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My Take
What stays with me about Alex Riley is the arc, not the highlight reel. A 191 cm athlete out of Fairfax, Virginia who broke in through NXT's second season, then pivoted from in-ring performer to commentator and beyond. I tend to respect wrestlers who treat their bodies as one chapter rather than the whole book, and Kiley reads like someone who understood that early. The flashy push matters less to me than the willingness to reinvent the role and keep working once the spotlight narrows. That kind of adaptability is underrated, and it's exactly the trait I find myself rooting for in this industry.
Overview
Kevin Robert Kiley Jr. (born April 28, 1981) is an American former professional wrestler and commentator. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, under the ring name Alex Riley, where he was a participant in the second season of NXT.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alex Riley
- Name (Japanese)
- アレックス・ライリー
- Reading
- あれっくす・らいりー
- Born
- April 28, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.