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