Matt Cardona may have some broskis in Saudi Arabia.
During the Triple H portion of the WWE Night of Champions 2025 post-show in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the raucous crowd began chanting for Matt Cardona. Those particular chants were not acknowledged, as the crowd had been chanting pretty much consistently throughout the post-show. Other chants included "OTC, "We love Mami," and "WrestleMania."
Matt Cardona, who wrestled in WWE as Zack Ryder, has been referenced frequently on WWE programming lately. John Cena referenced him, along with Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro) and Nic Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler), during his "Pipebomb" on the June 20 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Cardona was also recently referenced when Kevin Owens was a guest on Cody Rhodes' podcast, where Owens called Cardona his current favorite independent wrestler.
Matt Cardona was released by WWE in 2020 and has since been a dominant force on the independent circuit, as well as in promotions such as TNA and the NWA. Fans can read Cardona's thoughts on returning to WWE here.
Matt Cardona's wife, Chelsea Green, is currently employed by WWE and says she would give anything to have her husband return and regain his dream job.
Fans can find Fightful's coverage of WWE Night of Champions here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.
