Kevin Robert Kiley Jr. (born April 28, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and former commentator. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Alex Riley. He was a participant in the second season of NXT.
Throughout late 2014 and early 2015, Riley started a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #FreeRiley, apparently in an attempt to get management to notice him and book him as an in-ring competitor, given that his last televised match was in 2013. After a storyline which involved him being harassed on commentary by NXT Champion Kevin Owens, Riley returned to televised competition on the March 11 edition of NXT, defeating CJ Parker. After the match, Owens called Riley "the dumbest man in NXT" for returning to the ring and threatened to destroy his career. On March 29 at WrestleMania 31, Riley competed in the André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal but was eliminated by Damien Mizdow. Kevin Owens attacked Riley, and on May 2, 2015 it was announced that Riley would undergo surgery, to fix the degenerative arthrosis in his knee.
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