Matthew Cardona
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.
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- 2024 · ROH: Final Battle as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · GCW Dream On as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · TNA Bound for Glory 2024 as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2 as
- 2024 · TNA Victory Road 2024 as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · TNA Emergence 2024 as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8 as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · Johnny Loves Taya as Matt Cardona
- 2024 · GCW: The Coldest Winter 2 as Matt Cardona
- 2023 · DDT Ultimate Party 2023 as
- 2023 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 as Matt Cardona
- 2023 · GCW Cage of Survival 2 as Matt Cardona
- 2023 · GCW Lifestyle as Matt Cardona
- 2023 · GCW Into The Light as Matt Cardona
- 2023 · IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023 as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022 as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · NWA Hard Times in New Orleans as
- 2022 · Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3) as
- 2022 · World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2) as
- 2022 · World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1) as
- 2022 · GCW Downward Spiral as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022 as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2 as himself
- 2022 · Hey! (EW) as
- 2022 · GCW Welcome To Heartbreak as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022 as Matt Cardona
- 2022 · The WRLD on GCW as Allie Katch
- 2022 · IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II as GI Broski
- 2021 · GCW Blood on the Hills as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · WrestleCade Supershow 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · GCW Evil Deeds as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · GCW Fight Club as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · GCW: Off The Rails as
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021 as
- 2021 · GCW Homecoming Part I as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · GCW Homecoming Weekend 2021 - Night 1 as
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021 as
- 2021 · Free The Narrative as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021 as Matt Cardona
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021 as
- 2021 · Before the Impact as
- 2021 · IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021 as
- 2020 · AEW All Out as Matt Cardona
- 2020 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
- 2019 · WWE Survivor Series 2019 as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
- 2019 · WWE Crown Jewel as Zack Ryder
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Matt Cardona
- 2019 · WWE Stomping Grounds as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
- 2019 · WWE Super ShowDown 2019 as Zack Ryder
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff as Zack Ryder
- 2018 · Making Fun: The Story of Funko as Zack Ryder
- 2017 · WWE Clash of Champions 2017 as Zack Ryder
- 2017 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 as Zack Ryder
- 2017 · WWE Money in the Bank 2017 as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
- 2017 · WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016 as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016 as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
- 2016 · WWE Survivor Series 2016 as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · WWE No Mercy 2016 as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · WWE Backlash 2016 as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · WWE Battleground 2016 as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · WWE WrestleMania 32 as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas as Zack Ryder
- 2016 · The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness as Zack Ryder
- 2015 · NXT TakeOver: London as Zack Ryder
- 2015 · Swerved as Zack Ryder
- 2015 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 as Zack Ryder
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Zack Ryder
- 2015 · WWE Royal Rumble 2015 as Zack Ryder
- 2014 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 as
- 2014 · WWE Battleground 2014 as Zack Ryder
- 2014 · WWE WrestleMania XXX as Zack Ryder
- 2013 · WWE Payback 2013 as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
- 2013 · WWE Royal Rumble 2013 as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · The JBL and Cole Show as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · CM Punk: Best in the World as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · WWE Main Event as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · WWE Night of Champions 2012 as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Zack Ryder (archive footage)
- 2012 · WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · WWE Over The Limit 2012 as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · WWE Extreme Rules 2012 as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
- 2012 · WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as Zack Ryder
- 2012 · WWE Royal Rumble 2012 as Zack Ryder
- 2011 · WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011 as Zack Ryder
- 2011 · WWE Survivor Series 2011 as Zack Ryder
- 2011 · WWE Vengeance 2011 as Zack Ryder
- 2011 · WWE Royal Rumble 2011 as Zack Ryder
- 2010 · WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010 as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
- 2010 · WWE Wrestlemania XXVI as Zack Ryder
- 2010 · WWE NXT as Zack Ryder
- 2010 · WWE NXT as
- 2010 · WWE NXT as Zack
- 2010 · WWE NXT as Ryder
- 2010 · WWE NXT as zack Ryder
- 2010 · WWE Royal Rumble 2010 as Zack Ryder
- 2009 · WWE WrestleMania XXV as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
- 2008 · WWE The Great American Bash 2008 as Zack Ryder
- 2008 · WWE Night of Champions 2008 as Zack Ryder (Ringside)
- 2008 · WWE One Night Stand 2008 as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
- 2008 · WWE Judgment Day 2008 as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
- 2008 · WWE WrestleMania XXIV as Zack Ryder
- 2008 · WWE Royal Rumble 2008 as Zack Ryder
- 2007 · WWE Armageddon 2007 as Zack Ryder (Edgehead #1)
- 2006 · WWE ECW as Zack Ryder
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as Matt Cardona
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Zack Ryder
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Ryder (archive footage)
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Zack Ryder
- Future · Down the Long River as Karl Reeves