Alex Riley
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Riley in April 2016
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| Birth name | Kevin Robert Kiley Jr. |
| Born |
April 28, 1981 Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States |
| Residence |
Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Family |
Kevin Kiley (father) Lauren Riley (mother) Kristopher Kiley (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alex Riley Carson Oakley Kevin Kiley |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| Billed from | Washington, D.C. |
| Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | October 30, 2007 |
Kevin Robert Kiley Jr. (born April 28, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and commentator, best known for his tenure with WWE under the ring name Alex Riley. He was a participant in the second season of NXT.
In 2007, Kiley signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). On October 30, 2007, he debuted in a losing effort to Shawn Osbourne under his real name Kevin Kiley, and later faced off with wrestlers like Sebastian Slater and Jack Gabriel.
In September 2008, he changed his ring name to Carson Oakley. As Oakley, he began teaming with Scotty Goldman, and the pairing unsuccessfully challenged TJ Wilson and DH Smith for the Florida Tag Team Championship in November. In early December, he underwent another name change, calling himself Alex Riley and developing the gimmick of a university jock, complete with a letterman's jacket as a part of his attire. He gained Beverly Mullins as a manager, and to fit with his jock gimmick, Mullins adopted the gimmick of a prom queen.
In 2009, he joined FCW General Manager Abraham Washington's cabinet, being called Washington's "top draft pick", and as a result, was named the number one contender to Tyler Reks' FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship in July. In August, he lost in a triple threat match including Reks and Johnny Curtis. In mid-2009, he competed in several dark matches prior to Raw and SmackDown, wrestling against Jamie Noble, Montel Vontavious Porter and Jimmy Wang Yang, and also appeared at house shows. On the August 30 episode of FCW, Riley dropped Mullins as his manager, calling her "dead weight".
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