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Matthew Brett "Matt" Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for WWE, where he performs on their SmackDown brand. 

Cardona became famous in his first run in WWE from 2005 to 2020 under the ring name Zack Ryder. He was known for being part of a tag team with Brian Myers/Curt Hawkins, and his YouTube web series Z! True Long Island Story. After his release from WWE, he wrestled on the independent circuit, for All Elite Wrestling and Impact Wrestling. He made his return to WWE in January 2026. 

Cardona is a two-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion with Hawkins and has also won the Intercontinental and United States Championships once, as well as lots of championships outside of WWE. Because of this, he got the nickname "the belt collector". He created the WWE Internet Championship, but that title was not officially recognized by WWE.

 Championships and accomplishments 

 Absolute Intense Wrestling
 AIW Absolute Championship (2 times)
 AIW Intense Championship (1 time)
 All Star Wrestling
 ASW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea
 Jericho Cruise Oceanic Championship (1 time, first)
 Jericho Cruise Oceanic Title Tournament (2023)
 Deep South Wrestling
 DSW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brian Majors
 DDT Pro-Wrestling
 DDT Universal Championship (1 time)
 Empire State Wrestling
 ESW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Fightful Select
 Male Independent Wrestler of the Year (2022)
 F1RST Wrestling
 F1RST WrestlePalooza Championship (1 time)
 Game Changer Wrestling
 GCW World Championship (1 time)
 ECW World Television Championship (1 time, not recognized)
 House of Glory
 House of Glory Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Impact Wrestling
 Impact Digital Media Championship (1 time)
 National Wrestling Alliance
 NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 New York Wrestling Connection
 NYWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 NYWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Brian Myers
 Ohio Valley Wrestling
 OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brian Major
 Premier Streaming Network
 Premier Men's Championship (1 time)
 Premier Wrestling Federation
 PWF New Jersey Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Brian Myers
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 Ranked No. 13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022
 Indie Wrestler of the Year (2022, 2023)
 Squared Circle Expo
 SCX Championship (1 time)
 World Series Wrestling
 WSW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
 WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
 WWE United States Championship (1 time)
 WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Curt Hawkins
 The Great American Bash Battle Royal (2012)
 Slammy Award (3 times)
 Most Annoying Catchphrase (2010) – <
 Superstar Transformation of the Year (2011)
 Trending Superstar of the Year (2011)
 The Wrestling Showcase
 Wrestling Showcase Championship (1 time, current)
 Wrestling Showcase Title Tournament (2022)
 Xcite Wrestling
 Xcite International Championship (1 time, current)
 Other titles
 Internet Championship (2 times, current)

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References

Other websites

Category:1985 births
Category:Living people
Category:American professional wrestlers
Category:Sportspeople from New York (state)
Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni
Category:WWE wrestlers