philleaps
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Post by philleaps on Sept 15, 2014 18:07:54 GMT -5
Rewatching MITB 2011 and was surprised at the pop Alex Riley received during his entrance.
Also, his music definitely ranks within the top 10 themes.
He performed well enough, better than a lot of guys that seem to get air time. So what happened?
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Alex Riley
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 18:09:32 GMT -5
It's a mystery really. All I know is that some blame Cena.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Sept 15, 2014 18:13:29 GMT -5
He was a generic guy with no character or mic skills so he was never going to make it big.
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Mr. K.O
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Post by Mr. K.O on Sept 15, 2014 18:14:51 GMT -5
I liked him, but I also remember this lol:
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Post by rustyy on Sept 15, 2014 18:17:32 GMT -5
He was a generic guy with no character or mic skills so he was never going to make it big. He had pretty good mic skills, he never really got to show what he had. Always miz's sidekick.
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Post by LA Times on Sept 15, 2014 18:47:06 GMT -5
I dont know the backstory he had with John Cena, but he couldve been a big star if these things didnt happen to him
1) Being introduced as the Miz's lackey
2) Getting arrestued for DWI
3) Sandbagging Jack Swagger live on Raw
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Post by marino13 on Sept 15, 2014 18:47:59 GMT -5
Good size. Good look. Good skill. Not sure where he went wrong.
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Post by rustyy on Sept 15, 2014 18:48:32 GMT -5
I dont know the backstory he had with John Cena, but he couldve been a big star if these things didnt happen to him 1) Being introduced as the Miz's lackey 2) Getting arrestued for DWI 3) Sandbagging Jack Swagger live on Raw Debuting as his lackey was good, then it builds to him turning on Miz and going on a good face run, but in typical WWE booking they did nothing with his overness.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 18:51:32 GMT -5
He told Cena to say it to his face.
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Post by cordless2016 on Sept 15, 2014 18:54:23 GMT -5
I thought he had a great look and the mic skills to get over. Like others have said he sandbagged Swagger on Raw and that combined with the rumors of an incident with Cena backstage killed any momentum he had.
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Alex Riley
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 18:55:04 GMT -5
He was a generic guy with no character or mic skills so he was never going to make it big. Hey you, how about you stop making valid points!
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Sept 15, 2014 18:56:49 GMT -5
Well, IMO Alex Riley had great mic skills, he was OK in the ring, and he had an awesome theme song. I remember when he wasn't getting a lot of air time and he made his entrance for a preshow battle royal in 2012, he still got a big pop for someone who at the time wasn't on TV a lot.
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Sept 15, 2014 19:46:13 GMT -5
He didn't get a pop. His theme got a pop. Always did.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 19:47:01 GMT -5
He didn't get a pop. His theme got a pop. Always did. It definitely should be recycled.
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DIESEL
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Alex Riley
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Post by DIESEL on Sept 15, 2014 19:49:04 GMT -5
I really like Riley, I wish they'd use him.
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Sept 15, 2014 19:56:19 GMT -5
He didn't get a pop. His theme got a pop. Always did. It definitely should be recycled. SAY IT TO MY FACE!
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Post by Triple S: POOR on Sept 15, 2014 19:57:46 GMT -5
On the topic of re-using themes, someone should be using Maven's.
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Post by johnnyb on Sept 15, 2014 20:24:06 GMT -5
This might be considered a "chicken or the egg" sort of thing, but it seemed to be like once he stopped facing The Miz (who was over pretty huge as a heel at the time) the fans stopped caring and he only occasionally made it even on Superstars or Main Event.
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WWE Common Terry
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Alex Riley
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Post by WWE Common Terry on Sept 15, 2014 20:34:33 GMT -5
I think he just had too many prime time mistakes. Remember when he got eliminated from the Rumble too early and they bad to rewrite Miz's bit on the fly?
He's in a good place right now. No one is really getting a proper push. Maybe in a year or two they'll figure out the formula.
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Post by Justin on Sept 15, 2014 20:46:17 GMT -5
On the topic of re-using themes, someone should be using Maven's. Zack Gowen's Seether theme should also be recycled
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