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During last night's Monday Night Raw broadcast, Roman Reigns cut a promo on John Cena and dropped Alex Riley's name as someone who's career had been derailed at the hands of John Cena.
Riley was under contract to WWE from 2007 to 2016 and according to stories that have been passed around, had been close with Cena but when the two had a falling out, his push with the company stalled and never recovered. At one point, he had been moved to an announcing job, but petitioned to return to the ring. He did so, suffered an injury and was released in 2016 shortly after returning to the ring.
In response to Regins' promo, Kevin Kiley Jr. (who performed as Alex Riley), commented via Twitter:
You're starting to C @wwe #wwe
— Kevin Kiley Jr. (@KileyJrWWE) September 19, 2017
Kiley has not wrestled since being released by WWE in 2016 and has focused on an acting career, including a role on Netflix's GLOW. Kiley will also be seen in the forthcoming Glassjaw movie, which will be released in early 2018.
Thanks to Paul Jordan for his assistance.
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