{"id":171039,"date":"2025-05-15T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=171039"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:01:06","slug":"matt-cardona-on-finding-a-way-back-to-wwe-or-aew-whether-hes-open-to-working-as-zack-ryder-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/05\/15\/matt-cardona-on-finding-a-way-back-to-wwe-or-aew-whether-hes-open-to-working-as-zack-ryder-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Cardona on finding a way back to WWE or AEW, whether he&#8217;s open to working as Zack Ryder again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2677841162\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Insight With Chris Van Vliet with guest Matt Cardona<br \/>\nHost: Chris Van Vliet<br \/>\nPodcast available via <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.chrisvanvliet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcasts.Apple.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/roKBj6Zxa-o?si=EfvluVXc8bAACX4q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>On possibly finding a way back to WWE or AEW:<\/b> &#8220;I\u2019ve said this a million times. When I got released, it wasn\u2019t like, &#8216;What can I do to get back to WWE or get to AEW?&#8217; It was what can I do to prove myself right? And, oh my God, even saying that again and again and again. For five years, I\u2019ve been saying that I don\u2019t want to prove people wrong, I want to prove myself right and my fans right. It makes me sick to say because I feel like I\u2019ve said it so many times, but it\u2019s the truth. I feel like I have. But man, like, what else do we need to do to get back there?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On whether he is surprised that he hasn\u2019t returned:<\/b> &#8220;Honestly? Yeah. But obviously I\u2019m missing something, I don\u2019t know what it is. Listen, people say to me all the time, especially since we just had WrestleMania, WrestleCon. Thousands of people, probably every other fan, if not every fan, \u2018When are you coming back?\u2019 Well, it\u2019s not up to me. Or at the WrestleMania Hotel. Thanks, Chelsea, for letting me stay in a hotel room for free. Saved me some money. Great hotel. Great Steakhouse, too. But so many people from the office or other wrestlers, \u2018Hey, man, when are you coming back?\u2019 It\u2019s like, I don\u2019t know. I\u2019ve reached out many times. I shouldn&#8217;t say many, a few times, every couple of months, when something cool happens or I have something to say, hey, look what I\u2019m doing. There\u2019s been no offer. [Do they write you back?] Of course. Everything\u2019s very nice, professional, but there\u2019s no offer. And you know what? It is what it is, I\u2019m gonna keep working my ass off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On a possible Royal Rumble return as Zack Ryder:<\/b> &#8220;I\u2019ve had gear ready every single year. So this is the truth. I always have gear. I\u2019m always ready. I always have gear where the trunks are the same, but the knee pads are interchangeable, the ZR or an MC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On not being opposed to returning as Zack Ryder:<\/b> &#8220;It\u2019s not my first choice. I think Zack Ryder is dead, and I don\u2019t mean that in a negative way. Zack Ryder set me up for Matt Cardona. But I mean, obviously WWE thought Zack Ryder was dead. They fired me five years ago. My Matt Cardona name, I feel like I\u2019ve done these interviews for five years. And again, this is like how many times have I said this? But I don\u2019t care how you define success, money, accolades, happiness, this is the most successful I\u2019ve ever been in my career as Matt Cardona, but it\u2019s because Zack Ryder and WWE set me up for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On whether he would accept an AEW contract:<\/b> &#8220;If it made sense. I don\u2019t want to be anywhere just to be a guy on the roster. I know there\u2019s no guarantees in pro wrestling, but I need intent like, &#8216;We see you doing this, or we envision you being here.&#8217; I don\u2019t want to just collect a check. 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