WWE has released a number of wrestlers over the last few years, and back in 2020 the company cut ties with former Intercontinental Champion Matt Cardona (formerly known as Zack Ryder in WWE). Since then Cardona has gone on to reinvent himself and become one of the top stars on the independent circuit, but he hasn’t received any offers to return to WWE, or to sign with All Elite Wrestling.
During a recent interview with Steven Muehlhausen of Walkway To Fight Club, Matt Cardona addressed his status and openly stated that he’s shocked he hasn’t received an offer.
“Listen, I’ll be completely honest. I don’t know what the f*** is going on [laughs]. I’ve done everything there is to do. I am legit shocked I have not gotten an offer from any company, and that’s not me being egotistical. That’s me being realistic.
“I’ve done all there is [to do]. What else can I possibly do? But I can’t let this run be fueled by bitterness or negativity. It was never, ‘Oh, I gotta prove people wrong.’ It was, ‘I’ve gotta prove my fans right,’ and I feel like I have done that. But I think the second you get bitter, the second you get angry is where you lose yourself, and I’m not gonna let this run be fueled by negativity. I’m gonna let it be fueled by trying to prove myself right, and I feel like I have. But there’s more to prove.”
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