Alex Riley is the worst wrestler today...
 

...according to Wolfpack423.

I, on the other hand, am of a very different opinion. I feel that Alex Riley has all of the tools to become a major player in WWE one day, and I was just completely caught off guard by that quote. I wanted to wait for Wolfpack423 to sign on to explain himself, but I figured he'll see this eventually. Do any of you agree that Alex Riley is the worst wrestler today? I'd really like to know how someone comes to that conclusion.

He was brilliant on NXT, and his work as the Miz's sidekick was awesome. I wish I could remember when that promo was after he got in trouble with alcohol. He lit the mic on fire. He's completely passable in-ring, too.

JOHN CENA IS DA WORST TODAY! BUT ALEX RILEY SUX TOO BECAUSE MIZ DOESNT NEED A NERD LIEK HIM WITH HIM! /iwc

Yea, Alex Riley is far from the worst wrestler today. I can honestly think of at least 5-10 guys off the top of my head who are way worse than Riley. Riley is quite entertaining, but I just want him to stop being a lackey and start being his own man. Granted working with/for The Miz is ultimately going to give him a much better rub in the long run.

I'll agree just for the hell of it.

My 13 year old cousin is a total mark, but for some reason he loves The Miz and Alex Riley. He was a Cena fan a couple years ago, but now Orton and Miz are his favorites. Dunno why I felt compelled to tell you that, but here we are.

Can you explain yourself just for the hell of it?

I second this Sixx. Please explain your logic?

Nope, I've never seen this guy wrestling.

I just feel bad for Wolfpack234, because you're all a bunch of bullies.

I'm not bullying him. Just asking him to explain his position. I'll even give him a nice green dot should he do so.

I just checked this guy out.

Looks like a high school jock. Cool.

I got dibs on Wolfpack234's lunch money.

To add some substance to this thread, if you don't think Alex Riley is the worst wrestler today, who do you think is?

And it's 423, guys. Not 234.

but yeah, Alex Riley has all the tools to be successful. Love his "upside"

See?

This will probably end with everyone here giving Wolfpack a wedgie.

One day he'll come back and just shoot all of you.

Khali comes to mind. IF you consider him a wrestler.

Steiner is pretty God awful. Henry isn't that far behind him. Otunga is also pretty terrible.

Oh shit.

About which one?

Riley is incredibly entertaining. Would love to see him become the next wrestler-turned-announcer.

Calling Alex Riley the worst wrestler today when The Great Khali is still around has to be some sort of crime.....

I hate people that wear white boots. But he is far from bad.

Mason Ryan and Zeke are way worse.

Unco-ordinated (sp?) pieces of shit who can't throw a punch without messing it up terribly.

Also Wade Barrett.

Alex Riley is fucking awesome and sexy, hes gonna be huge

Riley has potential that's for sure.

Though every time I see him I think of him somehow delivering a spinebuster to Percy Watson by mistake at the end of NXT Season 2. :lol:

(For those who don't know of what I speak, at the end, all the eliminated rookies came in to beat up Kaval and the Pros in Nexus-style. Riley spinebustered Percy Watson by mistake in the big brawl)

Don't test me here, fella

Hey Lock Jaw, you ever think maybe he gave Percy Watson a spinebuster just because he was annoying?

Oh hell. I haven't gotten my head around that DVLH's name yet :-\

Honestly he's slipped under my attention span a bit but I'm impressed with his "acting" and his role. He is a big part of the Miz. The part where he went out and got his ass kicked by Cena, you could tell Miz was like "Man."

Then when he got Miz that victory to "make it up to him," it was pretty solid. It further opens up the story of him breaking out. The question is what does he do when he's ready to break out from being a sidekick? I guess we'll see.

I just don't understand why everyone likes him all of a sudden. The only people from NXT season 2 I liked were Kaval and Joe Hennig. Both have talent and can put on great matches. Hennig doesn't get nearly the amount of respect he deserves. Instead he has to pal around with two guys like Otunga and Ryan who really don't know what they are doing. In terms of Zeke, I actually like him and don't really think hes a clod. Khali never really wrestles anymore and I've always liked him anyway. Hes one of those guilty pleasure wrestlers. Everyone has one of them. Alex Riley's mic skills are excruciating to listen to. The best was when he told Orton things are about to go ari for you. Orton was confused as to what he was talking about. Don't forget how he butchered his own joke. None of his matches on NXT were impressive. I guess they put Riley with Miz so he can learn from him on how to become a successful superstar, but that's not working. Miz has come a long way since hoorah and has had some good matches. Riley never really performs moves correctly and he just makes a fool out of himself every time hes in the ring. By the way, I said Murphy is the worst wrestler today so...I don't know why this topic was started. I guess I'm not allowed to have an opinion. I can't stand Riley and most likely never will.

Riley for me was clearly the best all around guy on NXT the only reason he didn't win I think cuz of the stupid mark vote factor that and a heel won it the previous year so they wanted to balance it out.

Nowhere near the worst. The only negative I see is that he is rather plain. I think that they should have ran with the drinking incident, at least that would have given him some character (the promo he gave was awesome).

I will be interested to see what he does and what gimmick they give him after his run with the Miz. I guess the only other thing that could be thought of as a negative is that he is rather old to be getting going, I think he is in his mid-thirties and has yet to really develop a character. That could prove to be an issue. Other than that the guy is a great seller, solid on the mic, solid in the ring.