The latest edition of SmackDown featured a massive surprise when former WWE star Matt Cardona, FKA Zack Ryder, returned.

Matt Cardona, aka Zack Ryder, is back in WWE. During the first episode of SmackDown in 2026, Ryder made his presence known as ...

Is he Zack Ryder, or is he Matt Cardona? Regardless, he is back in WWE to be a regular addition to the "WWE SmackDown" roster ...

Matt Cardona, formerly Zack Ryder, made a surprise return to WWE SmackDown, officially joining the roster under General ...

Woo woo woo, you know it! Matt Cardona is Alwayz Ready and has finally made his return to WWE. Last week on WWE SmackDown, ...

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Zack Ryder (AKA Matt Cardona) was LA Knight’s mystery opponent on WWE SmackDown. But what is his status going forward? Ryder made his surprise return to WWE last night on SmackDown. He was revealed as ...

In the lead up to John Cena’s last wrestling appearance, WWE announced that a tournament would be taking place to determine who the last opponent was. As part of the announcement WWE let fans know ...

SmackDown ratings ticked up: Nov 14 drew 1.158M viewers and a 0.27 demo, up from Nov 7's 1.141M/0.26. SmackDown finished second on cable, trailing Clemson–Louisville college football (2.564M, 0.53 ...

WWE SmackDown's 2026 debut in Buffalo featured electrifying returns from Randy Orton and Matt Cardona. New champions were ...