Matt Cardona Makes More Money Since Leaving WWE, Learning From Cody Rhodes, Chelsea Green's Return

Insight with Chris Van Vliet

Chris Van Vliet

Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Business, Health & Fitness, Sports, Wrestling

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Matt Cardona (@themattcardona) is a professional wrestler who has worked for WWE, AEW, IMPACT Wrestling, GCW and several other promotions. He was known as Zack Ryder in WWE where he spent 14 years of his career. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about how he reinvented himself after being released from WWE in 2020, his hectic travel schedule as an independent wrestler, why he says Zack Ryder is dead, how his deathmatch with Nick Gage in GCW completely changed his career, how Brandi and Cody Rhodes introduced him to his wife Chelsea Green, his WrestleMania 32 moment when he won the Intercontinental Championship, being pushed off the stage in a wheelchair by Kane, wanting to be signed to a big company before his career ends and much more! Check out Matt Cardona's website here: https://mattcardona.com/ Quote I'm thinking about: "Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular.” —Roy T. Bennett Sponsors: MYBOOKIE: Bet on WWE! Get up to $200 cash bonus when you use the code CVV and sign up at http://mybookie.ag BONCHARGE: Go to http://boncharge.com/CVV and use coupon code CVV to save 25% ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv FITBOD: Get 25% off when you use the code INSIGHT at http://fitbod.me/INSIGHT BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at http://bluechew.com GHOSTBED: Get 40% of your purchase with the code CVV at http://ghostbed.com/cvv MIRACLE MADE: Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to http://TryMiracle.com/CVV and use the code CVV to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at http://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	All systems are gathered.
0:01.3	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Bleed.
0:09.3	Oh, hey, my friends.
0:11.1	Welcome back to another one here on Insight.
0:14.1	I'm CBV, Chris Van Fleet, and I know there's a lot of wrestling podcasts out there.
0:18.3	And more and more are popping up every day. So thank you for being
0:22.8	with us on this one. And thank you for making insight one of the top wrestling podcasts on the
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0:57.5	big plans for 2024 where not only do we have some massive guests line up, but we're also
1:04.6	looking at taking the show on the road. So the bigger the show gets with your support,
1:09.4	the more things we can do with it.
1:12.0	And speaking of doing things, there is not an independent wrestler on the planet who has
1:17.3	been busier than Matt Cardona over the last few years.
1:20.9	In fact, there may not be a wrestler period that's been busier than him.
1:25.6	When he got released from WWE in 2020,
1:28.4	he completely reinvented himself
1:31.2	from the Zach Ryder that he was for 14 years.
1:35.3	And now he's just dominating the Indies.
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