There is at least one thing we should all agree on...

[Starshine]

Alex Riley is a horrible, horrible commentator.

I dare anyone to say otherwise.

It's amazing how many inane statements he can make in the span of an hour show. He makes the current RAW team look amazing by comparison. Examples of how terrible he is go from him constantly repeating a thespian/lesbian joke to the point of discomfort, to trying to claim Kidd seriously named his blockbuster finishing move the "Tyson Twisting Neck Destroyer Device," and talking smack to a non-wrestler announcer who wasn't even there at the time for not saving Byron Saxton from getting beaten up, despite former wrestler Riley being right next to assault when it went down.

It's astonishing how inept this guy is at speaking on a match. I'm not going to say that commentating would be an easy job, I'm more willing to say it's probably anything but. But there is absolutely no reason that this guy should be stinking up NXT every week he's on. Especially when you consider the alternatives in Regal/Albert/Saxton/Rene/etc. who all blow him out of the water in comparison.

I prey they come to their senses and take this guy off the commentary table so he can stop stinking up the show whenever he's on.

[Lancers]

*patiently waits for CATCH_US.MIZ's reply*

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

I seriously wonder how Riley still has a spot on TV. There is not a single thing he does that someone on the roster doesn't do better.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

but Will You Say It To His Face

[Instant Classic]

I enjoy him being out there for commentary.

[Starshine]

Jan 10, 2014 22:29:48 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

I enjoy him being out there for commentary.

Have you gone to a Doctor about this?

[Instant Classic]

Jan 10, 2014 22:33:44 GMT -5 Starshine said:

Jan 10, 2014 22:29:48 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

I enjoy him being out there for commentary.

Have you gone to a Doctor about this?

I mean his commentary isn't that good, but what I mean is I'm glad he gets tv time even if it's to commentate.

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Jan 10, 2014 22:07:44 GMT -5 Lancers said:

*patiently waits for CATCH_US.MIZ's reply*

He actually pm'd me his reply:

Alex Riley IS a horrible commentator. But it's not really his fault. It's because WWE won't let him do anything BUT do commentary. He is insanely over, he should be wrestling more, and if he wrestled more he'd probably be better at commentary. He's trying too hard, probably because he thinks this is is Z!LITS or his DiBiase Posse, his opportunity to get himself over the way Zack Ryder and Ted DiBiase did. He's much better on Superstars, for some reason, he should just do commentary on Superstars and wrestle as a JTTS on the main shows to take advantage of his massive overness and his firey white-meat babyface wrestling style. It's such a shame that the former #2 babyface in the company has been reduced to a non-wrestling role, while new debuts like The Wyatt Family become "big deals, fairly quick." I feel like WWE focuses too much on new talent as their current roster suffers from a lack of attention. He's not that good a wrestler, not that good a promo guy, but he deserves to have a fruitful career as a wrestler in WWE.

[AwamoriRock]

Jan 10, 2014 23:02:00 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Jan 10, 2014 22:07:44 GMT -5 Lancers said:

*patiently waits for CATCH_US.MIZ's reply*

He actually pm'd me his reply:

Alex Riley IS a horrible commentator. But it's not really his fault. It's because WWE won't let him do anything BUT do commentary. He is insanely over, he should be wrestling more, and if he wrestled more he'd probably be better at commentary. He's trying too hard, probably because he thinks this is is Z!LITS or his DiBiase Posse, his opportunity to get himself over the way Zack Ryder and Ted DiBiase did. He's much better on Superstars, for some reason, he should just do commentary on Superstars and wrestle as a JTTS on the main shows to take advantage of his massive overness and his firey white-meat babyface wrestling style. It's such a shame that the former #2 babyface in the company has been reduced to a non-wrestling role, while new debuts like The Wyatt Family become "big deals, fairly quick." I feel like WWE focuses too much on new talent as their current roster suffers from a lack of attention. He's not that good a wrestler, not that good a promo guy, but he deserves to have a fruitful career as a wrestler in WWE.

And a pooping angle.

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Jan 10, 2014 22:12:29 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

I seriously wonder how Riley still has a spot on TV. There is not a single thing he does that someone on the roster doesn't do better.

You never know, he could do whatever is keeping JTG employed better than JTG. Whatever that may be. I'm thinking it's that they're Vince's favorite hillbilly jug band. So maybe they're equals.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Jan 10, 2014 23:02:00 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Jan 10, 2014 22:07:44 GMT -5 Lancers said:

*patiently waits for CATCH_US.MIZ's reply*

He actually pm'd me his reply:

Alex Riley IS a horrible commentator. But it's not really his fault. It's because WWE won't let him do anything BUT do commentary. He is insanely over, he should be wrestling more, and if he wrestled more he'd probably be better at commentary. He's trying too hard, probably because he thinks this is is Z!LITS or his DiBiase Posse, his opportunity to get himself over the way Zack Ryder and Ted DiBiase did. He's much better on Superstars, for some reason, he should just do commentary on Superstars and wrestle as a JTTS on the main shows to take advantage of his massive overness and his firey white-meat babyface wrestling style. It's such a shame that the former #2 babyface in the company has been reduced to a non-wrestling role, while new debuts like The Wyatt Family become "big deals, fairly quick." I feel like WWE focuses too much on new talent as their current roster suffers from a lack of attention. He's not that good a wrestler, not that good a promo guy, but he deserves to have a fruitful career as a wrestler in WWE.

...I can't even tell if this is a joke or not, haha.

[mrjl]

I enjoyed him when he subbed in on Main Event. But that wasn't his weekly gig, so maybe I've just had less chance to hear him

[Chip]

Jan 10, 2014 23:10:03 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

Jan 10, 2014 23:02:00 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

He actually pm'd me his reply:

...I can't even tell if this is a joke or not, haha.

It's a very strange way of doing things if so, I can say the idea that he hates A-Ri's commentary is true at least.

[bootytea]

He can not be as bad as Matt Stiker though..

[Starshine]

Remember that time Riley purposefully confused "torque" with "twerk" so he could make a Miley Cyrus reference?

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Jan 10, 2014 22:07:44 GMT -5 Lancers said:

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[Sparkybob]

He once mention Tyson Kidd was starting resembling Eddie Guerrero. So....

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Jan 10, 2014 23:10:03 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

Jan 10, 2014 23:02:00 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

He actually pm'd me his reply:

...I can't even tell if this is a joke or not, haha.

ha it's a joke...I hope no offense is taken, it's all in fun. I wasn't sure if I should click "create post" but I happened to see Jordan Peele doing his Obama impression on Key & Peele and felt like my post was just an impression, so I went with it.

[Brother Nero....Wolfe]

I just don't understand why he's commentating. Is he injured or something? Because he's a perfectly fine and, f***, I'll say it: he's a fun wrestler. He's generic as hell, but I have never seen a wrestler embrace his blandness with so little self-awareness before. It's like, he goes for every cliched line in the book and puts his heart into it like he means them. Like back in the Ziggler feud when he went "Vickie, your breath...STINKS!" then had this ridiculous shit eating grin as though he had said something clever, it was hilarious. He's not a fantastic wrestler, but hell, I like him.

Which just makes it all the more puzzling that he's on commentary when he clearly sucks at it.

It's like someone backstage went, "Hey, he totally looks like Josh Matthews, therefore he needs to become a commentator."

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Jan 10, 2014 23:02:00 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Jan 10, 2014 22:07:44 GMT -5 Lancers said:

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He actually pm'd me his reply:

Yes, I would've said all of those things. Except I never really liked Riley for #2 face all that much because I never wanted him to be a big deal fairly quick either.

And all those things are how I honestly feel about the guy. Because I don't see why he's doing something he obviously sucks major ass at when he could be doing something he was decent to pretty damn good at instead.