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• Matt Cardona Comments On Recent WWE Mentions

Matt Cardona has commented on recent mentions of his name by WWE stars and fans and suggested it was time to ‘pump the brakes’. The former Zack Ryder found himself […]...2025
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• Fans Chant ‘Matt Cardona’ In Front Of Triple H During The 2025 WWE Night Of Champions Post-Show
During Triple H’s segment on the WWE Night of Champions 2025 post-show in Riyadh, the crowd broke into chants for Matt Cardona. The chants weren’t acknowledged on-air, as the audience had been vocal throughout the broadcast, also chanting things like “OTC,” “We love Mami,” and “WrestleMania.” Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder in WWE, has […] The post Fans Chant ‘Matt Cardona’...2025
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• WWE Fans In Saudia Arabia Chant For Matt Cardona During WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Post-Show
Matt Cardona may have some broskis in Saudi Arabia. During the Triple H portion of the WWE Night of Champions 2025 post-show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the raucous crowd began chanting for Matt Cardona. Those particular chants were not acknowledged, as the crowd had been chanting pretty much consistently throughout the post-show. Other chants included "OTC, "We love Mami," and "WrestleMania." Matt...2025
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• Chelsea Green Describes Husband's Reaction To WWE SmackDown Shout-Out From John Cena

John Cena mentioned Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder, on WWE SmackDown, and Cardona's wife, WWE star Chelsea Green, has now revealed his reaction....2025
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• How John Cena recreated CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb promo and changed his farewell tour

WWE Nearly 14 years after CM Punk’s legendary Pipe Bomb promo, John Cena delivered a similarly masterful response that could reshape his final run. Nearly 14 years to the day after one of pro wrestling’s most iconic promos, John Cena finally got long-awaited payback on his most infamous rival, CM Punk. This past Friday night on SmackDown, the Undisputed WWE Champion put Punk through a tabl...2025
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• John Cena recreates CM Punk’s pipe bomb promo after lame DQ finish against R-Truth

“Hey Claudio Castagnoli! Hey Nic Nemeth! Hey Matt Cardona! How you guys doin?” The main event of tonight’s (June 20) episode of SmackDown was a rematch between John Cena and Ron Killings aka R-Truth. The match ended up being mostly a bunch of nothing, including a garbage disqualification finish with John Cena using a belt shot to the head. .@JohnCena, that was a low blow @RonKillings #SmackDow...2025
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• TNA announces Matt Cardona’s opponent in Pick Your Poison

It’s a familiar name but still a big match-up. Even though Steph De Lander will be out of action from neck surgery, that isn’t stopping the feud between Matt Cardona and PCO in TNA. Cardona was in action against Rhino on Impact (Sep. 19, 2024). When Rhino pulled out a chair, that strategy backfired with Cardona hitting him with the foreign object. The referee called for a disqualification. Cardona...2024
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• Matt Cardona: I Want Bobby Lashley
Matt Cardona wants Bobby Lashley. Cardona took to social media on Thursday, August 8 to state that he wants a match with Lashley. Cardona, then know as Zack Ryder, and Lashley last wrestled on an episode of Raw on March 9, 2020. Lashley defeated Ryder in under two minutes. Before that, Cardona and Lashley wrestled at a WWE Live Event in October 2018. Lashley also won that bout. I WANT LASHLEY —...2024
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• Here’s a man who just had surgery for a torn pec

Just a couple of days ago, we learned that Matt Cardona was canceling dates with independent promoters because he suffered a torn pectoral muscle and needed to have surgery to repair the injury. That surgery happened earlier today and it was a success, as you can see in Cardona’s social media post below: Surgery done. The road to recovery starts now. Thanks to all who reached out. Thanks to @Im...2024
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• Matt Cardona headed for surgery to repair a torn pec

The Indy God will be sidelined for a while as a result of the injury. After wrestling his dream match against Adam Copeland on AEW Collision last month, and (kinda) got payback for an infamous stretch of his WWE run as Zack Ryder during WrestleMania weekend in Philadelphia... a bit of bad luck has befallen Matt Cardona. Last night (April 16), Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp posted on X that “several pro...2024
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• Matt Cardona: I Thought It Would Be Edge vs. Hawkins vs. Ryder At WrestleMania 25
Matt Cardona reflects on getting to wrestle his dream match on AEW Collision. On the March 30th edition of AEW Collision, Adam Copeland set a Cope Open Challenge that was answered by a man he knew very well in Matt Cardona, formerly Zack Ryder in WWE. Cardona would be unsuccessful in his TNT Title Challenge, but had achieved his dream match. The former Edgehead took to social media on Sunday morni...2024
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• Matt Cardona: I'll Find My Path Back To WWE, But It's Not My Time Yet
Matt Cardona says it wasn't even a discussion for Chelsea Green about whether she had to go back to WWE. As for himself, he will find his path back there one day. As a pair, Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green were a major act on the independent circuit for the last couple of years. However, Chelsea Green is now once again a WWE Superstar. Currently, she is on the Monday Night Raw roster and antagonizi...2023
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• Matt Cardona gets clowned in his hometown ahead of world title match

ACW Champion Richard Holliday surveyed Long Islanders about challenger Matt Cardona—and the reviews weren’t kind. Before he was the “Indy God” or the “Deathmatch King,” Matt Cardona was Zack Ryder—Long Island’s hometown hero. Or so fans thought. Ahead of their May 17 clash for the Awesome Championship Wrestling World Title, champion Richard Holliday took a bold approach to promote the match. He we...2025
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• Matt Cardona Talks Playing His Character On Social Media, Says It's A 'Very Challenging Thing'
Matt Cardona discusses using social media as a pro wrestler. Social media has done both good and bad things for the sport of professional wrestling. While many fans will argue that social media has helped wrestling grown to a new level of popularity, other fans will argue that it has pulled back the curtain a bit too much on the sport. Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder, is considered to b...2023
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"On Tuesday at a WWE event in Providence, Rhode Island, Tom Brady’s favorite target was ringside for Hype Bros Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder’s tag team match:Things got wild."

• Matt Cardona Will Wrestle Until The Wheels Fall Off, Says Chris Jericho Compared Him To Bret Hart
Matt Cardona plans on wrestling until the wheels fall off. Matt Cardona spent over a decade in WWE as Zack Ryder and then, upon being released, reinvented himself on the independent circuit, finding even greater success in the years that followed. While he has yet to find a path back to WWE or land a full-time spot with AEW, he believes that he will wrestle until he can physically no longer do so...2025
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• Matt Cardona Says WWE Has Not Made An Offer Despite His Outreach
The post Matt Cardona Says WWE Has Not Made An Offer Despite His Outreach first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.Despite a successful post-WWE run on the independent scene and consistent fan buzz about a potential return, Matt Cardona (formerly known as Zack Ryder) admitted he’s surprised that WWE hasn’t reached out with a new offer. In a candid interview on “Insight With Chris Van Vliet,” Car...2025
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• Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) Waiting For Offer From WWE To Return

A former WWE wrestler who had moved on seems ready to make his return, but is surprised that despite his flexibility, no offer is coming....2025
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• Matt Cardona Says He's Surprised He Hasn't Returned To WWE, 'I'm Missing Something, But I Don't Know What It Is'
Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder in WWE) was released by WWE during the pandemic and went on to carve his own path on the independent scene. Cardona shed the Zack Ryder persona to become the King of the Deathmatch and then the King of the Indies, winning championships in GCW, AIW, NWA, and other independent promotions around the world. He's also made appearances in AEW and worked for TNA, but has yet to...2025
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• Matt Cardona is surprised that WWE never made him an offer to return

WWE.com The former Zack Ryder asks, “What else do I need to do to get back there?” Some wrestling fans will always know Matt Cardona best as former WWE star Zack Ryder, the guy whose career there never recovered after Kane rolled him off the stage in a wheelchair during a very bad story with John Cena and Eve Torres. Cardona has upped his game across the board and thrived on the indies ev...2025
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• Mercedes Mone Talks Recent Travel Issues, Adam Pearce Reflects On His Journey, More | Fight Size
Here is your fight size update for Saturday, January 18, 2025. Below are the top highlights from the day, the best digital exclusives from around the world of wrestling, and top headlines. - In the latest edition of her Mone Mag, Mercedes Mone reflected on recent travel issues following her excursion to Japan for NJPW Wrestle Dynasty: My travel saga from hell! I was just coming off the high of ...2025
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• Matt Cardona: Chris Jericho Told Me Everything About Zack Ryder Had To Die, He Was Right
Matt Cardona reflects on the inspiration that Chris Jericho has been to him throughout his career and shares some of the advice that Jericho gave him over the years. Matt Cardona wrestled Chris Jericho for the Ring of Honor World Championship at Ring of Honor Final Battle 2024. During his latest YouTube video, Cardona shares some of his thoughts before the match which included reflections on how ...2025
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• Matt Cardona Pitches Potential WWE Return At Royal Rumble 2025
During a recent appearance on “The MMA Hour” podcast, former WWE Superstar Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) pitched an idea for a potential WWE return at Royal Rumble 2025. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below: On a potential return to WWE: “There’s been communication but no offer in any way. Listen, every […] The post Matt Cardona Pitches Potential WWE Return At Roy...2025
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• Matt Cardona: If My Music Hit At WWE Royal Rumble, The Place Would Explode
Matt Cardona has been one of the top names on the independent scene since his WWE release in 2020, competing in GCW, NWA, REVOLVER, MLW, and more. He's also made appearances on AEW and ROH TV, including challenging Chris Jericho for the ROH World Title at ROH Final Battle. With WWE Royal Rumble around the corner, Ariel Helwani asked Cardona on the MMA Hour about a potential return to WWE. “There...2025
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• John Cena's Top WWE Raw Moments, Shotzi And Scarlett Explore A Haunted Hotel, More | Fight Size
Here's your fight size update for Thursday, January 2, 2025: - Ahead of John Cena's big return, WWE has shared a playlist of his top moments from WWE Raw. Check out the 40-minute retrospective embedded above: - WWE superstars Scarlett and Shotzi take you on a supernatural adventure through the infamous Goldfield Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada. Known for its rich history and terrifying paranormal activit...2025
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• Matt Cardona:Reactions To AEW Match With Adam Copeland Were Validating
It was a Battle of Edge vs Edge-Head back in 2024. On the March 30, 2024 edition of AEW Dynamite, Adam Copeland held an open challenge for his TNT Championship. The person who answered the challenge was none other than his former Edge-Head, Matt Cardona (FKA Zack Ryder). The matchup itself was a fun one for fans to witness but for Cardona, himself, it was the chance of a lifetime and an absolute ...2025
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• Matt Cardona: I Keep Evolving, I Wanna Come Back With A Different Coat Of Paint
Matt Cardona is several characters wrapped into one. He's been an Edge Head and an underdog, an Intercontinental Champion and an Indie God. Matt Cardona's character, even from his very first matches in WWECW, has evolved tremendously over the years. It's featured a variety of tweaks and twerks, edits and additions. That evolution, Cardona says, is the key to his character getting over, and staying...2025
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• Matt Cardona Reveals The Origins Of 'Woo Woo Woo' Catchphrase
Matt Cardona explains the origins of his catchphrase while in WWE. During his time in WWE, Cardona would debut the Zack Ryder character which included the 'Woo Woo Woo' catchphrase. The character would get incredibly over with fans, resulting in a significant internet following for the former United States Champion. While speaking to RJ City on Hey! (EW), Cardona discussed the catchphrase and reve...2024
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• Matt Cardona headed for surgery to repair a torn pec
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• WWE Fans In Saudia Arabia Chant For Matt Cardona During WWE Night Of Champions 2025 Post-Show
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• Chelsea Green Describes Husband's Reaction To WWE SmackDown Shout-Out From John Cena
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• How John Cena recreated CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb promo and changed his farewell tour
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• Matt Cardona:Reactions To AEW Match With Adam Copeland Were Validating
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• Matt Cardona: I Keep Evolving, I Wanna Come Back With A Different Coat Of Paint
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• Matt Cardona is surprised that WWE never made him an offer to return
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• Matt Cardona gets clowned in his hometown ahead of world title match
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• Chelsea Green Says Matt Cardona Deserves WWE Return
This week marks five years since Matt Cardona was released from WWE but his wife Chelsea Green is ready to see him brought back. On a recent edition of the “Insight” podcast, Green shared her hope that Cardona, fka Zack Ryder, will be a WWE Superstar again one day. She said, “We’re waiting. It’s gonna […] The post Chelsea Green Says Matt Cardona Deserves WWE Return appeared first...2025
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• Chelsea Green Hopes For Matt Cardona’s WWE Return
The post Chelsea Green Hopes For Matt Cardona’s WWE Return first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.During her appearance on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green spoke candidly about her husband, Matt Cardona, and the growing speculation around his potential return to WWE. “We’re waiting. It’s gonna happen, I hope,” Green stated, revealing her optimism a...2025
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• Matt Cardona: I’m Biased Because She’s My Hot Wife, But How Is Chelsea Green Not On A Two-Night WrestleMania?!
Of course, Matt Cardona is biased, but he doesn't understand how Chelsea Green isn't scheduled to appear in the two-night WWE WrestleMania 41 spectacular. Chelsea Green is the inaugural WWE United States Champion, but she's currently not scheduled to compete in WWE WrestleMania 41. Matt Cardona is Chelsea's husband and a former WWE Superstar. During his days as Zack Ryder, he knew all about having...2025
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• Natalya Trolls Chelsea Green With Zack Ryder Impersonation

Natalya does her best Zack Ryder impression. Chelsea Green, however, doesn’t seem to be a fan of it. Monday’s episode of WWE RAW featured a singles match between Tegan Nox and Piper Niven. For this occasion, Niven was accompanied by her tag team partner Chelsea Green, while Nox evened the odds with Natalya in her […] The post Natalya Trolls Chelsea Green With Zack Ryder Impersona...2023
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• Matt Cardona Is Living The Dream, Has Sex With A WWE Diva Every Night
Matt Cardona is living the dream. Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder, has reinvented himself since his WWE release in 2020. He has won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, the GCW World Championship, and the IMPACT Digital Media Championship, among other titles. His wife, Chelsea Green, was a key part of his act on the […] The post Matt Cardona Is Living The Dream, Has Sex With A WWE ...2023
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• Matt Cardona: Hornswoggle Used To Sleep In The Bathtub When We Were On The Road
Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder, recalls how he used to save some money when he was on the road in WWE. Speaking with Brandon Walker on Barstool Rasslin’, Cardona jokingly asked if he and Steph De Lander, who was also being interviewed, could leave their bags in the studio so they could go […] The post Matt Cardona: Hornswoggle Used To Sleep In The Bathtub When We Were On Th...2023
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• Matt Cardona: Not Signing With AEW Was Blessing In Disguise; I'd Be On Dark, That's Not What I Want
Matt Cardona reflects on his brief run in AEW and how Cody Rhodes helped him early on in his time on the independent circuit. When WWE released Matt Cardona in 2020, names like Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes had already proven that wrestlers who used to be associated with WWE could reinvent themselves on the independent circuit and make an even greater splash in the wrestling industry. Speaking o...2023
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• Matt Cardona May Support Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40: What This Means

**One Big Thing:** Matt Cardona, previously known as Zack Ryder, hints at potentially assisting Cody Rhodes during WrestleMania 40, impacting the highly anticipated match against Roman Reigns and The Rock. – **Background:** Released by WWE in 2020, Cardona has remained outside the WWE spotlight. Despite this, his connections, notably with Cody Rhodes, might bring him […] The post Matt ...2024
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• Alex Kane: Matt Cardona Is A Hoe, And Not The Good Kind

Alex Kane is not a fan of Matt Cardona. Speaking with MuscleManMalcolm, MLW World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane shared his opinions on Matt Cardona. Kane took some shots at the former Zack Ryder’s WWE career and said he doesn’t need any weapons to beat the self-proclaimed Deathmatch King. “I am going to beat the brakes […] The post Alex Kane: Matt Cardona Is A Hoe, And Not The G...2023
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• Former WWE Superstar Spotted at Hotel Where Talent Is Staying
Former WWE Superstar Matt Cardona, also known as Zack Ryder, has been spotted at the WWE hotel in Los Angeles this week, sparking rumors of a possible WWE return. However, ......2023
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• How John Cena recreated CM Punk’s Pipe Bomb promo and changed his farewell tour
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• Matt Cardona:Reactions To AEW Match With Adam Copeland Were Validating
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• Matt Cardona: I’m Biased Because She’s My Hot Wife, But How Is Chelsea Green Not On A Two-Night WrestleMania?!
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• Matt Cardona Isn't Surprised By John Cena's Heel Turn At WWE Elimination Chamber 2025
Were you expecting Matt Cardona to be surprised by John Cena's heel turn? Are you serious, bro? While John Cena's heel turn on Cody Rhodes at WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 shocked a generation of fans and some in attendance in Toronto, one person who Cena has burned in the past isn't at all perplexed by this move. Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder in WWE, caught John Cena making out with...2025
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• Matt Cardona receives help from Zack Ryder to beat long-time rival

Jack Tomlinson’s X Cody Rhodes wasn’t the only one to finish the story at WrestleMania weekend in Philadelphia, PA. Matt Cardona also settled long overdue beef. It was a jam-packed weekend on the professional wrestling scene in Philly with Toni Storm visiting Stardom, Sandman helping Paul Walter Hauser, a contingent of WWE wrestlers at Bloodsport, Mark Briscoe winning the ROH World Champio...2024
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• The Rock/Roman Reigns Segment Passes 3 Million YouTube Views, Best Of Cody Rhodes, More | Fight Size
Here is your fight size update prior to AEW Collision on Saturday, February 3, 2024. - The Rock confronted Roman Reigns at the end of the February 2 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, seemingly setting up a match between the two at WrestleMania 40. The YouTube video featuring the full segment has already amassed over 3 million views. However, the analytics of the video suggests that perhaps al...2024
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• Chelsea Green Has Her Fingers Crossed That She’ll Get To Team With Matt Cardona At A WrestleMania
Chelsea Green has a dream for a WrestleMania matchup. The WWE star spoke with Goat Radio about her husband, Matt Cardona, potentially returning to WWE. Cardona, who WWE fans know as Zack Ryder, has been making splashes on the indies, TNA, and NWA since his release from The Fed back in 2020. Green tells the […] The post Chelsea Green Has Her Fingers Crossed That She’ll Get To Team With ...2024
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• Paul Walter Hauser promoted his indie match with Matt Cardona in Emmy acceptance speech

FOX’s YouTube After winning the trophy for his work in ‘Blackbird’, the actor plugged his upcoming Wrestling Revolver showdown with the former Zack Ryder — and made a few other pro wrestling references. The Golden Globe Paul Walter Hauser won for his supporting role in Apple+’s Blackbird was used for an angle in AEW early last year*. Now the Emmy he was awarded for his portrayal of convict...2024
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• Natalya Trolls Chelsea Green With Zack Ryder Impersonation
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• Latest WWE Royal Rumble Spoiler Updates On Potential Surprises, Many Additional Big Names Expected
As WWE’s Royal Rumble weekend unfolds in Indianapolis, several notable names have been spotted at the official WWE hotel, fueling speculation about potential surprise entrants in the highly anticipated matches. Former WWE star Matt Cardona (formerly known as Zack Ryder) was seen at the hotel earlier today. While he is married to current WWE star […] The post Latest WWE Royal Rumble Spo...2025
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