Matt Cardona Eyes WWE Title After Recent Return
Matt Cardona has a title in mind after stepping back into a WWE ring for the first time in five years.
The WWE NXT storyline involving TNA attempting to “invade” the brand has led to some familiar faces returning to the WWE ring, even though they no longer work there.
In some cases, the wrestlers stepping back into a WWE ring are people who were recently released in the last few months, while in other cases, it’s talent who have been gone for years.
Matt Cardona competed in WWE for about 15 years until his spring 2020 release, and he spent most of those years as Zack Ryder. During his WWE career, Cardona was an Intercontinental Champion (for one whole day), a United States Champion, and a two-time Tag Team Champion while also becoming popular with the fans thanks to a YouTube show.
This past Tuesday on WWE NXT, Matt Cardona competed in a WWE ring for the first time in over five years when he faced NXT’s Josh Briggs. Even though Cardona has been a part of TNA shows for the last year or so, he isn’t under contract to them. The two veterans had a competitive match that saw Briggs counter a DDT and hit a running boot to the face.
When a fan asked Matt Cardona on X about his thoughts regarding the WWE NXT North American Champion, Ethan Page, Cardona made it clear that he wanted Page’s title.
I WANT HIS TITLE https://t.co/gbk5MyGMGi
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) October 16, 2025
The GIF of Page is him holding the NXT Title, which he held in the past, but Page is the current NXT North American Title.
In the comments, Page responded with a Borat GIF saying, “You will never get this” while another fan questioned why Cardona thinks he should get a title shot when he failed to beat Josh Briggs.
Matt Cardona’s Wife Is Clamoring For WWE Return
Chelsea Green is a rising star in the WWE women’s division, and she isn’t shy about saying she wants to see her husband, Matt Cardona, back in a WWE ring full-time.
“Now, as we’re entering our ninth year of being together, I would love him at WWE, and I know that that’s his goal. I know he wants to go back and be doing WrestleManias and be traveling with me, and you know, like with all his friends. His best friends are still here, too. So I’m hoping that he gets back. My fingers are also crossed for that. 2026, the year of Matt Cardona, maybe in The Rumble.”
John Cena, who worked with Cardona in WWE for many years, even posted a photo of the “Broski” on Instagram, which certainly got wrestling fans talking.
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