Matthew Joseph Korklan
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.
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- 2024 · AEW Dynasty as Matt Sydal
- 2024 · CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024 as Matt Sydal
- 2022 · ROH: Supercard of Honor XV as Matt Sydal
- 2022 · Hey! (EW) as Matt Sydal
- 2022 · All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts as Matt Sydal
- 2021 · All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as
- 2021 · All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Matt Sydal
- 2021 · AEW Double or Nothing as Matt Sydal
- 2021 · AEW Dark: Elevation as Matt Sydal
- 2020 · AEW Winter is Coming as Matt Sydal
- 2020 · AEW All Out as Matt Sydal
- 2020 · AEW Unrestricted as Matt Sydal
- 2019 · AEW Dark as
- 2019 · AEW Dark as Matt Sydal
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · Warrior Wrestling as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018 as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018 as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · DEFYNOW as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: Best In The World as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: War of The Worlds - Night Three as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW Invasion Attack 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · WrestleCon SuperShow 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Final Battle 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Field of Honor as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Supercard of Honor IX as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J as Evan Bourne
- 2015 · ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Year 5 as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · ROH: Final Battle 2014 as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 1 as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2013 · WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology as Evan Bourne
- 2013 · Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown as Matt Sydal
- 2011 · WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011 as Evan Bourne
- 2011 · The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn as Evan Bourne
- 2011 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2011 as Evan Bourne
- 2011 · WWE Money in the Bank 2011 as Evan Bourne
- 2011 · WWE Capitol Punishment 2011 as Evan Bourne
- 2010 · WWE Night of Champions 2010 as Evan Bourne
- 2010 · WWE Money in the Bank 2010 as Evan Bourne
- 2010 · WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010 as Evan Bourne
- 2010 · WWE Wrestlemania XXVI as Evan Bourne
- 2010 · WWE Royal Rumble 2010 as Evan Bourne
- 2009 · WWE Survivor Series 2009 as Evan Bourne
- 2009 · WWE WrestleMania XXV as Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)
- 2008 · WWE Cyber Sunday 2008 as Evan Bourne
- 2006 · WWE ECW as Evan Bourne
- 2006 · WWE ECW as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Supercard of Honor as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge as Matt Sydal
- 2005 · ROH: Steel Cage Warfare as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · TNA Victory Road 2004 as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Do or Die II & III as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Reborn - Stage One as Matt Sydal
- 2002 · TNA Xplosion as Matt Sydal
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Evan Bourne
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Evan Bourne
- Future · The Best of the X Division, Vol 1 as Matt Sydal
- 2011 · WWE Vengeance 2011 as Evan Bourne
- 2011 · WWE Night of Champions 2011 as Evan Borne
- 2007 · ROH: Driven as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: International Challenge as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Frontiers of Honor II as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Time To Man Up as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: War of The Wire II as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Arena Warfare as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Dissension as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Joe vs Punk II as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Reborn - Stage Two as Matt Sydal
- Future · ROH: Ring of Hardcore as Matt Sydal
- Future · ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2021 · AEW Winter Is Coming as Matt Sydal
- 2021 · AEW Road Rager as Matt Sydal
- 2021 · Free The Narrative as The Vision
- 2020 · NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018 as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat as Matt Sydal
- 2018 · DEFYX Year One as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top as Matt Sydal
- 2017 · PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll) as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · PWG: Mystery Vortex IV as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · Developmentally Speaking With Bull James, Rob Naylor, & Matt Sydal as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL) as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7) as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6) as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1) as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: War of The Worlds - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · RPW: Epic Encounter 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · ROH: 14th Anniversary as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1 as Matt Sydal
- 2016 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Road To Final Battle 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · NJPW Power Struggle 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Best In The World as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: DDT4 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · WrestleCon Supershow 2015 as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: 13th Anniversary as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · PWG: From Out of Nowhere as Matt Sydal
- 2015 · ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · PWG: Black Cole Sun as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · ROH: Year Four as Matt Sydal
- 2014 · ROH: Creating Excellence as Matt Sydal
- 2013 · Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation as Matt Sydal
- 2012 · ROH: The Rise of Generation Next as Matt Sydal
- 2012 · ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole! as Matt Sydal
- 2012 · ROH: Japan's Finest as Matt Sydal
- 2012 · Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double as Matt Sydal
- 2012 · KENTA: Go 2 Sleep as Matt Sydal
- 2009 · PWG Sells Out: Volume 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2008 · ROH: Best In The World as Matt Sydal
- 2007 · PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Matt Sydal
- 2007 · PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · PWG: Passive Hostility as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Dethroned as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Black Friday Fallout as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Irresistible Forces as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Suffocation as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · PWG: Horror Business as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Motor City Madness as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006 as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Gut Check as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Epic Encounter II as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Anarchy In The U.K. as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Unified as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Fight of The Century as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Generation Now as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Ring of Homicide as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: The 100th Show as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Better Than Our Best as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Tag Wars 2006 as Matt Sydal
- 2006 · ROH: Hell Freezes Over as Matt Sydal
- 2005 · ROH: Vendetta as Matt Sydal
- 2005 · ROH: Showdown In Motown as Matt Sydal
- 2005 · ROH: Redemption as Matt Sydal
- 2005 · ROH: The Final Showdown as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Gold as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2 as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: World Title Classic as Matt Sydal
- Future · Bloodstained Honor as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1 as Matt Sydal
- Future · The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One as Matt Sydal
- 2004 · Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles as Matt Sydal
- Future · YouShoot: Matt Sydal as Himself