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'DWTS' Season 30: WWE star Mike The Miz's dancer avatar has fans saying he 'killed it'

Judge Bruno Toniolic applauded Witney Carson for taming the beast as he referred to Mike The Miz

ABC's beloved dance competition 'Dancing With The Stars' returns in an all-new season and fans are thrilled to see the lineup. The show, which sees celebs from different streams compete in dance challenges along with their pro partners, is back for Season 30.

The second performance of the night saw WWE superstar Mike 'The Miz' partnered with pro dancer Witney Carson who surprised in an all-new avatar of a dancer. Dancing the Cha Cha, the performance was fun and viewers enjoyed it. The judges too were impressed, praising their performance with comments of encouragement. Judge Bruno Toniolic applauded Witney Carson for taming the beast as he referred to Mike. Dancing to 'Butter' by K-pop band 'BTS', the pair did the Cha Cha in a pleasantly surprising performance. Although also given a review of Mike being a little awkward, the wrestler did good for his first attempt. 'The Miz' was given reviews of being incredible, light on his feet and generally better than expected. They came out with a total score of 24 out of 40.

Here's what fans thought about the performance. 

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One fan commented that The Miz is already becoming their favorite male artist and that they are loving his personality from his interviews. Another expressed their enthusiasm by saying he killed it!! Yet another user expressed their genuine surprise at the WWE star giving an incredible performance. They tweeted," WAIT- BUT WHY DID THE MIZ KILL THAT DANCE?!! #DWTS.

Expressing more positive surprise, another fan tweeted that they are more entertained watching The Miz on 'Dancing With The Stars'. A user said WWE star was really good and needed some work on the hips but it is excusable since it's only the first week. Referring to his Instagram stories the viewer hoped he could continue dancing well. Another user said, "The Miz and Whitney were super good. Idk why im surprised, the athletes always seem to do the best. #DWTS". All in all the WWE star gave an surprisingly good performance winning audience's praises.

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