The Death Match King Matt Cardona had been signed to WWE for 15 years. He was the Long Island Iced Z, Zack Ryder, in the Stamford-based promotion. He is a former Intercontinental Champion.
Recently, while speaking to Chris Van Vliet on his Insight podcast, Matt Cardona shared that there are fans who are unaware of his current work. He mentioned that people come up to him and ask him about where Zack Ryder has been over the past five years.
“On the flip side, there are fans that have no idea what I’m doing now. I’m at WrestleCon, [fans say], ‘Where you been, Zack?’ Well, all over the world for the past five years. But I don’t blame them, because times have changed, but I was the biggest wrestling fan growing up. I didn’t watch indie wrestling. It was different then, there was no internet, there was no streaming stuff. So I get some people just watch WWE, and that’s fine.”
Cardona also mentioned that many fans bring Zack Ryder merchandise, photographs, and more to his autograph signings. The Death Match King shared that he has no problem signing a Zack Ryder photo or Merchandise as if Ryder was not there, Matt Cardona would not have been born.
“I think it’s like 75% Matt, 25% Zack, I get it. Zack Ryder set me up for Matt Cardona. I have no problem signing a Zack Ryder 8 by 10 or an action figure. That Intercontinental Title picture, that 8 by 10, I made thousands of dollars off that, so I’m grateful for it,” Matt Cardona said.
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