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Matthew Joseph Korklan

Matthew Joseph Korklan

Acting1983St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Acting History

Future
2021
AEW Revolution 2021
as Matt Sydal
AEW Road Rager
as Matt Sydal
Free The Narrative
as The Vision
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TVas Matt Sydal4 eps
AEW Unrestricted
TVas Matt Sydal1 eps
AEW Dark: Elevation
TVas Matt Sydal19 eps
2020
AEW All Out 2020
as Matt Sydal
AEW Dark
TVas Matt Sydal28 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TVas Matt Sydal21 eps
2009
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)
2008
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Evan Bourne
Bloodstained Honor
as Matt Sydal
WWE ECW
TVas Matt Sydal1 eps
2002
TNA Xplosion
TVas Matt Sydal
1999
1993
Raw
TVas Evan Bourne

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/19/1983(42 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA