Recently, there have been rumors that Chelsea Green could return to WWE in the coming weeks after it was revealed that she was being written off Impact Wrestling television. Subsequently, speculation would commence that her husband Matt Cardona could join her. And now it appears there is something to the gossip as Dave Meltzer has reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that his name has been mentioned internally by WWE in relation to a new E! reality show.
Whether this comes to fruition, there are talks with E! about a new reality show. They are looking for legitimate wrestling couples. So some upcoming signings could relate to that if the project is finalized. The Matt Cardona name was mentioned as possible if the deal goes through since Chelsea Green is in.
Dave Meltzer via WONUnder the name Zack Ryder, Cardona got over with WWE fans despite receiving very little television time thanks to his YouTube show True Long Island Story. Fans would chant “We Want Ryder” at shows, his merchandise would sell out, and he proclaimed himself the Internet Champion. Yet it’s believed that WWE management was annoyed with Cardona for getting himself over without their involvement, which is why he never received a sustained push. And for years, fans would call for him to quit the promotion, but likely due to having grown up as a diehard WWE fan and living his dream, he continued to make the best of what he was given.
WWE did, though, eventually release him in April 2020, forcing him to look for other employment possibilities. And since then, he has appeared briefly for AEW and is now an Impact Wrestling regular. Additionally, he made a foray into the world of deathmatch wrestling with GCW, becoming one of the most talked-about wrestlers online, giving him a legitimate claim as the Internet Champion. Nevertheless, his biggest non-WWE career highlight was earlier this year when he became the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion by defeating Trevor Murdoch. Sadly though, he would have to vacate the title previously held by the likes of Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, and Harley Race due to injury.
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