Matt Cardona is focused on the present.
Matt Cardona has returned to AEW on the road to ROH Final Battle, as he was revealed as the challenger for Chris Jericho's ROH World Cham♌pionship. He has appeared on both ROH and AEW programming during this run. During the ROH Final Battle media call, Tony Khan noted that he was interested in working with Cardona going forward.
Speaking♛ with Steven Muelhausen for , Matt Cardona discussed how this current run ca🌺me about.
"I got a phone call asking if I was available for a couple of AEW and Ring of Honor shows. I said, 'I'm always ready'. That's the beauty of being not just a free agent, but the agent. I can show up anywhere against anyone at any time. That's what's made these past five years so much fun. I'm still doing all my weekend bookings, but I'm adding Ring of Honor and AEW to the mix. My whole career I've wanted to get to the top to be a world champion. Now, I have that opportunity. The biggest opportunity in my career. Matt Cardona versus Chris Jericho, Hammerstein Ballroom at Ring of Honor Final Battle. I am pumped," Cardona said.
As for his contract status, Muelhausen noted that 🎃Cardona did not say whether he had signed a deal with AEW at the time of the interview. He stated that he was thinking about one show at the time.
"Listen, I cannot think about the future. I need to think one show at a time. I can't be looking ahead. I need to focus day by day. That with independence, that's what's made me so successful is that I'm treating each opportunity like it's the biggest deal. Because if I don't treat it like it's a big deal, then it's not a big deal. So I go all in on every single thing that I do. I take one match at a time, one day at a time," Cardona said.
Click here to see what Chris Jericho haཧd to say about Matt Cardona potentially signing with AEW.
Jericho recently said that Cardona reminded him of Bret Hart. Check out his comments here.
Fightful will have coverage of ROH Final Battle as it airs on December 20.
