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'DWTS' Disney Night: The Miz gets a 9 as villain Scar, fans love his 'lion makeup'

'OMG The Miz as Scar?!? My attraction to him went from 0 before #DWTS to a 9. He's amazing hahaha,' said a fan

'Dancing With The Stars' is back and this time it's Disney Night! The competition saw contestants enjoy themselves as they dressed as Disney's most popular villains and channel their inner evil in a flurry of dance, makeup and costume. 

'Lion King' lovers united to watch The Miz as he took on the evil persona of Scar for a wild, wild performance. The previous performance saw him do really well with a score of 31 out of 40. For villain night The Miz and partner Witney Carson tackled the Argentine tango to “Be Prepared” from the 2019 version of The Lion King. Here's what judges and fans thought of the performance. 

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Mike in a roaring show of dramatic did a ferocious Tango which was met with rave reviews. So much so that he even scored his first 9 of the season! Judge Carrie Ann commented that the men are on fire tonight, scoring him a 9. Judge Len said he wasn’t prepared for that with his performance being that good, and gave him a score of 8. Judge Derek and Bruno pointed out a couple of stumbles Mike had but loved the amount of content the routine had, scoring them a 9 and 8 respectively. This gave them a total score of 34 out of 40 for a grand total of 65 out of 80. The Miz was quite the sight to behold in full makeup and costume with him channeling the 'Lion King' villain Scar incredibly well. He made it through the double-elimination and will return next week. Here's how fans reacted to his performance.

A fan commented, "The Miz received his first 9’s of the season!! #DWTS". Another said, "OMG The Miz as Scar?!? My attraction to him went from 0 before #DWTS to a 9. He's amazing hahaha". A viewer also commented, "The Miz’s makeup tonight is another level as Scar. Love it. #DWTS"

Another fan said, "OMG…. seems like the Miz is really loving that costume right now! #DWTS". A viewer commented, "The Miz has theater kid energy and I don't know how to explain this. #DWTS". Yet another fan said, "Hold up. The Miz lion makeup looks better than a makeup artist lion makeup. #DWTS".

Watch a tribute to the movie 'Grease' on 'Dancing With The Stars' on Monday at 8/7c on ABC. You can also stream the episodes on abc.com and Hulu.