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Post by cageking666 on Feb 18, 2016 19:30:42 GMT -5
Who can be the dollar store Stephanie to team up with him? Either Deonna or one of the Aussie squad. I now imagine Riley with a crocodile or a boomerang |
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Post by Starshine on Feb 18, 2016 19:35:31 GMT -5
Either Deonna or one of the Aussie squad. I now imagine Riley with a crocodile or a boomerang You know, one of the best things about living in Australia is all the times I don't have to worry about accidentally running into an Alex Riley match. Let's keep it that way. |
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Post by cageking666 on Feb 18, 2016 19:51:52 GMT -5
I now imagine Riley with a crocodile or a boomerang You know, one of the best things about living in Australia is all the times I don't have to worry about accidentally running into an Alex Riley match. Let's keep it that way. h Sigh, I hate admitting this but I have to I'm an Alex Riley fan So much I controlled him for God knows how long in the local efed |
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 18, 2016 19:57:41 GMT -5
You know, one of the best things about living in Australia is all the times I don't have to worry about accidentally running into an Alex Riley match. Let's keep it that way. h Sigh, I hate admitting this but I have to I'm an Alex Riley fan So much I controlled him for God knows how long in the local efed I'm so proud of you for being brave enough to come out. |
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Post by corndog on Feb 18, 2016 20:35:41 GMT -5
Agreed. I thought he was trying to be this guy...  Oh, come on! This is going too far now. The fans loved Barry Horowitz. Comparing him to Riley is an insult. True, that was wrong for me to do that to Horowitz. |
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Post by cageking666 on Feb 18, 2016 20:43:43 GMT -5
Agreed. Oh, come on! This is going too far now. The fans loved Barry Horowitz. Comparing him to Riley is an insult. True, that was wrong for me to do that to Horowitz. Yeah well Say it to His Face |
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Post by ManInGauze on Feb 18, 2016 22:20:17 GMT -5
I would say anything to Alex Riley's face. He seems like a f***boy who wouldn't do shit anyway for fear of getting in trouble.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Feb 18, 2016 22:36:22 GMT -5
I'm glad someone else started an A Ry thread...
It's not working. I, too, had high hopes for the "Varsity Bully" gimmick. Everything since had been just sad. It's fine to just recognize that maybe wrestling isn't for him.
The only things that could possibly save him are either a revenge run-in against Owens or a "heelish babyface" gimmick. Allow him to do heelish things against a heel, like pull Dillinger's tights after Dillinger pulls his. Other than that, I say good luck in his future endeavors. If he really did get screwed by the "WWE Machine", Dixie is waiting with a checkbook and open arms.
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 18, 2016 23:49:39 GMT -5
That entire match made no sense.
Riley looked and acted like an entitled douche, dominated the match, and got pinned by a surprise roll up with no shenanigans whatsoever.
Dillinger has a gimmick that was over with the entire crowd, celebrated with the fans after his win, and looked genuinely happy. Yet the face announcer was on Riley's side, and the heel announcer was on Tye's side.
Also, Riley's apparent motivations are not befitting a face. At least the way it's played out. If he's frustrated sand tired of being passed over, as a face, he shouldn't be taking those out on his opponents, but the establishment that's holding him down.
It just doesn't make any sense, and Riley just sucks at this current gimmick.
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Post by Richard on Feb 19, 2016 0:10:31 GMT -5
That entire match made no sense. Riley looked and acted like an entitled douche, dominated the match, and got pinned by a surprise roll up with no shenanigans whatsoever. Dillinger has a gimmick that was over with the entire crowd, celebrated with the fans after his win, and looked genuinely happy. Yet the face announcer was on Riley's side, and the heel announcer was on Tye's side. Also, Riley's apparent motivations are not befitting a face. At least the way it's played out. If he's frustrated sand tired of being passed over, as a face, he shouldn't be taking those out on his opponents, but the establishment that's holding him down. It just doesn't make any sense, and Riley just sucks at this current gimmick. I actually thought they played it well. Tom, who got along with Riley, was supporting him but did talk about him changing since he left the booth, while Corey, who has always hated him, stilled hated him and was rooting for him to lose. And Riley hates what NXT has become, he is Baron Corbin without the personality. He see the indie guys and people now in NXT as the IWC wimps taking over wrestling and pushing him aside while he is last living person from the Attitude Era basically and he wants to fix all that. |
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Feb 19, 2016 0:15:53 GMT -5
That entire match made no sense. Riley looked and acted like an entitled douche, dominated the match, and got pinned by a surprise roll up with no shenanigans whatsoever. Dillinger has a gimmick that was over with the entire crowd, celebrated with the fans after his win, and looked genuinely happy. Yet the face announcer was on Riley's side, and the heel announcer was on Tye's side. Also, Riley's apparent motivations are not befitting a face. At least the way it's played out. If he's frustrated sand tired of being passed over, as a face, he shouldn't be taking those out on his opponents, but the establishment that's holding him down. It just doesn't make any sense, and Riley just sucks at this current gimmick. He's not a face. He's been a heel since he came back. He even Del Rio'd Bull out of the E to get that across. |
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 19, 2016 0:18:55 GMT -5
That entire match made no sense. Riley looked and acted like an entitled douche, dominated the match, and got pinned by a surprise roll up with no shenanigans whatsoever. Dillinger has a gimmick that was over with the entire crowd, celebrated with the fans after his win, and looked genuinely happy. Yet the face announcer was on Riley's side, and the heel announcer was on Tye's side. Also, Riley's apparent motivations are not befitting a face. At least the way it's played out. If he's frustrated sand tired of being passed over, as a face, he shouldn't be taking those out on his opponents, but the establishment that's holding him down. It just doesn't make any sense, and Riley just sucks at this current gimmick. I actually thought they played it well. Tom, who got along with Riley, was supporting him but did talk about him changing since he left the booth, while Corey, who has always hated him, stilled hated him and was rooting for him to lose. And Riley hates what NXT has become, he is Baron Corbin without the personality. He see the indie guys and people now in NXT as the IWC wimps taking over wrestling and pushing him aside while he is last living person from the Attitude Era basically and he wants to fix all that. I can see your side of it, but that's just not how I see it, respectfully. I think it would play out better if Riley went out and beat people down. Rather than....wrestling a match like was working with Barry Horowitz on Superstars in 1991. |
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 19, 2016 0:21:57 GMT -5
That entire match made no sense. Riley looked and acted like an entitled douche, dominated the match, and got pinned by a surprise roll up with no shenanigans whatsoever. Dillinger has a gimmick that was over with the entire crowd, celebrated with the fans after his win, and looked genuinely happy. Yet the face announcer was on Riley's side, and the heel announcer was on Tye's side. Also, Riley's apparent motivations are not befitting a face. At least the way it's played out. If he's frustrated sand tired of being passed over, as a face, he shouldn't be taking those out on his opponents, but the establishment that's holding him down. It just doesn't make any sense, and Riley just sucks at this current gimmick. He's not a face. He's been a heel since he came back. He even Del Rio'd Bull out of the E to get that across. But that's not how the commentary told the story. I haven't watched in a few months, but from what I saw, Riley's mannerisms are heelish, but he's not wrestling like a heel, nor is the commentary presenting him as one. At least from what I saw/heard. |
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Post by Richard on Feb 19, 2016 0:27:40 GMT -5
He's not a face. He's been a heel since he came back. He even Del Rio'd Bull out of the E to get that across. But that's not how the commentary told the story. I haven't watched in a few months, but from what I saw, Riley's mannerisms are heelish, but he's not wrestling like a heel, nor is the commentary presenting him as one. At least from what I saw/heard. That is just it, you're coming in on chapter 3 without the details from chapter 1 and 2. This isn't a black and white issue with Riley, he's still got people that like him and want him to do well because of the Riley they knew (that was all commentary talked about, the Riley they knew and not the one in the ring) but that is no longer him. We're not at act 4 where even those who liked him now have to admit he's a heel. This is more than Riley is a heel now so boo him. |
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 19, 2016 0:48:34 GMT -5
But that's not how the commentary told the story. I haven't watched in a few months, but from what I saw, Riley's mannerisms are heelish, but he's not wrestling like a heel, nor is the commentary presenting him as one. At least from what I saw/heard. That is just it, you're coming in on chapter 3 without the details from chapter 1 and 2. This isn't a black and white issue with Riley, he's still got people that like him and want him to do well because of the Riley they knew (that was all commentary talked about, the Riley they knew and not the one in the ring) but that is no longer him. We're not at act 4 where even those who liked him now have to admit he's a heel. This is more than Riley is a heel now so boo him. Fair enough. I saw Act 1, missed Act 2, and now I'm watching Act 3. If I see more that entices me, I will gladly admit I'm wrong, but Riley has never ever impressed me. And if you view my post history, I am very rarely negative about anything at all, so me posting those opinions means a lot. At least to me. |
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Post by Richard on Feb 19, 2016 1:05:26 GMT -5
That is just it, you're coming in on chapter 3 without the details from chapter 1 and 2. This isn't a black and white issue with Riley, he's still got people that like him and want him to do well because of the Riley they knew (that was all commentary talked about, the Riley they knew and not the one in the ring) but that is no longer him. We're not at act 4 where even those who liked him now have to admit he's a heel. This is more than Riley is a heel now so boo him. Fair enough. I saw Act 1, missed Act 2, and now I'm watching Act 3. If I see more that entices me, I will gladly admit I'm wrong, but Riley has never ever impressed me. And if you view my post history, I am very rarely negative about anything at all, so me posting those opinions means a lot. At least to me. Oh, don't get me wrong, I am not thrilled with all of it (really not looking forward to top heel Riley), just looking back at the little things of it has me impressed. The little details that are normally overlooked by WWE being important and not being beaten over people's heads is neat. |
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 19, 2016 1:17:52 GMT -5
Fair enough. I saw Act 1, missed Act 2, and now I'm watching Act 3. If I see more that entices me, I will gladly admit I'm wrong, but Riley has never ever impressed me. And if you view my post history, I am very rarely negative about anything at all, so me posting those opinions means a lot. At least to me. Oh, don't get me wrong, I am not thrilled with all of it (really not looking forward to top heel Riley), just looking back at the little things of it has me impressed. The little details that are normally overlooked by WWE being important and not being beaten over people's heads is neat. Once again, I can completely see your point of view, and I understand. But for me, the commentary and Riley's wrestling style just take me out of the narrative. Like I said, I hope further developments can change my view, but it just doesn't work for me at the moment. |
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Post by King Devitt: What Plants Crave on Feb 19, 2016 6:05:04 GMT -5
He looks like Greg kinnear THANK YOU! That was bugging me. THAT'S who he reminded me of. Greg Kinnear with a mullet. |
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Feb 19, 2016 6:09:38 GMT -5
Riley looks like he cups his own farts.
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Post by Mr T L Wolf on Feb 19, 2016 7:51:43 GMT -5
Little thing, but did anyone else notice his boots? I'm 90% sure A-Ri was wearing wrestling shoes and kickpads styled to look like tall boots. Bizarre. I think Kofi, Kidd, and some others wore/wear shoes and kickpads. It's not unprecedented. EDIT- Paul London was another. I remember in his last job as a singles guy on Raw, he was in just wrestling shoes. Probably didnt feel the need to put his jester kickpads on for a 2 minute squash. RVD wears shoes and kickpads, too. It's just strange to me to see the kickpads stylized to look like tall wrestling boots. |
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