Former WWE star Alex Riley recently spoke with Jim Varsallone from the Miami Herald about a wide range of pro-wrestling-related topics, including how he beat out top industry names like Chris Jericho and The Miz for a role on the now decease Netflix series, GLOW. Highlights from the interview can be found below.
How he beat out The Miz and Chris Jericho for the role of ‘Steel Horse” on the hit Netflix series GLOW:
I did, yeah (beat out The Miz & Chris Jericho for a role in GLOW). I try to stay humble in that space but I did do that, yep, which was interesting to me. I had just gotten let go from the WWE and then I ended up there. I was just like, okay. It was kind of nice. It was kind of a nice — okay, I guess I was pretty good. But yeah, it was pretty interesting. Yep. That’s the truth (Kiley laughed).
Says he still stays in contact with The Miz and is happy for the success he’s had in WWE:
So the thing about myself and I’m sure other people are like this, I hope they are, I was like massive fans of these people (I worked with in WWE like John Cena, Randy Orton & Miz). When I got in the business, I was watching it on TV religiously and they were stars to me, massive stars and when I got into it, I remember being backstage in the locker room and saying, ‘I cannot believe I’m even sitting with these people.’ This is like, wow, what an amazing thing, what a dream. But yeah, those are some of the highlights of my career. Both of them, all three of them, Cena, Orton and Miz, the top WWE performers, some that maybe have ever lived. That’s an amazing accomplishment and to be grouped in those names is incredible. I keep in touch with Miz here and there. He’s still doing great which I’m really happy for him. He’s got a beautiful family and he was the best and they were all good. So, looking back on it, I’m excited to get back into it (wrestling) and just see where all of this goes. I’m not looking past the pay-per-view (NWA Nuff Said), but I’m excited to see now, as I reintegrate, what happens.
Full interview is below.
(H/T and transcribed by Post Wrestling)