A few days ago, Cardona returned to World Wrestling Entertainment under his former in-ring name, Zack Ryder. Appearing on the ...

Matt Cardona returned to SmackDown as LA Knight's mystery opponent in the first round of the 'Last Time is Now Tournament' However, he failed to progress further in the tournament, as Knight beat him ...

Chelsea Green says Matt Cardona’s shocking WWE return came together at the very last moment. A few weeks ago, Matt Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder, made a surprise return to WWE SmackDown as ...

The Long Island Iced-Z is back in WWE? Woo woo woo, you know it! Matt Cardona, the self-proclaimed God of independent wrestling, made his return to WWE on Friday night's episode of SmackDown in Albany ...

Matt Cardona talks about his WWE return as Zack Ryder. Cardona made a surprise return on the November 14 episode of SmackDown. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion showed up as LA Knight’s ...

Matt Cardona has revealed that he did not have any Zack Ryder gear prior to his return to WWE for the Last Time is Now ...

Matt Cardona cooked up a great lie to keep his WWE return as Zack Ryder a secret. Speaking to TNA Wrestling’s Brian Myers (Curt Hawkins) and AEW’s Mark Sterling on the Major Wrestling Figure Podcast, ...

Up until he walked out from behind the curtain, Cardona did not know which version of his Zack Ryder theme music would play.

Matt Cardona recently made his WWE return by participating in the Last Time is Now tournament. Fighting once again as Zack Ryder, he lost to LA Knight on the RAW episode of November 14, 2025.

Zack Ryder addressed the backlash he received from some critical fans after his surprise return to WWE SmackDown.

Matt Cardona competed in a street fight against Mance Warner at TNA Final Resolution. During the bout, Cardona brought out a ...