Matthew Cardona
- Teen actor
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.
Acted in
ROH: Final Battle
2024
as Matt Cardona
GCW Dream On
2024
as Matt Cardona
TNA Bound for Glory 2024
2024
as Matt Cardona
GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2
2024
TNA Victory Road 2024
2024
as Matt Cardona
TNA Emergence 2024
2024
as Matt Cardona
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8
2024
as Matt Cardona
Johnny Loves Taya
2024
as Matt Cardona
GCW: The Coldest Winter 2
2024
as Matt Cardona
DDT Ultimate Party 2023
2023
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
as Matt Cardona
GCW Cage of Survival 2
2023
as Matt Cardona
GCW Lifestyle
2023
as Matt Cardona
GCW Into The Light
2023
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
2023
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
2022
as Matt Cardona
NWA Hard Times in New Orleans
2022
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
2022
as Matt Cardona
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
2022
GCW Downward Spiral
2022
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
2022
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
2022
as Matt Cardona
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
2022
as himself
GCW Welcome To Heartbreak
2022
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
2022
as Matt Cardona
The WRLD on GCW
2022
as Allie Katch
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
2022
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II
2021
as GI Broski
GCW Blood on the Hills
2021
as Matt Cardona
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
GCW Evil Deeds
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
GCW Fight Club
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
GCW: Off The Rails
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021
2021
GCW Homecoming Weekend 2021 - Night 1
2021
GCW Homecoming Part I
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021
2021
Free The Narrative
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
2021
as Matt Cardona
IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021
2021
Before the Impact
2021
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
2021
AEW All Out
2020
as Matt Cardona
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2019
2019
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
as Zack Ryder
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as Matt Cardona
WWE Stomping Grounds
2019
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
as Zack Ryder
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff
2019
as Zack Ryder
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018
as Zack Ryder
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
2017
as Zack Ryder
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
2017
as Zack Ryder
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
2017
as Zack Ryder
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
2016
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
as Zack Ryder
WWE No Mercy 2016
2016
as Zack Ryder
WWE Backlash 2016
2016
as Zack Ryder
WWE Battleground 2016
2016
as Zack Ryder
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
as Zack Ryder
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
2016
as Zack Ryder
NXT TakeOver: London
2015
as Zack Ryder
Swerved
2015
as Zack Ryder
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
as Zack Ryder
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Zack Ryder
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
as Zack Ryder
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
as Zack Ryder
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as Zack Ryder
WWE Payback 2013
2013
as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Zack Ryder
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
as Zack Ryder
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE Main Event
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
as Zack Ryder (archive footage)
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
as Zack Ryder
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
2011
as Zack Ryder
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
as Zack Ryder
WWE Vengeance 2011
2011
as Zack Ryder
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
as Zack Ryder
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
2010
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as Zack Ryder
WWE NXT
2010
as Zack Ryder
WWE NXT
2010
WWE NXT
2010
as Zack
WWE NXT
2010
as Ryder
WWE NXT
2010
as zack Ryder
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as Zack Ryder
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
2008
as Zack Ryder
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
as Zack Ryder (Ringside)
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE Judgment Day 2008
2008
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as Zack Ryder
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as Zack Ryder
WWE Armageddon 2007
2007
as Zack Ryder (Edgehead #1)
WWE ECW
2006
as Zack Ryder
TNA iMPACT!
2004
TNA iMPACT!
2004
as Matt Cardona
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Zack Ryder
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Ryder (archive footage)
Raw
1993
as Zack Ryder
Down the Long River
as Karl Reeves