Following SmackDown, Cardona, who re-debuted with his Zack Ryder WWE gimmick, and he talked about the return on WWE’s social media. He seemed excited to finally be back in WWE five years after his ...

In the lead up to John Cena’s last wrestling appearance, WWE announced that a tournament would be taking place to determine who the last opponent was. As part of the announcement WWE let fans know ...

The excitement surrounding Zack Ryder's comeback to the WWE after 5 long years not only had the fans in a frenzy, but also got a special nod from John Cena himself. Ryder, who now goes by Matt Cardona ...

One week after making his return on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, Zack Ryder/Matt Cardona is “grateful” for fans’ support despite not knowing what’s coming next. Ryder took to X, formerly Twitter, to ...

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, ...

Zack Ryder (AKA Matt Cardona) was LA Knight’s mystery opponent on WWE SmackDown. But what is his status going forward? Ryder made his surprise return to WWE last night on SmackDown. He was revealed as ...

We examine the impact of three-hour SmackDowns and Zack Ryder’s return, analyzing how extended shows and comebacks affect the product.

Zack Ryder returned to SmackDown as a surprise one-off; he lost to LA Knight. He's not signed to WWE; sources say the SmackDown spot was a one-off. Cardona hints he's ready for more; he's still doing ...

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 ...

WWE CCO Paul "Triple H" Levesque has welcomed back Matt Cardona, fka Zack Ryder, following his return to the WWE main roster on last week's "WWE SmackDown." Cardona's return to the blue brand was a ...