All's fair in love and war.
When Matt Cardona was a young man there was only one thing he wanted for Christmas in 1994, a 1-2-3 Kid Hasbro action figure. As Matt Cardona got older, action figures became his hobby. He still collects all pro wrestling action figures and even has a podcast network dedicated to them.
Eventually, Matt Cardona would get his hands on the action figure that eluded him as a child, and even got Sean Waltman to sign it for him. That was it for him, that was his holy grail.
Now, things couldn't be any more different.
Cardona with help from his tag team partner, Brian Myers, defeated Joey Janela by utilizing a numbers game at The WRLD on GCW in the Hammerstein Ballroom but Sean Waltman would come to save Janela. As a result, the former X-Pac is now kicking off his comeback tour by teaming with Joey Janela against The Major Players at GCW Welcome to heartbreak in Los Angeles on Friday, February 25.
Ahead of this match comment Matt Cardona has done be unthinkable. The Michael Jordan of action figure collecting burned the figure that he once considered to be his holy grail. Of course, he shared the video on Twitter, because if it's not on Twitter, it doesn't count.
“Christmas morning, 1994. All a young Matt Cardona wanted for Christmas with a Hasbro 1-2-3 Kid wrestling figure. I was a good boy that year, I was a very good boy. But Santa did not bring me the 1-2-3 Kid and it ruined my Christmas,” Cardona said. "I spent the next four years saving every penny, every nickel, every dime, every quarter, every dollar until I had enough money to buy my very own Hasbro 1-2-3 Kid wrestling figure.”
“This is the OG,” he continued. “This is the one I bought on eBay in 1998. I've kept it in the box ever since. It is the holy grail of my collection. Last year, I met up with Sean Waltman. I met up with X-Pac. I met up with the 1-2-3 Kid. We took a picture, he even signed it for me, and it's been the centerpiece of my collection ever since. But not anymore. Hammerstein Ballroom, I made history.I beat Joey Janela in the middle of that ring. Did I get to celebrate? Did I get to celebrate in front of my hometown crowd? No. Did I get to celebrate with my hot wife, Chelsea Green? No. Did I get to celebrate my best friend Brian Myers? No. Did I get to celebrate with my parents? No. Because the fucking 1-2-3 Kid ruined it. You ruined it, Sean. You ruined my celebration."
Cardona has promised revenge by ruining the one thing that matters to Sean Waltman the most. His comeback run.
“We are going to ruin your comeback. We're going to kill your comeback. But you're not going to heaven Sean, and this [Hasbro action figure] isn't my holy grail anymore. Because you guys, you Joey, and this 1-2-3 Kid figure, you're gonna burn in hell.”
Tomorrow night…@TheRealXPac will burn in hell!@GCWrestling_ pic.twitter.com/fdP4YyLToY
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) February 25, 2022
Recently, Waltman spoke to Sean Ross Sapp about Matt Cardona and admitted that even though he feels like the former Zack Ryder has been a real asshole lately, he can't help but respect what he has accomplished since leaving WWE.
“He’s legit been a real asshole lately,” Sean Waltman told Sean Ross Sapp. “Like, it's really overbearing, but, man, you can't deny this guy. You can't deny what he's done since he left WWE. The NWA World Title all this other shit he's done. I have a ton of respect for him along with like, really not liking him very much,” Waltman concluded.
You can check out the rest of that interview with Sean Waltman at this link.
We will have full results of GCW Welcome to Heartbreak after the show's conclusion on Friday, February 25.
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