Matt Sydal Being Released From Prison

The former Evan Bourne (Matt Sydal) is expected to be released from prison in Japan on December 6th. He's been incarcerated since late September for possession of liquid cannabis after customs found the substance in a hidden pipe. Sydal was convicted on drug charges in mid-October and sentenced to prison but it appears he's coming home early.

Matt Sydal Arrested In Japan For Drug Possession

Former WWE Tag Team Champion and current New Japan Pro Wrestling star Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) was arrested in Japan on September 23rd while entering the country. Police found 2.12 grams of liquid marijuana in his possession at the Kansai Airport in Osaka Bay. The liquid marijuana was presumably to be used in an e-cig.

Sydal was convicted on October 13th but there are no details on his punishment yet. This could mean the end of his wrestling career in Japan due to their strict drug laws. He is facing deportation. This could mean the end of his career in NJPW.

Sydal missed several NJPW dates last month and noted on Twitter that he had an issue at the border, causing him to stay in Hawaii. However, this arrest indicates that Sydal never left Japan.

Hi everyone. Had passport trouble at the border after spending an extra day at LAX. Chillin in Hawaii until this sorts out #travelwoes

— Matt Sydal (@findevan) September 25, 2016

Brodus Clay, Evan Bourne, Teddy Long, Curt Hawkins and other WWE Superstars released

From wwe.com:

WWE has come to terms on the release of the following Superstars as of today, June 12, 2014:

JTG
Drew McIntyre
Jinder Mahal
Aksana
Curt Hawkins
Theodore Long
Camacho
Brodus Clay
Evan Bourne
Yoshi Tatsu
Marc Harris (referee)

WWE wishes them the best in all their future endeavors.

Another Set Back for Evan Bourne

From Evan Bourne's Twitter:

I hate throw out bad news but I must. I was in an accident Monday and mangled my foot. Sorry to delay the comeback, I'm down but not out!

Broken in 4 spots, dislocated in 5! Ouch! I wish I was back in the ring already.

Update on Evan Bourne

A number of WWE sources believe that we've seen the last of Evan Bourne in the company following his second WWE Wellness suspension but no final decision has been made yet. His second suspension was for something completely unrelated to the first.

source: pwinsider.com

Evan Bourne Comments on his WWE Supension

Evan Bourne on his second suspension from WWE via Twitter:

"Sorry y'all. Sometimes we become our own worst enemy."

Evan Bourne Suspended for Second Wellness Violation

WWE announced that Evan Bourne (a/k/a Matthew Korklan) has failed a second Wellness Policy test. Bourne was suspended for 60 days. You can read the official announcement at Corporate.WWE.com.

WWE Tag Team Title Change at House Show

New WWE tag team champions were crowned at Sunday night’s live event from Oakland, California. Primo and Epico defeated Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston at the show to win the titles.

Rumor Mill - More on the Evan Bourne-Triple H Story

People close to Evan Bourne say the stories about him having heat because of R-Truth's suspension and the two drug test failures were unrelated. Regarding last week's story, one claim is that it was Bourne who went to Triple H and apologized for failing the drug test - not Triple H confronting Bourne.

Rumor Mill - Backstage Heat on Evan Bourne for "Throwing One of the Boys Under the Bus"

Wrestlingnewsworld.com is reporting that there is nuclear backstage heat on Evan Bourne in WWE over “ratting out” R-Truth for smoking Spice with him at a party they were both attending. Bourne was caught and suspended but R-Truth’s suspended was delayed. Many assumed this was due to the fact that Truth was booked with The Miz to face The Rock & John Cena at Survivor Series on November 20, 2011. Bourne was suspended on November 1, 2011 and Truth’s suspension wasn’t announced until November 22, 2011.

WNW claims that Triple H confronted Bourne backstage at a recent Raw Supershow (believed to be 12/19). Apparently Hunter, along with others, “chewed him out” for ratting out R-Truth.

Bourne is considered a locker room outcast right now because he threw one of the boys under the bus for no reason. There is zero heat on R-Truth, with all of it on Bourne. Last week, Vince McMahon met with Evan Bourne about it. It is not believed that Bourne is in jeopardy of being fired but he’s been chewed out by several people.

CM Punk Comments on "Change" in the WWE

"Very proud right now. Proud of @WWEDanielBryan proud of @ZackRyder proud of my crew of young, talented hard workers. @findevan @TrueKofi and a ton of others. Tonight was a great step toward the future of the wrestling business. That change I've been talking about? Started. My march to Wrestlemania doesn't begin after the rumble. It's starts today. You're in or you're out. If you're out, you'll be left behind."

Rumor Mill - Evan Bourne Not The Only "User" But Only One Suspended

Evan Bourne wasn't the only one who "should" have been suspended according to reports by The Wrestling Observer newsletter.

It is believed that Bourne was suspended for violating the company's wellness policy courtesy of smoking fake marijuana, believed to be Spice. The word going around in WWE is that Bourne used the drug at a party with other WWE talents who were using it as well. The talents on the roster who also smoked the fake marijuana are said to be higher up on the roster.

Internal talks have been on the fact that a mid-carder gets suspended for doing something that a main eventer does for which he/she is not punished.

source: wrestlezone.com

WWE Suspends Evan Bourne

In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Matthew Korklan (Evan Bourne®) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s policy.

CM Punk Finished

from the WWE live event at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.
July 6, 2011

Sin Cara vs. Evan Bourne Set For Next Week's Raw

From wwe.com:

In light of these unfortunate technical problems, WWE apologizes to our fans, Superstars and Divas affected by this situation. Furthermore, to make it up to you, the WWE Universe, high-flyers Evan Bourne and Sin Cara will meet in the ring, live next Monday night on Raw!

Raw Superstar Needs Surgery

The Wrestling Observer reports that Raw superstar Evan Bourne needs shoulder surgery soon.

Bourne Finds His Star Identity

As World Cup fever starts to grip us, we were in a football frame of mind as we watched Raw this week. The show felt like the wrestling equivalent of a 1-0 win. It was a victory, the team were solid and dependable — it just was not very spectacular.

The star performer was Evan Bourne, perhaps the Aaron Lennon of the Raw brand. He is an exciting, quick talent who many would like to see given time to shine...More?

source: the sun

WWE Stars List Beatles Favorites

WrestleMania goes head-to-head with Beatlemania tonight in Glendale, with the legendary Paul McCartney blowing the dust off any number of his favorite moments with the act you've known for all these years at Jobing.com Arena, while across the way, large men in tights will engage in heated battle scenes.

To mark this coincidence, the WWE Superstars told us their favorite Beatles songs. Here's what they had to say:

Chris Jericho: "The Beatles are my favorite band of all time. I will be going to the McCartney show after WrestleMania!" Favorite song: "I Want You (She's so Heavy)."

John Cena: "Come Together."

Shawn Michaels: "Let It Be."

Randy Orton: "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."

Edge: "A Day in the Life." "To me," he says, "they're singing a movie, and it's a point/counterpoint between Lennon and McCartney. They both have a character in the song."

Cody Rhodes: "Back in the U.S.S.R."

Sheamus: "Hey Jude." "It's been my favorite song since I was a kid," he says...More?

Money in the Bank Ladder Match

With his victory over Carlito on the Feb. 22 edition of Raw, new Raw Superstar Christian became the first man to qualify for this year's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

On the Feb. 26 edition of SmackDown, Dolph Ziggler, Kane and Shelton Benjamin all qualified to join Christian on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

On the Mar. 1 edition of Raw, Jack Swagger and MVP qualified for the bout.

Matt Hardy will return to WrestleMania’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the third time, thanks to his qualification on the Mar. 5 edition of SmackDown.

Earning the eighth spot, Evan Bourne defeated William Regal on the Mar. 8 edition of Raw.

On the Mar. 12 edition of SmackDown, McIntyre finally qualified for The Grandest Stage of Them All by defeating a local athlete, who The Chairman himself hand-picked.

Lastly, just six days before WrestleMania XXVI, Kofi Kingston won a hard-fought battle against Vladimir Kozlov to earn the tenth and final spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match...More?

source: wwe.com

Carlito vs. Evan Bourne