Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder: Biography in Details

Who is Zack Ryder?

Zack Ryder is an American professional wrestler. Zack Ryder currently signed his contract with WWE where he performs on the Raw brand.

Ryder is a one-time Intercontinental Champion, one-time United States Champion, and two times WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion.

He was featured in Sports Illustrated‘s list of the 100 most influential Twitter users in sports in July 2011.

Zack Ryder’s Early Life

Ryder was born on May 14, 1985, in Merrick, New York, United States.  His real name is Matthew Brett Cardona.

The career of Zack Ryder

In 2004, Zack Ryder debuted in the field of wrestling from the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) using the name Brett Matthews and teamed up with Bryan Meyers (ring name Curt Hawkins) in 2005.

They went on to become Tag Team Champions. But later they lost the title to Lo Lincoln and Boog Washington on August 27.

On 2007 December 21, he was renamed Zack Ryder from Brett Major (2005 stage name).

On July 20, 2008, Ryder and Bryan rose to fame after winning the WWE Tag Team Championship. Their victory meant that they were the youngest team to hold the championships after which their individual career took off.

The team split in 2009 and after that, Cardona was featured on WWE television a number of times. After becoming popular after winning the championship, he began using social media as a tool to increase his popularity and fan following.

Zack Ryder started a Youtube series called Z! True Long Island Story in February 2011 to promote his character. His status in WWE was thus elevated and he captured the United States Championship.

Does Zack Ryder Sing?

Not only wrestling, but Ryder is also interested in music.

Zack Ryder released his first music single named Hoeski in 2012 which reached the number 92 position on the iTunes Pop Music chart in 2013.

Zack Ryder’s net worth and social media

His net worth is estimated to be $500k as of 2022. Zack Ryder charges around $500,000 per appearance in WWE.

Ryder has 1.6 million followers on his Instagram and 2.2 million followers on Twitter. He has 131K subscribers on his self-titled Youtube channel.

Body Measurement

Zack Ryder has brown hair with brown eyes. He is 6 feet and 2 inches tall and weighs around 102 Kg.

Trivia

• Zack Ryder revealed in an interview that during high school, he suffered from and overcome cancer. It started in his foot and spread to his lungs. Therefore, he was forced to miss a year of school battling the disease.
• He is a big fan of the Tv series Ghostbusters. He periodically donned Ghostbusters-themed ring gear during matches and was featured in the 2016 documentary Ghostheads, discussing his love of the series.
• He appeared in eight WWE video games. He made his in-game debut at WWE SmackDown VS Raw 2009 and appeared in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, WWE’ 12, WWE’ 13, WWE 2K14, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, and WWE 2K20.
• In 2018, Ryder started a podcast with Curt Hawkins about wrestling figures called The Major Wrestling Figure Podcast.
• He is famous for his signature and finishing moves.

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