Matt Sydal
Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19, 1983), better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, and for his time in WWE (2008-2014) under the ring name Evan Bourne, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
| Matt Sydal | |
|---|---|
Sydal in November 2015 | |
| Birth name | Matthew Joseph Korklan |
| Born | March 19, 1983 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Evan Bourne Lance Sydal Matt Sydal The Vision |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Billed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Billed from | Clearwater, Florida St. Louis, Missouri |
| Trained by | Gateway Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | October 20, 2000 |
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 dynamic technical cruiserweight hybrid style of lucha libre and puroresu styles of wrestling and was named the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Best Flying Wrestler in 2008.