Earlier than he was “The Indy God,” or “Lengthy Island Iced Z,” or any of his different monikers, Matt Cardona (initially generally known as Zack Ryder) was an “Edgehead.” Paired with Brian Myers (then Curt Hawkins), Cardona was a stand-in, punching bag, and all-around lackey for Adam Copeland, generally known as Edge on the time.
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Cardona revealed in an interview with Jeff Jarrett on “My World,” that he and Myers drew inspiration from a preferred HBO program for the thought.
“Being one of many Edgeheads … it was our pitch,” mentioned the previous WWE star. “On the time there was this present on TV known as ‘Entourage’ and we thought that Edge might be the [main character] Vinnie Chase and we might be his entourage.”
The concept then spiraled into Cardona and Myers dressing like Copeland in order that they may cover below the ring and distract Copeland’s opponents. The 2 have been dropped at WWE throughout a time when Copeland was injured, which means the previous AEW TNT Champion had no concept who the 2 males have been.
“On the time, we had simply been known as as much as the principle roster,” Cardona remembered. “He did not want [us] however he was good sufficient to appreciate ‘I can use these guys to take all my bumps. It could possibly add a lot to my character. It is a solution to steal the title as an alternative of successful it.'”
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In response to Cardona, he and Myers discovered the pitch was authorized within the lavatory of the Kowloon in Saugus, MA, which additionally performed host to an AEW phase between MJF and Adam Cole final 12 months.
