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Matt Cardona
Cardona in 2022
Birth nameMatthew Brett Cardona
Born(1985-05-14)May 14, 1985(age 39)
Merrick, New York,U.S.
Spouse(s)
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(m.2021)​
Websitemattcardona
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Brett Major[1]
  • Brett Majors
  • Brett Matthews[1][2]
  • Matt Cardona
  • Zack Ryder[1]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight224 lb (102 kg)[3]
Billed fromLong Island, New York[3]
Trained byMikey Whipwreck
DebutAugust 14, 2004

Matthew Brett Cardona[4](born May 14, 1985) is an Americanprofessional wrestler.He is a free agent who competes on theindependent circuitas well as making in ring appearances forTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling(TNA),All Elite Wrestling(AEW), andGame Changer Wrestling(GCW), under his real name, stylized asMatt Cardona.He worked forWWEfrom 2006 to 2020, under thering nameZack Ryder.

Cardona debuted in professional wrestling in 2004,teamingwithBrian Myerson the independent circuit. Both men were signed by WWE the following year, making their main roster debuts in 2007. After the team split in 2009, he made appearances on WWE'sECWbrand until 2010, following which he was featured sparingly on television. In 2011, he launched aYouTubeweb series in which he proclaimed himself WWE's "Internet Champion"; this, along with his creative use ofsocial media,helped him establish a substantialcult following.Over the course of his time with WWE, Cardona held theIntercontinental,United States,and(Raw) Tag Team Championships(the latter with Hawkins on two occasions).

After being released by WWE in April 2020, Cardona has made appearances in major wrestling promotions includingAll Elite Wrestling,Impact Wrestling,and theNational Wrestling Alliance,as well as the American independent circuit, most notably inGame Changer Wrestling(GCW). He has since won various championships including theNWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship,Impact Digital Media Championship,andGCW World Championship.During this time he received critical praise, being namedIndie Wrestler of the Yearin 2022 and in 2023 byPro Wrestling Illustrated.

Early life

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Matthew Brett Cardona was born inMerrick, New York,on May 14, 1985.[5]While in high school, he overcamesynovial sarcoma,which had started in his foot and spread to his lungs. He was forced to miss a year of school.[6][7]

Professional wrestling career

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New York Wrestling Connection (2004–2006)

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Main article:Major Players

Cardona was trained byMikey Whipwreck.[8]He debuted with New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) in 2004, using the nameBrett Matthews.He began regularly teaming withBrian Myersand the duo ofMyers and Matthewswent on to defeat the NYWC Tag Team Champions Dickie Rodz andMason Raigeby disqualification, for which titles do not change hands.[9]On the next event on June 4, they won a rematch decisively to become the NYWC Tag Team Champions.[10]Later that month, they were attacked by The Dead Presidents (Lo Lincoln and Boog Washington) to set up a feud where they eventually lost their titles against them on August 27.[10]On September 23, they were entered into a three-way match with then champions, but Team Tremendous (Dan Barryand Ken Scampi) ended up with the championship.[9]After continuing to win matches, they re-earned a match against Team Tremendous and won the titles for the second time on January 25, 2006. They held the championship until they faced the B.S. Xpress (Tony Burma and Mike Spinelli), who defeated them for the titles on March 26.[10]

WWE (2005, 2006–2020)

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Developmental territories (2005–2007)

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Cardona's firstWWEappearance was on April 21, 2005, onSmackDown!,where he took onMatt Morganin a losing effort.[11]On February 24, 2006, Cardona signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[5]InDeep South Wrestling(DSW), he was renamedBrett Majorwhile Myers was renamed Brian Major. On October 12, they won theDSW Tag Team ChampionshipfromThe Untouchables(Deuce ShadeandDice Domino) and held them until the end of November, losing them to Urban Assault (Eric PérezandSonny Siaki). After the titles were vacated in the following year, they became two-time champions defeating the new team of Sonny Siaki andAfa Jr(The Samoan Swat Team) andThe Blue Bloods(William RegalandDave Taylor).[12]Later in 2007 they moved toOhio Valley Wrestling(OVW) and won theOVW Southern Tag Team Championshiponce, reigning from June 15 to 29.[13]

In March 2015,Devon Nicholsondescribed an incident from 2006 thatBill DeMottwas involved with while he was head trainer for the WWE's DSW developmental territory. Nicholson described an incident whereDrew Hankinsonwas completely naked in the ring for a long period of time and gave nakedstink facesto Cardona andMelissa Coateswhile DeMott held jelly donuts over their faces. The wrestlers agreed to do this (with the other talent encouraging them) to get out of regular training for that day.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]DeMott refuted the notion that it was his idea, stating that the other trainees came up with because they wanted to skip the session.[21][22]

La Familia (2007–2009)

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Main article:La Familia
In 2007, The Major brothers allied withEdge(center) and changed their names toCurt Hawkinsand Zack Ryder

The team was moved to the main roster in May 2007. They worked on WWE'sECWbrand, winning only their first match[23][24][25]until they weredraftedtoSmackDown!in June.[26]On November 9 they won a battle royal to receive aWWE Tag Team Championshipmatch, but didn't win.[27]

AtArmageddon,the duo dressed up likeEdgeand interfered in theWorld Heavyweight Championshipmatch, replacing Edge at several points along the match to help him win the title and thusturningheelfor the first time in their WWE career.[28]On December 21, the Major Brothers were revealed as an acquaintance to Edge and his lover,SmackDownGeneral ManagerVickie Guerrero.The Major Brothers were repackaged and renamed, with Cardona and Myers being renamedZack RyderandCurt Hawkinsrespectively.[29]Occasionally referred to as the Rated-R Entourage by commentatorsMichael ColeandJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield,the group allied with Guerrero's nephew,Chavo Guerreroand his enforcerBam Neelyas the groupLa Familia,which dominated SmackDown's storyline through 2008. Ryder and Hawkins interfered in Edge's match atWrestleMania XXIVagainstThe Undertaker,but Undertaker eventually won the match.

AtThe Great American Bashon July 20, Curt Hawkins (the former Bryan Major) and Ryder won the WWE Tag Team Championship fromJohn Morrison and the Mizin afatal four-way matchwhich also featuredJesse and FestusandFinlayandHornswoggleafter Hawkins pinned Jesse.[30][31]Their victory meant that they were the youngest team to hold the championships.[32]BySummerSlamin August,[33]La Familia had begun to fracture and Ryder, with Hawkins, went back to appearing on their own.[34][35]On the September 26 airing ofSmackDown,Hawkins and Ryder lost the titles toThe Colóns(CarlitoandPrimo) in their first televised title defense.[36]On April 15, 2009, Ryder was drafted back to the ECW brand as part of the2009 supplemental draft,separating the team.[37]

Long Island Loudmouth (2009–2011)

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Ryder made his return toECWon May 5, 2009, in a backstage segment with General ManagerTiffany.He now sported short hair, tanned skin, sunglasses, a headband, half-trunks/half-tights, displaying something of an arrogant Long Islandguidocharacter and more frequent uses of catchphrases "woo woo woo" and "you know it", that he had used sparingly in the tag team.[38][39]He lost to Finlay in his first singles match, on the May 7 episode ofSuperstars.[40]His first win was on the May 19ECW on Sci Fiover ajobber,[39]in what is now known as the "exploding trunks" match due to the jobber suffering awardrobe malfunctionduring the match.[41]On September 15, Ryder won a 10-man battle royal to earn contendership to theECW Championship[42]but lost to the champion,Christian,the following week.[43]On the November 3 episode ofECW,Ryder entered a love angle withRosa Mendeswho became hisvalet.[44]He also feuded withTommy Dreamer,culminating in a match on December 29 where Ryder won to force Dreamer to leave the company.[45]

"It was way before TheJersey Shore.I was with Curt Hawkins as the Edge Heads—a long haired blonde kid. And I needed a change. I needed something different. So I just took my real personality, turned the volume way up, cut the hair, went to all the clubs on Long Island, like GLO, and fist pumped with all my broskies until I finally found who I really was, and portrayed it to the world, throwing up the 'LI' hand signal ".

Ryder on his new character after he stopped teaming with Hawkins.[46]

When the ECW brand came to an end in February 2010, Ryder and Mendes moved to theRawbrand, making his debut on the February 25 episode ofSuperstars,defeating Primo. Ryder made hisRawdebut on March 1, losing toMontel Vontavious Porterin aMoney in the Bankqualifying match.[47]He participated in an untelevised 26-man battle royal atWrestleMania XXVI,being the last person eliminated by the winnerYoshi Tatsu.Mendes was drafted to SmackDown as part of the2010 Supplemental Draftwithout Ryder,[48]so Ryder sought a new valet, trying to impressAlicia FoxandGail Kimwhile they watched his matches at ringside. During a match withEvan Bourneon the May 10 episode ofRaw,Fox attempted to interfere on Ryder's behalf but was stopped by Kim, leading to Bourne winning the match.[49]The two new pairings faced off in a mixed tag team match on the May 17 episode ofRaw,which Ryder and Fox lost.[50]Ryder had a return win over Bourne on May 27'sSuperstars.[51]The next week onRaw,Fox attacked Ryder with an axe kick afterRaw guest hostAshton Kutcherput a bounty on Ryder's head.[52]During the June 7 Viewer's Choice episode ofRaw,Ryder was voted to team withThe Miz,defeatingJohn MorrisonandR-Truth.[53]The next week, Ryder had a title shot in a fatal four-way match for theUnited States Championship,but lost.[54]Months later, in August, he was given aWWE Championshipmatch againstSheamusthat lasted 11 seconds, which was the second-shortest WWE Championship match in WWE history, in an attempt by Sheamus to circumvent the company's 30 day championship defence policy.[55]

During this time, Ryder became a mentor on thesecond seasonofNXTtoTitus O'Neil.They debuted in a losing effort against John Morrison and Eli Cottonwood;[56]O'Neil was the first rookie eliminated from the second season, on June 29.[57]On the July 27 episode of NXT, Ryder lost againstPercy Watson,making him the first mentor of season 2 to lose to a rookie in a singles match.[58]For the remainder of the year and well into 2011, Ryder mostly became used on the non-brandedSuperstarsshow, occasionally teaming with Primo. Ryder won a2010 Slammy Awardfor Most Annoying Catchphrase in December.[59]

Rise of the Ryder Revolution (2011–2012)

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Ryder with his self-proclaimedWWE Internet Championship

As a result of being underutilised on television, Ryder became dissatisfied with his place in WWE and he started aYouTubeweb series[60]calledZ! True Long Island Storyin February 2011[61]to promote his character.[62]The web series soon earned Ryder a dedicated fan following: his T-shirts sold out despite not appearing on television[62]and by June, "We Want Ryder" chants were started by the audiences ofRawand theCapitol Punishmentpay-per-view without Ryder appearing on the show.[63][64]

The web show's popularity led to Ryder having a rise in status, making more appearances on television. Between April and June, Ryder appeared duringRawmore often, often in backstage segments withJohn Cena.[65][66]On June 6, Ryder had his first match onRawin 2011, losing toKofi Kingston.[67]On the June 16 episode ofSuperstarsin front of his hometown ofLong Islandhis status as a face wrestler was confirmed when he defeated his former tag team partner Primo.[68]On the July 29 episode ofSmackDown,Ryder was appointed as the assistant to SmackDown General ManagerTheodore Long,allowing him to make television appearances on bothRawandSmackDown.[69]

On the September 19 episode ofRaw SuperShow,Ryder won a non-title match against United States ChampionDolph Zigglerwith the help of guest starHugh Jackmanwho punched Ziggler mid-match.[70]Following his victory over Ziggler, Ryder received a match for the United States Championship the following week and again atVengeance,but both unsuccessful due to interference fromJack Swagger.[71][72]Rydermain eventedRaw SuperShowfor the first time on November 7, teaming with John Cena in a losing effort against The Miz and R-Truth.[73]AtSurvivor Serieslater in November, with Ryder not wrestling on the card, there were multiple "We Want Ryder" chants, including during the United States Championship match and duringThe Rock's show-closing speech.[74]

On the December 5 episode ofRaw SuperShow,Ryder lost a match to Cena and a chance for a WWE Championship shot, but Cena surrendered his WWE Championship match so Ryder could have a second chance, but for the United States Championship. This second chance was a no disqualification match against thenWorld Heavyweight ChampionMark Henry,which Ryder won with interference from Cena,[75]thus earning him a United States Championship match atTLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs,which Ryder won over Dolph Ziggler to capture his first ever singles title.[76]Shortly after, Ryder left his position as assistant to the SmackDown General Manager due to his championship commitments.[77]

Return to lower-tier status (2012–2015)

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2012 turned out to be less of a success for Ryder than 2011.The Baltimore Sunwrote, "The 2011 calendar year was a dream for Ryder... But 2012 was a nightmare..." Seemingly all the glory of his YouTube hit fizzled... After WrestleMania, he was rarely seen on WWE TV ".[78]By March 2012, John Cena noted that Ryder had "fallen off the face of the earth" despite 2011's success.[79]Ryder was eventually ranked byPro Wrestling Torchwriter Benjamin Tucker as No. 1 in the "Top 10 Crashing Stars of 2012". Tucker noted that Ryder was once again a jobber despite getting himself over in 2011.[80]

Fanssupporting Ryder as he prepares to faceThe Mizin April 2012

Going into 2012, Ryder started trying to romanceEveas part of a romantic storyline.[81]As Cena's friend, Ryder also became a target ofKane,who was feuding with Cena at the time and attacked Ryder on several occasions. On the January 16 episode ofRaw SuperShow,Ryder lost his United States Championship to Jack Swagger due to a kayfabe rib injury he suffered at the hands of Kane;[82]Ryder never received an automatic title rematch despite being the former champion.[83]Ryder's injuries mounted after he waschokeslammedthrough theRaw SuperShowstage[84]andTombstonedat theRoyal Rumble.[85]On the February 13 episode ofRaw SuperShow,a wheelchair-using Ryder saw Eve kiss Cena, after Cena saved her from a kidnapping by Kane. After a confrontation with Cena, Kane wheeled Ryder off the stage, injuring him even further.[86]While Ryder was out injured, Eve sparked a heel turn for her character when she revealed that she had never liked Ryder and haddisingenuouslyused him for fame and publicity.[87]Ryder returned on the March 5 episode ofRaw SuperShow,confronting Eve on her recent actions, but she managed to seduce him and the two shared a long backstage kiss afterwards.[88]Ryder then joined Theodore Long's team for a match to determine the General Manager of Raw and SmackDown atWrestleMania XXVIII.During the match, Eve distracted Ryder, costing him and Team Teddy the match, and she added further insult to injury by giving Ryder a low blow after the match.[89]After wrestling sporadically, Ryder failed to gain revenge on Kane for his attacks on him earlier in 2012, when Kane easily defeated Ryder in the pre-show match ofOver the Limit.[90]He wonThe Great American Bash 20-man Battle Royal[91][92]on the special "Great American Bash"July 3 episode ofSmackDownto become the acting SmackDown (or "ZackDown", as he called it) GM the next week.[93][94]

At theNight of Championspre-show on September 16, Ryder won a 16-man battle royal to become number one contender for the United States Championship. However, later on in the pay-per-view, he failed to capture the title from defending championAntonio Cesaro.[95]During the debut episode ofMain Eventon October 3, Ryder andSantino Marellawere entered into a tournament to decide the number one contender to the tag team titles, where they defeatedJustin GabrielandTyson Kiddto advance to the semi-finals.[96]The following week onRaw,the duo (eventually known as Team Co-Bro) was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody RhodesandDamien Sandow).[97][98]As 2012 drew to a close, Ryder commented that the year had "sucked".[99]

"... it really kind of broke the spirit of the locker room. For years, we were told... that there's abrass ring... and it's there for the taking if you work hard enough and get yourself over. And [Ryder]... defied the odds and actually does it, and all the boys are rooting for him... He gotoverwithout the [WWE] office, without TV time... And then they did just crush it and take it all away from him... It's like, you're not going to getpushedunless they pick you to get pushed, and that's kind of it ".

Ryder's former tag partnerCurt Hawkinsin a 2014 interview[100]

In 2013, Ryder most commonly appeared onSuperstarsand lost all his singles matches onRawandSmackDown.[101]Ryder entered the2013 Royal Rumble match(his only PPV match for the year) and was eliminated with no eliminations after two minutes.[102]After weeks of the roster's emasculation at the hands of authority figure Triple H, Ryder and several other babyfaces finally savedDaniel Bryanfrom a beat-down byThe ShieldandRandy Ortonon the September 16Raw.[103]In response, Triple H arranged for Ryder and Justin Gabriel to faceLuke HarperandErick Rowanofthe Wyatt Familyon the nextSmackDown,where Ryder's team lost.[104]On the nextRaw,Bryan, Ryder and the other babyfaces faced the Shield in an 11-on-3 handicap elimination match; Ryder was eliminated byRoman Reigns,but his team eventually won the match.[105]

Ryder in May 2014

In January 2014, thePro Wrestling Torch Newsletterreleased a ranking of WWE's roster; Ryder was ranked as a lower-tier babyface and the third lowest babyface on the roster.[106]Ryder was also unsuccessful in winning three battle royals: theAndré the Giant Memorial Battle RoyalatWrestleMania XXX,[107]a battle royal for the United States Championship in May and a battle royal for theIntercontinental ChampionshipatBattleground.[108][109]On the July 21 episode ofRaw,Ryder picked up his first singles victory onRawsince December 2012,[101]but it was only afterLaylainterfered against Ryder's opponent,Fandango.[110]In November 2014, Ryder announced that he had torn hisrotator cuff.[111]John Cena gave a storyline explanation that a comment onTwitterled toThe Authoritypunishing Ryder.[112]

Ryder returned on January 25, 2015, at theRoyal Rumblein the Rumble match at No. 9 and was quickly eliminated byBray Wyatt.[113]Ryder participated in the 2nd annual André the Giant Memorialbattle royalatWrestleMania 31which was won byBig Show.[114]Ryder, being accompanied by the cast ofEntourage,answered Cena's United States Championship open challenge on the May 25 episode ofRawin his hometown and in the final WWE event held in theNassau Coliseum,but failed to win after a countered450 Splash.[115]On the June 4 episode ofSmackDown,Ryder acceptedKevin Owens' open challenge for theNXT Championship,which he lost.[116]

The Hype Bros (2015–2018)

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Main article:The Hype Bros
Ryder after winning theIntercontinental ChampionshipatWrestleMania 32

In June 2015, Zack Ryder began appearing in WWE's developmental systemNXT,where he formed a tag team with NXT's returningMojo Rawley.[117]After a month-long feud with the likes ofThe Mechanics(Scott DawsonandDash Wilder) andJason JordanandChad Gable,along with countless victories over the teams, The Hype Bros teamed up withEnzo AmoreandColin Cassadyto defeat The Mechanics, Jordan and Gable in an 8-man tag team match atNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn.On the October 16 episode ofNXT,The Hype Bros competed in a match for theNXT Tag Team Championshipin a losing effort. On the October 22 episode ofNXT,Ryder competed in a 26-man battle royal to determine the number one contender for theNXT Championship.Ryder was unsuccessful, although he was among the last few competitors in the match.

Meanwhile, on the main roster, Ryder continued wrestling onSuperstarsandMain Eventfrom June 2015 to March 2016. He suffered singles losses toBo Dallas,Rusevand The Miz, but managed to trade singles wins and losses withAdam Rose,Heath Slater,StardustandTyler Breeze.[118][119]

Ryder atWrestleMania 34

AtWrestleMania 32,Ryder substitutedNevillein theladder matchfor the Intercontinental Championship and won.[120][121][122]He lost the title to The Miz the following night onRaw.[123]Three days later onSmackDown,Ryder received a rematch, whereMarysehelped Miz to retain.[124]

"So humorous. WWE has no story for Ryder's title win on Sunday, then ends his title run the next night to put the belt back on a mid-card heel who hasn't done anything in a while".

Pro Wrestling Torchwriter James Caldwell, after Ryder quickly lost hisIntercontinental ChampionshiptoThe Mizafter winning it atWrestleMania 32[125]

After that, he was put in the orbit for the United States championship, working with wrestlers like Rusev,[126]Big Show,[127]or Sheamus.[128]AtBattleground,Ryder was defeated by the United States champion Rusev.[129]After the match, with Rusev continuing to beat down Ryder, Ryder's former tag team partner Mojo Rawley would make the save, thus reforming The Hype Bros tag team. On August 21 at theSummerSlampre-show, The Hype Bros teamed withThe Usos(JimmyandJey) and American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) to faceThe Vaudevillains(Aiden EnglishandSimon Gotch), Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango), andThe Ascension(KonnorandViktor) in a 12-man tag team match, where Ryder's team was victorious.[130]

The Hype Bros later participated in an 8-team tournament to crown the inauguralWWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions,where The Hype Bros defeated The Vaudevillains in the first round, before losing toHeath SlaterandRhynoin the semi-finals.[131][132]However, after American Alpha were removed from the tournament following an attack by The Usos, it was announced that The Hype Bros would face The Usos at theBacklashpay-per-view to determinate who would face Slater and Rhyno in the finals, but The Hype Bros would go on to lose the match.[133]They also participated in multi-tag matches atSurvivor SeriesandTLC: Tables Ladders and Chairs.[134][135]

On the December 13 episode ofSmackDown,Ryder injured his knee and was inactive for six months.[136]He returned on the June 13, 2017, episode ofSmackDown,reuniting with Rawley. On June 18, at theMoney in the Bankpre-show, The Hype Bros facedThe Colóns(Primo andEpico Colón)in a winning effort.[137]Two days later onSmackDown,Shane McMahonannounced that Ryder and Rawley would have an opportunity to become number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at the June 27 episode ofSmackDownin a match against tag team champions The Usos, in which they lost.[138]

On the November 28 episode ofSmackDown Live,the team was dissolved when, after a lost against The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan), Rawley attacked Ryder.[139]They would face atClash of Championsand during a tournament for the United States title with Rawley winning both matches.[140][141][142]AtWrestleMania 34,Ryder participated in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, where he was eliminated by Mojo Rawley.[143]

Reunion with Curt Hawkins (2018–2020)

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On April 16, Ryder was drafted to Raw brand as part of theSuperstar Shake-up.[144]Before the April 23 episode ofRaw,Ryder suffered a MCL, ACL and calf muscle strains in a match againstMike Kanellis.As a result, Ryder missed theGreatest Royal Rumbleevent, at which he was scheduled to compete.[145]Ryder returned on the May 7 episode ofMain Event,defeating his former partner Curt Hawkins.[146]

For the first few months of 2019, Ryder was paired with Hawkins, and the two feuded with the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson).[147][148]On theWrestleMania 35kickoff show, Ryder and Hawkins defeated The Revival to capture the titles for a second time in their career. The next night onRaw,Ryder and Hawkins made their first successful title defense, defeating The Revival in a rematch and would later beat them again on the April 29 episode ofRaw.[149]Following that, the team was largely absent from television and mainly appeared at live events. Even though they were the champions, they only made two appearances on WWE programming during the month of May: a loss toThe Viking Raiders(ErikandIvar) on the May 6 episode ofRawand a win againstLuke Gallows and Karl Andersonon the May 27 episode ofMain Event.[150]On the June 10 episode ofRaw,Ryder and Hawkins lost the titles back to The Revival in a tag-team triple threat match also involving The Usos.[151]AtSurvivor Serieson November 24, Ryder and Hawkins competed in a ten-man interbrand battle royal, but were the third team eliminated.[152]In his final pay-per-view appearance, Ryder and Hawkins lost to the Viking Raiders atElimination Chamberon March 8, 2020.[153]The following night onRaw,Ryder was defeated byBobby Lashleyin what would be his final WWE match.[154]On April 15, both Hawkins and Ryder were released from their WWE contracts as part of budget cuts stemming from theCOVID-19 pandemic,thus ending Ryder's 15-year tenure with the company.[155]

All Elite Wrestling (2020, 2024)

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After leaving WWE, Cardona began to work withAll Elite Wrestling(AEW) on a limited appearance deal under his real name.[156]He made his debut on the July 29, 2020, episode ofDynamite,savingCodyfrom an attack byAlex Reynolds and John SilverofThe Dark Order.[157]He made his in-ring debut on the August 5 episode ofDynamite,teaming with Cody to defeat Reynolds and Silver.[158]At theAll Outpay-per-view on September 5, he teamed withDustin Rhodes,Q. T. MarshallandScorpio Skyin an eight-man tag team match to defeatMr. Brodie Lee,Colt Cabana,Evil Uno and Stu Graysonof The Dark Order, which was his last match with the promotion until 2024, as it was reported he was no longer under contract with AEW.[159]

On the March 30, 2024 episode ofAEW Collision,Cardona returned to AEW, accepting his former La Familia stablemate,Adam Copeland's open challenge for theAEW TNT Championship.[160]He was defeated in the match.[161]

Impact Wrestling (2021–2023)

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After leaving AEW, Cardona began to work withImpact Wrestlingin a similar limited appearance deal.[162]He made his surprise debut on January 16, 2021, atHard To Kill,where he defeatedAce Austinby disqualification.[163]On the January 26 episode ofImpact!,Cardona teamed withJosh Alexanderto defeat Austin andMadman Fulton.[164]Soon after, Cardona would begin a feud with his former tag team partner, Brian Myers. AtNo Surrender,Cardona andEddie Edwardswere defeated by Myers andHernandez,[165]and Cardona was defeated by Myers again atRebellionin a singles match.[166]The feud ended atSlammiversary,where Cardona teamed up with his real-life fiancée,Chelsea Greento defeat Myers andTenille Dashwood.[167]AtBound for Glory,Cardona competed in theCall Your Shot Gauntlet match,where he would be the runner-up in the match after being lastly eliminated byMoose.[168]AtTurning Point,Cardona lost toW. Morrisseywith the help of Moose.[169]On the December 2 episode ofImpact!,Cardona pinned Moose in a tag team match, thus earning him an Impact World Championship match atHard To Kill.[170][171]At the event, on January 8, 2022, Cardona was unsuccessful in capturing the title in a three-way match also involving Morrissey.[172][173]

On the February 3 episode ofImpact!,Cardona defeatedJordynne Graceto win theImpact Digital Media Championshipafter hitting her with a steel chair, thus turning heel.[174][175][176]AtNo Surrender,he defeated Grace by disqualification after she delivered to him a low blow.[177]On the February 24 episode ofImpact!,Cardona defeated Grace for the title again in aDotcombat match.[178]On the April 15 episode ofImpact!,Myers reunited with Cardona and attacked W. Morrissey during an in-ring promo, with the help of Chelsea Green. At the end of the segment, they smashed Morrisey through a table. Later in the show, Green gaveMickie Jamesa cheap shot and then knocked her down with Myers and Cardona's help. The following week, Cardona retained his title against the returningJames Maritato.[179][180][181]He would lose the title against Rich Swann during an independent event.[182]On October 7 atBound for Glory,Cardona made his return by competing in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet, eliminatingGisele ShawandTaylor Wildebefore being eliminated by Bhupinder Gujjar.[183]

On May 14, 2023, Cardona confirmed he was officially done with Impact Wrestling.[184]However, Cardona returned to Impact Wrestling on October 21, atBound for Gloryas a participant in the 20-person Intergender Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, eliminatingJake Something,Sonny Kiss,Frankie Kazarian,Eric Youngand Brian Myers before being eliminated by Jordynne Grace.[185]

Game Changer Wrestling (2021–present)

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Cardona at aGCWevent in 2021

On June 6, 2021,Game Changer Wrestling(GCW) held itsZombie Walkshow at the Showboat Hotel inAtlantic City, New Jersey.FollowingNick Gage's match with Jimmy Lloyd for theGCW World Championship– which ended in a no contest – a hooded figure entered the ring. The figure flailed their limbs around and performed adouble underhook DDTon Gage, leading fans in attendance to believe it wasJon Moxley.When the hooded figure unmasked, however, it was revealed to be Cardona.[186]Prior to this confrontation, Cardona had called out Gage for weeks via social media. Gage also attempted to attack Cardona at a live podcast event.[187]Cardona challenged Gage for the title at night one ofGCW Homecoming,which also took place at the Showboat Hotel, on July 24, 2021.[188]At the event, Cardona defeated Gage in adeathmatchto win the title, marking his first ever world championship in any promotion.[189][190]In GCW, he had a gimmick that tried to "fix" GCW, bringing sports entertainment elements such as dressing like Vince McMahon when he was ECW Champion, referring to the fans as GCW Universe and introducing a new title design with a spinner version of the belt.[191]He would lose the championship to Jon Moxley on September 4, 2021, atThe Art of War Games.[192]At GCW's Welcome to Heartbreak event inLos Angeles,Myers and Cardona reunited alongside Chelsea Green as "The Major Players," losing toX-PacandJoey Janelain the main event.[193]

National Wrestling Alliance (2021–2024)

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On December 4, 2021, atHard Times 2,Cardona made his debut for NWA attackingNWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionTrevor Murdochfollowing his match withMike Knox.On February 12, 2022, atNWA PowerrrTrip,Cardona defeated Murdoch to become the new champion.[194]During Night 2 of theCrockett Cup,he retained the title by disqualification againstNick Aldis,in a match whereJeff Jarrettwas the special guest referee.[195]On June 11, atAlwayz Ready,Cardona was forced to vacate the title due to an injury.[196]On November 12, atHard Times 3,Cardona competed in a three-way match for the title, which was won byTyruswhen he pinned then-champion Murdoch.[197]On February 11, 2023, atNuff Said,Cardona fought Tyrus for the title in a losing effort.[198]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2023)

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On May 21, 2023, during the final event of the2023 King of DDT Tournament,DDT Pro-Wrestlingannounced that Cardona (accompanied bySteph De Lander) was going to challengeTetsuya Endofor theDDT Universal Championshipon July 23, atWrestle Peter Pan 2023.[199]At the event, Cardona defeated Endo to win the title.[200][201]

Major League Wrestling (2023)

[edit]

In July 2023 atNever Say Never,it was announced that Cardona has signed withMajor League Wrestling.[202]On September 3, Cardona (accompanied by Mister Saint Laurent) defeatedMance Warnerin aNo Holds BarredKiss My Foot match.[203]AtSlaughterhouse,Cardona confronted theMLW World Heavyweight ChampionAlex Kane,claiming he should be world champion.[204]On November 2, MLW announced on social media that Cardona would challenge Kane for the title atOne Shot.[205]At the event, Cardona was unsuccessful at winning the MLW World Heavyweight Championship against Kane.[206]

Return to TNA (2024–present)

[edit]

On the March 28, 2024 episode ofTNA Impact,Cardona alongside withSteph De Landerreturned to TNA in 8-4-1 Match. On the April 11, 2024 episode ofTNA Impact,he and Steph De Lander made a second appearance smashingJordynne Gracethrough a table.

On the August 1 episode ofTNA Impact,Cardona returned and attackedPCOat his wedding with De Lander.[207]

Professional wrestling style and persona

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Throughout his 15-year tenure with WWE, Cardona had several gimmicks as Zack Ryder, from his debut in 2007 as an Edgehead forEdge'sLa Familiato a social media influencer dubbed "Long Island Iced Z" that kickstarted the "Ryder Revolution" in 2011. During this period he would use a multitude of different signature and finishing moves such as alifting inverted DDT,aninverted overdrivedubbed theZack Attack,and currently ajumping leg lariatdubbed theRough Ryder,now dubbedRadio Silence.

After his departure from WWE in 2020, Cardona reinvented himself as a "super-fan of all things wrestling" who paid tribute to WWE in order to rile up fans on the independent circuit. Cardona would dress up in Vince McMahon'sECW World Heavyweight Championoutfit to one of his GCW World Championship defenses, introduced a new "spinner belt" design for the championship to parody theWWE Championship spinner belt,and took aspects of "extreme icons" includingMick FoleyandThe Sandmanand "mutated them in his own narcissistic image."[208]

In 2022, Cardona had taken on a "belt collector" gimmick, traveling around to various independent promotions, winning their top championships, and holding them alongside his Impact Digital Media, NWA World's Heavyweight, and self-promoted Internet Championships, holding as many as seven titles representing five different promotions at one point in April 2022,[209][210]while at the end of September 2023, he held nine different belts.[211][212]

Legacy

[edit]

Cardona is known for being one of the first wrestlers to become popular thanks to his online presence.[213][214]British wrestlerDrake Maverickclaimed that, without him "your Twitter, Instagram, YouTube promo wouldn't exist."[215]

Other media

[edit]
Matt Cardona
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreVlogging
Subscribers140k[216]
(July 4, 2024)
Total views16.4 million[216]
(December 23, 2023)
Associated actsThe Major Wrestling Figure Podcast
100,000 subscribers2011
Last updated:December 23, 2023[217]

Cardona asZack Ryderstarted a YouTube web series calledZ! True Long Island Storyin February 2011. The web series was a collection of short comments from Ryder, containing comedic allusions to wrestling and pop culture; it also featured cameos from his friends, family, as well as fellow WWE colleagues.[218]The show's theme song "Just Take Care, Spike Your Hair (The Broski of the Week Song)"was written specifically about Ryder byThe Luke & Duane Show.In April 2011, Ryder proclaimed himself WWE "Internet Champion"[219]complete with a children's replica belt covered in stickers, as it was unsanctioned by WWE.[220]In July 2011, Ryder defended his Internet Championship at ahouse showin Australia, againstPrimo.[221]On an episode ofZ! True Long Island Story,Dolph Zigglerchallenged Ryder to an Internet title match atWrestleMania 29which Ryder accepted.[222]Ryder soon replaced the toy belt with a $1,500 custom-made belt. The title belt's center plate features an engraved illustration of Ryder's head and spiked hair while the side plates display his logo and those of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook but these social media logos were not featured in WWE video games due to copyright issues.[223]

On episode 50 ofZ! True Long Island Story,Ryder announced the show would be part of WWE's official YouTube channel.[224]Z! True Long Island Storyended on January 11, 2013, which was the show's 100th episode. The show was "ended" by Dolph Ziggler, who attacked Ryder with his Money in the Bank briefcase, setting up adream sequencefeaturing cameos from people who had previously appeared on the show while Ryder climbed a staircase to "heaven". When Ryder woke up, he thought that the Ryder Revolution was all a dream until being told by his family and friends that it all happened.[225]Overall, the series ran 50 episodes on Zack Ryder's YouTube channel and 50 episodes on WWE's official YouTube channel. Ryder later said that he regretted allowing WWE to move his show to their YouTube channel and that WWE hadremoved content from his videos.[226]On March 10, 2014, Ryder uploaded the first episode of his new series,Zack Ryder's Last ReZort,to his own YouTube channel. In this video, Ryder (without his traditional glasses and headband) expressed his frustration regarding his dramatic plunge to the bottom of the roster, proclaiming his desire to have "lightning strike twice" and work his way back up the cards.[227][unreliable source?]In October 2014, Ryder and Dolph Ziggler "took over" an episode of WWE's YouTube series,The JBL (Not Cole) Showfor its 99th episode, making it in turn the 101st episode of Ryder's show,Z! True Long Island Story.[228]

In July 2011, Ryder was featured inSports Illustrated's list of the 100 most influentialTwitterusers in sports.[229]On January 16, 2013, Ryder released a music video entitled "Hoeski".[230]The song amassed over 100,000 views in four days and was also posted on WWE's official YouTube channel.[231]"Hoeski" peaked at No. 92 on the iTunes Pop Music chart on February 5, 2013.[232]

Ryder has also appeared onTravel Channel'sToy Hunterdocumentary.[233]

Ryder has appeared in ten WWE video games. He made his in-game debut atWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009and appeared inWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011,WWE '12,[234]WWE '13,WWE 2K14,WWE 2K16,[235]WWE 2K17,WWE 2K18,WWE 2K19,andWWE 2K20.

On March 18, 2017, it was announced that Ryder would be launching a new YouTube series calledZ! True Comeback Story,chronicling his return to the ring after suffering a knee injury in December.[236]In 2018, Ryder started a podcast withCurt Hawkinsabout wrestling figures called The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast.[237]Ever since their WWE release, they began hosting the podcast under their current in-ring names Matt Cardona and Brian Myers respectively.

On August 20, 2022, it was revealed on Sirius XM's Busted Open Radio that Matt Cardona had joined the cast ofThe Last Match: A Pro-Wrestling Rock Musicalas the fictional wrestling heel, Alexander Swagger oppositeRamin Karimlooand Amber Ardolino.[238]On September 26, 2022, Cardona joined the cast for two live performances of The Last Match in Jersey City, NJ atWhite Eagle Hall.[239]

On May 22, 2023, Cardona posted a new episode ofZ! True Long Island Storyas Zack Ryder.Steph De Landerwould appear in the episode using her WWE name Persia Pirotta and stole the Internet Championship from him. Ryder would chase her into a limousine trying to get it back from her but was unable to do so as it would explode,kayfabekilling both of them.[240]This indicates he had gained the rights to Zack Ryder and had used this to permanently write the character off.[citation needed]

Discography

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Singles
Title Release Length
PeakiTuneschart position
"Hoeski"
 2012 3:54 92[241]

Personal life

[edit]

Cardona resides inOrlando, Florida.He began dating Canadian professional wrestlerChelsea Greenin January 2017, and they were engaged on April 4, 2019.[242]They were married on December 31, 2021, inLas Vegas.[243]

Cardona is an avid fan ofGhostbusters.He has periodically donnedGhostbustersthemed ring gear during matches,[244]and discussed his love of thefranchisein the 2016 documentaryGhostheads.[245]

Championships and accomplishments

[edit]
Cardona is a one-timeNWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion...
...a formerIntercontinental Champion(as Zack Ryder)...
...and a formerImpact Digital Champion

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