Acting
Matthew Joseph Korklan
EN, JA cinema · 181 credits
Born
19 March 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as Evan Bourne · Matt Sydal · The Vision · Matt Korklan · MATT · Lance Sydal
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.
Known for
Filmography
YouShoot: Matt Sydal
as Himself
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
as Matt Sydal
AEW Dynasty 2024
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor XV
as Matt Sydal
Free The Narrative
as The Vision
AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
as Matt Sydal
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as Matt Sydal
AEW Road Rager
as Matt Sydal
AEW Revolution 2021
as Matt Sydal
ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta
2021
ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta
as Matt Sydal
AEW The House Always Wins
as Matt Sydal
AEW All Out 2020
as Matt Sydal
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
as Matt Sydal
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption 2018
as Matt Sydal
DEFYX Year One
as Matt Sydal
PWG: Man On The Silver Mountain
as Matt Sydal
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
2017
WrectleCircus Dive Hard With A Vengeance
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
as Matt Sydal
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
as Matt Sydal
ROH: 14th Anniversary
as Matt Sydal
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
as Matt Sydal
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
as Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
as Matt Sydal
RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 2016
2016
RPW: Sittingbourne Spectacular 2016
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth
2016
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Duluth
as Matt Sydal
PWG: Mystery Vortex IV
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
2016
ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia
as Matt Sydal
ROH: 13th Anniversary
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
as Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
as Matt Sydal
PWG: DDT4
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Best In The World
as Matt Sydal
PWG: Don't Sweat The Technique
as Matt Sydal
PWG: From Out of Nowhere
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Field of Honor
as Matt Sydal
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VII
as Matt Sydal
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
as Matt Sydal
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton
2015
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn
2015
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn
as Matt Sydal
ROH Final Battle 2015
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
2015
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
as Matt Sydal
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Year 5
as Matt Sydal
ROH Final Battle 2014
as Matt Sydal
PWG: Black Cole Sun
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Year Four
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Creating Excellence
as Matt Sydal
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
as Matt Sydal
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
as Matt Sydal
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Matt Sydal
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
as Matt Sydal
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Japan's Finest
as Matt Sydal
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep
as Matt Sydal
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
as Evan Bourne
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
as Evan Bourne
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
as Evan Bourne
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
as Evan Bourne
WWE Vengeance 2011
as Evan Bourne
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
as Evan Bourne
WWE Night of Champions 2011
as Evan Borne
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as Evan Bourne
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as Evan Bourne
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as Evan Bourne
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as Evan Bourne
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
as Evan Bourne
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Evan Bourne
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Evan Bourne (Lumberjack)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
as Matt Sydal
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
as Evan Bourne
ROH: Best In The World
as Matt Sydal
Bloodstained Honor
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Driven
as Matt Sydal
PWG: Horror Business
as Matt Sydal
PWG: Passive Hostility
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Dissension
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Arena Warfare
as Matt Sydal
ROH: The 100th Show
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Better Than Our Best
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Supercard of Honor
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Unified
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Generation Now
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Fight of The Century
as Matt Sydal
ROH: International Challenge
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Gut Check
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Epic Encounter II
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Suffocation
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Motor City Madness
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Irresistible Forces
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Dethroned
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Time To Man Up
as Matt Sydal
ROH: War of The Wire II
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Ring of Homicide
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Frontiers of Honor II
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Steel Cage Warfare
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Showdown In Motown
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Vendetta
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Redemption
as Matt Sydal
ROH: The Final Showdown
as Matt Sydal
The Best of the X Division Vol. 1
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
as Matt Sydal
ROH: World Title Classic
as Matt Sydal
TNA Victory Road 2004
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
as Matt Sydal
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Do or Die II & III
as Matt Sydal
ROH: Gold
as Matt Sydal
