This past weekend on AEW Collision, the self-proclaimed Death Match King, Matt Cardona made a surprise return to the Jacksonville-based promotion to challenge Adam Copeland for the TNT Championship.
After an intense battle, the Rated R Superstar managed to retain his championship. After the match, Matt Cardona took to Twitter to reflect on his match against his former protegé Adam ‘Edge’ Copeland.
“.@RatedRCope vs. Matt Cardona…my dream match…finally happened last night at #AEWCollision. When I was in high school, Edge was one of my favorite wrestlers. I’d have matches with him (an invisible version) in my bedroom or trampoline. Him reinventing himself into the Rated R Superstar made me an even bigger fan of his.”
Matt Cardona on his journey with Brian Myers as part of the Edgeheads
The Long Island Iced Z also briefly explained his experience as being part of Copeland’s faction in WWE. Cardona also mentioned that The Rated R Superstar had taught him and Brian Myers a lot.
“A couple of years later, @Myers_Wrestling and I made it to WWE but were drowning as The Major Brothers. We were about be fired. We had an idea to be Adam’s entourage…his Edgeheads. He didn’t need us but we certainly needed him. He took a chance on us, saved our careers, and changed our lives.
“We went from sitting in catering about to be fired to wrestling guys like Undertaker, Batista, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, etc. We learned so much from working so close to Adam. Our first time at WrestleMania was being involved in the main event! I thought the next year at WrestleMania it’d be Edge vs. Hawkins vs. Ryder. That didn’t happen. LOL.”
Matt Cardona knew when his dream match was back on the table
Cardona knew that he could finally get his dream match against Adam Copeland when he saw The Rated R Superstar pop up on AEW.
“16 years (holy s***!) flew by so fast. Adam had to retire due to a neck injury in 2011. My dream match would never happen. Adam returns to WWE in 2020. I get fired from WWE in 2020. My dream match would never happen.
“I’ve been busting my a** these past 4 years to reinvent myself. Adam is the Rated R Superstar and I’m the Self Made Superstar. I’ve been everywhere. I’ve wrestled everyone. When Adam joined
@AEW in 2023, I knew my dream match was back on the table.
“Last night in Canada, Adam had the Cope Open…an open challenge for his TNT Championship. I accepted. The fans didn’t forget the history. There was a HOLY S**T chant on my god damn entrance. I may have lost but I learned even more from Adam from that match. It was a night that I’ll never forget. I finally wrestled my dream match. Thank you Adam. Thank you @TonyKhan for the opportunity,” Matt Cardona tweeted.
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