Matt Cardona still has WWE goals.
Cardona was released by WWE in April 2020 after a 15-year run with the company. He's turned himself into a hotter commodity since his release working for GCW, AEW, NWA, IMPACT Wrestling, and other Independent companies while pursuing non-wrestling ventures with toys and podcasts.
There have been rumors and speculation of Cardona returning to WWE, which he has fed into online, as Triple H has hired back many talents who were released, but Cardona isn't saying whether he'll return or not.
"I appreciate you asking me this, but here's the truth, if I were to go back, I wouldn't reveal it here," Cardona told Chris Van Vliet on Insight. "If I wasn't going back, I wouldn't reveal it here. I want people talking. The more people that are talking about Matt Cardona, the better for me. I'm the Internet Champion; then, now, and forever. Let them talk."
Cardona noted that he wouldn't go back if he had to give up his non-wrestling projects.
At the end of the interview, Cardona admitted he still has goals to accomplish in WWE.
"One goal, I've been saying for a long time, is to win the WWE Championship. That's not a lie. When I got released, the goal was not to get back to WWE. It wasn't like, 'What can I do to make them notice me? What can I do to get back to WWE?' You can't think like that. I certainly can't. I would be lying if I said I never want to wrestle in Madison Square Garden again or I never want to have a WrestleMania match. Of course I do. WWE is number one. I'm not saying there is this plan to go back as soon as possible, but before I hang up the boots, I'd love to go back at least one time, for sure," he said.
Cardona is currently a free agent and regularly appears on IMPACT Wrestling and NWA programming.
He is set to be part of the live NWA Powerrr episode on January 31 as he signs a contract to face Tyrus.
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