Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 19, 1983
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits
196 titles
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
Filmography
AEW Dynasty 2024
Matt Sydal
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Matt Sydal
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
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Hey! (EW)
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All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Matt Sydal
AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
Matt Sydal
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
AEW Road Rager
Matt Sydal
Free The Narrative
The Vision
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Matt Sydal
AEW The House Always Wins
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AEW Dark: Elevation
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AEW Revolution 2021
Matt Sydal
ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta
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AEW Winter is Coming 2020
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AEW All Out 2020
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AEW Unrestricted
Matt Sydal
AEW Dark
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
Matt Sydal
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Matt Sydal
Warrior Wrestling
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IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Matt Sydal
DEFYNOW
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DEFYX Year One
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
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PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Matt Sydal
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
Matt Sydal
PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
Matt Sydal
WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
Matt Sydal
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
Matt Sydal
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Matt Sydal
Developmentally Speaking With Bull James, Rob Naylor, & Matt Sydal
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Matt Sydal
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
Matt Sydal
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
Matt Sydal
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
Matt Sydal
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
Matt Sydal
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
Matt Sydal