Conor O'Brian
Parmeter in May 2009
Ring name(s)	Conor O'Brian[1] Payne[2] Rough House O'Reilly[3] Ryan O'Reilly[2]
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[4] 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[5]
Billed weight	245 lb (111 kg)[4] 255 lb (116 kg)[5]
Born	(1980-02-06) February 6, 1980 (age 32)[2] Grand Rapids, Michigan,[2] United States
Billed from	Grand Rapids, Michigan[4] Boston, Massachusetts[3] Detroit, Michigan[5]
Trained by	Rusty Brooks[1] Soulman Alex G[2] Norman Smiley[2] Bill Demott[2] Tom Prichard[2] Steve Keirn[2] Jody Hamilton[2]
Debut	2001[2]
Website	Ryan O'Reilly's Homepage

Ryan Parmeter^[1] (born February 6, 1980)^[2] is an American professional wrestler. He is signed by WWE and competes in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) as Conor O'Brian. He was part of the fourth season of NXT, and earned third place on the show's fifth season, NXT Redemption.^[4][6]

After spending four years wrestling on the independent circuit as Ryan Payne O'Reilly, Parmeter signed a WWE contract in 2005, and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a developmental territory, where he wrestled as Rough House O'Reilly.^[1][3] He won the DSW Heavyweight Championship twice, before briefly appearing in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He also appeared in several dark matches prior to Raw and SmackDown, and at several ECW house shows. In October 2007, both Parmeter and his girlfriend, Krissy Vaine, requested to be released from their WWE contracts for personal reasons.^[7][8]

Following his release, Parmeter took time off from wrestling, before debuting for NWA Charlotte in February 2009. In July 2010, he was re-signed by WWE, and returned to FCW where he began wrestling as Conor O'Brian. In November 2010, he was announced as a participant in the fourth season of NXT.

Professional wrestling career[link]

Early career (2001–2005)[link]

Parmeter initially trained at the School of Hard Knocks in southern Florida under Rusty Brooks, and made his professional wrestling debut in 2001.^[1][2] He went on to compete in Brooks' promotion, Four Star Championship Wrestling (FSCW) as Ryan Payne O'Reilly, and formed a tag team with Jeff "J-Dawg" Brooks, known as the "Irish Thug Connection". Together, the Irish Thug Connection won the FSCW Tag Team Championship.^[9] He also won the FSCW Heavyweight Championship,^[1] and spent mid-2004 feuding with Norman Smiley over it.^[10][11] O'Reilly also competed for Florida's Coastal Championship Wrestling (CCW) promotion, and won the CCW Heavyweight Championship.^[1] He appeared for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling during the promotion's early shows.^[7]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2008)[link]

After four years on the independent circuit, O'Reilly signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005.^[1] He was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a WWE developmental territory as Rough House O'Reilly, and made his DSW debut at the inaugural DSW show on September 1, in a loss to Jack Bull. Over the next several months, he faced wrestlers including "Big Time" Nick Mitchell, Mike Mizanin, Shawn Schultz, Derrick Neikirk,^[12] Eric Perez and Freakin Deacon. In December, he appeared in a dark match prior to the SmackDown! tapings.

In early 2006, O'Reilly took a leave of absence. Upon his return, he and Danny Germundo entered a tournament for the DSW Tag Team Championship but were eliminated by Team Elite (Mike Knox and Neikirk) on May 11.^[12] On June 22, O'Reilly defeated Neikirk to win the DSW Heavyweight Championship.^[12] He successfully defended the championship against Knox, Neikirk,^[12] and Montel Vontavious Porter.^[13] On September 7, O'Reilly lost the championship to Bradley Jay. During mid-2006, O'Reilly made several appearances at ECW house shows, teaming with Neikirk to faceThe FBI (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke).^[12] O'Reilly was scheduled to become part of the regular ECW roster in September, but violated the WWE Wellness Program, and was suspended for 30 days.^[1]

When he returned, he became the personal assistant of DSW General Manager Krissy Vaine.^[1] In December, O'Reilly appeared on an episode of ECW on Sci Fi as one of Paul Heyman's personal enforcers alongside Doug Basham.^[1] In March 2007, O'Reilly won the DSW Heavyweight Championship for the second time.^[7] He lost the championship back to Bradley Jay a week later. O'Reilly and Eric Perez were originally scheduled to face The Samoans (Afa, Jr. and Sonny Siaki) in the main event of DSW's final event, but he and Perez were replaced by The Major Brothers.^[14] During mid-2007, O'Reilly would appear in dark matches prior to Raw and SmackDown against Sylvan Grenier, Chuck Palumbo, Super Crazy, Cody Rhodes and D'Lo Brown.^[1][15] He briefly appeared in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), another WWE developmental territory, where both Lacey Von Erich and Maryse acted as his valets.^[1]

In October 2007, both Parmeter and his girlfriend Krissy Vaine requested and were granted their release from WWE.^[1] They cited health problems suffered by members of both of their families as the reason.^[1][7]

Time off and independent circuit (2007–2009)[link]

In October 2007, Parmeter stated that he was taking time off from wrestling.^[16] He returned to wrestling in February 2009, working for NWA Charlotte.^[1] He wrestled against Truitt Fields for the territory's Heavyweight Championship, but was unable to win the title. After the loss, O'Reilly formed an alliance with Mikael Judas and Phill Shatter called III, which lasted until the territory's closure.

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[link]

Florida Championship Wrestling (2010–present)[link]

Parmeter was re-signed by the WWE on July 14, 2010, and was reassigned to the FCW developmental territory.^[17] At the September 24 tapings of the FCW television show, he began working under the ring name Conor O'Brian. O'Brian is a Member of The Ascension with Ricardo Rodriguez, Tito Colon, Kenneth Cameron, and Raquel Diaz.

[edit] NXT (2010–2011)

On November 30, 2010, during the season finale of season three of NXT, it was announced that Parmeter, under the name Conor O'Brian, would be appearing on season four, with Alberto Del Rio as his mentor.^[6][18] He made his in-ring debut on NXT the following week, teaming with Del Rio to defeat rookie Derrick Bateman and Bateman's mentor Daniel Bryan.^[19] O'Brian won his first challenge on the January 4, 2011 episode of NXT, when he won the 'Battle of the Mic Challenge' to earn four immunity points.^[20] Two weeks later, on January 18, O'Brian was the second contestant eliminated from NXT. Earlier that night, O'Brian competed in a match against Ricardo Rodriguez in a losing effort.^[21]

In March 2011, O'Brian was selected as one of the six former NXT contestants to return to the show in its fifth season, NXT Redemption. During this season, O'Brian was mentored by Vladimir Kozlov.^[22] He was later eliminated from competition on the June 28, 2011 episode of NXT, and would later be joined, and eventually replaced, by a returning Derrick Bateman and Daniel Bryan.

Personal life[link]

Parmeter began dating Kristin Eubanks in 2006.^[7] In an interview in October 2007, Parmeter announced the two were engaged.^[16]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Roof Top Drop^[2] (Full nelson slam)
  • Rough Shot^[2][3] (Double leg slam)

• Signature moves
  • Russian legsweep^[2]

• Nicknames
  • "Rough House" O'Reilly^[2]
  • "Irish" Ryan O'Reilly^[2]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Coastal Championship Wrestling
  • CCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]
  • CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sean Allen^[2]

• Deep South Wrestling
  • DSW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[7]

• Four Star Championship Wrestling
  • FSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1]
  • FSCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jeff "J-Dawg" Brooks^[2]

• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[2]

• Kings of Pro Wrestling
  • KPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[2]

• Maximum Pro Wrestling
  • MPW Television Championship (1 time)^[2]

• NWA Sunray Pro Wrestling
  • NWA Sunray Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[2]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #244 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011^[23]

References[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• Official website
• WWE NXT profile
• Online World of Wrestling profile
• Bodyslamming profile
• Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster profile
• Carolina Independent Wrestling profile
• Ryan O'Reilly at the Internet Movie Database

Alex Riley
Riley at the 2010 Tribute to the Troops
Ring name(s)	Alex Riley[1] Carson Oakley[1] Kevin Kiley[1][2]
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Billed weight	236 lb (107 kg)[3]
Born	(1981-04-28) April 28, 1981 (age 31)[4][5] Fairfax Station, Virginia[4]
Resides	Tampa, Florida[1]
Billed from	Fairfax Station, Virginia[2] Washington, D.C.[3]
Trained by	Florida Championship Wrestling[1]
Debut	October 30, 2007[1]

Kevin Robert Kiley, Jr.^[1][4][5] (born April 28, 1981)^[5] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Alex Riley. He is signed to WWE^[3] and he was a part of the second season of NXT.

Professional wrestling career[link]

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE[link]

Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)[link]

Riley following a match in January 2010

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.^[6][7] As Oakley he began teaming with Scotty Goldman, and the pairing unsuccessfully challenged TJ Wilson and David Hart Smith for the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship in November.^[8] In early, he underwent another name change, calling himself Alex Riley and developing the gimmick of a university jock, wearing a Letterman's jacket to the ring.^[6][9][10] He gained Beverly Mullins as a manager, and to fit with his jock gimmick, Mullins adopted the gimmick of a prom queen.^[10]

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.^[11][12] 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 show.^[1][9] On the August 30 episode of FCW, Riley dropped Mullins as his manager, calling her "dead weight".^[11]

On March 18, 2010, Riley defeated Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett in a triple threat match to win the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship. After his title win he called out Barrett and paid him for his services as a hired help.^[13][14] At the July 22 FCW tapings, Riley lost the title to Mason Ryan in a triple threat match, also involving Johnny Curtis.^[13] At the television tapings on September 22, Riley faced Ryan in a rematch, but lost by submission.^[15]

Alliance with The Miz (2010–2011)[link]

On June 1, 2010, The Miz announced that he would be mentoring Riley for the second season of WWE NXT.^[16][17] He made his NXT debut on the June 8 episode, but did not compete in a match.^[18] He made his in-ring debut on the following edition of NXT, defeating Kaval.^[19] Kaval returned the favor two weeks later, by pinning Riley in a six-man tag team match. Later that night, Riley was ranked fourth in the first poll.^[20] In the second poll on the July 27 episode of NXT, Riley moved up to third place, behind Michael McGillicutty and Kaval.^[21] On August 9 the rookies appeared in a six-man tag team match on Raw, in which Riley teamed with Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty to defeat Lucky Cannon, Kaval and Percy Watson.^[22] The following night however, Riley's team lost a rematch, and he slipped to fifth place in the poll, narrowly avoiding elimination.^[23] Riley was eliminated from NXT in the season finale on August 31, ending up in third place overall. After Kaval was announced as the winner, Riley and the other eliminated rookies attacked him.^[24]

Riley (left) with The Miz at WrestleMania XXVII.

He appeared on the September 6 episode of Raw, when he tried to help his mentor The Miz, who had been placed in the LeBell Lock submission hold by Daniel Bryan, but ended up being placed in the hold himself.^[25] He appeared again the following week, replacing The Miz in a submission match against Bryan, but lost.^[26] On the September 20 episode of Raw The Miz announced that he had signed Riley to a 'personal services contract', allowing Riley to accompany The Miz to ringside and continue to appear on Raw.^[27] As The Miz's protégé, Riley interfered in his matches, including at the Bragging Rights pay-per-view, where Riley unsuccessfully attempted to help The Miz's team win.^[28] The Miz also used Riley as a replacement for himself in matches, which led to Riley facing and losing to John Cena on November 15 and Ezekiel Jackson in a King of the Ring qualifying match on November 22 as a result.^[29][30] The following week, Riley interfered in the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship between Jerry Lawler and The Miz, who had won the championship the week prior. Riley stopped Lawler from winning twice, before Lawler put him through a table.^[31] He helped The Miz to retain the championship again at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in a Tables match, during which he was put through a table by Randy Orton.^[32]

On the February 28 episode of Raw John Cena challenged Riley to a match where if Cena won, Riley would no longer be The Miz's apprentice. The Miz accepted the match on Riley's behalf, and later that night, Cena and Riley faced off in a steel cage match. Riley lost the match despite interference from The Miz.^[33] The angle was used to write Riley off television as he was scheduled to be sent back to Florida Championship Wrestling to be repackaged.^[34] Despite this, Riley appeared on the March 14 episode of Raw, interfering in The Miz's match against The Great Khali.^[35] The following week, Riley announced that The Miz had re-hired him, this time as The Miz's VP of Corporate Communications.^[36] He accompanied The Miz to his match at WrestleMania XXVII against Cena where he interfered several times, throwing Cena into an exposed turnbuckle, attacking him with his briefcase, and distracting the referee.^[37]

Singles competition (2011-present)[link]

Riley in 2011.

As part of the 2011 supplemental draft on April 26, Riley was moved to the SmackDown brand, separating him from The Miz.^[38] He debuted on the April 29 episode of SmackDown, interrupting Randy Orton but having an RKO performed on him before he could speak.^[39] Despite being drafted, Riley continued to appear on Raw, alongside The Miz. On the May 2 episode of Raw, The Miz chastised Riley for not being present at Extreme Rules the previous night, when The Miz lost the WWE Championship to Cena.^[40] Riley appeared alongside The Miz at the Over the Limit pay-per-view, where he attempted to help The Miz win his "I Quit" match against Cena, but The Miz was unsuccessful and failed to regain the WWE Championship.^[41] The following night on Raw, The Miz fired Riley, blaming him for his lack of success in regaining the WWE Championship. After being slapped by The Miz, Riley attacked him before leaving thus turning face in the process.^[42] The following week, Michael Cole announced Riley had been rehired by the Anonymous Raw General Manager, and he returned to Raw, as in storyline he had not been eligible to be drafted as he was under contract to The Miz, not WWE. Following an argument, Riley attacked Cole, before chasing away The Miz who had tried to attack Riley from behind.^[43]

On the June 6 episode of Raw, Riley teamed with John Cena to face R-Truth and The Miz, with Steve Austin as the special referee. Riley and Cena won the match, but the decision was reversed by the Anonymous Raw General Manager, after Stone Cold had physically assaulted The Miz during the match.^[44] On the same show, it was confirmed that Riley would face The Miz at Capitol Punishment.^[45] At WWE Capitol Punishment, Riley defeated The Miz.^[46] The following night on Raw, Riley would team with John Cena and Randy Orton to take on The Miz, R-Truth and Christian in a six-man tag team elimination match. Riley was the first person eliminated, but his team went on to win the match regardless.^[47] At Money in the Bank, Riley competed in a Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Alberto Del Rio.^[48] The following night on Raw, Riley was one of the eight men placed in the WWE Championship tournament, losing to The Miz in the first round and ending their feud.^[49]

On the August 1 episode of Raw, Riley began a feud with Dolph Ziggler, beginning with a verbal confrontation.^[50] Riley and Ziggler faced off the following week, with Riley winning by disqualification after Vickie Guerrero, Ziggler's manager, slapped him.^[51] On the August 15 of Raw, Riley lost to Jack Swagger, due to interference by Guerrero.^[52] Riley defeated Swagger in a rematch the following week, after Swagger was distracted by Guerrero and Ziggler arguing at ringside.^[53] At Night of Champions, Riley competed in a fatal four-way match for the WWE United States Championship, which also involved Ziggler, Swagger and John Morrison, in which Ziggler retained his title.^[54] In October, Riley suffered a hip injury that would leave him inactive for several weeks.^[55] For the remainder of 2011 after his return, Riley would be largely relegated to Superstars and house shows, defeating the likes of Drew McIntyre, JTG, and Leo Kruger.^[56]

In 2012, Riley would suffer a 14-match losing streak, losing to the likes of Brodus Clay, Lord Tensai, and Heath Slater.^[57] Riley also entered the 2012 Royal Rumble as the second entrant and was eliminated first by The Miz.^[58] Riley ended his losing streak on the May 2 episode of NXT when he teamed with Tyson Kidd to beat JTG and Johnny Curtis.^[59]

Personal life[link]

Kiley's father was a sportscaster for ESPN and his mother is a former Miss Virginia.^[3] He has a younger brother.^[4] Kiley attended Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, VA, where he played both football and basketball.^[4] He then went to Boston College, where he majored in communications.^[4] He played for the Boston College Eagles, the football team, initially as a quarterback, before becoming a linebacker during the 2001 season.^[4][60]

Kiley was arrested in Tampa, Florida on November 17, 2010, at 1:14 a.m. on charges of driving under the influence, after refusing to be tested.^[5][61] He was released at 9:33 a.m. on a $500 bond.^[5][61] Kiley was also charged with driving with a suspended license.^[62] The charges were dropped in June 2011 after a judge ruled there had been no grounds for a traffic stop.^[63]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • You're Dismissed^[1][2][60] (WWE) / Hit the Showers^[1][64] (FCW) (Fireman's carry cutter)^[19]
  • Lifting DDT^[65][66] – 2011; used as a signature move from 2012–present

• Signature moves
  • A-Bomb (Fall forward diving facebuster to an opponent in the corner, with theatrics ^[67][68] – 2012–present or an elbow drop, with theatrics^[69][70] – 2011)
  • Back suplex side slam^[1]
  • Game Changer^[70] (STO)^[68]
  • Hip toss neckbreaker^[71]
  • Leaping clothesline^[72]
  • Running dropkick to an opponent leaning through the ropes^[73]
  • Sitout clothesline^[72]
  • Stinger splash^[74]
  • Super hip toss^[75]

• Managers
  • Beverly Mullins^[10]

• Nicknames
  • "The Varsity Villain"^[60]
  • "A-Ry"^[76][77]

• Entrance themes
  • "Say It to My Face" performed by Downstait and composed by Jim Johnston (May 30, 2011–present)^[78][79]

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[13]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #106 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011^[80]

References[link]