Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, involving Nathan Jones, Chelsea Green and Matt Cardona.
• Former WWE wrestler & Hollywood actor Nathan Jones, known in pro-wrestling for his storyline with The Undertaker in 2003, posted the following on Facebook:
“When I was in the WWE, I saw something that stuck with me…not in the ring, but backstage.
There’d be a wrestler they were trying to ‘put over,’ someone the crowd just wasn’t vibing with. You’d hear boos from the audience, or worse… dead silence. No reaction. And that’s death in wrestling.
So what did WWE do?
They’d pump in crowd noise. Literal cheers through the arena speakers. Sometimes even piped-in chants like ‘Rocky! Rocky!’ – for someone the crowd clearly didn’t care for. And then I’d watch, from the monitors backstage, as the real audience started to fall in line. Like that fake reaction gave them permission to cheer. And they did.
That’s when it hit me… most people don’t think with their own mind. They follow the noise.
And now, I see the same trick everywhere. In politics. On the news. On social media. They play the cheer track, and the crowd claps like trained seals. Manufactured consensus. Emotional manipulation wrapped in spectacle.
It worked in wrestling. It works even better in real life.”
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• Matt Cardona (fka Zack Ryder) gave fans a laugh on social media this week after sharing a humorous moment between him and his wife, WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green.
In a video posted to X, Cardona captured Green reacting in horror to what appeared to be the aftermath of a fart attributed to his egg-white-heavy diet.
As Green voiced her disgust, Cardona quickly shifted the conversation, asking for her thoughts on his current tan. Her response was:
“You look like Tan Mom.”
Tan Mom refers to Patricia Krentcil, a Florida woman who became a viral sensation years ago due to her extremely deep tan and eccentric media appearances.
True love with @ImChelseaGreen pic.twitter.com/pUoFjEk3dl
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) April 16, 2025
