Former WWE Star Says He’s ‘Backing Down’ To Company

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One former WWE star has explained why he’s abandoning the quest to trademark his previous in-ring name.

Matt Cardona was on the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast With Jason Powell, where he spoke about his quest to obtain the trademark to his former WWE character, Zack Ryder.

Opening up about the battle, Cardona said:

“[WWE did let the ‘Zack Ryder’ trademark] lapse. I applied for it knowing there was a chance they could fight it, and they have, so that’s it. I’m letting it go,”

“It would have been cool to do a cinematic ‘Matt Cardona vs. Zack Ryder’ match. It’s not going to happen. I’m not going to fight because, at the end of the day, it’s their intellectual property. They would win if we ever went to court over it. I tried. They fought it, so that’s it. I’m backing down.”

In a follow-up, Cardona noted that while he was interested in the trademark for potential merchandise purposes, overall the character remains dead to him.

Cardona saying:

“Zack Ryder is dead, in my opinion. It’s all Matt Cardona, but I did want [to own the intellectual property of ‘Zack Ryder’], for instance, to do that ‘Matt Cardona vs. Zack Ryder’ cinematic match,”

“For instance, I have my own toy company, Major Bendies; it would have been cool to make a Zack Ryder vs. Matt Cardona two-pack, and stuff like that. Moreso [Cardona wanted the trademark for purposes of ] merchandise [as opposed to] participating in matches as Zack Ryder. It’s over. It’s dead. It was great. I’m grateful for that time, but it’s done.”

Cardona’s real life wife Chelsea Green has recently returned to the company and has been making history already. 

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