WWE star Matt Cardona offered an injury update on social media He suffered a torn triceps during a game in August. Cardona previously revealed that he underwent surgery for the injury following the Aug. 21 WWE Main Event match against Keith Wilson.
on friday Cardona went to X (formerly Twitter) shared a mirror selfie of her flexing her triceps on the two-month anniversary of her surgery. He said that he will undergo a rehabilitation course due to the injury and has been training in the gym to deal with it.
“In my head I’m ALMOST ready,” Cardona wrote in the post. “I don’t know when I’ll be cleared to get back in the ring, but I know I’m NOT FINISHED.”
When he first revealed the injury, Cardona indicated it could have happened on August 14th The match against GUNTHER on “WWE SmackDown”. The pair made an impromptu exit after the Ring General clashed with Cardona’s real-life wife, WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green, during a promo segment. GUNTHER defeated the former Zack Ryder in just six minutes on the show.
I tore this tricep and had surgery just 2 months ago. I was going to rehabilitate and work out in the gym to work on my injury. In my head, I am ALMOST ready. I don’t know when I’ll be cleared to get back in the ring, but I know I’m NOT OVER. pic.twitter.com/RgIxhkmySk
โ Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) November 6, 2026
As for the match against Wilson, Cardona stated in his original post that he had already been hit by the GUNTHER match, and after being hit on the second rope in the first minute of the Main Event fight, he landed on his elbow and heard a “pop”. An MRI confirmed the injury the next day.
Cardona returned to WWE at the Last Time is Now tournament for a chance to face John Cena in his final match. In January, he officially entered the “SmackDown” roster.
