Posted on 11/15/125 by Colin Vassallo
Matt Cardona returned to WWE under the Zack Ryder name for
the first time in 5 years, coming out as the surprise
entrant in The Last Time Is Now tournament against LA
Knight.
The crowd gave him a huge pop as soon as the “Woo Woo Woo”
aired on the house speakers and the self-proclaimed god of
independent wrestling came out, soaking up the atmosphere.
Corey Graves put over Cardona big time on commentary, saying
this is not the same man who left WWE years ago and went on
to reinvent himself on the indie scene, wrestling the
biggest names in the industry who are not in WWE.
Unfortunately for the Long Island native, the result of the
match did not go his way, but that does not mean it was not
a win for Cardona, who showed everyone why they need to be
“alwayz ready.”
Posing with Cardona backstage for a photo, WWE Chief Content
Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque wrote, “You never know who
might show up in The Last Time Is Now Tournament. It’s all
about opportunity and @TheMattCardona proved that tonight.”
His wife, Chelsea Green, was obviously proud of her man and
added, “What a day to be Zack Ryders wife!”