Evan Bourne

Matt Sydal, who many of us first knew as Evan Bourne, is exactly the kind of high-flyer I gravitate toward. At 173 cm he was never going to overpower anyone, so he built his game on speed and aerial precision, and his Air Bourne finisher was a thing of beauty. I respect that he won WWE Tag Team gold with Kofi Kingston and then reinvented himself, eventually landing in All Elite Wrestling. The fact that he came out of St. Louis and even spent time at the University of Missouri before chasing this path adds to my sense of him as a smart, adaptable competitor.

Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19, 1983), better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his tenure with WWE from 2008 to 2014 under the ring name Evan Bourne. Prior to signing with AEW, Sydal wrestled in WWE as Evan Bourne, and was a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion, with Kofi Kingston.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Evan Bourne

Name (Japanese)

マット・コークラン

Reading

まっと・こーくらん

Born

March 19, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Boar

Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

173 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

professional wrestler

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Parkway West High School

University

University of Missouri

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mattsydal/
• Xhttps://x.com/findevan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Missouri
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.