Brian Myers says Matt Cardona genuinely believed the two of them were heading for a Triple Threat Match with Edge at WrestleMania 25, only to end up as lumberjacks on the pre-show.
Speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Myers recalled the reality check that followed their high-profile WrestleMania 24 debut.
“Matt and I were very spoiled. That first one, we ran in the main event of WrestleMania 24 and attempted to attack The Undertaker. I think we were 22 years old. It’s a wild way to start, and then you come down. The next year, Matt says it all the time. He’s like just assuming, ‘Oh, we’ll probably have a three way with Edge next year and we’ll be like, who’s breaking up and stuff.’ We were anonymous lumberjacks or something on the pre-show, so it didn’t really turn out like that.”
Myers and Cardona, then known as Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, appeared as members of La Familia alongside Edge during their early WWE run. At WrestleMania 24, Edge lost the World Heavyweight Title to The Undertaker in the main event of WrestleMania 24, while at WrestleMania 25, Edge defended his World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat Match against John Cena and the Big Show. He lost the bout as Cena went over.