Matt Sydal

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).

Matt Sydal
Sydal in 2015
Born	(1983-03-19) March 19, 1983 (age 42) St. Louis, Missouri
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Evan Bourne[1] Lance Sydal[2] MATT[3] Matt Sydal[4] The Vision
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Billed weight	185 lb (84 kg)[1]
Billed from	St. Louis, Missouri[1]
Trained by	Gateway Championship Wrestling[2]
Debut	October 20, 2000[2]

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]