Top Exec Played Major Role in Matt Cardona’s WWE Return, But It Wasn’t Triple H
Matt Cardona’s path back to WWE apparently began with a conversation his wife, Chelsea Green, had with WWE President Nick Khan. Speaking on a new episode of Cody Rhodes “What Do You Wanna Talk About? ” podcast, Cardona detailed the chain of events that led to his return to the company this year, tracing it back to a NXT appearance he made in October 2025 as part of the TNA invasion storyline.
“So I’m working for TNA, but not technically under contract. And TNA invaded NXT, and they asked me to join. And I know I’m not under contract, but I’m like, I’m going to sneak in.
Sure, I’ll do it,” Cardona said. “I do that, leads to a match. And Chelsea was doing, I guess, media for Rumble in Saudi Arabia.
And Nick Khan was there. She said to Nick something like, ‘Did you see my husband wrestle on NXT? ’ “Nick said something like, ‘I’ve always wanted to meet your husband, talk to your husband, give him my number.
’ She gave me Nick Khan’s number; you know I’m texting immediately,” he added. “And then Nick called me right there, said, ‘What do you want? ’ I said, ‘I want to come back.