Matthew Joseph Korklan
Biography
Matthew Joseph Korklan, better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Prior to signing with AEW, Sydal wrestled in WWE as Evan Bourne, and was a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion, with Kofi Kingston. Sydal is also known for his time in Impact Wrestling where he is a former Impact Grand Champion and Impact X Division Champion, and in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Tag Team Champion. He has also wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. Korklan has also wrestled on the independent circuit, for promotions including NWA Midwest, IWA-Mid South,, winning both singles and tag team championships. He also wrestled for the short-lived Wrestling Society X . Beginning in 2005, he wrestled for Dragon Gate in Japan, and won the Open the Brave Gate Championship in early 2007. Korklan is known for his high flying but hybrid lucha libre and puroresu styles of wrestling and was named the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Flying Wrestler in 2008.
Known For
The Vision
Free The Narrative
Evan Bourne
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Matt Sydal
AEW Winter Is Coming
Evan Bourne
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Evan Bourne
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Vengeance 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
Evan Bourne
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Evan Bourne
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Matt Sydal
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
Matt Sydal
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
Matt Sydal
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
Matt Sydal
Warrior Wrestling
Matt Sydal
ROH: Final Battle 2014
Matt Sydal
ROH: 13th Anniversary
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 1
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
Matt Sydal
PWG: DDT4
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Matt Sydal
PWG: Black Cole Sun
Matt Sydal
PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
Matt Sydal
PWG: From Out of Nowhere
Matt Sydal
ROH: Field of Honor
Matt Sydal
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
Matt Sydal
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Matt Sydal
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: Passive Hostility
Matt Sydal
PWG: Horror Business
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
Matt Sydal
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Matt Sydal
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
Matt Sydal
AEW Dynasty
Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn
Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton
Matt Sydal
ROH: Final Battle 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
Matt Sydal
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Matt Sydal
ROH: Vendetta
Matt Sydal
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
Matt Sydal
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
Matt Sydal
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
Matt Sydal
ROH: Arena Warfare
Matt Sydal
ROH: Dissension
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
Matt Sydal
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
Matt Sydal
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
Matt Sydal
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
Matt Sydal
ROH: 14th Anniversary
Matt Sydal
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Road To Final Battle 2015
Matt Sydal
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two
Matt Sydal
RPW: Epic Encounter 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One
Matt Sydal
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Matt Sydal
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two
Matt Sydal
RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: War of The Worlds - Night Three
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Matt Sydal
ROH: War of The Worlds - Night One
Matt Sydal
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
Matt Sydal
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
Matt Sydal
ROH: World Title Classic
Matt Sydal
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Matt Sydal
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Matt Sydal
DEFYX Year One
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
Matt Sydal
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
Matt Sydal
PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Matt Sydal
ROH: The 100th Show
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Himself
YouShoot: Matt Sydal
Matt Sydal
TNA Victory Road 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
Matt Sydal
ROH: Better Than Our Best
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor
Matt Sydal
ROH: Driven
Matt Sydal
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
Matt Sydal
ROH: Redemption
Matt Sydal
ROH: The Final Showdown
Matt Sydal
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
Matt Sydal
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Matt Sydal
ROH: Year Four
Matt Sydal
ROH: Year 5
Matt Sydal
Bloodstained Honor
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Matt Sydal
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
Matt Sydal
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
Matt Sydal
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Matt Sydal
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Matt Sydal
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
Matt Sydal
ROH: Creating Excellence
Matt Sydal
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
Matt Sydal
ROH: Japan's Finest
Matt Sydal
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Matt Sydal
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Matt Sydal
The Best of the X Division Vol. 1
Matt Sydal
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
Evan Bourne
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Evan Bourne
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Evan Bourne
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Evan Borne
WWE Night of Champions 2011
Matt Sydal
AEW All Out
Matt Sydal
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
Matt Sydal
WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Matt Sydal
AEW Winter is Coming
Matt Sydal
ROH: Do or Die II & III
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
Matt Sydal
ROH: Unified
Matt Sydal
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
Matt Sydal
ROH: Gold
Matt Sydal
ROH: Epic Encounter II
Matt Sydal
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Matt Sydal
ROH: International Challenge
Matt Sydal
ROH: Gut Check
Matt Sydal
ROH: Generation Now
Matt Sydal
ROH: Fight of The Century
Matt Sydal
ROH: Suffocation
Matt Sydal
ROH: Motor City Madness
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Irresistible Forces
Matt Sydal
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
Matt Sydal
ROH: Dethroned
Matt Sydal
ROH: Time To Man Up
Matt Sydal
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
Matt Sydal
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
Matt Sydal
ROH: War of the Wire II
Matt Sydal
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
Matt Sydal
ROH: Ring of Homicide
Matt Sydal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
Matt Sydal
NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall
Matt Sydal
AEW Double or Nothing
Matt Sydal
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
Matt Sydal
Developmentally Speaking With Bull James, Rob Naylor, & Matt Sydal
Matt Sydal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
Matt Sydal
AEW Road Rager
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
Matt Sydal
AEW Revolution
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
178
Gender
Male
Birthday
1983-03-19
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Evan Bourne