Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, Matt Cardona refuted the
reports that he was offered an AEW contract following his
short stint with ROH which culminated with an ROH World
title shot against Chris Jericho last month.

Cardona made a surprise appearance on ROH TV in early
December and went for Chris Jericho, challenging him for the
title at the Final Battle show.

“We do weeks of great TV and then nothing. Even Dave Meltzer
reported I got a contract offer,” Cardona told Helwani.
“Sorry Dave, you’re wrong. I didn’t get one.”

Cardona expressed his wish to return to WWE, saying he
thinks he earned the opportunity to go back and does not
like to use the word ‘deserved’ in this instance.


“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want another WrestleMania
moment, or wrestle at MSG, or to be on Smackdown with my
wife,” Cardona said. “If my music hit at the Royal Rumble…
the place would explode, the roof would go off the place,
social media would explode, I’d move merch. I know that.”

Cardona said that he has not been offered anything from WWE.
Asked why there has been no offers, Cardona said he doesn’t
know, and while communication is very cordial, nothing came
out of it.

He added that while he can’t live his life waiting for a
call back, but if they do, there’s a catchphrase he uses and
it’s ‘always ready.’

“I would love to go back if the circumstances are correct,”
Cardona said.