Matt Cardona has shed light on the origin and meaning behind his current “The Complete Matt Cardona” persona, revealing it was born out of a need for reinvention following a significant injury.
Speaking on “Insight With Chris Van Vliet,” Cardona explained the shift from “The Indie God” and “The Death Match King.” Cardona recounted tearing his pec just before he planned to celebrate four years since his WWE release. “I was The Indie God, The Death Match King, and then I tore my pec, which sucked… I filmed this whole hype video, and I got hurt the Saturday before,” he said. “I’m like, s—, just tore my pec.”
While confident he could still work promos and even served as GCW General Manager, he knew a change was needed for his in-ring return. “I can’t just come back wearing that crown or The Indie God hat again. I needed a fresh coat of paint, so to speak,” Cardona explained.
“So I was just thinking of all these ideas and it just hit me, The Complete. It means so many things, like The Total Package, Lex Luger. I can do it all. I looked the part. I wrestled the part, I talked the part.”
He views “The Complete Matt Cardona” as an amalgamation of his entire career journey: “Everything that led to this point in my career, whether it be the Major Brothers or the YouTube Broski stuff, or winning the IC title, or getting fired, then the Death Match King the indie got everything wrapped into one is The Complete Matt Cardona.”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article please credit Chris Van Vliet with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roKBj6Zxa-o
