Tag: Matt Sydal

AEW Signs Matt Sydal

AEW has announced tonight that Matt Sydal has officially signed with the promotion.

Sydal made his AEW debut at All Out where he was a surprise entrant in the Casino Battle Royale.

Last Wednesday on AEW Dynamite, he was in a match against FTW Champion Brian Cage.

Before his move to AEW, Matt Sydal had wrestled in several promotions like Impact Wrestling, ROH, NJPW, and in WWE as Evan Bourne.

During his career, he’s held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, ROH World Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship, NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, and the Impact X Division Championship.

Sydal did comment about signing with AEW.

He tweeted, “I did not do this alone. My hard work only worked because of the support I get from my family, friends and fans! 20 years of people helping, teaching and believing in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you all. Onegaishimasu!¡Hagamoslo para el bien de todos!!”

Below is AEW’s announcement and Sydal’s comment:

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1328846673628557313
https://twitter.com/findevan/status/1328883652357451778

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Necro Butcher, Homicide, Matt Sydal, Doug Williams And More Returning To ROH For ‘Past Vs. Present’ Event

ROH has announced an upcoming “Past vs. Present” event which will feature the returns of Necro Butcher, Homicide and other names from the promotion’s past.

According to the press release, Ring of Honor will return to Las Vegas on March 13 for their “18th Anniversary” pay-per-view from Sam’s Town.

The company will then stream “ROH Past vs. Present” on HonorClub the following day.

Additional wrestlers scheduled to appear at the “Past vs. Present” event at this time include Doug Williams, Matt Sydal and Allison Danger.

Tickets to both events go on sale January 31 at 10am PT. Honor Club members can begin purchasing pre-sale tickets on January 29.

https://twitter.com/ringofhonor/status/1219360200504811522

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Matt Sydal Abruptly Leaves Match After Suffering Injury At Evolve 139

Matt Sydal reportedly left during his match against Leon Ruff tonight at Evolve 139 because of an undisclosed injury.

According to Evolve founder Gabe Sapolsky, Sydal was receiving treatment after he left his match minutes in.

Sapolsky tweeted, “Matt Sydal is receiving treatment in back. He will be ok.”

One user tweeted that Leon Ruff hit Sydal the wrong way with a move. Sydal then got up, rolled out of the ring, and went in the back. The referee followed him and deemed that he couldn’t continue.

The user’s full tweet, “Leon Ruff seemingly hit him the wrong way with a move. He got up, rolled out of the ring and walked to the back. Ref went after him..and said he couldn’t continue and that was it.”

Matt Sydal wrestled in WWE as Evan Bourne from 2008 to 2014. He also wrestled in ROH and Impact Wrestling.

https://twitter.com/BookItGabe/status/1193325571750682626

https://twitter.com/mclevy76/status/1193324551511384064

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Matt Sydal Done With Impact Wrestling, Reportedly Has Offers From WWE And AEW

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Matt Sydal’s contract with Impact Wrestling ended on January 1, 2019, according to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio.

Meltzer reports that Sydal is now a free agent and has contract offers from both All Elite Wrestling and WWE. There’s apparently no word yet on Impact Wrestling coming to terms on a new contract with Sydal.

Matt Sydal was taken out of the Warrior Wrestling event earlier this month due to a knee injury. Sydal announced he scheduled knee surgery to repair some torn cartilage, however, Sydal later tweeted out that the original date of the surgery was postponed because of insurance issues. In another tweet, Sydal noted that he should be back in the ring by March or April.

Sydal has seen success in wrestling promotions all around the world, including the WWE. In 2007, Sydal introduced himself as “Evan Bourne” and showed off his impressive high-flying offense to the WWE Universe. He teamed up with Kofi Kingston in 2011 and “Air Boom” would eventually become WWE Tag Team Champions. Sydal also won Championship gold in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. In Impact Wrestling, he is a former Impact Grand Champion and Impact X Division champion.

Source: WrestlingINC

Impact Wrestling Star Matt Sydal Undergoing Surgery

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Impact Wrestling star Matt Sydal was pulled from a Warrior Wrestling event earlier this month due to an injury. No additional details were known until yesterday when Sydal announced he is having surgery next week to repair torn cartilage in his knee. Sydal noted he should be back to in-ring action by March or April.

https://twitter.com/findevan/status/1085961834132320256

Matt Sydal Injured On GFW Impact

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Matt Sydal received medical attention after last night’s GFW Impact main event due to his shoulder popping out of place during the match. Sydal said he knew it was out of place when it happened and the shoulder went numb. In the video, he’s told he shouldn’t wrestle for 6-8 weeks, so the ligaments in the shoulder can heal up. Sydal is scheduled to face Lashley next week at Destination X.

GFW cameras caught up with Matt Sydal after the show to ask him about the injury. Sydal responded:

“That might have been the last bump you ever saw from Matt Sydal, maybe not. That feeling of numbness that goes from here all the way down to your last fingertip. …I don’t break, I just bend like the little blade of grass that still standing when the storm has past and all the big trees – the big oaks – have toppled over. This little blade of grass is gonna be standing.”

Source: WrestlingINC

Matt Sydal Injured At GFW Impact Tapings

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Matt Sydal suffered a dislocated shoulder at the most recent GFW Impact tapings, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Sydal worked an indie match last week in Israel but was limited in the ring. He is scheduled to face Ricochet at a UK indie show tonight. No word yet on details of the injury but it may have happened in the last match of the tapings, which saw Sydal team with X Division Champion Sonjay Dutt and World Champion Alberto El Patron to take on Trevor Lee, Low Ki and Bobby Lashley.

Source: WrestlingINC

Matt Sydal Is Back In The U.S. & No Longer Working For NJPW

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Matt Sydal is back in the United States … and the man formerly known as Evan Bourne says the arrest has sadly caused him to lose his job with NJPW.

Sydal tweeted a photo Monday morning upon his return and included the caption, “Back from Japan – ‘Let’s meet in the USA’ .”

As we previously reported, Sydal was arrested in September at Kansai International Airport while trying to enter Osaka with a small amount of liquid marijuana — aka weed cartridges for a vape pen.

Sydal says, “It’s all finished. I received probation, which applies only if I’m in Japan. So no actual punishment. I was just held until they had the trial. I wasn’t ever in jail either, only police detention centers and the Osaka immigration detention center.”

As for his job with his New Japan Pro Wrestling … Matt says, “I’m no longer with NJPW. I still love the Japanese people, but I won’t be working there in the near future.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Matt Sydal Arrested In Japan For Drug Possession

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New Japan Pro Wrestling star Matt Sydal has missed several shows recently … and now it’s been revealed that the wrestler was MIA due to anin Japan for possession of pot.

According to Nikkan Sports, Sydal was arrested at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka on September 23rd while trying to enter the country with 2.12 grams of liquid marijuana — aka weed cartridges for a vape pen — in his backpack.

Sydal tweeted on September 25th saying, “Hi everyone. Had passport trouble at the border after spending an extra day at LAX. Chillin in Hawaii until this sorts out #travelwoes”

Another tweet references spending time “off the grid” and he last posted on September 29th.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet