Alex Riley, who worked for the WWE from 2007-2016, recently appeared as a guest on Booker T’s Hall of Fame Podcast, where he talked about his career with WWE, particularly a conflict he had with a talent in WWE he did not name, but said he believes that person was someone everyone knew he had issues with on a number of beliefs and situations.
Alex Riley said:
“I have said that I would come back for one night with one conversation with one unnamed person.” “I believe we all know who it is. And then I’m also going to say that there was a situation where he stood on his belief system on what he believed it took to be a main event wrestler in the WWE, and I stood on mine. And that’s as far as I’m going to take it. He’s not here to defend himself. I would never do that to another man in that business. I’ve spoken my piece on Instagram the best I could. But I believe that certain somebody deserves the right to defend himself for what he believed it took to make it in that business in sports entertainment. A business that I love, that I gave my life to equally. And we both had different belief systems. That’s the best way I can articulate it. I would be a fool to say that people don’t understand who I’m speaking of at this point, but I want to leave it at that. I’m Vince McMahon loyal. I know he was a fan of mine, I know he believed I was massively talented, I have heard that from people, I believe I’m massively talented and I was bringing a lot to that business.”
“Now this person and I, I will say this, we just really didn’t like each other. I mean we really didn’t like each other. And I don’t think that’s a secret anymore. I did the best I could to play, and I don’t want to even say play. Every business is political, I understand that. And I understand it was a gift to be a part of that company. Vince McMahon allowed me a space to grow, to use my voice, to create a character, to become larger than life. And I tell people this, I am only here because I was given an opportunity by management of WWE. They had enough confidence in me to put on me on live worldwide television. That is a massive compliment. With a microphone in my hand, not only to speak to the United States of America, but to speak to the world, as a living, larger than life character. There reached a point where myself and another person there just didn’t like each other. And I mean we really didn’t like each other. I did the best I could with it.”
Alex Riley then talked about wanting the opportunity to come back to the WWE as he appreciates and he loves Vince McMahon for what he did like believe in him and he has always been loyal to the WWE.
Alex Riley said:
“I welcome the opportunity.” “I know there’s a lot going on in wrestling right now. There’s AEW, there’s Reality of Wrestling and there’s WWE. I’ve said I’m WWE loyal. I am WWE loyal. I appreciate what Vince did, I love him for it, I believe he’s always loved me equally, I believe he’s always recognized my talent, I believe he always was a big believer in me. But there was something there that I will wait to speak about on WWE programming. I just really believe that’s fair to the world and it’s very fair to all parties involved. If that’s where I can leave it, I would love to just leave it there.”
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