Injured WWE star Matt Cardona has provided an update on his injury recovery and when he plans to return.
During the WWE Main Event match, Cardona tore his triceps in August (which aired on September 3, 2026), and he had to undergo emergency surgery. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion said in his speech.Coincidences with Cathy Nolan“Podcast that he intends to make a faster recovery than doctors predicted, aiming for a Royal Rumble return.
“The plan is to come back shorter than the surgeons say. Maybe I’ll go back to the Royal Rumble. Who knows? It’s February this year. So I have some time,” Cardona said.
Next year’s Royal Rumble will be held in February at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, although WWE has yet to announce a date for the PLE, reports say it could be. on February 7. Cardona made his first appearance in the men’s Royal Rumble match in over a decade earlier this year, having previously wrestled in the match back in 2015. However, his return to the game was short-lived as he was quickly dismissed by Oba Femi.
In the interview, Cardona also ignored the injury, claiming that it was due to his impressive physique.
“It’s the trident. I was so muscular that it came off my elbow,” he joked.
Cardona’s injury came at an unfortunate time for him, as he appeared to be gaining some momentum on WWE SmackDown, which included a verse and match with GUNTHERafter the Austrian mocked Cardona’s wife and WWE star Chelsea Green.