Overview
- Matt Cardona returned to WWE as Zack Ryder on SmackDown as the mystery opponent for LA Knight in the Last Time Is Now tournament.
- WWE Shop listed three new Zack Ryder shirts as top sellers, a metric Cardona highlighted in jabs at Karrion Kross on X.
- Karrion Kross replied with an X post alleging Cardona "shit your tights" on a televised powerbomb, a message outlets report was later deleted.
- Cardona fired back online by mocking Kross with claims about exaggerated merch success and a dig about him wearing a wig.
- Reporting from Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp indicates Cardona’s WWE appearance was a one-off without a new multi-match contract, keeping the rivalry confined to social media for now.