Matt Cardona On Why He Would Want To Work With Cody Rhodes In WWE: There’s A True Life Story There

Matt Cardona is interested in working a program with Cody Rhodes should he ever return to WWE. 

In the past, Matt Cardona has openly talked about wanting a return to WWE and a potential run with the WWE Championship when the time is right. While he’s not interested in returning as Zack Ryder, Cardona believes he must return to WWE one day and finish his story. 

Someone who is currently in the process of finishing the story following a return to WWE is Cody Rhodes. While Cody Rhodes came up short against Roman Reigns WrestleMania 39, he’s still on track to accomplish his goal and is one of the top babyfaces on the Monday Night Raw brand. 

During an interview on the Heated Shenanigans podcast, Cardona revealed that should he return to WWE, he wants to work a program with Cody Rhodes, as there’s a lot of history between them. 

“Ever since I was released from WWE. My goal was never to get back there. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh, what can I do to get WWE to notice me?’ I’d be lying if I said I never wanted to have a WrestleMania moment again or wrestle in Madison Square Garden. Those are all things that come with being in WWE. I don’t know off the top of my head what my first program would be back, but there’s a lot of guys that I’d like to get in the ring with. Cody Rhodes is one of them,” said Matt. “There’s a story that is more than just a wrestling story. A true life story, and I think that’s what makes wrestling the most special, is when there’s that element of realism behind it, like, ‘Is this real? Is this not?’ When you have the question, I think that’s when wrestling is at its best. Also, he’s at the top, right? So go right for the top dog.

“I’m not going to come back just to be on the show. I would never go back just to be back,” he continued. “I’ve been on the roster. I was there. I’m very fortunate for my time there. I spent over a decade there, but I did the whole just a guy on the roster thing. I have no desire to do that again. If I’m going to be there, I want to matter, and I think I approved over the past three years that I’m more than capable of holding my own, and if I ever get the opportunity again, I think I’ll prove that to the world.” 

At this link, fans can read Cardona’s comments about giving up the attempt to trademark the Zack Ryder IP. 

Fans can read Cody Rhodes’ thoughts on his future after losing to Roman Reigns and the creation of a new World Heavyweight Champion on WWE Raw at this link. 

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