Matt Cardona – ‘WWE Was My Developmental, AEW Run Was A Blessing’

During a recent appearance on the “Not Sam Wrestling” podcast, Matt Cardona discussed how his WWE release made him the “Indie God,” his short stint with AEW being a blessing in disguise, and more.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On WWE being his developmental: “I say this in interviews all the time that WWE was my developmental, and that’s not a shot at WWE. I’m so grateful for my time there. If it wasn’t for my time there, I wouldn’t be the Indie God, I wouldn’t be sitting with you right now. Everything I learned in WWE, how to be a star, how to merchandise, how to promote yourself, that’s what I’m doing now on the indies.”

On his brief run in AEW: “When I left [WWE], I knew I needed a change. The AEW thing, the cup of coffee there didn’t work out. At the time I was f****** bummed out, I’ll admit a hundred percent, but now [it’s] a blessing in disguise because I would have never been able to go to GCW and do the deathmatch, the match that changed my career, changed GCW, changed my life. You’re right, that high, I knew it was going to create some buzz, but I could not anticipate what it what do… Listen, I made more money last year than I ever made in WWE.”

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