Over the last few years WWE has released a number of wrestlers, but many of them have since returned to the company. Matt Cardona (formerly known as Zack Ryder in WWE) hit the ground running after he was released in 2020 and has since made a name for himself as one of the top stars on the independent circuit.
While speaking to Chris Van Vliet about WWE not contacting him to return Matt Cardona admitted that he did question why other talent was brought back and he wasn’t even though he’s been active in wrestling since his release.
“I mean, I’ll be honest when all those people got rehired, I was thinking, not me? The guy who has been doing everything? What was the prerequisite to getting re-signed, not doing anything? Besides like Chelsea and like The Good Brothers, and a handful of others, most people didn’t do anything. But that’s fine. Everyone has a different path, a different story. Do you have a chip on my shoulder about that? I wouldn’t say a chip, like a little crumb. But listen, this isn’t about proving people wrong. It’s about proving myself right. My fans right. If I can convert some doubters and get some new fans along the way, so be it. You know, but I can’t have this goal of being the absolute best with like negativity driving it, if that makes sense.”
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