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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 13.029 |
Birthday | 1985-05-14 |
Place of Birth | Merrick, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Zack Ryder, Brett Major, Brett Majors, Brett Matthews, G. I. Broski, GI Broski, Matt Cardona, |
2011
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
7.1/15
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2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
7.4/22
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2011
WWE Vengeance 2011
6.7/9
John Cena and Alberto Del Rio battle for the WWE Championship in a brutal Last Man Standing match that will test their will, determination, and resolv...
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2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
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2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
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2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012
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WWE Night of Champions 2012
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WWE Royal Rumble 2013
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2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
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WWE WrestleMania 32
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WWE Backlash 2016
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WWE Survivor Series 2016
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WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
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WWE Royal Rumble 2008
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2012
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
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2012
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
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2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
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AEW All Out
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
7.9/83
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
6.5/2
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2015
NXT TakeOver: London
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion
7/2
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0/0
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10/6
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GCW Evil Deeds
0/0
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2021
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
10/1
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2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
5/3
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2021
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GCW Homecoming Weekend 2021 - Night 1
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GCW Blood on the Hills
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2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
5/1
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2022
The WRLD on GCW
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2022
Impact Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
0/0
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2022
GCW Welcome To Heartbreak
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2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
3.5/2
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GCW Homecoming Part I
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion
5.5/1
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2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
6.2/26
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2021
GCW: Off The Rails
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2016
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
7.6/7
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2017
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
6.5/17
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2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
7.7/66
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2011
WWE Survivor Series 2011
7.4/18
After 7 years, The Rock finally returns to action to join forces with his WrestleMania opponent, John Cena, to create the most charismatic tag team of...
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2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
7.8/25
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2013
WWE Payback 2013
6.8/16
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2014
WWE Battleground 2014
6.9/11
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2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
7.9/106
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2015
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
7.1/14
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2022
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
0/0
NWA Crockett Cup 2022 is the first PPV event of the National Wrestling Alliance for the year 2022. Along with other matches, the event will feature ma...
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2022
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
6/1
On July 31st at 6:05pm ET one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, 16-time former World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWE Hall of Fame...
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World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
0/0
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2022
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0/0
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2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
0/0
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2022
Impact Wrestling Over Drive
5.3/3
On November 18th Impact Wrestling presents Over Drive 2022 live on FITE straight from Old Forester's Paristown Hall in Louisville, KY. In the main ev...
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2022
NWA Hard Times in New Orleans
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
5/3
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2023
GCW Cage of Survival 2
6.5/1
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2016
WWE No Mercy 2016
7.1/20
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GCW Into The Light
0/0
Tag Team Match The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. The East West Express (Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne) Singles Match Allison Danger vs....
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2022
GCW Downward Spiral
0/0
On May 28th GCW presents Downward Spiral live on FITE straight from Silver Nugget Casino & Event Center in Las Vegas. The lineup is almost stacked, ch...
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2023
GCW Lifestyle
0/0
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2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory
7/3
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2023
DDT Ultimate Party 2023
0/0
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WWE Clash of Champions 2017
6.6/16
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2024
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8
0/0
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IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary
6.5/2
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WWE Armageddon 2007
6.5/4
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WWE Judgment Day 2008
7.857/7
Judgment Day (2008) was a PPV sponsored by Lionsgate's Rambo, which took place on May 18, 2008 at the Qwest Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. It was th...
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2008
WWE One Night Stand 2008
8.2/6
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2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
7.6/10
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2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV
7.9/80
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IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming
0/0
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
7.3/17
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2010
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
8/13
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GCW: The Coldest Winter 2
0/0
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