heartfelt tribute to Ozzy Osbourne today on social media amid his WWE hiatus. The veteran hasn't competed in a match since his loss to Aleister Black on the May 2 edition of WWE SmackDown.

Ozzy Osbourne passed away today at 76 years old, and several stars have already shared tributes. The Miz took to Instagram to reflect on a promo segment he had with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne back in the day and noted that The Prince of Darkness was exactly who he had hoped he would be in real life. You can check out his emotional message in the Instagram post below.

"Cut to five years later — I’m in WWE, standing inside the ring with Ozzy Osbourne himself. A guy I grew up watching on stage, now just a few feet away, talking to me. I met him a couple hours before that moment and had the chance to ask him anything I wanted. And not only did he answer… he laughed, he joked, he delivered. He was exactly who I hoped he’d be," wrote The Miz.

Ozzy Osbourne played his final show with Black Sabbath on July 5, 2025. The legend was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021 and took his rightful spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.

The Miz reacts to WWE exit rumors amid hiatus

The Miz recently commented on rumors that he was exiting the company and claimed that they were completely false.

The former champion took to Instagram during his hiatus from the promotion to debunk rumors that he was leaving the company. He noted that the rumors that he was leaving the promotion were not true and decided to address them because they kept going on social media.

"And since I’m talking on here, I feel like I need to address some things because I keep getting texts from friends asking me, ‘Is the news on social media real?’ And my thing is everyone get off of social media and don’t listen to any of it. Because it’s all false. Everything I’ve seen about me is false and I didn’t want to address it. I thought it would just go away. I didn’t want to draw attention to it because if I said something, then it might draw more attention and I just didn’t want that but, it just keeps going," he said. [H/T: WrestlingHeadlines]

It will be interesting to see when The Miz finally makes his return to the ring in the weeks ahead.

Edited by Robert Lentini