Matthew Cardona
Acting
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
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movieDown the Long River
2026
Karl Reeves
movieRoyal Rumble 2026
2026
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Final Resolution 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Bound for Glory 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Victory Road 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Emergence 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Slammiversary 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieMaple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Resurrection
2025
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Under Siege 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Rebellion 2025
2025
Matt Cardona
movieROH Final Battle 2024
2024
Matt Cardona
GCW Dream On
2024
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Bound for Glory 2024
2024
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Victory Road 2024
2024
Matt Cardona
movieTNA Emergence 2024
2024
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8
2024
Matt Cardona
tvJohnny Loves Taya
2024
Matt Cardona
movieGCW: The Coldest Winter 2
2024
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Cage of Survival 2
2023
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Lifestyle
2023
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Into The Light
2023
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
2023
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
2022
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Downward Spiral
2022
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
2022
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
2022
Matt Cardona
tvHey! (EW)
2022
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Welcome To Heartbreak
2022
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
2022
Matt Cardona
movieThe WRLD on GCW
2022
Allie Katch
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
2022
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Blood on the Hills
2021
Matt Cardona
movieWrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Evil Deeds
2021
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Fight Club
2021
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
tvAll Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
Matt Cardona
movieGCW Homecoming Part I
2021
Matt Cardona
movieFree The Narrative
2021
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
movieIMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
2021
Matt Cardona
movieAEW All Out 2020
2020
Matt Cardona
movieWWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
Zack Ryder (Preshow)
movieWWE Survivor Series 2019
2019
Zack Ryder (Preshow)
movieWWE Crown Jewel
2019
Zack Ryder
tvAll Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Matt Cardona
movieWWE Stomping Grounds
2019
Zack Ryder (Appearance)
movieWWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
Zack Ryder
movieWWE WrestleMania 35
2019
Zack Ryder (Preshow)
movieMaking Fun: The Story of Funko
2018
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Clash of Champions 2017
2017
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Hell in a Cell 2017
2017
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017
Zack Ryder (Preshow)
movieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
2016
Zack Ryder (Preshow)
movieWWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
Zack Ryder
movieWWE No Mercy 2016
2016
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Backlash 2016
2016
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Battleground 2016
2016
Zack Ryder
movieWWE WrestleMania 32
2016
Zack Ryder
movieWWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
2016
Zack Ryder
movieNXT TakeOver: London
2015
Zack Ryder
tvSwerved
2015
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
Zack Ryder
movieWWE WrestleMania 31
2015
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Battleground 2014
2014
Zack Ryder
movieWWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
Zack Ryder
tvWrestlemania Rewind
2014
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Payback 2013
2013
Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
Zack Ryder
movieCM Punk: Best in the World
2012
Zack Ryder
tvWWE Main Event
2012
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
Zack Ryder
movieWWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
Zack Ryder (archive footage)
movieWWE Over The Limit 2012
2012
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012
Zack Ryder (Appearance)
movieWWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Vengeance 2011
2011
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
2010
Zack Ryder (Preshow)
movieWWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
Zack Ryder
tvWWE NXT
2010
Zack Ryder / Zack / zack Ryder / Matt Cardona
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
Zack Ryder
movieWWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)
movieWWE Night of Champions 2008
2008
Zack Ryder (Ringside)
movieWWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
Zack Ryder (Appearance)
movieWWE Judgment Day 2008
2008
Zack Ryder (Appearance)
movieWWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
Zack Ryder
movieWWE Armageddon 2007
2007
Zack Ryder (Edgehead #1)
tvWWE ECW
2006
Zack Ryder
tvTNA iMPACT!
2004
Matt Cardona
tvWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Zack Ryder / Matt Cardona
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
Ryder (archive footage)
tvRaw
1993
Zack Ryder
movieThe Herro's Journey: A Pro Wrestling Story
Matthew Cardona
Production1
movieHeel
2020
Associate Producer