Matt Cardona

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Matt Cardona

Name Matt Cardona Real name Matthew Brett Cardona Nicknames "Alwayz Ready," "Deathmatch King," "Indy God," "Long Island Iced Z," "The Complete" Name history Brett Matthews (debut-2006), Brett Majors (WWE, 2006-2007), Zack Ryder (WWE, 2007-2020), Matt Cardona (2020-) Family Reklusa (wife) Maestro(s) Mikey Whipwreck Birth date, location May 14, 1985 - Merrick, New York Obituary date Debut, location August 14, 2004 - Long Beach, New York Lost mask to Height 188 cm/6'2" Weight 102 kg/224 lbs Signature moves Elbro Drop, Lifting inverted DDT, Rough Ryder/Radio Silence, Zack Attack Titles: WWE World Tag Team Championship (2 w/Curt Hawkins), WWE United States Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, TNA Digital Media Championship, Internet Championship (2), many others

Wrestled for WWE from 2006-2020 mainly as Zack Ryder, where he was most famous for his "Z! True Long Island Story" (for which he created the Internet Championship), for his tag team title reigns with Brian Myers and for his brief United States and Intercontinental championship reigns. After his WWE release in 2020, has built up an even bigger name for himself across the independents worldwide.

Though he was a regular in WWE's Mexican house show tours (and appeared on both the Raw and Smackdown episodes taped at the Palacio de los Deportes in 2011), Cardona made his Mexican lucha libre debut in a AAA/EMW event in Tijuana on February 17, 2024, teaming up with Marty Scurll and Antifaz Del Norte in a losing effort to the team of Laredo Kid, Octagón Jr. III and Pentagón Jr.. Cardona would return to México a month later for the KAOZ Blue Demon Jr. 39. Aniversario show in Monterrey, losing to Blue Demon Jr. in a Four Way match which also involved Cibernético and Pagano.