Matt Cardona was paired with Adam Copeland early in his career in WWE as one-half of the “Edge Heads.” Fast forward to March 2024, for an episode of AEW Collision, Cardona answered Copeland’s open challenge and put over the legend.
Cardona recently did an interview with Inside The Ropes, where he discussed the moment.
“That was my dream match for shoot, even before I got in the business. Edge or Adam Copeland, one of my favourites of all time, that was my dream match. When I was in WWE, Zack Ryder was one of his Edgeheads, I thought for sure, “Oh my God, it’s gonna be Edge vs. Hawkins vs. Ryder eventually.” Never happens. I became the Woo Woo Woo guy. I guess it’s still on the table, Zack Ryder vs. Edge, and he retires. So this dream match is never happening. He goes back to WWE. I get fired. S—t, this dream match is definitely never happening.
But once he goes to AEW, it’s still on the table because AEW, with the forbidden door, anybody can come in and out. A few months ago he was doing his Cope Open and I shot him a text. I shot my shot. I don’t know if this has been said publicly. But I said, basically, I’m paraphrasing here, something like, “Gotta shoot my shot here. You got the Cope Open, this is my dream match. I would really appreciate it if you’d consider me as a challenger.” He was really cool about it and said they were finishing up the Cope Open but if it ever happened again he’d keep me in mind.”
Cardona did note that he’s open to having a rematch with Copeland.
“Nah, I wrote it off in my mind. Well, a couple of months went by, and all of a sudden he brings it back, and he brings it back with me. He called me on a Wednesday and said, “Hey, can you be at Collision on Saturday?” I’m like, well I gotta cancel the convention but yeah, somehow, someway, I’ll be there. So I went to the convention for one day, and I made it. I got there and I had the dream match. What a special night for me on so many levels. It’s a match I never watched back because it just felt so special in that moment.
I wouldn’t want to watch it back and start critiquing things I did to ruin the night. But getting the “Holy s—t” chants on my entrance, it was like what I’ve been doing is working and it’s a night I desperately needed. To see all the social media responses, I think it did good numbers on the show. And to have Adam afterwards put it over to me and on social media… What a great, great night. I’m so fortunate, so glad I was able to get that night. But I’ll tell you what, I’d love a rematch. I’d love to beat Adam Copeland.”
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