Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1983-03-19 (Age: 43)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Matthew Joseph Korklan
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 (178)
AEW Dynasty 2024
2024
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
2024
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
2022
AEW Winter Is Coming
2021
AEW Road Rager
2021
Free The Narrative
2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
AEW Revolution 2021
2021ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta
2021
AEW Winter is Coming
2020
AEW All Out 2020
2020
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2018
2018
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
2018
