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| | ====Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)==== | | ====Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)==== |
| - | [[File:AlexRiley1.jpg|left|thumb|Riley following a match in January 2010]]
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| - | In 2007, Riley signed a developmental contract with [[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]] (IWE) and was assigned to their [[Farm Team|developmental territory]], [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW). On October 30, 2007, he debuted in a losing effort to [[Shawn McGuire|Shawn Osbourne]] under his real name Kevin Kiley, and later faced off with wrestlers like [[Devin Keller|Sebastian Keller]] and [[Nathan Lewington|Jack Gabriel]].
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| - | In September 2008, he changed his ring name to Carson Oakley. As Oakley he began teaming with [[Scott Reddman|Scotty Goldman]], and the pairing unsuccessfully challenged [[Tyson Booth|TJ Wilson]] and [[David Aldrich|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 (Athlete)|jock]], wearing a [[Letterman (Sports)#Letterman jacket|Letterman's jacket]] to the [[Wrestling ring|ring]]. He gained Beverly Mullins as a [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]], and to fit with his jock gimmick, Mullins adopted the gimmick of a [[prom queen]].
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| - | In 2009, he joined FCW General Manager [[Abraham Smith|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 [[Bradlee Woehl|Johnny Curtis]]. In mid-2009, he competed in several [[Dark Match|dark matches]] prior to ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', wrestling against [[James Noble]], [[Mikhail Schmalzried|Mikhail Vontavious Porter]] and [[James Yang|Jimmy Wang Yang]], and also appeared at [[House Show|house show]]. On the August 30 episode of ''FCW'', Riley dropped Mullins as his manager, calling her "dead weight".
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| - | On March 18, 2010, Riley defeated [[Jeremiah Garcia]] and [[Daniel Gonzalez|Wade Barrett]] in a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|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 [[Barri Damrow|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''.
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| - | ====Alliance with The Miz (2010–2011)==== | + | ====Return to in-ring competition (2015–present)==== |
| - | On June 1, 2010, [[Joe Smith|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 [[Lucas Fradette|Kaval]]. Kaval returned the favor two weeks later, by pinning Riley in a [[Multiple Man Teamed Matches|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 [[Kooper McAlmond|Michael McGillicutty]] and Kaval. On August 9 the rookies appeared in a six-man tag team match on ''Raw'', in which Riley teamed with [[Weston Hellbusch|Husky Harris]] and Michael McGillicutty to defeat [[Matt Cannon|Lucky Cannon]], Kaval and [[Percy Wilson|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.
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| - | [[File:Miz y Riley con el título en WM.jpg|left|thumb|Riley (left) with [[Joe Smith|The Miz]] at [[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]].]]
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| - | 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 [[Singles Match|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 [[IWE Bragging Rights (2010)|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 [[IWE King of the Ring|King of the Ring]] qualifying match on November 22 as a result. The following week, Riley interfered in the [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match|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 [[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010)|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]] in a [[Tables Match|Tables match]], during which he was put through a table by [[Randy Orton]].
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| - | 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|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 [[Reg Hageman|The Great Khali]]. The following week, Riley announced that The Miz had re-hired him, this time as The Miz's [[Vice President|VP]] of Corporate Communications. He accompanied The Miz to his match at [[IWE WrestleMania 27|WrestleMania XXVII]] against Simpson where he interfered several times, throwing Simpson into an exposed turnbuckle, attacking him with his briefcase, and distracting the referee.
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| - | ==== Singles competition and injury (2011–present) ====
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| - | [[File:Alex-Riley-2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Riley in 2011.]]
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| - | As part of the [[IWE Draft (2011)#Supplemental draft|2011 supplemental draft]] on April 26, Riley was moved to the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]], separating him from The Miz. He debuted on the April 29 episode of ''SmackDown'', interrupting Kevin McAlmond but having an [[Cutter#Jumping cutter|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 [[IWE Extreme Rules (2011)|Extreme Rules]] the previous night, when The Miz lost the IWE Championship to Simpson. Riley appeared alongside The Miz at the [[IWE Over the Limit (2011)|Over the Limit]] pay-per-view, where he attempted to help The Miz win his [["I Quit" Match|"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.
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| - | On the June 6 episode of ''Raw'', Riley teamed with Dustin Simpson to face [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]] and The Miz, with [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|Steve Johnson]] as the [[Special Guest Referee Match|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 [[IWE Capitol Punishment (2011)|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 [[Elimination Tag Team Matches|six-man tag team elimination]] match. Riley was the first person eliminated, but his team went on to win the match regardless. At [[IWE Money in the Bank (2011)|Money in the Bank]], Riley competed in a [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank ladder match]], which was won by [[Justin Marlen|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.
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| - | On the August 1 episode of ''Raw'', Riley began a feud with [[Nick Kessler|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 [[Charlie Wilson|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 (2011)|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 (wrestler)|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 (wrestler)|JTG]].
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| - | In 2012, Riley would suffer a 14-match losing streak, losing to the likes of [[Aaron Jewels|Brodus Clay]], [[Matt Albert|Lord Tensai]], and [[Devin Keller]]. Riley also entered the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2012)|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 [[Bradlee Woehl|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 (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] [[IWE Money in the Bank|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 [[Eric Malstrom|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.
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