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Matt Cardona knows a thing or two about the independent pro wrestling scene.<\/p>\n

After his release from WWE<\/a> in April 2020, Cardona rebranded himself as the “Indy God” after spending years as Zack Ryder. He spent years cultivating his new look through several independent promotions and top companies in the U.S. whose names aren\u2019t WWE or AEW.<\/p>\n

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There are several pro wrestlers<\/a> on the indies currently who are finding success with their own branding and marketing as well. Cardona named a few in a recent interview with Fox News Digital when asked who he thought was the new “Indy God.”<\/p>\n

“Who\u2019s the \u2018Indy God?\u2019 Oh, I don\u2019t know if anyone\u2019s the \u2018Indy God.\u2019 But there are people who definitely have stepped up. For instance, Shotzi, who was in WWE at one time. When she left, I think she copied the Matt Cardona formula and good on her and we had some incredible matches together. She\u2019s somebody who cares. I think effort is very, very important not just in independent wrestling but professional wrestling in general. If you aren\u2019t doing whatever you can to succeed, like, if you don\u2019t treat yourself like a big deal, I don\u2019t think anyone else will. I would definitely put Shotzi on that list.<\/p>\n

“Two others to look out for on the independents \u2013 Richard Holliday. He\u2019s another one who is always on social media. He\u2019s always trying to force himself down your throat just like I did when I was gone. When you\u2019re not in WWE, you can\u2019t take a day off of being on your phone. Like, Chelsea (Green), would always yell at me for always being on my phone, \u2018You\u2019re posting too much on social media.\u2019 I said, babe, if you don\u2019t want to be on your phone, WWE will post about you, WWE Shop will post about you, USA Network will post about you, ESPN, Netflix. If I don\u2019t post about myself, no one is going to post about me. So, Richard Holliday, he\u2019s taking that to heart.<\/p>\n

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“Also, Ben Bishop, another guy. So, I would say, Shotzi, Ben Bishop and Richard Holliday, the three to look out for.”<\/p>\n

Right now, Shotzi is the Major League Wrestling<\/a> women\u2019s world champion and has appeared in several different promotions around the world.<\/p>\n

Holliday and Bishop<\/a> have also built up massive followings on social media, helping raise their profiles in the sport.<\/p>\n

Cardona shared some advice to those who were trying to follow his path.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s funny because guys and girls in the independents, they\u2019d always ask me for advice. The answer was simple \u2013 don\u2019t quit,” he said. “Everyone has a different path. Everybody has a different journey but if you don\u2019t quit \u2026 here\u2019s what I would say, if you don\u2019t quit, you might make it. If you quit, you definitely won\u2019t. It\u2019s as simple as that.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/wwe-star-touts-pro-wrestlers-tearing-independent-circuit <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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