Could the WWE Universe ever see the return of Zack Ryder?
The former WWE Intercontinental Champion, who has been having an excellent post-WWE career as Matt Cardona in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), IMPACT Wrestling, Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), recently spoke with Bleacher Report to promote the upcoming NWA Alwayz Ready pay-per-view.
During the discussion, the longtime pro wrestling veteran discussed the possibility of returning to WWE as his Zack Ryder character.
Featured below is an excerpt from the interview where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
“I’d be lying if I said I never wanted to wrestle in Madison Square Garden again or never wanted to wrestle in a big stadium for a WrestleMania. Of course I would. I’m not saying that. But I’m also not saying that I’m doing everything I’m doing now thinking, ‘What can I do to get back to WWE?’ or ‘What can I do to go to AEW?’ I don’t give a sh*t. Sorry, I don’t. If Tony Khan or Vince McMahon or Johnny Ace or Bruce Prichard called me, of course, I’d pick up the phone and have a conversation, but that’s not my goal right now.
“There’s certain things I’d have to tone down like the cursing, but other than that, I absolutely think it would [work]. It’s just a different side of me, it’s the evolution. I wouldn’t be opposed to coming back as Zack Ryder. I love my ‘Always Ready’ music. It would basically be me, just with the old Zack Ryder name. No more ‘Oh Radio,’ none of that stuff, even though Downstait did make the harder version of it. I would love to come back as me, Matt Cardona, but I think realistically, the WWE has that IP and they’ve invested a lot in that name, so I would have no problem [doing it], even if it was a one-off at the Royal Rumble or something like that. I think it’d be interesting. If I were to come out, I don’t know if the people would boo. I think I’d get a huge pop! I think I’d be a babyface again.”
Check out the complete interview at BleacherReport.com.
