Matthew Joseph Korklan
Acting • Born 1983-03-19
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.
Filmography
196 credits
Free The Narrative
Movie • 2021
The Vision
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Movie • 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Movie • 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Movie • 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Movie • 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Movie • 2011
Evan Bourne
AEW Winter Is Coming
Movie • 2021
Matt Sydal
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Movie • 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
Movie • 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Vengeance 2011
Movie • 2011
Evan Bourne
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Movie • 2010
Evan Bourne
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
Movie • 2022
Matt Sydal
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Movie • 2010
Evan Bourne
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Movie • 2008
Evan Bourne
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Movie • 2009
Evan Bourne
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
Movie • 2005
Matt Sydal
Warrior Wrestling
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
ROH Final Battle 2014
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
ROH: 13th Anniversary
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 1
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: DDT4
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
PWG: Black Cole Sun
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: From Out of Nowhere
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: Field of Honor
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Movie • 2024
Matt Sydal
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: Horror Business
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
PWG: Passive Hostility
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Movie • 2007
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Movie • 2007
Matt Sydal
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
AEW Dynasty 2024
Movie • 2024
Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH Final Battle 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
Movie • 2012
Matt Sydal
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Movie • 2005
Matt Sydal
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Vendetta
Movie • 2005
Matt Sydal
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Arena Warfare
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Dissension
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: 14th Anniversary
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Road To Final Battle 2015
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
RPW: Epic Encounter 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Movie • 2009
Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6)
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7)
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 2016
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL)
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: World Title Classic
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
DEFYX Year One
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
ROH: The 100th Show
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
YouShoot: Matt Sydal
Movie
Himself
TNA Victory Road 2004
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Better Than Our Best
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Driven
Movie • 2007
Matt Sydal
ROH: Redemption
Movie • 2005
Matt Sydal
ROH: The Final Showdown
Movie • 2005
Matt Sydal
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Movie • 2012
Matt Sydal
ROH: Year Four
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
ROH: Year 5
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
Bloodstained Honor
Movie • 2008
Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
Movie • 2008
Matt Sydal
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
Movie • 2012
Matt Sydal
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Movie • 2013
Matt Sydal
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Movie • 2011
Matt Sydal
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
Movie • 2013
Matt Sydal
ROH: Creating Excellence
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Movie • 2012
Matt Sydal
ROH: Japan's Finest
Movie • 2012
Matt Sydal
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
Movie • 2012
Matt Sydal
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Movie • 2013
Matt Sydal
The Best of the X Division Vol. 1
Movie • 2005
Matt Sydal
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
Movie • 2009
Matt Sydal
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Movie • 2013
Evan Bourne
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Movie • 2011
Evan Bourne
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Movie • 2015
Evan Bourne
WWE Night of Champions 2011
Movie • 2011
Evan Borne
AEW All Out 2020
Movie • 2020
Matt Sydal
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
Movie • 2014
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Movie • 2018
Matt Sydal
AEW Winter is Coming
Movie • 2020
Matt Sydal
ROH: Do or Die II & III
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
Movie • 2015
Matt Sydal
ROH: Generation Now
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Fight of The Century
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Gold
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Unified
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Gut Check
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: International Challenge
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Motor City Madness
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Epic Encounter II
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Suffocation
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Irresistible Forces
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Time To Man Up
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Dethroned
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: War of The Wire II
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
ROH: Ring of Homicide
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie • 2021
Matt Sydal
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
Movie • 2006
Matt Sydal
Developmentally Speaking With Bull James, Rob Naylor, & Matt Sydal
Movie • 2016
Matt Sydal
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
Movie • 2004
Matt Sydal
AEW Road Rager
Movie • 2021
Matt Sydal
IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
Movie • 2018
AEW Revolution 2021
Movie • 2021
Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
Movie • 2017
Matt Sydal
AEW Dark: Elevation
TV • 2021
Matt Sydal
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Evan Bourne
AEW Unrestricted
TV • 2020
Matt Sydal
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV • 2021
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
TV • 2022
Matt Sydal
Raw
TV • 1993
Evan Bourne
DEFYNOW
TV • 2018
Matt Sydal
WWE ECW
TV • 2006
Evan Bourne
WWE ECW
TV • 2006
Matt Sydal
AEW Dark
TV • 2019
Hey! (EW)
TV • 2022
Matt Sydal
TNA Xplosion
TV • 2002
Matt Sydal
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV • 2019
Matt Sydal
AEW Dark
TV • 2019
Matt Sydal
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV • 2021
Matt Sydal
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
Matt Sydal
Ring of Honor Wrestling
TV • 2009
Matt Sydal
Raw
TV • 1993