Matt Cardona Believes He Has Earned WWE Return Opportunity, Denies Receiving AEW Contract Offer

Independent wrestling star (and former WWE and AEW talent) Matt Cardona appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show recently, speaking in the aftermath of his ROH World Championship match against Chris Jericho.

In the conversation with Helwani, Cardona revealed that he did not receive another AEW contract offer in the aftermath of the Jericho bout, stating:

"A month or so ago, I get called, ‘Hey, do you want to wrestle Chris Jericho at Hammerstein Ballroom?’ Hell yes I do! Another guy I grew up idoliSing. We do the weeks of TV, getting reactions in-house, social media, killer match at Hammerstein Ballroom. [Shrugs] Nothing. I didn’t get [an offer]. Hey, maybe it got lost in the mail. I don’t know."

Cardona did also clarify that he believes AEW is good for the wrestling industry and has always enjoyed his time there, but conceded that "everything has to be the right situation" for things to work out between himself and the company.

Elsewhere in the interview, Cardona also revealed that he believes he has earned the opportunity to return to WWE, explaining:

"I don’t I think I deserve anything [...] but I think I have earned the opportunity to go back. I don’t think it’s cocky to say that if my music hit at the Royal Rumble, whether it be Zack Ryder or Matt Cardona, the place would explode, the roof would come off the place, social media would explode, I would move merch, I know that."

H/T to Fightful and F4WOnline.

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