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Matthew Joseph Korklan
Born 1983-03-19 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Acting credits
7.7WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Slim Jim. It took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The first main event was a No DQ, no count-out match that featured The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels. The second was a singles match for the WWE Championship that saw Batista defend the championship against John Cena. The third was a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship featured the champion, Chris Jericho, defending against Edge for the title. Featured matches on the undercard included a 10-Diva tag team match, Bret Hart versus Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match, Rey Mysterio versus CM Punk, Triple H versus Sheamus, the sixth annual Money in the Bank ladder match, a Triple Threat match between Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes, and a WWE Tag Team Championship match between Big Show and The Miz, against John Morrison and R-Truth.
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
NRDominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on June 19, 2016, at Osaka-jō Hall in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
2016
NRRing of Honor presents two undercards of fresh talent from across the country. These events were afternoon cards prior toAt Our Best and Reborn Completion, and feature lesser known talent who weren't ROH regulars.
ROH: Do or Die II & III
2004
NR“Best in the World” returns to New York for the first time since 2012 and fans will see one of ROH’s most prestigious events live at Terminal 5 and on all major cable and satellite providers. Enjoy wrestling innovation, epic rivalries and World Championship bouts live!
ROH: Best In The World
2015
NRBest in the World '16 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor It will take place in Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina on June 24, 2016. It is the seventh annual ROH Best in the World event.
ROH: Best In The World
2016
10.02005 may have been the most memorable year in Ring of Honor history. In year 4 of it's existence, ROH reached new heights, and was home to the best wrestling on the planet. Spanning this compilation are some of ROH's biggest matches, moments, and the crowning of three new ROH World Champions.
ROH: Year Four
2014
7.8Money in the Bank (2011) was a PPV presented by Skittles, which took place on July 17, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. It was the second annual Money in the Bank PPV. The main event featured john Cena defending the WWE Championship against CM Punk with the stipulation that if Punk won, Cena would be fired. This was due to CM Punk's contract being up the next night, and he was threatening to win the title and leave the company with it. On the undercard, Christian faced Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship with the stipulation that the title could change hands in the event of a disqualification. Also featured were the Raw and SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder matches.
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
2011
10.0For over 12 years Ring of Honor has been the company where wrestlers come to become great. With a constant roster full of the best wrestlers on the planet, ROH truly creates excellence.
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
7.8WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by the National Guard and took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The first main event was a singles match for the WWE Championship that featured the champion, Triple H, defending against Randy Orton. The second was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, between defedning champion Edge against John Cena & Big Show. The third main event was The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels. Featured matches on the undercard included, Jeff Hardy versus Matt Hardy in an Extreme Rules match, Chris Jericho versus the team of Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka, and the annual Money in the Bank ladder match featuring Kane, MVP, Mark Henry, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Christian, & Finlay. With an attendance of 72,744, it is the 6th largest attendance in WrestleMania history.
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
7.0Field of Honor '15 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on August 22, 2015 at the MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York.
ROH: Field of Honor
2015
NRSingles Match Kikutaro vs. Chuck Taylor / Singles Match "The Villain" Marty Scurll vs. Timothy Thatcher / Tag Team Match Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano vs. Unbreakable F'N Machines (Brian Cage & Michael Elgin) / Singles Match Mark Andrews vs. Ricochet / Singles Match Trevor Lee vs. "Reborn" Matt Sydal / Singles Match Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay / Eight-Person Guerrilla Warfare Tag Team Match Mt. Rushmore 2.0 (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, & The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)) vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Chris Hero & World's Cutest Tag Team (Candice LeRae & Joey Ryan)
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
2015
1.02006 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 1. "Classic" Colt Cabana vs. Chris Sabin 2006 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 2. Delirious vs. El Generico 2006 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 3. CIMA vs. MDogg 20 2006 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 4. "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen vs. Matt Sydal 2006 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 5. Dragon Kid vs. Quicksilver 2006 Battle of Los Angeles First Round Match 6. Rocky "Azúcar" Romero vs. Roderick Strong 7. B-Boy, Excalibur, Homicide, & Human Tornado vs. The Dynasty ("Photogenic" Chris Bosh, "The Professional" Scott Lost, & Joey Ryan) & Petey Williams
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2006
8.0Survivor Series (2009) was a PPV which took place on November 22, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.. It was the 23rd annual Survivor Series event. There were two matches that were deemed the main events of the program. The first was the triple threat match featuring The Undertaker defending the World Heavyweight Championship against the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and The Big Show. This was also followed by the another triple threat main event match with John Cena defending the WWE Championship against Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Four matches comprised the undercard of the event. The first was the team of WWE US Champion The Miz, Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger, and Dolph Ziggler versus WWE IC Champion John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay, and Evan Bourne. This was later followed by Kofi Kingston leading the team of Christian, MVP, Mark Henry, and R-Truth versus Randy Orton, CM Punk, William Regal, Cody Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase.
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
10.0Innovative, death-defying, outrageous, Xplosive, pick any words you want, and you still can't adequately describe the TNA X Division. AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Chris Sabin and Petey Williams put the X Division on the map, and performances in X Matches helped introduce new stars like Sonjay Dutt, Matt Bentley and Samoa Joe t wrestling fans around the world.
The Best of the X Division Vol. 1
2005
10.0One of the most explosive, charismatic, intense stars to ever enter the ROH arena, Austin Aries immediately made an impression on the fans and left them clamoring for more. The man once referred to as "The Wrestling Machine" awed the ROH faithful with his combination of technical precision, high flying abilities, and a deadly combination of maneuvers that launched him in the Ring of Honor history books when he faced down Samoa Joe at "Final Battle 2004".
Austin Aries: Evolution of A-Double
2012
ROH Conquest Tour 2015 - Tag 2
ROH Conquest Tour 2015 - Tag 2
2015
10.0The best matches from Ring of Honor in 2006.
ROH: Year 5
2015
7.1Carnage reigns supreme at the last event of 2011: WWE TLC. The Pay-Per-View extravaganza which legalizes the use of Tables, Ladders, and Chairs!Former clique members Triple H and Kevin Nash face each other in a Ladder Match with a sledgehammer hanging above the ring—whoever can climb up and grab the weapon, can inflict massive damage without ramifications. Two behemoths collide when World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry and Big Show lock horns in a slug fest of gigantic proportions with each looking to maim his opponent with chairs, and "The Best in the World" CM Punk must fend off both Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a chaotic Triple Threat TLC Match for the WWE title that will test the physical and mental limits of all three men. TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) was the third annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV. It took place on December 18, 2011 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
2011
NRROH Dethroned was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on November 25, 2006 at the Inman Sports Club in Edison, New Jersey.
ROH: Dethroned
2006
7.1AEW Revolution 2021 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The event took place at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida on March 7, 2021. It was the second annual Revolution show.
AEW Revolution 2021
2021
2015.02.21 ROH Winter Warriors Tour
ROH Winter Warriors Tour - Atlanta
2021
7.2Night of Champions (2010) was a PPV that took place on September 19, 2010 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. It was the fourth annual event under the "Night of Champions" name and the tenth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology. Similar to the previous three events, the concept of the show was that every championship in the company was defended at the event. Randy Orton, Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Edge, John Cena, and Chris Jericho competed in a Six-pack challenge elimination match for the WWE Championship. The Undertaker challenged Kane in a No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship, Daniel Bryan faced The Miz for the US Championship, Dolph Ziggler faced Kofi Kingston for the IC Championship, A Tag Team Turmoil match took place for the Tag Team Belts, and The Big Show fought CM Punk in the first non title match at a Night of Champions PPV.
WWE Night of Champions 2010
2010
6.8John Cena and Alberto Del Rio battle for the WWE Championship in a brutal Last Man Standing match that will test their will, determination, and resolve. Plus, will the World's Largest Athlete finally avenge the career threatening injury he suffered at the hands of The World's Strongest Man? Find out when the Big Show challenges Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Title. And mortal foes unite as CM Punk and Triple H try to put their differences aside to take on their common enemies, The Miz and R Truth, in an explosive tag team match. The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown look to settle scores, from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, this is WWE VENGEANCE!
WWE Vengeance 2011
2011
7.6AEW Dynasty was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on April 21, 2024, at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, marking AEW's first pay-per-view event to be held in Missouri. Twelve matches were contested at the event, including three on the "Zero Hour" pre-show. In the main event, Swerve Strickland faced off against Samoa Joe to for the AEW World Championship.
AEW Dynasty 2024
2024