He is the “King of the Indies,” “The Deathmatch King,” and “The GCW Basic Supervisor” amongst different issues, however no matter Matt Cardona calls himself, no wrestling fan can deny that the person previously generally known as Zack Ryder has had probably the most spectacular post-WWE runs in current reminiscence. Lower from the corporate as part of the COVID-19 pandemic mass releases, Cardona has traveled all around the world, carving out his personal path as one of many hottest commodities not signed to a significant firm.
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Cardona was requested why he wasn’t signed to a significant firm, on a current version of “Busted Open Radio,” to which he responded with a really blunt reply. “Truthfully, as a result of I have not been provided a full-time gig by WWE or AEW,” stated the previous WWE Intercontinental Champion.
He defined that he has primarily centered on working exhausting and proving himself proper. “All I do know is after I acquired launched, my purpose wasn’t, ‘What may I do to get again to WWE?’ Or, ‘What may I do to get AEW to note me?’ It wasn’t to show individuals unsuitable, it was to show myself proper and to show my followers proper and dealing my a** off, and I really feel like over these previous 4 years that is precisely what I’ve accomplished.”
The previous WWE Celebrity admitted he would not wish to wrestle in highschool gyms for the remainder of his profession, citing his current AEW look towards Adam Copeland for example of one thing he simply cannot get from working the independents. “After I see Chelsea [Green, Cardona’s wife] and he or she’s wrestling on ‘Uncooked’ or WrestleMania, after all, I am completely satisfied for her, however then additionally I am like, ‘S**t, I want I used to be there too.'”
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