Matt Cardona Enjoyed Showing Off Toy Collection On WWE: Unreal

Matt Cardona is opening up about his appearance in the third season of WWE: Unreal, the behind-the-scenes docuseries that this time around gave fans a glimpse into his home life with wife Chelsea Green — including his famously massive wrestling toy collection.

According to Cardona, the WWE: Unreal crew checked in with him and Green away from the arena, and cameras ended up capturing the extensive collection of action figures and memorabilia he’s built up over the years. Cardona said getting to showcase that collection on the show was a cool experience for him.

Cardona’s toy obsession is nothing new to longtime wrestling fans. Long before his in-ring career took him from WWE to the independent scene and beyond, he built a reputation as one of wrestling’s most dedicated collectors, regularly showing off vintage and modern figures on social media and at conventions. Folding that passion into WWE: Unreal gives the show a different flavor than its usual arena-and-locker-room footage, leaning into the personal side of a performer rather than just the drama of weekly television.

It also continues to build out the on-screen and behind-the-scenes presence of the Cardona-Green household, which has become one of wrestling’s more visible couples thanks to their willingness to let fans into their lives. Green has been a fixture on WWE programming, and having Unreal cameras follow the pair at home adds another layer to how the promotion is marketing its talent beyond just matches and promos.

For WWE: Unreal, now in its third season, moments like this help diversify the storytelling formula. Rather than only following the backstage tension of a pay-per-view build, the show is clearly interested in humanizing its roster through hobbies, relationships, and personal quirks — something that plays well for a performer like Cardona, whose collector persona has always been part of his brand.

Whether this leads to more slice-of-life segments featuring other talents remains to be seen, but Cardona’s enthusiasm about the segment suggests it landed well with him personally. As WWE: Unreal continues to find its footing as a companion piece to the weekly shows, glimpses like this into wrestlers’ lives outside the ring could become a bigger part of what sets it apart from other behind-the-scenes wrestling content.

For now, fans who caught the episode got a rare, lighthearted look at Cardona’s off-camera passion — one that’s been well known in wrestling circles for years but rarely showcased with this level of detail on a WWE-produced show.