Matt Cardona On What Triple H Told Him After WWE Smackdown Match, Hasn’t Watched It Back Yet

Matt Cardona says he got positive feedback following his return as Zack Ryder on last week’s WWE Smackdown. Cardona made his return as Ryder on last Friday’s show, losing to LA Knight in the Last Time Is Now Tournament.

Cardona was asked during an appearance on NotSam Wrestling about how he felt about the match. He noted that he hasn’t yet watched it back but was happy with how it went. He also spoke about the feedback he received from Triple H after the bout. You can see highlights below:

On the Match:

“Listen, I haven’t watched it back. I say this to guys and girls in the indies all the time. Don’t watch yourself back right away. Because you know how you feel about the match, right? Like enjoy the moment. If you think you had a good match — I’m not saying don’t watch it in a week. Of course you want to get better. You want to critique yourself, have others critique you.

“But if you think you had a good match? Enjoy that moment for a little bit. Because if you just get through the curtain, you’re asking, ‘What do you think? What do you think?’ You’re getting the instant feedback, feedback, feedback, and criticism, how are you going to enjoy it? What are we doing this for if we don’t enjoy it? So maybe in a couple days I’ll watch it and I’ll cringe over a couple things because I’m a perfectionist. But I was happy with the the evening. And I did not want to go and ruin by watching it back like, ‘Oh, I wish I would have done this or that.'”

On What Triple H Told Him After the Match:

“Everything was positive. It was such a whirlwind, so I don’t want to paraphrase or even try to remember everything. But everything seemed positive. I got the point [photo with Triple H].

“And it’s funny, because as I was just kind of cooling off, I’m like, ‘When was the first time I was in this building?’ It was Albany. So I did a little research… the first time I ever wrestled in Albany — [Curt] Hawkins/Ryder vs. Triple H and Jeff Hardy. I went on WWE.com. I found this picture, like Triple H spinebustering me. Like, how wild is it? First time I’m there, I’m getting spine busted by Triple H. Last time I’m there, getting the fingerpoint.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit NotSam Wrestling with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.