Various: Matt Cardona on Interest in Potential WWE Return, Sat. NJPW Strong Card, Indies

Impact Wrestling

Oct 14, 2022

Matt Cardona Comments on Interest in Potential WWE Return

Metro held a recent interview with Matt Cardona, former Zack Ryder in WWE. One of the topics discussed included Cardona’s thoughts on if he is interested in a potential return to WWE in the future.

“I’m not trying to get back to WWE. But I’d lying if I said I never wanted to have a WrestleMania moment again, or I never wanted to wrestle at Madison Square Garden – of course I would. If Triple H called me right now, if I had that 203 – that’s the area code for Stamford, Connecticut – of course I’d pick up. But right now, I’m focusing on being the best me possible, and having the most fun possible, and making the most money possible.”

Cardona also gave his thoughts about the direction of his wrestling career since his release from WWE in April of 2020.

“If I didn’t have WWE, I wouldn’t have had this canvas to paint on, so to speak. WWE set me up for that! And I’ve said since I left WWE, I’m not trying to prove anybody wrong, I don’t have a chip on my shoulder, I’m just trying to prove myself right and my fans right.
Right now I’m trying to prove that you don’t necessarily need to be in WWE or AEW to be a successful pro wrestler. But of course, the WWE Championship is something I think about every single day when I wake up, that is definitely always on my mind,’ he explained. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t. I think if you’re in this business, to be a world champion is the goal you should have. And for me personally, it’s the bees – the WWE Championship …
It’s been so much fun, it’s been such a creative outlet, and it’s my favorite two years in my almost 20-year career, which is pretty incredible. I worked for WWE for 14 years, which is the top of the wrestling world, and my favorite two years of the business have been afterwards. It’s been so much fun, and I can’t wait for what’s next.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Full Card for Saturday’s Episode of NJPW Strong

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the full card for this Saturday’s Autumn Attack 2022 Night 2 themed episode of NJPW Strong, which will air on New Japan World starting at 8:00PM EST.

Che Cabrera vs. Doc Gallows
NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship – Team Filthy (JR Kratos & Danny Limelight) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) (c)
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship – Chris Dickinson vs. Fred Rosser (c)

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Edge reportedly recently joined the cast for Disney’s upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series for their Disney+ streaming service, according to Variety. It was reported that Edge will be playing the role of Greek god of war Ares on the show.

Former wrestler Marty Jannetty reportedly is currently dealing with several health-related issues following his recent ankle surgery, according to PWInsider.

Pro Wrestling Guerilla recently announced the full card for their DINK event on November 6th in Los Angeles, California. It was also announced that tickets for this upcoming event will officially go on sale starting on October 19th.

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that they will be airing replays of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre’s events on their official YouTube channel with the first event being CMLL’s Super Viernes event from September 23rd. It was also announced that they will be uploading a new event from CMLL every month on their channel.

NJPW also recently announced two new matches for the card of their Rumble on 44th Street event on October 28th in New York City, New York:

Juice Robinson & Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada & Eddie Kingston
Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2022 Championship – El Phantasmo vs. Shingo Takagi (c)

Major League Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their Fightland 2022 event on October 30th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: