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#2 Former WWE Superstar Matt Cardona reveals the difference between Vince McMahon and Tony Khan

Former WWE Superstar Zack Ryder, now known as Matt Cardona, recently sat down with Inside The Ropes. The former Intercontinental Champion talked about the difference between WWE head Vince McMahon and AEW head Tony Khan.

Although Cardona is currently a member of the Impact Wrestling roster, he did have a brief run with AEW after being released by WWE. Cardona stated that the backstage atmosphere in WWE and AEW is completely different.

"Totally different vibe. Everyone was super cool, super relaxed. Tony Khan — super approachable. Not that Vince isn’t, but Vince, you know, sometimes you’re waiting outside Vince’s office all day, and sometimes you might not get to talk to him. As opposed to Tony, who you can go like ‘Hey Tony!’ or you text him. But is the atmosphere different? Yeah, 100 percent."

Cardona explained that the key reason for the difference in the backstage environments of WWE and AEW is the sheer size of WWE. He also said that while AEW lets things happen, WWE believes in micromanaging everything.