Matthew Cardona
Matthew Brett Cardona is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he is the current Impact Digital Media Champion in his first reign, and The National Wrestling Alliance, where he is the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He also holds several championships in various independent promotions, and his self-promoted Internet Championship, with which he is in his second reign. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Zack Ryder from 2005 to 2020. Cardona debuted in professional wrestling in 2004, teaming with Curt Hawkins on the independent circuit. Both men were signed by WWE the following year, making their main roster debuts in 2007. After the team split in 2009, he made appearances on WWE's ECW brand until 2010, following which he was featured sparingly on television. In 2011, he launched a YouTube web series in which he proclaimed himself WWE's "Internet Champion"; this, along with his creative use of social media, helped him establish a substantial cult following. Over the course of his time with WWE, Cardona held the Intercontinental, United States, and Raw Tag Team Championships (the latter with Hawkins on two occasions). Cardona was released by WWE in April 2020, and had a brief stint in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in July of that year under his real name. Cardona has been a free agent since the completion of his AEW contract in September and has been making appearances with Impact Wrestling since making his debut at their Hard To Kill event in January 2021.
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Zack RyderWrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania PPV. The event took place on March...
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WWE WrestleMania 31
as Zack RyderWrestleMania 31 was the thirty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view...
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WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Zack RyderWrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Slim Jim. It...
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Zack RyderWrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by...
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WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as Zack RyderThe Rock and John Cena collide in the most anticipated WrestleMania face-off in history, an epic...
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WWE Extreme Rules 2012
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)After eight years away from WWE, Brock Lesnar has reemerged to bring the pain, but John Cena...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as Zack RyderRoyal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 27,...
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WWE Survivor Series 2011
as Zack RyderAfter 7 years, The Rock finally returns to action to join forces with his WrestleMania opponent,...
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WWE WrestleMania 35
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)WrestleMania 35 is the thirty-fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view...
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WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by the National...
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WWE WrestleMania 32
as Zack RyderWrestleMania 32 was thirty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV)...
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WWE Survivor Series 2019
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)Taking place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, this is the 33rd annual event under...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Zack RyderRoyal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal RumblePPV. It took place on January 31,...
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TNA Bound for Glory 2024
as Matt CardonaThe 2024 Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Zack RyderFinally...The Rock has come back to the Royal Rumble! In his first title match in over 10 years,...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Zack RyderAs is tradition at this yearly event, the card will be highlighted by the 30-man Royal Rumble...
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Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
as Matt CardonaOn July 31st at 6:05pm ET one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, 16-time former...
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CM Punk: Best in the World
as Zack RyderFor the first time ever, experience the rise of CM Punk with CM Punk: Best in the World! From...
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TNA Victory Road 2024
as Matt CardonaThe 2024 Victory Road was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action...
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Making Fun: The Story of Funko
as Zack RyderFrom a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2012
as Zack RyderThe Road to WrestleMania begins at the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble, and 30 men look to...
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WWE Stomping Grounds
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)Stomping Grounds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE...
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WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as Zack RyderA special Independence Day edition of Super Smackdown Live features a 20-Man Bash Battle Royale,...
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WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Zack Ryder (archive footage)Walk the dark and hallowed path of he who cannot be buried. The Apocalyptic Warrior who has...
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WWE No Mercy 2016
as Zack RyderNo Mercy (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event...
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WWE One Night Stand 2008
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)One Night Stand (2008) was a PPV that took place on June 1, 2008 at the San Diego Sports Arena...
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WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as Zack RyderRoyal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30,...
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WWE Payback 2013
as Zack Ryder (Lumberjack)For rivals John Cena and Ryback, payback will come in the form of hell – 3 Stages of Hell! Will...
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)Taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this event features a...
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TNA Emergence 2024
as Matt CardonaEmergence 2024 was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
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WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)Fatal 4-Way was a PPV which took place on June 20, 2010 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum...
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ROH: Final Battle
as Matt CardonaThe 2024 Final Battle was a professional wrestling live streaming event produced by American...
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
as Zack RyderCarnage reigns supreme at the last event of 2011: WWE TLC. The Pay-Per-View extravaganza which...
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WWE Clash of Champions 2017
as Zack RyderWWE Clash of Champions comed to TD Garden in Boston, Mass. in this high-stakes SmackDown LIVE...
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WWE Night of Champions 2012
as Zack RyderIn a match marked by confusion and controversy, CM Punk puts his 300 day reign as WWE Champion...
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WWE Over The Limit 2012
as Zack RyderJohn Cena takes on the polarizing purveyor of "People Power", John Laurinaitis. Plus, both World...
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as Zack RyderElimination Chamber (also known as No Escape in Germany) is a professional wrestling...
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WWE Money in the Bank 2017
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)Money in the Bank (2017) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network...
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World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
as uncreditedIt's July 10th and this is the third day of the World Series Wrestling Phoenix Rising Tour as...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
as Matt CardonaBound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Impact Wrestling. It...
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GCW Fight Club
as Matt CardonaGCW presents Fight Club straight from the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ! The event...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
as Matt CardonaEmergence was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It was taped on...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
as Matt CardonaIMPACT Wrestling is bringing another rebellion of worlds colliding as this evening of global pro...
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WWE The Great American Bash 2008
as Zack RyderThe Great American Bash (2008) was the fifth annual Great American Bash PPV. It was presented by...
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WWE Night of Champions 2008
as Zack Ryder (Ringside)Night of Champions (2008) was a PPV presented by P&G's Gillette Fusion Power, which took place...
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WWE Survivor Series 2016
as Zack RyderSurvivor Series (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE...
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WWE Backlash 2016
as Zack RyderBacklash (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event...
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WWE Armageddon 2007
as Zack Ryder (Edgehead #1)Chris Jericho attempts to save us from WWE Champion Randy Orton. The war between Batista and...
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WWE Vengeance 2011
as Zack RyderJohn Cena and Alberto Del Rio battle for the WWE Championship in a brutal Last Man Standing...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021
as Matt CardonaUnder Siege was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on...
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WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Zack RyderWWE Super Showdown took place on June 7th, 2019. It was WWE's third show from Saudi Arabia. The...
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WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
as Zack RyderA behind-the-scenes WWE Network documentary looking back on WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, TX - with...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021
as uncreditedImpact Wrestling Homecoming is a professional wrestling event held by Impact Wrestling. It was...
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WWE Crown Jewel
as Zack RyderCrown Jewel is a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for...
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WWE Judgment Day 2008
as Zack Ryder (Appearance)Judgment Day (2008) was a PPV sponsored by Lionsgate's Rambo, which took place on May 18, 2008...
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WWE Battleground 2016
as Zack RyderBattleground (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE...
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The WRLD on GCW
as Allie KatchOn January 23rd Game Changer Wrestling presents The WRLD on GCW live on FITE straight from...
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GCW Cage of Survival 2
as Matt CardonaGCW's 'Cage of Survival 2' event emanated from the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2017
as Zack RyderHell in a Cell (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2022
as Matt CardonaOn January 8th IMPACT Wrestling is coming with its first big event of the year - it's Hard to...
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NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
as himselfNWA Crockett Cup 2022 is the first PPV event of the National Wrestling Alliance for the year...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2021
as Matt CardonaOn November 20th Impact Wrestling presents Turning Point 2021 live on FITE! The event features...
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AEW All Out
as Matt CardonaThe second annual All Elite Wrestling (AEW) PPV event taking place at Daily's Place in...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
as Matt CardonaOn November 18th Impact Wrestling presents Over Drive 2022 live on FITE straight from Old...
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2022
as Matt CardonaNo Surrender is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It will...
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NWA Hard Times in New Orleans
as uncreditedOn November 12th NWA presents Hard Times in New Orleans live on FITE straight from Frederick J...
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GCW: The Coldest Winter 2
as Matt CardonaOn February 3rd GCW presents The Coldest Winter 2 live on TrillerTV+. The event features GCW...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
as Matt CardonaThe road to Bound For Glory goes through Victory Road on IMPACT Plus!
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IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021
as uncreditedOur world changes again at one of IMPACT Wrestling's biggest events of the year which is sure to...
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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016
as Zack Ryder (Preshow)TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE...
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WWE Battleground 2014
as Zack RyderBattleground (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
as Matt CardonaOn January 13th, 2023 Impact Wrestling kicks off the New Year with Hard to Kill 2023 live on...
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IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2021
as uncreditedThe date of No Surrender is the same as the date of Tommy Dreamer's 50th birthday. The Impact...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
as Matt CardonaImpact is coming to WrestleCon and FITE Fest with Multiverse of Matches, live Friday, April 1st...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021
as uncreditedlive Saturday April 10
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
as Matt CardonaOn April 23rd, Impact Wrestling presents Rebellion 2022 live on FITE straight from Poughkeepsie,...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
as Matt CardonaIMPACT Wrestling presents its biggest pay-per-view of the year, Bound For Glory, LIVE October...
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GCW Blood on the Hills
as Matt CardonaOn December 17th GCW presents Blood oh the Hills
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DDT Ultimate Party 2023
as uncreditedUltimate Party 2023 is a professional wrestling event produced by CyberFight's DDT Pro-Wrestling...
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GCW Downward Spiral
as Matt CardonaOn May 28th GCW presents Downward Spiral live on FITE straight from Silver Nugget Casino & Event...
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World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
as uncreditedOn July 8th World Series Wrestling presents the first night of its Phoenix Rising Tour straight...
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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 8
as Matt CardonaOn April 5th Joey Janela's Spring Break 8 is live and exclusive on TrillerTV+ straight from...
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NXT TakeOver: London
as Zack RyderNXT TakeOver: London is an upcoming major professional wrestling show in the NXT TakeOver series...
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WrestleCade Supershow 2021
as Matt CardonaWrestleCade presented its 2021 Supershow from the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem,...
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World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
as uncreditedJuly 9th is the second night of the World Series Wrestling Phoenix Rising Tour straight from...
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IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II
as GI BroskiIMPACT Wrestling time traveled back to 1984 as Pabst Blue Ribbon presents Throwback Throwdown II...
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GCW Evil Deeds
as Matt CardonaOn November 12th GCW presents Evil Deeds live on FITE from Knights of Columbus in Detroit,...
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GCW Into The Light
as Matt CardonaTag Team Match The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & JD Drake) vs. The East West Express (Jordan...
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GCW Lifestyle
as Matt CardonaOn may 26th Game Changer Wrestling: Lifestyle is live on FITE+ straight from Silver Nugget...
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Free The Narrative
as Matt CardonaA lot has changed in one year. While they have taken very different paths, EC3 and MATT CARDONA...
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GCW Homecoming Part I
as Matt CardonaOn July 24th Homecoming, Part 1 is live on FITE! The event features three title matches and the...
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GCW Welcome To Heartbreak
as Matt CardonaValentine’s Day may have come and gone, but this doesn’t mean that hearts are free from being...
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GCW: Off The Rails
as uncreditedOn August 20th GCW returns to Las Vegas with Off The Rails. But nit only GCW is returning - Nick...
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GCW Homecoming Weekend 2021 - Night 1
as uncreditedSingles Match Marko Stunt vs. Starboy Charlie Singles Match Tony Deppen vs. Ninja Mack ...
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Raw
as Zack RyderA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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WWE NXT
as Zack RyderWrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension...
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WWE NXT
as uncreditedWrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension...
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WWE NXT
as ZackWrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension...
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WWE NXT
as RyderWrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension...
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WWE NXT
as zack RyderWrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension...
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TNA iMPACT!
as uncreditedTNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with...
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TNA iMPACT!
as Matt CardonaTNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with...
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Matt CardonaA world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience...
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Hey! (EW)
as Matt CardonaThe least violent talk show in wrestling.
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WWE Main Event
as Zack RyderWWE Main Event is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that airs on...
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WWE SmackDown
as Zack RyderThe superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every...
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Swerved
as Zack RyderWWE teams up with the Director of Jackass and Bad Grandpa, Jeff Tremaine, to give you the...
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WWE ECW
as Zack RyderECW was a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on the independent Extreme...
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The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
as Zack RyderWWE presents a half-hour variety show starring the talented duo Edge and Christian, in a series...
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Johnny Loves Taya
as Matt CardonaNot your average rom-com!! Starting Valentines Day, AEW presents, Johnny Loves Taya!!! Pro...
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E! True Hollywood Story
as Ryder (archive footage)E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...
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