Matt Korklan

43, from St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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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.

Timeline

2024Aged 41

  • Poster for CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024 

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for AEW Dynasty 2024

    Matt Sydal

2022Aged 39

  • Poster for ROH: Supercard of Honor XV

    Matt Sydal

2021Aged 38

2020Aged 37

  • Poster for AEW All Out 2020

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for AEW Winter is Coming

    Matt Sydal

2018Aged 35

  • Poster for DEFYX Year One

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018

    Matt Sydal

  • Warrior Wrestling

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018

    Matt Sydal

2017Aged 34

2016Aged 33

2015Aged 32

2014Aged 31

  • Poster for ROH: Creating Excellence

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Year Four

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 1

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH Final Battle 2014

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: Black Cole Sun

    Matt Sydal

2013Aged 30

2012Aged 29

  • Poster for Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Japan's Finest

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for KENTA: Go 2 Sleep

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Ring of Hardcore

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: The Rise of Generation Next

    Matt Sydal

2011Aged 28

  • Poster for The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for WWE Capitol Punishment 2011

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2011

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2011

    Evan Borne

  • Poster for WWE Hell in a Cell 2011

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Vengeance 2011

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011

    Evan Bourne

2010Aged 27

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 2010

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Money in the Bank 2010

    Evan Bourne

  • Poster for WWE Night of Champions 2010

    Evan Bourne

2009Aged 26

  • Poster for PWG Sells Out: Volume 2

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XXV

    Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2009

    Evan Bourne

2008Aged 25

  • Poster for Bloodstained Honor

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Best In The World

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for WWE Cyber Sunday 2008

    Evan Bourne

2007Aged 24

  • Poster for ROH: Driven

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three

    Matt Sydal

2006Aged 23

  • Poster for ROH: Hell Freezes Over

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Tag Wars 2006

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Dissension

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Arena Warfare

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Supercard of Honor

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Better Than Our Best

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: The 100th Show

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Ring of Homicide

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: War of The Wire II

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Generation Now

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Time To Man Up

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Fight of The Century

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Unified

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Frontiers of Honor II

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Epic Encounter II

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Gut Check

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Motor City Madness

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: Horror Business

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Suffocation

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Irresistible Forces

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Black Friday Fallout

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Dethroned

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for PWG: Passive Hostility

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: International Challenge

    Matt Sydal

2005Aged 22

  • Poster for ROH: The Final Showdown

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Redemption

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for The Best of the X Division Vol. 1

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Showdown In Motown

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Vendetta

    Matt Sydal

  • Poster for ROH: Steel Cage Warfare

    Matt Sydal

2004Aged 21

Year unknown

  • Poster for YouShoot: Matt Sydal

    Himself

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