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

Raw

Raw

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

AEW Dark

AEW Dark

All Movies (179)

• AEW Dynasty 20242024 · as Matt Sydal
• CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024 2024 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Supercard of Honor XV2022 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Winter Is Coming2021 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Road Rager2021 · as Matt Sydal
• Free The Narrative2021 · as The Vision
• AEW Double or Nothing 20212021 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Revolution 20212021 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta2021 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Winter is Coming2020 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW All Out 20202020 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 20182018 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI2018 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear2018
• Warrior Wrestling2018 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat2018 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 20182018 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 20182018 · as Matt Sydal
• DEFYX Year One2018 · as Matt Sydal
• IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 20172017 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two2017 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two2017 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One2017 · as Matt Sydal
• WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance2017 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain2017 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 32017 · as Matt Sydal
• WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top2017 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)2017 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Mystery Vortex IV2016 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two2016 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One2016 · as Matt Sydal
• Developmentally Speaking With Bull James, Rob Naylor, & Matt Sydal2016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Best In The World2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 72016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 62016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 12016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 32016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 12016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH & NJPW: Global Wars2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• RPW: Epic Encounter 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Invasion Attack 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two2016 · as Matt Sydal
• WrestleCon SuperShow 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One2016 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two2016 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One2016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: 14th Anniversary2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 22016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 12016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth2016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW New Year Dash !! 20162016 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 102016 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH Final Battle 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two2015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Road To Final Battle 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 22015 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Power Struggle 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII2015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage2015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Field of Honor2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Best In The World2015 · as Matt Sydal
• RevPro Summer Sizzler 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: DDT42015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 22015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 12015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique2015 · as Matt Sydal
• WrestleCon Supershow 20152015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Supercard of Honor IX2015 · as Matt Sydal
• The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J2015 · as Evan Bourne
• ROH: 13th Anniversary2015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: From Out of Nowhere2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn2015 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Year 52015 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Black Cole Sun2014 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH Final Battle 20142014 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 22014 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 12014 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three2014 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two2014 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Year Four2014 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Creating Excellence2014 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology2013 · as Evan Bourne
• Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown2013 · as Matt Sydal
• Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation2013 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 22013 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: The Rise of Generation Next2012 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!2012 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Ring of Hardcore2012 · as Matt Sydal
• Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double2012 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Japan's Finest2012 · as Matt Sydal
• KENTA: Go 2 Sleep2012 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 20112011 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Vengeance 20112011 · as Evan Bourne
• The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn2011 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Hell in a Cell 20112011 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Night of Champions 20112011 · as Evan Borne
• WWE Money in the Bank 20112011 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Capitol Punishment 20112011 · as Evan Bourne
• The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet2011 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE Night of Champions 20102010 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Money in the Bank 20102010 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Fatal 4-Way 20102010 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Wrestlemania XXVI2010 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Royal Rumble 20102010 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE Survivor Series 20092009 · as Evan Bourne
• WWE WrestleMania XXV2009 · as Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)
• PWG Sells Out: Volume 22009 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE Cyber Sunday 20082008 · as Evan Bourne
• ROH: Best In The World2008 · as Matt Sydal
• Bloodstained Honor2008 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three2007 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One2007 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Driven2007 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: International Challenge2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One2006 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Passive Hostility2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Dethroned2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Black Friday Fallout2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Irresistible Forces2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Suffocation2006 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: Horror Business2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Motor City Madness2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Survival of The Fittest 20062006 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Gut Check2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Epic Encounter II2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Frontiers of Honor II2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Unified2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Fight of The Century2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Time To Man Up2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Generation Now2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: War of The Wire II2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Ring of Homicide2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: The 100th Show2006 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two2006 · as Matt Sydal
• PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Better Than Our Best2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Supercard of Honor2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Arena Warfare2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Dissension2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Tag Wars 20062006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Hell Freezes Over2006 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Steel Cage Warfare2005 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Vendetta2005 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Showdown In Motown2005 · as Matt Sydal
• The Best of the X Division Vol. 12005 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Redemption2005 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: The Final Showdown2005 · as Matt Sydal
• TNA Victory Road 20042004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Joe vs Punk II2004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Gold2004 · as Matt Sydal
• IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 22004 · as Matt Sydal
• IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 12004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two2004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One2004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Do or Die II & III2004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: World Title Classic2004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Reborn - Stage Two2004 · as Matt Sydal
• ROH: Reborn - Stage One2004 · as Matt Sydal
• Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles2004 · as Matt Sydal
• YouShoot: Matt Sydal— · as Himself

All TV Shows (19)

• Hey! (EW)2022 · as Matt Sydal
• All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts2022 · as Matt Sydal
• All Elite Wrestling: Rampage2021
• All Elite Wrestling: Rampage2021 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Dark: Elevation2021 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Unrestricted2020 · as Matt Sydal
• AEW Dark2019
• AEW Dark2019 · as Matt Sydal
• All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite2019 · as Matt Sydal
• DEFYNOW2018 · as Matt Sydal
• Ring of Honor Wrestling2009 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE ECW2006 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE ECW2006 · as Evan Bourne
• TNA iMPACT!2004 · as Matt Sydal
• TNA Xplosion2002 · as Matt Sydal
• WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as Evan Bourne
• Raw1993 · as Evan Bourne
• Raw1993
• WWE Pay Per View1985