Matt Cardona Says He Wasn’t Even Supposed To Be On SmackDown Before Main Event Match

TLDR

Matt Cardona revealed he wasn't originally scheduled to appear on SmackDown and was supposed to be at Square Circle Expo instead before plans changed and he found himself in the main event against Randy Orton. Cardona, who had been away from WWE for nearly six years, lost the match to Orton after competing with an arm injury that Orton had inflicted the previous week. Despite the loss, Cardona stated "I'M NOT FINISHED!" indicating his intentions to continue his WWE run.