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Alex Riley
Sept 16, 2014 22:44:47 GMT -5
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Post by Thunder Chunky on Sept 16, 2014 22:44:47 GMT -5
He was a generic guy with no character or mic skills so he was never going to make it big. Alex Riley never got to show any type of personality until they put him on commentary. They weren't even using him for backstage comedy segments the way they were with other low level guys like Ryder, Titus, Slater, etc. Isn't he a commentator now? I think he should be doing commentary AND wrestling. Let him do the pre-shows, but he should be wrestling on SmackDown and Main Event. Also, I think WWE should give him a deal similar to Jerry Lawler's and let him wrestle indy shows on the weekends so he can actually get better. I don't believe the John Cena story. Riley is one of Cena's little "clique" that works out at his gym. Plus getting into an altercation with the top star seems like it would be grounds for firing. If it were true, Riley would've been gone a long time ago. Or they would've released him when they fired all those other guys a few months ago. Also, instead of using Riley's fall from grace as an excuse to hate on Cena, why not do something productive like trying to get Riley over again? Chant his name at live shows. Get him trending on Twitter. Or something. Demand that Riley be given some type of push. Do you really think that if he was one of Cena's friends, that he would be commentating on pre shows? No, he wouldnt be. He would still be wrestling on Raw and be IC level at least IMO. I partly put the blame on Cena and the DUI he got.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 22:45:29 GMT -5
He didn't get a pop. His theme got a pop. Always did. I bet you're also one of those people that think that the Yes chants were over, not Daniel Bryan himself?
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Sept 16, 2014 22:50:03 GMT -5
If I wasn't a Trent Barreta mark, I would probably be an Alex Riley mark. He's one of those underrated superstars who will go unnoticed until he hits the Indies then people will clamor for him again, like they do with Trent.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 23:03:18 GMT -5
Do you really think that if he was one of Cena's friends, that he would be commentating on pre shows? No, he wouldnt be. He would still be wrestling on Raw and be IC level at least IMO. I partly put the blame on Cena and the DUI he got. I think that Riley had beef with Cena, he'd be fired already. Cena doesn't play Hogan/HBK type of politics. At most he'll suggest that someone that he likes gets a push, but then again since he isn't a big politician, he isn't going to twist Creative's arm to force them to sustain that guy's push; that's what happened to guys like Big E and Cesaro, whom Cena has gone to bat for. He doesn't go out of his way to bury people, but he doesn't stick his neck out for people either even if they are his friends. Cena doesn't play politics. He's not going to go out of his way to demand that Riley be buried at the bottom of the ladder. That decision falls on Triple H, Stephanie, and ultimately Vince. Even if Cena WERE that kind of guy, they're not obligated to listen to him. And again, instead of using Riley's fall as fuel for Cena-hate, why not try demanding that Riley get pushed? Also Riley's DUI happened long BEFORE he got pushed, so that has nothing to do with it either. If I wasn't a Trent Barreta mark, I would probably be an Alex Riley mark. He's one of those underrated superstars who will go unnoticed until he hits the Indies then people will clamor for him again, like they do with Trent. I said this in my earlier post, but WWE should give A-Ry a deal like King has. Let him wrestle indy shows on the weekends when they don't need him for his commentary duties.
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Alex Riley
Sept 16, 2014 23:15:30 GMT -5
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Post by johnnyb on Sept 16, 2014 23:15:30 GMT -5
Probably didn't earn him points in the "dependability" category when he A.) attacked the wrong guy on NXT; B.) goofed up hilariously in the 2011 Royal Rumble; or C.) got a DUI.
The first one is particularly egregious. On the NXT season 2 finale all of the runner-ups were attacking the winner and Riley hit his finisher on the wrong guy. That is his career in a microcosm right there.
EDIT/CLARIFICATION: After Kaval/Low-Ki was announced as the NXT season 2 winner, Riley, Percy Watson (remember him? LOL) and some other guy were beating down Kaval, and out of nowhere, Riley hits his finisher on Watson instead of Kaval. Nobody knew what the hell to do after that and Watson looked confused and pissed as he was forced to sell it. Hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 15:53:10 GMT -5
Let's be real guys, he got the Virgil pop.
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Post by Rattlehead on Sept 17, 2014 19:04:17 GMT -5
Sorry but I'll always see him as Mizs bitch. I think they could have done something with him, he has an annoying look to play a good heel. A question I have is, whats up with all these questions asking what happened to each superstar that didn't amount to anything? Is WWE really one to blame for dropping the ball on half of todays Roster? or did Super Cena really annihilate them ? .... or is it the lack of support from fans? I think its ridiculous how many are being asked about their superstar status.
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Post by alexgg on Sept 18, 2014 14:23:28 GMT -5
Did his feud with The Miz even end? I don't really remember them having a match, just splitting.
That Swagger match is like the last match I remember him having.
Real shame that Riley never got anywhere.
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Alex Riley
Sept 19, 2014 14:14:29 GMT -5
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Post by "The Perfect Ten" Mizard on Sept 19, 2014 14:14:29 GMT -5
Him and Ezekiel jackson looked like they were gonna be the next big star's of wwe in 2011. Then the summer of Punk happened and creative direction changed.
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Alex Riley
Sept 19, 2014 15:22:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 15:22:17 GMT -5
Him and Ezekiel jackson looked like they were gonna be the next big star's of wwe in 2011. Then the summer of Punk happened and creative direction changed. I never saw Riley as a big star, but he should've been a top guy in the midcard. Big Zeke was no good at all.
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Alex Riley
Sept 19, 2014 15:55:24 GMT -5
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Post by "The Perfect Ten" Mizard on Sept 19, 2014 15:55:24 GMT -5
Him and Ezekiel jackson looked like they were gonna be the next big star's of wwe in 2011. Then the summer of Punk happened and creative direction changed. I never saw Riley as a big star, but he should've been a top guy in the midcard. Big Zeke was no good at all. I never really liked either of them but Zeke got given the ic belt and it seemed wwe had plans for him which wasn't the case. I think a real low point was Zeke jobbing for David Otunga.
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Alex Riley
Sept 19, 2014 16:29:58 GMT -5
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Post by sitruC on Sept 19, 2014 16:29:58 GMT -5
I find myself at a stalemate here
I could agree with most people and say how Cena is the only person who makes decisions backstage and Vince doesn't, plus Riley would've been the next Austin, Rock and Punk mixed into one, meaning I will have no replies or notifications.
Or say the truth and face the "YOU ARE SOOO WRONG!!!!" comments by saying, he wasn't needed to do anything at the time and still isn't, he was (and looking at some posts here) still is overrated and was such a goofy looking guy and he just sucked on the mic and in the ring imo.
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Alex Riley
Sept 19, 2014 20:32:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 20:32:11 GMT -5
I find myself at a stalemate here I could agree with most people and say how Cena is the only person who makes decisions backstage and Vince doesn't, plus Riley would've been the next Austin, Rock and Punk mixed into one, meaning I will have no replies or notifications. Or say the truth and face the "YOU ARE SOOO WRONG!!!!" comments by saying, he wasn't needed to do anything at the time and still isn't, he was (and looking at some posts here) still is overrated and was such a goofy looking guy and he just sucked on the mic and in the ring imo. I don't believe Cena buried Riley. But I also don't believe Riley was completely useless. He really did improve in the ring after he lost his push. Watching his Superstars matches he came a long way from being the sloppy botch machine he was when they actually tried to push him. I thought he was pretty solid and I think he still has a place on the roster. Imo WWE needs more guys on the roster who AREN'T going to be "big stars", but aren't total geeks either.
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Sept 20, 2014 2:33:14 GMT -5
The bigger mystery to me was always how he was getting such big reactions for someone who was so generic. He's suited well with his current position on the panels.
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Alex Riley
Sept 20, 2014 2:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by RybackV1 on Sept 20, 2014 2:41:59 GMT -5
The bigger mystery to me was always how he was getting such big reactions for someone who was so generic. He's suited well with his current position on the panels. It was something about that first part of his theme song. For some reason people reacted to it big time. Very strange occurance. You'll notice every time after that initial big quick pop the crowd realizes who it is and kinda just sits back down.
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Alex Riley
Sept 20, 2014 3:38:57 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 3:38:57 GMT -5
The bigger mystery to me was always how he was getting such big reactions for someone who was so generic. He's suited well with his current position on the panels. It was something about that first part of his theme song. For some reason people reacted to it big time. Very strange occurance. You'll notice every time after that initial big quick pop the crowd realizes who it is and kinda just sits back down. They did react to his offense in the ring. And a couple of times on SmackDown he got a pop on a jobber entrance after being introduced to no music. The bigger mystery to me was always how he was getting such big reactions for someone who was so generic. He's suited well with his current position on the panels. What I hate about his current position is that he has so much energy and shows so much personality on the panels and on commentary (despite sucking hard at it) that he was never given much opportunity to show as a competitor. He got written off as being "bland" and "generic" because WWE never let him do backstage comedy segments and stuff on the app/WWE.com the way they do with their other lower level talents. You can't really blame a guy for being generic when it's on Creative to give fans reasons to care about these wrestlers.
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