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Matthew Cardona

AKA: Zack Ryder
Birthday: 1985-05-14
Birthplace: Merrick, New York, USA
Home Page: https://mattcardona.com


Matthew Brett Cardona is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is the current Impact Digital Media Champion in his first reign, and The National Wrestling Alliance, where he is the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He also holds several championships in various independent promotions, and his self-promoted Internet Championship, with which he is in his second reign. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Zack Ryder from 2005 to 2020. Cardona debuted in professional wrestling in 2004, teaming with Curt Hawkins on 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's ECW brand until 2010, following which he was featured sparingly on television. In 2011, he launched a YouTube web series in which he proclaimed himself WWE's "Internet Champion"; this, along with his creative use of social media, helped him establish a substantial cult following. Over the course of his time with WWE, Cardona held the Intercontinental, United States, and Raw Tag Team Championships (the latter with Hawkins on two occasions). Cardona was released by WWE in April 2020, and had a brief stint in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in July of that year under his real name. Cardona has been a free agent since the completion of his AEW contract in September and has been making appearances with Impact Wrestling since making his debut at their Hard To Kill event in January 2021.

Filmography

CM Punk: Best in the World
Character: Zack Ryder
Free The Narrative
Character: Matt Cardona

GCW Fight Club
Character: Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory
Character: Matt Cardona

GCW Evil Deeds
Character: Matt Cardona
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
Character: Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
Character: Matt Cardona

GCW Blood on the Hills
Character: Matt Cardona

IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
Character: Matt Cardona
The WRLD on GCW
Character: Allie Katch

WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Vengeance 2011
Character: Zack Ryder
Impact Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
Character: Matt Cardona

WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Character: Zack Ryder
GCW Welcome To Heartbreak
Character: Matt Cardona

WWE Over The Limit 2012
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Night of Champions 2012
Character: Zack Ryder

GCW Cage of Survival 2
Character: Matt Cardona
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Character: Zack Ryder
GCW Homecoming Part I
Character: Matt Cardona

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion
Character: Matt Cardona
WWE No Mercy 2016
Character: Zack Ryder
GCW Into The Light
Character: Matt Cardona

GCW Downward Spiral
Character: Matt Cardona
GCW Lifestyle
Character: Matt Cardona
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
Character: Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
Character: Zack Ryder (Preshow)

WWE Battleground 2014
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE WrestleMania 31
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE Extreme Rules 2012
Character: Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE Payback 2013
Character: Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
Character: himself

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory
Character: Matt Cardona


Impact Wrestling Over Drive
Character: Matt Cardona
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
Character: Zack Ryder

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8
Character: Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
Character: Matt Cardona

WWE Armageddon 2007
Character: Zack Ryder (Edgehead #1)
WWE Judgment Day 2008
Character: Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Character: Zack Ryder (Appearance)

WWE Night of Champions 2008
Character: Zack Ryder (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Character: Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)

WWE WrestleMania 32
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Character: Zack Ryder (Preshow)

WWE Battleground 2016
Character: Zack Ryder
GCW: The Coldest Winter 2
Character: Matt Cardona
WWE Backlash 2016
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE Survivor Series 2019
Character: Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE WrestleMania 35
Character: Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE Stomping Grounds
Character: Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2016
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Character: Zack Ryder (Preshow)

IMPACT! Plus: Victory Road 2021
Character: Matt Cardona
TNA Emergence 2024
Character: Matt Cardona
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
Character: Zack Ryder

Making Fun: The Story of Funko
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Crown Jewel
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE Royal Rumble 2008
Character: Zack Ryder
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Character: Zack Ryder

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Character: Zack Ryder (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Character: Zack Ryder
AEW All Out
Character: Matt Cardona

WWE WrestleMania XXX
Character: Zack Ryder
NXT TakeOver: London
Character: Zack Ryder

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion
Character: Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege
Character: Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
Character: Matt Cardona

TNA Victory Road 2024
Character: Matt Cardona
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2024
Character: Matt Cardona