Matt Korklan
Birthday: 1983-03-19 Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Synopsis
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
AEW Battle of the Belts
The first-ever edition of AEW Battle of the Belts emanated from the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC. The live special featured a title fight bonanza with the AEW Women’s World Championship, interim TNT Championship, and FTW Championship all up for grabs.
IMPACT Wrestling: Redemption
Redemption is LIVE on Pay Per View on April 22nd from Orlando, FL on a night that is shaping up to be incredible! The Main Event features World Champion Austin Aries defending his title against Pentagon Jr. and Fenix from Lucha Underground!
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI
Slammiversary returns to Pay Per View on Sunday, July 22nd. This year Slammiversary will be held at The Rebel Complex in Toronto, Canada.
ROH: Road To Final Battle
ROH Road To Final Battle 2015 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on December 5, 2015 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The main event featured The Young Bucks taking on Donovan Dijak & Jay Lethal of The House Of Truth.
ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia
Ring of Honor makes a stop at the legendary 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA! ROH regulars are joined by stars from NJPW!
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dearborn
ROH Winter Warriors Tour 2015 Night 1 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on January 30, 2015 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan. It featured a main event of ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defending his title against challenger and former champ, Roderick Strong.
ROH: Winter Warriors Tour - Dayton
ROH Winter Warriors Tour 2015 Night 2 was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH). It took place on January 31, 2015 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum in Dayton, Ohio. It featured a tag-team main event of The Briscoes taking on ACH & Matt Sydal.
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
The record breaking 10-time WWE Champion John Cena must defend the coveted title against not just 1, but 2 former Champions, Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk. All 3 men battle in the career threatening, history making, first ever Triple Threat Hell in a Cell match. Also, Vickie Guerrero’s clients Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger look to set aside their differences and take the WWE Tag Team Championship from Air Boom (Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne). Plus, Cody Rhodes’ desire to bring class and tradition to the WWE Intercontinental Championship may be short-lived as he must face John Morrison in a title match. All the action this year comes from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
ROH: Dissension
Dissension was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on January 28, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio. The shows name come from both Lacey’s Angels member BJ Whitmer, who had begun to grow tired with his partner Jimmy Jacobs after he announced he was in love with Lacey, as well as from Matt Sydal, who has announced his intent to challenge his Generation Next teammates Austin Aries and Roderick Strong for the ROH Tag Team Championship.
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Tag Wars 2006 was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on January 27, 2006 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum in Dayton, Ohio. The show featured the Trios Tournament 2006, with the three wrestlers from the winning team getting to choose any match they want.
ROH: Arena Warfare
ROH Arena Warfare is an event put on by Ring of Honor. The event took place on March 11, 2006 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The card featured Bryan Danielson defending his ROH World Title against Alex Shelley and Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana and Christopher Daniels in a Three Way Dance main event.
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
Hell Freezes Over was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on January 14, 2006 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show’s name comes from the main event, as ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson takes on Combat Zone Wrestling’s Chris Hero. The match came about after Danielson and Hero made several comments about each other on the internet. Danielson then sent an open contract for a shot at the ROH World Championship to CZW, who then signed Hero. Earlier in the day, CZW held An Afternoon of Main Events at the New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia. During the show, Bryan Danielson, ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness, and ROH Tag Team Champions Austin Aries and Roderick Strong jumped the guard rail, starting a fight with several CZW wrestlers. The show would be the start of the Ring of Honor vs. Combat Zone Wrestling feud, which would last for seven months.
ROH: Vendetta
Vendetta was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on November 5, 2005 at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago Ridge, Illinois. The main event featured The Embassy (Jimmy Rave, Alex Shelley, Abyss & Prince Nana) battling AJ Styles & Generation Next (Austin Aries, Jack Evans & Matt Sydal).
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Showdown in Motown was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on November 4, 2005 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center in Detroit, Michigan. ROH’s debut in Detroit, the main event saw Bryan Danielson being challenged for the ROH World Championship by TNA wrestler and Detroit's native Chris Sabin.
