2011-2014: Alex Riley 3rd WWE Theme Song - Say It To My Face [ᵀᴱᴼ + ᴴᴰ]

[@C.R.Cole331]

Dude had the craziest theme song for absolutely no reason

[@bigmacintosh1766]

And it was performed by Downstait. The band that sang I Came To Play (The Miz's theme song) and Kingdom (Cody Rhode's theme song)

[@davidstratton696]

@@bigmacintosh1766 And Dolph’s theme as well (perfection/here to show the world). All of theirs songs that are used as themes are crazy good.

[@AGT-WrestlingGames]

No reason? You never watched WWE in 2011 I Think . He was planned for a big push in summer 2011.. But.. John Cena..

[@timo1672]

@@bigmacintosh1766 missed out seth rollins

[@altaire34]

@@bigmacintosh1766and Avengers earth’s mightiest heroes if anyone watched that

[@daragh5666]

the guy should win the WWE world heavyweight championship just for his theme

[@3percentdelay]

He keeps getting injured so....

[@daragh5666]

it was a joke

[@pandaplayz4146]

He got fired

[@Vaxity]

He was supposed to win it shortly after the miz thing.

[@jeffthegreat3599]

Lol he would

[@FAI_CW]

Pinning Brock in that Triple Threat was only the beginning for this legend

[@Shoguuuuuuun]

‘The remarkable’ Alex Riley is the true Million dollar champion

[@slayermaniac3392]

Is that an nl reference?

[@ICE-kd9jv]

@@slayermaniac3392Yeah, wish it was for real though

[@jonathanomega4894]

​@@ICE-kd9jvMe too bro

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Shawn Michaels definitely pulled some backstage politics to keep the title. That's why they had to give Alex Riley the Million dollar Championship to make the fans somewhat happy. It screwed up the plans so bad that Michael McGillicutty in the next PPV was triple booked and lost everything.

[@RedWelshDragon]

This theme is simply AMAZING. In WWE12 he was my most used wrestler simply because of this/his kick ass theme.

[@Dumbbelld0re]

I was using his theme for my created char career

[@killermario8458]

Dude had such a badass theme, it's a bummer he was wasted.

[@intergalacticglobalistslayer]

Got nobody to blame but Super Cena

[@juan2011svr1]

Had he come into NXT 3-4 years later he would've made it I feel

[@3on3Genesagood35]

True

[@alanchamberlain9902]

John Cena buried him

[@Jonny_Martell]

@@juan2011svr1He was in NXT later on tho and even had an angle when he was on the commentary desk but then he got released

[@MenahilHS]

I forgot him but never forgot his BANGER of a theme song.. Literally one of the best

[@Jarrecko]

The segment with Riley the other day on NXT made me a fan of him. He's a great in ring performer, good on the mic, and has a good look. I can see him going far if the WWE gives him another chance.

[@sandman9932]

+Jarrecko :'(

[@dericktrujillo6669]

Did not age well, but I ageee

[@perfectlyse9859]

This aged like milk

[@-Alpeter]

​@@perfectlyse9859it was 8 years ago.

[@lonewolfcorbin]

@@-Alpeter but it still happened less than a year later, so yes, it did age like milk.

[@varunhans819]

I'm gonna miss Riley I will always remember the time when he kicked The Miz's ass

[@EdgarakaEdgorilla07]

True

[@roodypoochrisw]

WWE dropped the ball on this guy. He had such natural charisma.

[@nicholausbell2749]

They punished him after a botch in a match he had with The Miz

[@Paranoida]

He was shit, be for real

[@ARod3]

@@nicholausbell2749really?

[@karpaslatka5734]

@@nicholausbell2749 plus him and Cena didn’t get along well backstage

[@articat568]

They dropped the ball on his theme, This theme was filthy

[@billybutcher913]

I genuinely miss when wrestlers had themes like this, even someone like Alex Riley who was never big had a theme that is so much better than any WWE theme today

[@dannythegaminggeek]

Yup, Matt Cardona and Cody Rhodes had to commission Downstait for themes when they went indie.

[@billybutcher913]

@@dannythegaminggeekeven without downstait their themes were still good

[@Jeamus]

Yeah it

[@Jeamus]

Ever since Jim Johnston was fired the themes haven’t been ad good except for some

[@Scorp111786]

And the Miz’s theme

[@LUVvsTheWRLD]

WWE12 days man 🤧 one of the best themes in the game

[@3on3Genesagood35]

0:59

[@marapetacol]

Alex: Say it to my face! Vince: YOU'RE FIREEEED

[@fishyboi98]

Dude's been making a comeback on the indies recently after a pretty long hiatus. I hope WWE gives him another shot, or AEW takes notice. Dude deserved to waaaay bigger than he was.

[@YeTism]

Jobbers from the past have better themes than main event guys now

[@eddybrash1793]

Fr lol

[@AGT-WrestlingGames]

He was planned for a big push in summer 2011

[@AlfredFJones1776]

What main event guy in WWE has a worse theme?

[@AMonTheRun]

I was watching a Royal Rumble match. Saw Alex Riley. His theme song is kick-ass! 👏

[@johnskyrim]

WWE just released Alex Riley. Shame really, he was a good talent.

[@ThatGrimyKid]

WWE needs to do what they need to do to make Roman Reigns the best....

[@maxdialermcpe5923]

what the actual fack are you trying to say ...... Roman Reign sucks from his mic skills to his in ring skills

[@VanillaMidgetSSBM]

the joke ----------- Your head!

[@k2iba799]

CasuallyCritical creator of 2k17 on roblox, og

[@joeculhane9073]

Grammar Nazi fock yew

[@Izaan2810]

Miss this guy so so much. He had so much charisma and potential.

[@joshclarke1224]

he could have been the new legend killer if they built the story up right

[@brandonluke582]

No

[@lonewolfcorbin]

@@brandonluke582 wdym no, lmao. this dude was just a face randy orton 2004 but PG'ized with no gimmick after he beat Mizanin's ass at that one PPV. i guarentee if he didn't botch his RR 2011 elim, he would be the front cover of WWE 2K24. Also, "No"? ... What a great argument, those are some good points after responding to a comment older than yourself, brandon.

[@brandonluke582]

@@lonewolfcorbin he was never going to be the new legend killer 🤣 it’s all “maybe, if’s and but’s”. The guy wasn’t built for it although his theme song is one of the best.

[@lonewolfcorbin]

@@brandonluke582 with ease he would be more popular than roman reigns if Super Cena never despised him, and he didn't botch the royal rumble 😂😹, keep dreaming boy 😹 #WeWantRiley

[@brandonluke582]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 clueless

[@tasmaniandevil4024]

Underrated legend

[@rashidbinzamanshaan5841]

I won't call him a "legend" but yeah he was underrated

[@minercreepmc]

Remember mid carder and jobber used to have badass theme song, good time, now even main eventer have generic ass theme produced by Def Rebel

[@samcampos1760]

for those who don't know alex's theme is from the same downstrait band that sings the miz theme "i came to play", it was a good choice since riley was the miz's apprentice

[@RubyMisfit]

Downstrait also does Cody’s theme god damn they makin hella bangers 😂🔥

[@jadoc3767]

​@@RubyMisfitthey also did a remix of Seth Rollins's theme

[@jee_death]

Don’t forget the current and old theme of Dolph Ziggler

[@diegocolilzambrano7124]

Till today I miss Alex Riley. He gave us classic battles with the Miz and John Cena. He had one of the best entrances.

[@motivational7957]

I miss old wwe superstars ❤️

[@national-ninja91]

I’m glad Jim made this song…but man I wish he released it on Spotify

[@Flurgenmurk]

Back then in the mid to late 2000’s, it didn’t matter if you were either a jobber, mid-carder or a Star, you were always given a banger of a theme.

[@AlexBen-v7y]

It's not THAT. Riley was CLEARLY slated to be a star when he got this theme. He started off FRESH as a Babyface beating The Miz at Capitol Punishment. Crowd loved him.

[@Flurgenmurk]

@@AlexBen-v7y while yeah I do agree that Riley was getting a push so he had to have a good theme, someone like Ezekiel Jackson for example absolutely did not deserve the banger of a theme he got.

[@badertwiii3054]

this song is amazing 💙

[@itsangbruh]

Back again in 2022 to listen to one of the best entrance themes ever. Had no right being this good.

[@roodypoochrisw]

One of the most underrated talents, he had everything, he had such a promising future to be a main event star after attacking Miz, but they did nothing but bury him.

[@remixener22]

No he had barely any talent why do you think nobody ever heard from him again after wwe

[@markuniandeye5144]

I totally agree!!! He would have made a fantastic US or IC champion!!!!!!

[@RichardsonAntwan]

He’s out because John Cena the most overrated wrestler in history played backstage politics.

[@ITSHIM1294]

@@RichardsonAntwan no he’s out because he sucked. He even got sent to NXT and didn’t do crap. Is that John Cena’s fault too? Lmao

[@pr12rhodesgraveyard26]

@@RichardsonAntwan just what Matteo Mochi said, he fucking sucks and always did but had this BANGER

[@andrewjones7329]

He probably yelled this at his phone when he was told he was fired

[@DangerMenace]

+andrew jones RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

[@Taxman3313]

There's a difference between Fired and Release.

[@DangerMenace]

William Alcazar Not really.

[@Taxman3313]

Cosmic Vacation umm, yes there is.

[@DangerMenace]

William Alcazar nope. released from contract or fired... same shit.

[@yachtysworld]

I feel bad for Alex Riley, he was a great wrestler. When he was the Miz it game him a big push especially when he had a feud with Miz. He should have been in the new era in NXT. Instead of being in pointless game seasons.

[@thanasishim]

The only ppsitive thing about that NXT game show is that everyone was guaranteed a main roster debut

[@gabrieladdison]

@@thanasishimthere were guys on season 2 with Alex Riley that never made it to the main roster

[@kdesano8]

Imagine the White Rabbit build up, then at the end of Extreme Rules this theme plays. The crowd will go crazy!

[@ITSHIM1294]

You have a weird imagination

[@Bainesey89]

I wonder if they handed him his release contract to his face

[@topguntk870]

I miss A-Rye so much! only memory of him is his theme and attacking the miz turning face

[@Eliasplays-i7x]

Lyrics. Say it to my face Should′ve been a man, but you don't know how Play your hand you lost, but it′s too late now Have to pay the price for things you've said, yeah Say it to my face! Pretend that you're a man Who had the nerve to stand And look me in the eyes Say it to my face! Soon enough I′ll find you In the dark behind you I′ll be waiting If you got something to tell me Come out of the shadows now and Say it to my face! Give it up, should've known much better Words spoken, no, they can′t come home You'd think that people keep your lies a secret But their tongues go wagging, spill everything they know Should′ve been a man, but you don't know how Play your hand you lost, but it′s too late now Have to pay the price for things you've said, yeah Say it to my face! Pretend that you're a man Who had the nerve to stand And look me in the eye Say it to my face! Soon enough I′ll find you In the dark behind you I′ll be waiting If you got something to tell me Come out of the shadows now and Say it to my face! Words can build you like a dangerous weapon Words can build a secret suicide Your words seal the vergue and die if you Can't take them back now it′s too late to try Should've been a man, but you don′t know how Play your hand you lost, but it's too late now Have to pay the price for things you′ve said, yeah Say it to my face! Pretend that you're a man Who had the nerve to stand And look me in the eye Say it to my face! Soon enough I'll find you In the dark behind you I′ll be waiting If you got something to tell me Come out of the shadows now and Say it to my face! Every word has a price, you will pay it Everyone has a lie, I′ll make you say it Every dog has it's day, yours has ended I′ll put to rest every breath (every breath, every breath) You have taken Say it to my face! Pretend that you're a man Who had the nerve to stand And look me in the eye Say it to my face! Soon enough I′ll find you In the dark behind you I'll be waiting Say it to my face! Pretend that you′re a man Who had the nerve to stand And look me in the eye Say it to my face! Soon enough I'll find you In the dark behind you I'll be waiting If you got something to tell me Come out of the shadows now and If you got something to tell me Come out of the shadows now and Say it to my face! (Say it to my face).

[@symbioticcyborg2649]

Alex was pure gold this kid had star power honestly if it wasn't for such poor booking this guy would still be in wwe making wwe money like the miz

[@NathanRedgrave]

This was and always will be one of my favorite wrestling themes it’s just so good

[@x3zw72]

Wish he was in WWE 2k16

[@nicholausbell2749]

He was only in WWE 12

[@obi-shinobi232]

One of the hardest intros to a song ever

[@antoniosalieri1048]

This guy has an awesome theme song!

[@alican.a]

no you mean aaaaawwwwwweeeeeeeesssssooooommmmmeeee

[@Sofarng]

YEAH 😎

[@NeonAngel2002]

Fr, shoutout to Downstait for makin banger after banger

[@lonewolfcorbin]

@@alican.a no, no, no.

[@PaulSebert]

I always have a slight sympathy for Riley because there was this exact moment where WWE management realized his theme song was over and he himself wasn't.

[@lonewolfcorbin]

over? alex riley in 2011 was the definition of over, lmao. as i said in a different comment, the dude never lost a crowd pop, and the only reason he isn't cody rhodes right now is because of these 2 points: the most important; 1: Cena 2. His 2011 elimination.

[@Vibe1610]

I never forgot his cool theme

[@V-for-Vendetta01]

Themes of jobbers and lower mid carders used to create more of an impact than the modern themes of upper mid carders and main eventers.

[@Arthur_realm]

Bro ✨ there are thousands of languages in the world and you chose to speak fact 🔥 💯 true

[@minercreepmc]

true, theme song make wrestler cool

[@ScrotumJoe34]

Most underrated theme ever

[@CryonicArrow]

Ah Alex Riley WWE has a bad habit of wasting talent like him.

[@redrazorx-23]

WWE=We Waste Everyone Thats why i stopped watching years ago.

[@pablitocabezadehuevo5629]

i love this song!

[@kaseyfeashitness980]

It’s the 2025 Royal Rumble, John Cena comes in around 17 or 18. He floors the field, cleans out some of the competition and stands tall basking in the chorus of cheers as the countdown comes in. Alex Riley returns with this theme and goes on a tear. 3 eliminations, hits Cena with a finisher, but isn’t able to eliminate him before he’s tossed over by Big Match John himself.

[@Cornyboa]

One of the best themes ever

[@MohuMonkie]

Back when even a jobber still had a badass theme. Nowadays themes just seem the same for almost every superstars

[@AGT-WrestlingGames]

He was planned for a big push in summer 2011

[@kamerondillon2223]

Great theme song

[@TheNightower]

How i wish Alex Riley is one of the Retribution

[@iexurd]

This theme is so fire jeez

[@miguelseanbaez]

Had The Look… The Mic Skills And Everything Especially A Badass Theme Song Unfortunately Wasted By A Man Nobody Could Never See 😭😭💯💯

[@azapro911]

The beginning of this sounded so good on Raw.

[@analyagartman-gamblins5008]

WWE should've gave A-Ry another chance in the business with the fans because he loved them and they loved them. They released such a really talented and amazing guy and that hurts to me as a fan of him.

[@lonewolfcorbin]

the fans loved themselves? dang.

[@nico43714]

Bruce Willis face :v

[@sha2bron2]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA i just died

[@incognito607]

Congratulations, you've just rendered me unable to un-see it. XD

[@gammaray2723]

lmao

[@rashidbinzamanshaan5841]

I was about to say that

[@JJ-oy3hb]

I think this theme would be pretty good for Austin Theory

[@static05]

would be a great theme for him when he turns face

[@lonewolfcorbin]

no lol, entrance themes should never be shared. especially not for a boring PG wannabe of them.

[@rashidbinzamanshaan5841]

I agree. It's a banger of a theme

[@santonino7741]

Such a Good Song for an Underpreciated Bad Treated Wrestler

[@sagarsondarva643]

2 guys from this i miss alot, Alex Riley who could've been a big star and the guy who made so many Best theme songs like these, Jim Johnston...

[@danielmchale7635]

Downstait made this song 😂

[@alican.a]

@@danielmchale7635yep

[@gi-joe_510CA]

I was thinking of this in my head but it’s much harder than I remember 😂

[@packleader1215]

Love it

[@Albrandox]

My Brother ❤️ His Theme Song 10x

[@darkfangedsword8875]

This guy could of been something! With a theme like this he should have been pushed to the moon! Oh the potential we could have witnessed! Shame WWE shame!

[@_The_Journey]

WWE definitely missed a big opportunity with Riley I think 💯 I remember being around 12 when he was at his peak in the company I was super excited to see him turn face against miz!

[@BradyOneEighty]

This is the most early 2010s thing I've ever heard 🔥

[@BondiSportsNetwork5280]

Man Jim Johnson can make jobber theme song sound so good

[@jayr5277]

WWE definitely had plans to push him to be fair.

[@erikdiem8366]

Jim Johnson didn’t make this

[@articat568]

@@erikdiem8366 yes he did, The original themes opening electronics and guitar are basically the brain child of Jim. Jim was cut from production in 2017. This is bmi music group and has Johnston all over it

[@erikdiem8366]

@@articat568 I’m well aware of Johnston being gone. But what the hell is BMI music group

[@articat568]

@@erikdiem8366 you obviously tried to strong arm like you know anything about the music, But don’t even know the production group behind it lol. Clearly unfamiliar

[@melanieunderhill1906]

A great song for wwe

[@bruh-q2z1k]

This theme song brings back some memories man. About 12 to 13 years ago. When I was hugely into pro wrestling upon first getting into it, it wasn’t necessarily “mainstream” like it is again now. I sometimes imagine like wow what if the craziness we see on WWE these days was present on WWE all that time ago but with all the names like Alex Riley, Mark Henry, del Rio

[@planner87]

Such an underrated theme

[@sasukeuchiha.09]

planner87 it’s really a good song and I hope A-RY Returns

[@roygarza2770]

Man this guy should come back todays WWE NEEDS HIM MORE THAN EVER

[@LePoneyPosey76]

The Only one who can defeat Roman Reigns. Comeback savior 😢

[@SuperFriday]

This is 🔥

[@ytc.666]

Apparently Cena couldn’t say it to his face, all he did was behind his back. We should all be able to see John Cena now, he used to be Mr. You can’t see me, because most of his fans who should be hating him by now too, couldn’t see all of the facade that he always was and still is.

[@antoniosalieri1048]

John is one of my favorite wrestlers but I'll admit what he did to Alex was uncalled for.

[@shorba14]

Damn. This guy was gonna be something big.

[@ITSHIM1294]

Not at all lmao

[@shorba14]

@@ITSHIM1294 yeah looking back this guy was shit 🤣

[@Dizaxly-69]

@@ITSHIM1294 Stay on twitter mark

[@ITSHIM1294]

@@Dizaxly-69 here’s one of Alex Riley’s 5-6 fans lmao

[@Vonjamal1818]

​@@ITSHIM1294he's big enough for you to be on his theme song video

[@mattpendell1369]

Did Downstait ever do a bad theme?

[@Dreamdecipher-pj1nt]

Mister Riley! Please come back to WWE!

[@Pablo62414]

best theme song👌

[@syrianboy152]

Wade Barrett and Alex Riley, thx a lot Cena

[@BinJordan]

SAY IT TO MY FACE

[@calicoflo]

They should give this to Bron Breaker

[@anupambiswas5943]

Feels like yesterday dat man came out in a suit and this theme. Time flies

[@bangmanjae9024]

I’m so mad cena buried himn

[@alican.a]

yep i’m with you

[@lonewolfcorbin]

#WeWantRiley

[@jordanstevenson1703]

This theme proper suits his face turn when he turned on the Miz in 2011

[@TravisOuttaHell]

Underrated theme....

[@BrandonRiott]

Back in the day I thought this guy was going to be the next John Cena...WWE really dropped the ball

[@ITSHIM1294]

Songs like this were a regular thing back then. Calling it “Banger” shows how much the quality of WWE songs decreased in the last decade

[@AlexBen-v7y]

Hmm, no... This one's literally in the absolute upper echelon of the greatest WWE theme songs ever made, man. You are downplaying how great it is.

[@Link_sheep]

Hunter please 🙏 Bring back the good day Bring back Jim Johnson

[@saubergt2390]

Came here after the recent debate. Kamala should play this song during one of her speeches.

[@driptoohard7135]

Is it just me or I think Alex Riley looks like joe weller in this video

[@a_l7515]

Q6ry36 Q6ry36 Joe looks ugly than Riley

[@mmm-tu7ub]

Him and Elias Sampson would make a cool team

[@Sad-Man-y2j]

Drew successful Cody successful Next is riley mark my words

[@1nc0rr1g1bl3]

In NWA... Should have went to Impact at best

[@R-A-9]

Add Bobby Lashley

[@1nc0rr1g1bl3]

That suicide dive spot is gonna bite his ass forever 💀

[@lonewolfcorbin]

nope bro's too old now, and he had a HORRENDOUS first match back to wrestling. but it's fine since he still has rich parents lol.

[@Sad-Man-y2j]

@@1nc0rr1g1bl3 huh

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

Late 2000s, Early 2010s Best themes vs Late 2010s, Early 2020s Best themes is like night and day in terms of quality.

[@glitzcomet3784]

Wouldve been badass if he won the title at the main event of mania with this theme

[@lonewolfcorbin]

he's too old, and also i don't think he's ever going to WWE again. i dunno if he's had a match since December 2023, that was apparently bad.

[@cccwwrestling]

This guy had it all and they dropped the ball big time

[@bigmacintosh1766]

This dude had potential. But it was reported that John Cena kept him at a disadvantage.

[@wrestlerama]

They also did Cody‘s theme

[@lukecologne8804]

This song kinda reminds me of Papercut by Linking Park

[@ryandonnelly8305]

I was just listening to paper cut by Linkin Park and thought of this song

[@EclipseBloodVR]

Matter of fact He was released by WWE 6 years ago before 2020

[@qrowup]

Hes underrated

[@shemarlosscott4103]

This music rock

[@captainflarbnarg3511]

Why does this bang so hard for no reason😭