Zack Ryder made his surprise return to WWE SmackDown on Friday night, competing in John Cena's 16-man "The Last Time is Now" tournament against LA Knight. Ryder, real name Matt Cardona, previously appeared in WWE for many years, as part of Edge's La Familia Faction, but has since moved on to independent promotions and working with AEW or TNA.

However, he returned to WWE programming last month, as Matt Cardona, for a TNA invasion storyline on NXT. John Cena's tournament opened the door for individuals associated with both NXT and TNA to appear in his tournament to determine a final opponent before he retires.

Cardona's arrival on SmackDown surprised fans, mainly because he appeared as his Zack Ryder character, using a remixed theme song and his trademark "Woo Woo Woo." That has teased t

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