Matt Cardona, who was released from WWE about a year ago with his fiancée, Chelsea Green, released as well last April, appeared on Busted Open Radio and gave some advice to those talents who suffered the same fate. Cardona said the release could work in their favor if they put in the work, take a chance, and hustle.
Matt Cardona said:
“I tweeted this the other day or something similar, even last month when Chelsea and everybody else got released.” “This can be the best thing for you, if you do the work. If you, you know, bet on yourself and take a chance on yourself and hustle. But if you just think all these promoters are going to book you and you’re going to get all these pay days, that’s probably not going to happen."
“Maybe if you’re Braun Strowman, but for everybody else you’re going to have to work for it and hustle and make a name for yourself again. And make your own merch and, whether it be a side project like a podcast or something, you’ve got to make it for yourself. Because nobody’s going to hand it to you. That I love. I love being in control of my own destiny. Whether I succeed or fail, I just want the opportunity to do that.”
Cardona then talked about how having your own merchandise is important and even doing all the work by yourself such as the packing, the shipping and everything else.
Matt Cardona said:
“It’s extremely important.” “If you don’t know how to create your own buzz or create your own merch? You need merchandise. And guess what? You’re going to have to learn to pack it up. I have this whole shipment statement in my kitchen that my fiancée hates. I pack up everything, I have the label maker, I have the post office coming every morning to pick stuff up. That’s what I do."
“That’s part of my, I hate using the word brand, but okay. I need to sell merch. That’s how I feed myself, and live and pay my bills. I’m not getting this check every week in the mail. If I want money, I have to go out and earn it. So you have to hustle and you have to get it, whether it be wrestling or starting your podcast and making your own podcast or doing whatever your passion is. You need to do that and start knocking down those doors.”
