Double turn at live event?

[Stopspot]

Axed from a RAW house show report from this weekend:

The next match, if you want to call it that, was between Tensai vs Alex Riley. Vickie Guererro made her appearance and stated that this would be a dance off. Tensai was gettin' down in the ring and A-RY jumped him before the bell. Tensai pinned Riley with his Booty Splash move off the ropes. Alex Riley grabbed the mic and said that it wasn't fair, he had a rock in his shoe. Riley said that in the WWE rule book, page 54 paragraph 6 line 2, blah blah blah anyway, he said he gets a rematch, so Tensai pinned him AGAIN in a matter of 30 Seconds.

Tensai turned face last Wednesday so that is no real surprise. But heel A-ry? If they go that route I can see it work. A-ry's jock heel gimmick down in FCW was really good and it seems in this segment like he is borrowing from Jericho's old rulebook gimmick, were he weasled himself in and out of matches by citing outlandish rules. Could get A-ry's career back on TV.

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[Rysenberg]

My god, so they finally get an over babyface then they turn him heel? God dammit.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

lol #WWElogic You're getting pops without us giving you a gimmick? you're a heel now!

 

[Senhor Perfect]

WWE did a deal this weekend where Alex Riley lost to Tensai, three times in the same segment - by a dance contest and two pinfalls. Riley tweeted:

"I just got beat 9 times in 3 days by Lord @WWETensai I can finally say I have accomplished something that no one else in @WWE history has"
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At least he's taking it in stride 1:

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

People care about what happens to Alex riley? :blown:

 

[Saylor]

It doesn't effect me regardless as he hasn't appeared on RAW for 49939309 days. However, if this helps him get his career back on track then sure but I'm sure he was over as a face anyway, so why the change all of a sudden?

 

[Leo C]

It's just a house show. Doesn't really mean it's happening, but if they go down that route I don't think there's a problem. Riley did get some big face pops though.