WWE Rumor Roundup: 3 exciting returns at Royal Rumble, 6 RAW Superstars to get a massive push and more – 23 January 2019

John Cena never liked Alex Riley?

Alex Riley

Alex Riley has revealed that John Cena did not like him when he was in WWE. The former NXT Superstar was speaking to Chris Van Vliet when he claimed that the former WWE Champion's opinion had an impact on his career in the company.

Riley, however, clarified that he only heard this from other wrestlers and not from the 16-time champion directly. He made it clear that Cena never showed anything when they interacted backstage. he said:

"I think it came down to, in the end, two men just not liking each other. As sad as that is, it had an impact on my career because he is who he is. I just happened to be in a situation where, right from the start, it was just… he didn't like me.” [H/T Fightful for the transcription]

“I would hear [he didn't like me] from other wrestlers, from time to time. It certainly didn't seem that way when we would interact. It's wrestling. it's something where, you do the best you can to learn in a way that is productive and will get you better. I tried to do that the best I could. It just didn't work out."