Born May 14, 1985
Matt Cardona better known by his ring name Zack Ryder, is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE. Cardona debuted with New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) in 2004, using the name Brett Matthews. He along with Bryan Myers went on to defeat the NYWC Tag Team Champions to become th enew tag team champions. On February 24, 2006, Matthew Cardona signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. By October the duo won the DSW Tag Team Championship from The Untouchables and held them until the end of November, losing them to Urban Assault. Later in 2007 they moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. Ryder moved to the RAW brand, following the end of ECW in February 2010. yder made his Raw debut on March 1, losing to Montel Vontavious Porter in a Money in the Bank qualifying match. n the September 19 episode of Raw, Ryder won a non-title match against United States ChampionDolph Ziggler with the help of guest star Hugh Jackman who punched Ziggler mid-match. Ryder has appeared in several WWE video games, including WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, WWE '12, and WWE '13.
