Recently, the former Alex Riley had his first singles match in nearly five years at the National Wrestling Alliance’s Nuff Said pay-per-view, where he faced off against EC3. He followed that up with another singles match at Create A Pro Wrestling one week later.
Despite his recent success in the ring, Riley Jr.’s eye troubles persisted, and he realized that he needed to take a more pragmatic approach to addressing his condition. While speaking on The Tyrus and Timpf Podcast, Riley Jr. revealed that he had decided to undergo eye surgery, which he had needed for quite some time.
I had some eye issues and I’m going for surgery. I’m trying to combine the metaphysical and the physical here and I went to go see a doctor. I’m getting my eye surgery which I’ve needed for a while.
I had dealt with two retina surgeries already. So I was like, okay, well I don’t wanna do that again so I’m gonna get into the metaphysical and I’m gonna get into the chakras and then I did, okay, I’m just gonna do all chakras now and I’m just gonna read books and I’m gonna get very spiritual but you’re right, there’s a meeting in the middle… Exactly (too much of anything is bad). So I went to a doctor, doctor’s like, ‘You know what? I can help fix this eye. I can help fix your eye.’ So, that’s it and I’m grateful that I finally did and I’m not saying that it doesn’t work. I’m sure it does work but I was just kind of tired of waiting around.
Alex Riley
Riley Jr. will take part in the National Wrestling Alliance’s upcoming pay-per-view event, ‘312’, on April 7th. The event will be headlined by a match between Tyrus and Chris Adonis for the World Heavyweight Title. Despite the challenges he has faced, Riley Jr. remains determined to overcome his health issues and achieve success both in and out of the ring
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