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.
Raw
1993 · TV
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 · TV
WWE NXT
2010 · TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · TV
WWE Main Event
2012 · TV
WWE Pay Per View
1985 · TV
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021 · TV
WWE ECW
2006 · TV
TNA iMPACT!
2004 · TV
Hey! (EW)
2022 · TV
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014 · TV
Swerved
2015 · TV
Before the Impact
2021 · TV
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
2016 · TV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019 · Movie
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010 · Movie
Royal Rumble 2026
2026 · Movie
Johnny Loves Taya
2024 · TV
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012 · Movie
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009 · Movie
WWE Payback 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015 · Movie
ROH Final Battle 2024
2024 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012 · Movie
WWE Night of Champions 2008
2008 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011 · Movie
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015 · Movie
WWE No Mercy 2016
2016 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2019
2019 · Movie
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
2011 · Movie
WWE Over The Limit 2012
2012 · Movie
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019 · Movie
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
2010 · Movie
TNA Final Resolution 2025
2025 · Movie
WWE Battleground 2016
2016 · Movie
GCW: Off The Rails
2021 · Movie
WWE Battleground 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE Clash of Champions 2017
2017 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011 · Movie
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
2008 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2016
2016 · Movie
WWE Backlash 2016
2016 · Movie
AEW All Out 2020
2020 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
2022 · Movie
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012 · Movie
WWE Vengeance 2011
2011 · Movie
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012 · Movie
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021 · Movie
WWE Judgment Day 2008
2008 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
2022 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
2021 · Movie
WWE Crown Jewel
2019 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021
2021 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021 · Movie
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
2021 · Movie
The WRLD on GCW
2022 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
2021 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
2023 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021
2021 · Movie
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 2007
2007 · Movie
NXT TakeOver: London
2015 · Movie
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018 · Movie
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012 · Movie
TNA Under Siege 2025
2025 · Movie
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
2022 · Movie
DDT Ultimate Party 2023
2023 · Movie
GCW Welcome To Heartbreak
2022 · Movie
WWE Stomping Grounds
2019 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
2022 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
2021 · Movie
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
2016 · Movie
WWE Money in the Bank 2017
2017 · Movie
TNA Rebellion 2025
2025 · Movie
TNA Victory Road 2024
2024 · Movie
TNA Bound for Glory 2025
2025 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II
2021 · Movie
GCW Cage of Survival 2
2023 · Movie
GCW Fight Club
2021 · Movie
WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
2017 · Movie
TNA Victory Road 2025
2025 · Movie
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
2016 · Movie
TNA Bound for Glory 2024
2024 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
2022 · Movie
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
2022 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021
2021 · Movie
GCW Homecoming Part I
2021 · Movie
NWA Hard Times in New Orleans
2022 · Movie
TNA Slammiversary 2025
2025 · Movie
TNA Emergence 2024
2024 · Movie
TNA Emergence 2025
2025 · Movie
Free The Narrative
2021 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
2022 · Movie
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Northern Rising
2025 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
2021 · Movie
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
2022 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021
2021 · Movie
GCW Blood on the Hills
2021 · Movie
GCW Evil Deeds
2021 · Movie
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
2017 · Movie
GCW Into The Light
2023 · Movie
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8
2024 · Movie
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Resurrection
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World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
2022 · Movie
The Herro's Journey: A Pro Wrestling Story
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GCW Fight Club 2024 - Night 2
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GCW Lifestyle
2023 · Movie
IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
2023 · Movie
GCW Homecoming Weekend 2021 - Night 1
2021 · Movie
GCW Downward Spiral
2022 · Movie
GCW: The Coldest Winter 2
2024 · Movie
Down the Long River
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