Matt Sydal

Matt Sydal
Matt Sydal
	Sydal in 2015
Born	March 19, 1983 (age 41); St. Louis, Missouri
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Evan Bourne; Lance Sydal; MATT; Matt Sydal; The Vision
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Billed from	St. Louis, Missouri
Trained by	Gateway Championship Wrestling
Debut	October 20, 2000

Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19, 1983), is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and wrestles under the name Matt Sydal. He is also known for his time working with WWE where he competed under the ring name Evan Bourne from 2008 to 2014.^[5] He also wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling/Impact Wrestling, Ring of Honor (ROH), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

He held many titles during his career, incuding the WWE Tag Team Championship with Kofi Kingston, the Impact Grand Championship, and the Impact X Division Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

The Baltimore Sun
- Newcomer of the Year (2008)^[6]
Dragon Gate
- Open the Brave Gate Championship (1 time)^[7]
Impact Wrestling
- Impact Grand Championship (1 time)^[8]
- Impact X Division Championship (1 time)^[9]
- Sony SIX X Division Invitational Trophy (2017)^[10]
Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ted Petty Invitational (2005)
Israeli Pro Wrestling Association
- IPWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ricochet^[8]
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricochet and Satoshi Kojima^[8]
- Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2015) – with Ricochet^[8]
NWA Midwest
- NWA Midwest X Division Championship (2 times)^[8]
Ohio Valley Wrestling
- OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8]
Pro Wrestling Fit
- PWF Lord Of The World Championship (1 time)^[11]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 63 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009 and 2010^[12]^[13]
Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Christopher Daniels^[14]
SoCal Uncensored
- Match of the Year (2016) with Ricochet and Will Ospreay vs. Adam Cole and The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) on September 3^[15]
World League Wrestling
- WLW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[16]^[17]
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kofi Kingston^[18]
- Slammy Award (1 time)
  - Finishing Maneuver of the Year (2008) – Air Bourne^[8]
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Flying Wrestler (2008)^[19]
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2008) – Shooting star press^[19]
- Most Underrated (2009)^[19]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Evan Bourne profile". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Kamchen, Richard. "Evan Bourne". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
↑ "Matt Sydal opens your mind - Hey! (EW), 3/10/24 - YouTube". YouTube. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
↑ "Matt Sydal". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
↑ "Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Teddy Long, Curt Hawkins and other WWE Superstars released". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
↑ Eck, Kevin (January 2, 2009). "2008 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
↑ "Open the Brave Gate Title". Wrestling-titles. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 ^8.6 "Matt Sydal - Online World of Wrestling". www.onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "** SPOILERS ** Impact Wrestling Tapings From 5/31 In India, Airing In June - WrestlingInc.com". June 2017.
↑ "PWF Lord of the World Title (S. Korea)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
↑ "PWI 500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 2009.
↑ ""PWI 500": 1–100". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. July 30, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
↑ "ROH World Tag Team Championship". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2017). "Daily Update: Omega's decision, HHH conference call, Tito vs. Chael". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
↑ "WLW Showdown #212 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
↑ "NWA WLW Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
↑ "Air Boom's first WWE Tag Team Championship reign". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013.
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–37. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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[WWEbio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Evan Bourne profile". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

[slam-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Kamchen, Richard. "Evan Bourne". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved July 12, 2009.

[3] "Matt Sydal opens your mind - Hey! (EW), 3/10/24 - YouTube". YouTube. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.

[Impact-4] "Matt Sydal". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 25, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[5] "Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Teddy Long, Curt Hawkins and other WWE Superstars released". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

[6] Eck, Kevin (January 2, 2009). "2008 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[7] "Open the Brave Gate Title". Wrestling-titles. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2008.

[OWOW-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 ^8.6 "Matt Sydal - Online World of Wrestling". www.onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "** SPOILERS ** Impact Wrestling Tapings From 5/31 In India, Airing In June - WrestlingInc.com". June 2017.

[11] "PWF Lord of the World Title (S. Korea)". Wrestling-Titles.com.

[12] "PWI 500". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 2009.

[13] ""PWI 500": 1–100". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. July 30, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.

[ROHtag-14] "ROH World Tag Team Championship". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[15] Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2017). "Daily Update: Omega's decision, HHH conference call, Tito vs. Chael". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[16] "WLW Showdown #212 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.

[17] "NWA WLW Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.

[18] "Air Boom's first WWE Tag Team Championship reign". Archived from the original on May 22, 2013.

[WON13-19] 19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–37. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2014.

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