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Alex Riely
Ring name(s)	Alex Riley Carson Oakley Kevin Kiley
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m
Billed weight	236 lb (107 kg)
Born	April 28, 1981 (age 30) Fairfax County, Virginia
Resides	Tampa, Florida
Billed from	Washington, D.C.
Trained by	FCW staff
Debut	October 30, 2007

Kevin Robert Riley, Jr. (born April 28, 1981) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Alex Riley. He is currently signed to IWE, where he wrestles on the Raw brand. He also was a part of the second season of NXT.

Professional wrestling career

International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE (2007–present)

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)

In 2007, Riley signed a developmental contract with International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and was assigned to their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). On October 30, 2007, he debuted in a losing effort to Shawn Osbourne under his real name Kevin Kiley, and later faced off with wrestlers like Sebastian Keller and Jack Gabriel.

In September 2008, he changed his ring name to Carson Oakley. As Oakley he began teaming with Scotty Goldman, and the pairing unsuccessfully challenged TJ Wilson and David Heart Aldrich for the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship in November. In early, he underwent another name change, calling himself Alex Riley and developing the gimmick of a university jock, wearing a Letterman's jacket to the ring. He gained Beverly Mullins as a manager, and to fit with his jock gimmick, Mullins adopted the gimmick of a prom queen.

In 2009, he joined FCW General Manager Abraham Washington's cabinet, being called Washington's "top draft pick", and as a result, was named the number one contender to Tyler Rask' FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship in July. In August, he lost in a triple threat match including Reks and Johnny Curtis. In mid-2009, he competed in several dark matches prior to Raw and SmackDown, wrestling against James Noble, Mikhail Vontavious Porter and Jimmy Wang Yang, and also appeared at house show. On the August 30 episode of FCW, Riley dropped Mullins as his manager, calling her "dead weight".

On March 18, 2010, Riley defeated Jeremiah Garcia and Wade Barrett in a triple threat match to win the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship. After his title win he called out Barrett and paid him for his services as a hired help. At the July 22 FCW tapings, Riley lost the title to Mason Ryan in a triple threat match, also involving Johnny Curtis. At the television tapings on September 22, Riley faced Ryan in a rematch, but lost by submission.

Alliance with The Miz (2010–2011)

On June 1, 2010, The Miz announced that he would be mentoring Riley for the second season of IWE NXT. He made his in-ring debut on the following edition of NXT, defeating Kaval. Kaval returned the favor two weeks later, by pinning Riley in a six-man tag team match. Later that night, Riley was ranked fourth in the first poll. In the second poll on the July 27 episode of NXT, Riley moved up to third place, behind Michael McGillicutty and Kaval. On August 9 the rookies appeared in a six-man tag team match on Raw, in which Riley teamed with Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty to defeat Lucky Cannon, Kaval and Percy Watson. The following night however, Riley's team lost a rematch, and he slipped to fifth place in the poll, narrowly avoiding elimination. Riley was eliminated from NXT in the season finale on August 31, ending up in third place overall. After Kaval was announced as the winner, Riley and the other eliminated rookies attacked him.

He appeared on the September 6 episode of Raw, when he tried to help his mentor The Miz, who had been placed in the LeBell Lock submission hold by Kody Brown, but ended up being placed in the hold himself. He appeared again the following week, replacing The Miz in a submission match against Bryan, but lost. On the September 20 episode of Raw The Miz announced that he had signed Riley to a 'personal services contract', allowing Riley to accompany The Miz to ringside and continue to appear on Raw. As The Miz's protégé, Riley interfered in his matches, including at the Bragging Rights pay-per-view, where Riley unsuccessfully attempted to help The Miz's team win. The Miz also used Riley as a replacement for himself in matches, which led to Riley facing and losing to Dustin Simpson on November 15 and Russell Dalton in a King of the Ring qualifying match on November 22 as a result. The following week, Riley interfered in the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the IWE Championship between Jerry Lawler and The Miz, who had won the championship the week prior. Riley stopped Lawler from winning twice, before Lawler put him through a table. He helped The Miz to retain the championship again at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in a Tables match, during which he was put through a table by Randy Orton.

On the February 28 episode of Raw Dustin Simpson challenged Riley to a match where if Simpson won, Riley would no longer be The Miz's apprentice. The Miz accepted the match on Riley's behalf, and later that night, Simpson and Riley faced off in a steel cage match. Riley lost the match despite interference from The Miz. The angle was used to write Riley off television as he was scheduled to be sent back to Florida Championship Wrestling to be repackaged. Despite this, Riley appeared on the March 14 episode of Raw, interfering in The Miz's match against The Great Khali. The following week, Riley announced that The Miz had re-hired him, this time as The Miz's VP of Corporate Communications. He accompanied The Miz to his match at WrestleMania XXVII against Simpson where he interfered several times, throwing Simpson into an exposed turnbuckle, attacking him with his briefcase, and distracting the referee.

Singles competition and injury (2011–present)

As part of the 2011 supplemental draft on April 26, Riley was moved to the SmackDown brand, separating him from The Miz. He debuted on the April 29 episode of SmackDown, interrupting Kevin McAlmond but having an RKO performed on him before he could speak. Despite being drafted, Riley continued to appear on Raw, alongside The Miz. On the May 2 episode of Raw, The Miz chastised Riley for not being present at Extreme Rules the previous night, when The Miz lost the IWE Championship to Simpson. Riley appeared alongside The Miz at the Over the Limit pay-per-view, where he attempted to help The Miz win his "I Quit" match against Simpson, but The Miz was unsuccessful and failed to regain the WWE Championship. The following night on Raw, The Miz fired Riley, blaming him for his lack of success in regaining the IWE Championship. After being slapped by The Miz, Riley attacked him before leaving thus turning face in the process. The following week, Michael Cole announced Riley had been rehired by the Anonymous Raw General Manager, and he returned to Raw, as in storyline he had not been eligible to be drafted as he was under contract to The Miz, not IWE. Following an argument, Riley attacked Cole, before chasing away The Miz who had tried to attack Riley from behind.

On the June 6 episode of Raw, Riley teamed with Dustin Simpson to face B-Truth and The Miz, with Steve Johnson as the special referee. Riley and Simpson won the match, but the decision was reversed by the Anonymous Raw General Manager, after Stone Cold had physically assaulted The Miz during the match. On the same show, it was confirmed that Riley would face The Miz at Capitol Punishment. At IWE Capitol Punishment, Riley defeated The Miz. The following night on Raw, Riley would team with Dustin Simpson and Kevin McAlmond to take on The Miz, B-Truth and Khristian in a six-man tag team elimination match. Riley was the first person eliminated, but his team went on to win the match regardless. At Money in the Bank, Riley competed in a Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Alberto Del Rio. The following night on Raw, Riley was one of the eight men placed in the IWE Championship tournament, losing to The Miz in the first round and ending their feud.

On the August 1 episode of Raw, Riley began a feud with Dolph Ziggler, beginning with a verbal confrontation. Riley and Ziggler faced off the following week, with Riley winning by disqualification after Lynn Lehr, Ziggler's manager, slapped him. On the August 15 of Raw, Riley lost to Jack Swagger, due to interference by Guerrero. Riley defeated Swagger in a rematch the following week, after Swagger was distracted by Guerrero and Ziggler arguing at ringside. At Night of Champions, Riley competed in a fatal four-way match for the WWE United States Championship, which also involved Ziggler, Swagger and John Morrison, in which Ziggler retained his title. In October, Riley suffered a hip injury that would leave him inactive for several weeks. For the remainder of 2011 after his return, Riley would be largely relegated to Superstars and house shows, defeating the likes of Drew McIntyre and JTG.

In 2012, Riley would suffer a 14-match losing streak, losing to the likes of Brodus Clay, Lord Tensai, and Devin Keller. Riley also entered the 2012 Royal Rumble as the second entrant and was eliminated first by The Miz. Riley ended his losing streak on the May 2 episode of NXT when he teamed with Tyson Booth to beat JTG and Johnny Curtis. After had put off TV tapings, he made his return on July 3, edition of Smackdown Live The Great American Bash in a World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank qualifying match against Dolph Ziggler in a losing effort. He extended his losing streak in singles match on July 5 edition of Superstars, losing to Antonio Cesaro and the following week on the July 12 edition to Jinder Mahal. Riley ended his losing streak on August 6 episode of Raw by defeating Dolph Ziggler with a roll-up after a distraction from Khris Jericho on commentary. On September 21, Alex Riley announced on his Twitter that he was undergoing elbow and knee surgery.

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #106 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011