Matt Cardona hopes his success since his departure from WWE has proved that wrestlers can thrive outside of a major promotion.
After his release in 2020, Cardona briefly appeared for AEW but did not sign a contract, and has since established himself in other companies.
During a recent edition of the “Swerve City” podcast, Cardona explained that he wants to prove that there are opportunities outside WWE and AEW, but would still pick up the phone. He said,
“I don’t want to go to AEW or WWE just to be a guy on the roster. Nothing against that, but I’ve been there and done that. Back in the day, when I started the YouTube show, as it got further along and I realized what I was trying to do, I kind of wanted to prove that you bet on yourself, you can get yourself over, you can get yourself noticed.
“Now, I want to prove, AEW and WWE, number one and two, it’s debatable which is one and two, I’m not saying they’re not, but I want to prove you can be a successful pro wrestler without them. At the same time, I’m not saying if Tony Khan called, I wouldn’t pick up. Of course not. Tony! What’s up man!? You need me for Collision? Or if Triple H called or Vince [Vince McMahon] called. Right now, my goal is not to get back there.”
Cardona’s most recent match saw Matt & Steph De Lander defeat Charli Evans & Everett Connors at the ‘GCW Please, Buddy’ event last week.
