
Matthew Joseph Korklan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- St. 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.
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Filmography

YouShoot: Matt Sydal
Movie · as Himself

CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Dynasty 2024
Movie · as Matt Sydal

All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as Matt Sydal · 3 eps

ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
Movie · as Matt Sydal

All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
TV · as Matt Sydal · 2 eps

Hey! (EW)
TV · as Matt Sydal · 1 ep

Free The Narrative
Movie · as The Vision

AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Road Rager
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Revolution 2021
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW The House Always Wins
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Dark: Elevation
TV · as Matt Sydal · 19 eps

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV · as Matt Sydal · 1 ep

AEW All Out 2020
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Winter is Coming 2020
Movie · as Matt Sydal

AEW Unrestricted
TV · as Matt Sydal · 1 ep

AEW Dark
TV · as Matt Sydal · 1 ep

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Matt Sydal · 21 eps
Warrior Wrestling
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
Movie · as Matt Sydal

DEFYX Year One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT Wrestling: One Night Only: Cali Combat
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground 2018
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT One Night Only: Zero Fear
Movie

DEFYNOW
TV · as Matt Sydal · 21 eps

PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Nice Boys (Don't Play Rock and Roll)
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2017 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 13 - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
Movie · as Matt Sydal

WrestleCircus Battle At The Big Top
Movie · as Matt Sydal

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2017
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: 14th Anniversary
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal
RPW: Epic Encounter 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Supercard of Honor X - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 12 - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal
RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Best In The World
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
Movie · as Matt Sydal

Developmentally Speaking With Bull James, Rob Naylor, & Matt Sydal
Movie · as Matt Sydal
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: 13th Anniversary
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: DDT4
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Best In The World
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: From Out of Nowhere
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Field of Honor
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal

NJPW Power Struggle 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH Final Battle 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Road To Final Battle 2015
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Year 5
Movie · as Matt Sydal

The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Movie · as Evan Bourne

ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH Conquest Tour 2015 - Tag 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH Final Battle 2014
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Black Cole Sun
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Year Four
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Creating Excellence
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Survival of The Fittest - Night 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal

Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Movie · as Matt Sydal

Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
Movie · as Matt Sydal
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal

WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Movie · as Evan Bourne

ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Movie · as Matt Sydal

Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
Movie · as Matt Sydal

KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Japan's Finest
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
Movie · as Matt Sydal

WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Vengeance 2011
Movie · as Evan Bourne

The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Movie · as Matt Sydal

The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Night of Champions 2011
Movie · as Evan Borne

WWE Night of Champions 2010
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE Survivor Series 2009
Movie · as Evan Bourne

WWE WrestleMania XXV
Movie · as Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)

PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal

Ring of Honor Wrestling
TV · as Matt Sydal · 8 eps

WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Movie · as Evan Bourne

Bloodstained Honor
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Best In The World
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Driven
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Horror Business
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: Passive Hostility
Movie · as Matt Sydal

PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Hell Freezes Over
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Arena Warfare
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Dissension
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: The 100th Show
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Better Than Our Best
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Supercard of Honor
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Generation Now
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Fight of The Century
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Unified
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Gut Check
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: International Challenge
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Motor City Madness
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Epic Encounter II
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Black Friday Fallout
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Suffocation
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Irresistible Forces
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Time To Man Up
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Dethroned
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: The Chicago Spectacular - Night One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: War of The Wire II
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Ring of Homicide
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
Movie · as Matt Sydal

WWE ECW
TV · as Evan Bourne, Matt Sydal · 19 eps

ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Showdown In Motown
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Vendetta
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Redemption
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: The Final Showdown
Movie · as Matt Sydal

The Best of the X Division Vol. 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
Movie · as Matt Sydal
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Reborn - Stage One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: World Title Classic
Movie · as Matt Sydal

TNA Victory Road 2004
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Joe vs Punk II
Movie · as Matt Sydal

Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Do or Die II & III
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Gold
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
Movie · as Matt Sydal

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
Movie · as Matt Sydal

TNA iMPACT!
TV · as Matt Sydal · 1 ep

TNA Xplosion
TV · as Matt Sydal · 1 ep

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as Evan Bourne · 7 eps

Raw
TV · as Evan Bourne · 6 eps

