During the pandemic everything was forced to shut down including Riley's barber shop. Riley couldn't get a hair cut. When restrictions were lifted he wanted to keep his now long hair but family said it had to be cleaned up. In compromise he decided to try a mullet. When Riley first saw his new style in the mirror he said " I love my hair like a brother now". It was in this moment that his love for the mullet lifestyle was born and he has been doing the mullet shake ever since. He also goes by the Mullet Man now days. Over the years many people have questioned why he chooses to live a life of business in the front and party in the back but he has never let their criticisms get him down. He has chosen to name his mullet "American Freedom" because it represents his freedom by birth to live as his true goofy authentic self regardless of the haters. Riley wants to be a pro UFC fighter one day but representing the Country he loves as a National Mullet Champion is a life goal.