Matthew Cardona

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1985-05-14 (39 years old)

Place of Birth Merrick, New York, USA

Also Known As Zack Ryder, Brett Major, Brett Majors, Brett Matthews, G. I. Broski, GI Broski, Matt Cardona

Matthew Cardona

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2024
TNA Victory Road 2024

as Matt Cardona

2024
TNA Emergence 2024

as Matt Cardona

2024
2024
Johnny Loves Taya

as Matt Cardona

2023
GCW Cage of Survival 2

as Matt Cardona

2023
GCW Lifestyle

as Matt Cardona

2023
GCW Into The Light

as Matt Cardona

2022
2022
GCW Downward Spiral

as Matt Cardona

2022
2022
2022
The WRLD on GCW

as Allie Katch

2021
GCW Blood on the Hills

as Matt Cardona

2021
2021
GCW Evil Deeds

as Matt Cardona

2021
GCW Fight Club

as Matt Cardona

2021
GCW Homecoming Part I

as Matt Cardona

2021
Free The Narrative

as Matt Cardona

2021
2021
2020
AEW All Out

as Matt Cardona

2020
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020

as Zack Ryder (Preshow)

2019
WWE Survivor Series 2019

as Zack Ryder (Preshow)

2019
WWE Crown Jewel

as Zack Ryder

2019
WWE Stomping Grounds

as Zack Ryder (Appearance)

2019
2019
WWE WrestleMania 35

as Zack Ryder (Preshow)

2019
2017
2017
2017
WWE Money in the Bank 2017

as Zack Ryder (Preshow)

2016
2016
2016
WWE No Mercy 2016

as Zack Ryder

2016
WWE Backlash 2016

as Zack Ryder

2016
WWE Battleground 2016

as Zack Ryder

2016
WWE WrestleMania 32

as Zack Ryder

2016
2015
NXT TakeOver: London

as Zack Ryder

2015
WWE WrestleMania 31

as Zack Ryder

2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015

as Zack Ryder

2015
Swerved

as Zack Ryder

2014
WWE Battleground 2014

as Zack Ryder

2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX

as Zack Ryder

2013
WWE Payback 2013

as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)

2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013

as Zack Ryder

2012
2012
2012
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

as Zack Ryder (archive footage)

2012
2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2012

as Zack Ryder (Appearance)

2012
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2012

as Zack Ryder

2012
The JBL and Cole Show

as Zack Ryder

2012
WWE Main Event

as Zack Ryder

2011
2011
WWE Vengeance 2011

as Zack Ryder

2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011

as Zack Ryder

2010
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010

as Zack Ryder (Preshow)

2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

as Zack Ryder

2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010

as Zack Ryder

2010
WWE NXT

as Zack Ryder

2010
WWE NXT

as Zack

2010
WWE NXT

as Ryder

2010
WWE NXT

as zack Ryder

2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV

as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)

2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008

as Zack Ryder (Ringside)

2008
WWE One Night Stand 2008

as Zack Ryder (Appearance)

2008
WWE Judgment Day 2008

as Zack Ryder (Appearance)

2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV

as Zack Ryder

2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008

as Zack Ryder

2007
WWE Armageddon 2007

as Zack Ryder (Edgehead #1)

2006
WWE ECW

as Zack Ryder

2004
TNA iMPACT!

as Matt Cardona

1999
WWE SmackDown

as Zack Ryder

1996
E! True Hollywood Story

as Ryder (archive footage)

1993
WWE Raw

as Zack Ryder

Producer

2020
Heel

as Associate Producer