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Why does everyone hate Alex Riley?

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#1 ·
Err seriously? He drew more heat then Miz did while being his sidekick during his title reign. I think he is funny and charismatic and has a decent look (minus the cutoff sleeve letterman jacket he used to rock)
 
#23 ·
This is such made up bullshit. How is Riley outperforming Miz in any way? He hardly gets mic time and is average in the ring.

I don't hate Riley though. Infact I've been a fan since his first appearance on NXT. Was amazed by his promos then, hopefully they let him talk more on SD.
 
#6 ·
Because he get himself in trouble that put the company in a bad light and didn't get anything done to him, while many wrestlers in the same spot, would have been fired
 
#9 ·
I love him. Uncharismatic?! This guys is one of the most entertaining people on the roster, without having to say or do anything!

He's one of those unintentionally funny people, just watching him run out behind The Miz on the titantron cracks me up. I hope he gets a good singles run because he's actually, y'know, entertaining.
 
#11 ·
Because hes better than the WWE Champion Mike Mizanin
 
#13 ·
Because he's an anchor around the neck of the Miz?

Seriously, "A-Ri" buts in some of the goofiest, most over the top, cheesy, mustache-twirling performances ever? He acts like an evil jock from a shitty high school movie, it is impossible to take him seriously. I'm not saying he doesn't have charisma, he plays loud and obnoxious well, but he doesn't fit the Miz.

The Miz's character is that of a guy that's been pissed on his entire career finally getting a chance to show up all those people who said he'd never make it. He should be a serious character, and while Miz was in the mid-card, Alex Riley was okay for a bodyguard, now we're supposed to think that Miz is a threat? Not happening. When Miz lost Alex Riley, he was kicking the shit out of John Cena and looked like a threat, yes that was booking, but Alex Riley drains all credibility from the Miz.

And the Miz is a much, much better wrestler. Riley? Bog standard FCW guy. Miz has some of the best psychology in the main event and puts on good matches, as opposed to Riley.
 
#18 ·
Alex Riley drains all credibility from the Miz.
A lot of that isn't Ryebread's fault, though. Every week on RAW this happened:
*Miz cuts promo trashing some wrestler who is better than him*
*said wrestler comes out with an 'I'm going to beat the shit out of you' face*
*Miz cuts and runs, A-Ri is too slow and he's the one that ends up getting RKOed/Speared/FUed/what have you*
 
#16 ·
I just think he's annoying. But, that might be because he was attached to the Miz via the dick for so long.

Besides NXT, he hasn't really had a chance to develop his own character. And I didn't like him on NXT, so hopefully he'll have a different character for his possible SmackDown run.
 
#20 ·
Like The Miz he embodies everything that's wrong with a WWE Superstar today. That is he sucks in the ring. Look I'm not asking for a technical master in the ring. In fact some of my favourite matches are by no means wrestling clinics. But if you can't go out there in the ring and tell a story for just 10 minutes, then how the heck do you expect to main event Wrestlemania? Which is why I question why on earth they allowed Miz to even main event. No scratch that, why on earth is he champion?

Telling a story means more to me than doing a bunch of holds that originated in Japan. The WWE style match everyone apparently hates is a good style. It's more ring psychology based. Look at Taker vs HBK WM 25. Damn fine match. Was it a wrestling clinic? hell no. Likewise Austin/Bret, Austin/Rock heck even Cena/HHH at WM 22 told a damn great story. So yeah I'm not one who gets orgasms off of those puro style matches. So I think when I say "Alex Riley sucks in the ring" my argument holds some weight. I'm not saying he sucks cause he doesn't know (insert random japanese armbar name here), I'm saying he sucks cause he can't tell a story in the ring. That and he botches every fucking move.

I'm sorry I just see too much of The Miz in the guy and for me that's a bad thing. Mic wise it's a great thing, but in ring wise it's a bad thing. Mic skills are very important but let's not be so fricking blind to even say "If you're a great talker, then it' ok to be a shitty wrestler" cause it's not.
 
#25 ·
We're talking about the guy who sneezed because he was "allergic to Matt Striker."

I think thats why people hate him.

He is not as good as some people make him out to be. He is a good talker (as far as speaking articulate and whatnot), but the stuff he says is just...not good most of the time.

And his in-ring work is average from what I've seen.

He is just a very generic, average guy.
 
#26 ·
When Miz lost Alex Riley he looked like a threat to John Cena, when Miz got Alex Riley back, that disappeared.

That's a fairly simple cause and effect. Alex Riley fails at his job (make the Miz look like a threat).
 
#28 ·
He's still pretty green despite his time in FCW, he botches simple moves like dropkicks that miss people by a mile. He also has botched a couple main events, i.e. the Royal Rumble where he slipped and fell out of the ring earlier than he was supposed to, they had to change things up on the fly and have Miz come out to eliminate Cena.

And don't tell me you've forgotten the hilarious NXT 2 finale where he mistakenly attacked someone that was part of his own team? Then the DUI arrest.. maybe instead you can tell me what good he's done? Anyone could play his part as the Miz' lackey. What great things has Alex Riley done in contrast do all those screw-ups that probably would've gotten other people fired?
 
#29 ·
And don't tell me you've forgotten the hilarious NXT 2 finale where he mistakenly attacked someone that was part of his own team? Then the DUI arrest.. maybe instead you can tell me what good he's done? Anyone could play his part as the Miz' lackey. What great things has Alex Riley done in contrast do all those screw-ups that probably would've gotten other people fired?
Forgotten? Don't talk to me like I watch NXT. And what do you mean what good he's done? He obviously hasn't had a lot to work with because of booking.. he's been Miz's errand boy and he's been entertaining doing it. What more can you ask from him at this point
 
#30 ·
hes a botch fest, doing something bad but never gets penalized or fired for it, his character sucks, doesn't deserve to be near the miz even though not a huge Miz fan but hes bringing down the Miz who needs to be on his own. needs to spend more time in FCW and hes a joke i dont expect him to win the world title ill be surprised if he even holds a title 1 day
 
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