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Post by randomranter on May 30, 2011 23:16:23 GMT -5
I just hope that when he faces Miz, he doesn't spell victory, "A-R-I!" No, it's spelled "V I C T A R I"..... ....I'll see myself out......
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Post by percymania on May 31, 2011 0:11:02 GMT -5
I think we're all forgetting here that the NXT2 runner up... The Genesis of the McGillicutty... is holding championship gold at the moment.
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Post by joebob27 on May 31, 2011 0:15:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm not sold on this yet. It's working, but let's see if it keeps momentum. Ignoring his botchamania performances, there's just something about the guy, like I said in the Raw thread, he reminds me of a poor man's Shane McMahon, both in look, and also in that Shane was someone who could be awesome in short doses, but the more of him you got, the less of him you wanted.
He hasn't had to do much except beat down the Miz yet.
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Post by lewis1711 on May 31, 2011 0:21:05 GMT -5
How is that due to Alex Rileys ability? He was handed a golden storyline that would've gotten anyone over. Jack Swagger is pretty damn impressive in the ring, Alex Riley is good but not at his level. I think the point he was trying to make is that there are plenty of people like Swagger who have been handed just about everything the WWE can hand to them up to and including the title and years later still wish they could get 20% of the reaction Alex Riley got in the past two weeks. As for the storyline...yeah, it's a pretty simple but effective storyline. But Alex poured his heart and soul into delivering that beating, and miz sold it like hell on earth. *That* is what got A-Ri over. Had someone half-assed their way through delivering that beating, the angle could easily have flopped dead in the water. Good point.
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Post by Professor Chaos on May 31, 2011 0:27:59 GMT -5
I loved his theme song. I care more about A-RI than I do anybody on RAW currently now.
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on May 31, 2011 4:48:47 GMT -5
Love the song, love the 2 segments, Riley has the chance to break out and become something big. He has consistently proved his worth in the WWE, and has serious everyman face potential.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on May 31, 2011 7:37:17 GMT -5
The WWE have done an excellant job with his face turn.
In the space of 2 weeks he's already hugely over with the fans.
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Post by ________ has left the building on May 31, 2011 7:47:42 GMT -5
Who seriously would had figured A-RI would be over as a babyface and R-Truth as a heel? Amazing how things can change within a few months.
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Post by habanos on May 31, 2011 10:03:48 GMT -5
This storyline is wasted on him IMO. This could've easily been the part played by the much more talented Jack Swagger. Anyway, expect this to fizzle out after a couple of months. Since when in-ring skills matter to be a main eventer ? Riley has charisma, presence and mic skills. He looks like a star. Swagger looks like a trisomic.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2011 12:56:52 GMT -5
It's really more of a testament to the overness and greatness of the Miz that anybody who beats him down will automatically get the biggest reactions of their career. It worked for Daniel Bryan for a while and now it's working even better with Riley.
That being said, I love Alex Riley right now. Those beatings were top notch and really felt like something that you can get behind. Plus he's got a good entrance theme/video and a great color scheme on his minitron. The kid feels like he's on the verge of something great right now and I hope it all works out for him. He could easily be one of the major faces on Smackdown once this is over.
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Post by Hit Girl on May 31, 2011 13:02:01 GMT -5
He should start using his old nickname "The Rare Breed"
Sounds cool. It would look good on a t-shirt with some sort of logo
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Post by Monkey Tennis? on May 31, 2011 13:47:26 GMT -5
He's a bastard.
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Post by Snowman on May 31, 2011 14:09:25 GMT -5
I'm Marking out for ALEX RILEY!!! I'm Marking out for Alex Riley....AS A FACE!!!! I'm Marking out for Alex Riley....as a face.....AND I'M LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT
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Post by Ben Wyatt on May 31, 2011 14:13:27 GMT -5
He has this weird charisma to him. I cant quite figure out what it is just yet.
He looks comfortable out there and I have to credit them with trying to push new guys
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on May 31, 2011 14:55:07 GMT -5
Riley just seems like a likeable guy. I'm not surprised he's over already. I always thought he'd be better as a face.
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Post by funkyjesus on May 31, 2011 15:05:02 GMT -5
WWE must have plans since they traded him back to RAW last night by saying the RAW GM re-signed him back.
He never once appeared on SmackDown.
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Post by repomark on May 31, 2011 15:17:10 GMT -5
Love the new theme, love the build and amazed by the crowd reaction he is getting. The WWE may have struck gold here.
If he can do it in the ring now he genuinely could be a main eventer.
Or if they get it wrong it could be a Virgil Summerslam 91 situation where he gets a huge pop when he finally beats his mentor/employer but once he does it just kind of peters out into nothing.
However I am willing to bet A-Ri is superior to Virgil. I know guys. I said it.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on May 31, 2011 16:45:39 GMT -5
This board needs to sign Riley to a personal services contract and make him do stuff.
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on May 31, 2011 17:18:39 GMT -5
I actually had faith in Riley ever since that segment with Eve and the Miz. I remember people on this forum did not beliveve he would make it and thought he sucked on the mic, but when I watched it again, Riley really was the star on that segment and his mic skills is not bad. Hope to see more of him.
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Post by draus on May 31, 2011 18:06:40 GMT -5
I just can't buy him as a face, not after watching him in FCW and all of NXT as a jock, then having the same gimmick with Miz, and now he's a face. He just seems like a natural heel to me.
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