History YMMV / EvanBourne

** In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally. This is odd actually because thanks to Youtube and his interview with Colt Cabana on art of wrestling, he had to choose the name over being called Jason Jackson and other Jackson names, so he went to Joey Styles who helped him pick the name, Evan for his old room mate and friend and Bourne cause of the Bourne movie series. When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal (Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was too young to have a last name so he was MATT like Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}}. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was surprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.
** This was referenced by Delirious and The Briscoes before Sydal's return, where they would acknowledge and call all the independent circuit wrestlers such as Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli and Wrestling/BryanDanielson by the names they knew them but always make sure to call ''him'' Evan Bourne or act confused by the name "Matt Sydal".

* NeverLiveItDown: His AEW debut at ''All Out 2020''. It's one thing to mess up your finishing move in such a high profile spot. It's another thing to mess up the famous Shooting Star Press during your grand debut in a new company after building up a decades-long reputation for being consistent and safe with performing it, all in a botch that likely wasn't your own fault[[note]]it's generally agreed that either Michael Nakazawa's oil or humidity from the fog machine that was turned on during the match caused the ropes to be much more slippery than he was expecting[[/note]] and fireworks going off from a nearby event at the same time He notably began using the Shooting Star Press far less after this moment, adopting the less athletically-demanding Lightning Spiral instead as his primary finisher.

** In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally. This is odd actually because thanks to Youtube and his interview with Colt Cabana on art of wrestling, he had to choose the name over being called Jason Jackson and other Jackson names, so he went to Joey Styles who helped him pick the name, Evan for his old room mate and friend and Bourne cause of the Bourne movie series. When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal (Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was too young to have a last name so he was MATT like Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}}. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was suprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After an EpicFail on the part of WWE. On the June 20, 2011, episode of Raw, which was a "Power to the People" episode, fans got to choose who Bourne's opponent would be by clicking on or texting A for Jack Swagger, B for [[Wrestling/TheNexus Mason Ryan]] or C for Sin Cara. Most people thought Bourne's opponent would be Sin Cara, or at the very least Jack Swagger, since the two were in the middle of a feud. However, the world was shocked that Ryan received 51% of the vote to Sin Cara's 30% and Swagger's 19%. While it wasn't a CurbStompBattle, Ryan won the match emphatically. The next day, however, it was revealed that there was a hitch in the voting system. For the previous match, which was to determine who would face (and ultimately defeat) Brie Bella for the WWE Divas Championship, 11% chose Eve (A), 53% chose Wrestling/KellyKelly (B) and 36% chose Wrestling/BethPhoenix (C). Between the Diva's match and Bourne's match, WWE.com did not reset voting on its Chat Poll. Had they done so, Sin Cara would have received 90% of the overall vote and faced Bourne that night. In response to their mistake, WWE booked Evan Bourne vs. Sin Cara for the June 27, 2011, episode of Raw.

* NeverLiveItDown: His AEW debut at ''All Out 2020''. It's one thing to mess up your finishing move in such a high profile spot. It's another thing to mess up the famous Shooting Star Press during your grand debut in a new company after building up a decades-long reputation for being consistent and safe with performing it, all in a botch that likely wasn't your own fault[[note]]it's generally agreed that either Michael Nakazawa's oil or humidity from the fog machine that was turned on during the match caused the ropes to be much more slippery than he was expecting[[/note]]. He notably began using the Shooting Star Press far less after this moment, adopting the less athletically-demanding Lightning Spiral instead as his primary finisher.

** In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally. This is odd actually because thanks to Youtube and his interview with Colt Cabana on art of wrestling, he had to choose the name over being called Jason Jackson and other Jackson names, so he went to Joey Styles who helped him pick the name, Evan for his old room mate and friend and Bourne cause of the Bourne movie series. When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal( Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was too young to have a last name so he was MATT like Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}}. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was suprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.

* NeverLiveItDown: His AEW debut at ''All Out 2020''. It's one thing to mess up your finishing move in such a high profile spot. It's another thing to mess up the famous Shooting Star Press during your grand debut in a new company after building up a decades-long reputation for being consistent and safe with performing it, all in a botch that likely wasn't your own fault[[note]]it's generally agreed that either Michael Nakazawa's oil or humidity from the fog machine that was turned on during the match caused the ropes to be much more slippery than he was expecting[[/note]].plus there were fireworks going off behind him too, distracting him as well

* NeverLiveItDown: His AEW debut at ''All Out 2020''. It's one thing to mess up your finishing move in such a high profile spot. It's another thing to mess up the famous Shooting Star Press during your grand debut in a new company after building up a decades-long reputation for being consistent and safe with performing it, all in a botch that likely wasn't your own fault[[note]]it's generally agreed that either Michael Nakazawa's oil or humidity from the fog machine that was turned on during the match caused the ropes to be much more slippery than he was expecting[[/note]].

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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After an EpicFail the part of WWE. On the June 20, 2011, episode of Raw, which was a "Power to the People" episode, fans got to choose who Bourne's opponent would be by clicking on or texting A for Jack Swagger, B for [[Wrestling/TheNexus Mason Ryan]] or C for Sin Cara. Most people thought Bourne's opponent would be Sin Cara, or at the very least Jack Swagger, since the two were in the middle of a feud. However, the world was shocked that Ryan received 51% of the vote to Sin Cara's 30% and Swagger's 19%. While it wasn't a CurbStompBattle, Ryan won the match emphatically. The next day, however, it was revealed that there was a hitch in the voting system. For the previous match, which was to determine who would face (and ultimately defeat) Brie Bella for the WWE Divas Championship, 11% chose Eve (A), 53% chose Wrestling/KellyKelly (B) and 36% chose Wrestling/BethPhoenix (C). Between the Diva's match and Bourne's match, WWE.com did not reset voting on its Chat Poll. Had they done so, Sin Cara would have received 90% of the overall vote and faced Bourne that night. In response to their mistake, WWE booked Evan Bourne vs. Sin Cara for the June 27, 2011, episode of Raw.

** In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally. This is odd actually because thanks to Youtube and his interview with Colt Cabana on art of wrestlinmg, he had to choose the name over being called Jason Jackson and other Jackson names, so he went to Joey Styles who helped him pick the name, Evan for his old room mate and friend and Bourne cause of the Bourne movie series. When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal( Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was too young to have a last name so he was MATT like Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}}. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was suprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.
** This was referenced by Delirious and The Briscoes before Sydal's return, where they would acknowledge and call all the independent circuit wrestlers such as Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli and Wrestling/BryanDanielson by the names they knew them but always make sure to call ''him'' Evan Bourne or act confused as the name "Matt Sydal".

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After an EpicFail the part of WWE. On the June 20, 2011, episode of Raw, which was a "Power to the People" episode, fans got to choose who Bourne's opponent would be by clicking on or texting A for Jack Swagger, B for [[TheNexus Mason Ryan]] or C for Sin Cara. Most people thought Bourne's opponent would be Sin Cara, or at the very least Jack Swagger, since the two were in the middle of a feud. However, the world was shocked that Ryan received 51% of the vote to Sin Cara's 30% and Swagger's 19%. While it wasn't a CurbStompBattle, Ryan won the match emphatically. The next day, however, it was revealed that there was a hitch in the voting system. For the previous match, which was to determine who would face (and ultimately defeat) Brie Bella for the WWE Divas Championship, 11% chose Eve (A), 53% chose Wrestling/KellyKelly (B) and 36% chose Wrestling/BethPhoenix (C). Between the Diva's match and Bourne's match, WWE.com did not reset voting on its Chat Poll. Had they done so, Sin Cara would have received 90% of the overall vote and faced Bourne that night. In response to their mistake, WWE booked Evan Bourne vs. Sin Cara for the June 27, 2011, episode of Raw.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally. This is odd actually because thanks to Youtube and his interview with Colt Cabana on art of wrestlinmg, he had to choose the name over being called Jason Jackson and other Jackson names, so he went to Joey Styles who helped him pick the name, Evan for his old room mate and friend and Bourne cause of the Bourne movie series. When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal( Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was too young to have a last name so he was MATT like Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}}. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was suprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally. This is odd actually because thanks to Youtube and his interview with Colt Cabana on art of wrestlinmg, he had to choose the name over being called Jason Jackson and other Jackson names, so he went to Joey Styles who helped him pick the name, Evan for his old room mate and friend and Bourne cause of the Bourne movie series.
When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal( Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was too young to have a last name so he was MATT like KENTA. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was suprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After an EpicFail the part of WWE. On the June 20, 2011, episode of Raw, which was a "Power to the People" episode, fans got to choose who Bourne's opponent would be by clicking on or texting A for Jack Swagger, B for [[TheNexus Mason Ryan]] or C for Sin Cara. Most people thought Bourne's opponent would be Sin Cara, or at the very least Jack Swagger, since the two were in the middle of a feud. However, the world was shocked that Ryan received 51% of the vote to Sin Cara's 30% and Swagger's 19%. While it wasn't a CurbStompBattle, Ryan won the match emphatically. The next day, however, it was revealed that there was a hitch in the voting system. For the previous match, which was to determine who would face (and ultimately defeat) Brie Bella for the WWE Divas Championship, 11% chose Eve (A), 53% chose Wrestling/KellyKelly (B) and 36% chose Wrestling/BethPhoenix (C). Between the Diva's match and Bourne's match, WWE.com did not reset voting on its Chat Poll. Had they done so, Sin Cara would have received 90% of the overall vote and faced Bourne that night. In response to their mistake, WWE has booked Evan Bourne vs. Sin Cara for the June 27, 2011, episode of Raw.

When he started backyard wrestling he was Sydal( Sabu is suicidal and every other "sydal" so he's just Sydal and then he chose the name Lance Sydal. When he started training in GCW he was to young to have a last name so he was MATT like KENTA. According to him he chose Matt Sydal in his stint in TNA combining both names. When he came up with Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney came up with the Red Baron " Air Bourne", Matt was suprised he didn't think of it, cause he loves puns and word play.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: In some circles, simply mentioning the name "Evan Bourne" will get you ridiculed, as there is a strong insistence WWE ruined Matt Sydal forever. This is largely dieing down due Sydal wrestling away from WWE again and Bourne remained fairly popular among [=RoH=]bots, naturally.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfOx7RH-ZUc The Shooting Sta-RKO.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After an EpicFail the part of WWE. On the June 20, 2011, episode of Raw, which was a "Power to the People" episode, fans got to choose who Bourne's opponent would be by clicking on or texting A for Jack Swagger, B for [[TheNexus Mason Ryan]] or C for Sin Cara. Most people thought Bourne's opponent would be Sin Cara, or at the very least Jack Swagger, since the two were in the middle of a feud. However, the world was shocked that Ryan received 51% of the vote to Sin Cara's 30% and Swagger's 19%. While it wasn't a CurbStompBattle, Ryan won the match emphatically. The next day, however, it was revealed that there was a hitch in the voting system. For the previous match, which was to determine who would face (and ultimately defeat) Brie Bella for the WWE Divas Championship, 11% chose Eve (A), 53% chose KellyKelly (B) and 36% chose BethPhoenix (C). Between the Diva's match and Bourne's match, WWE.com did not reset voting on its Chat Poll. Had they done so, Sin Cara would have received 90% of the overall vote and faced Bourne that night. In response to their mistake, WWE has booked Evan Bourne vs. Sin Cara for the June 27, 2011, episode of Raw.

** Sydal got "Fuck Em Up Matt, Fuck Em Up" chants in GCW. That chant is usually reserved for big "shoot" wrestlers like Wrestling/{{Tazz}} or Wrestling/SamoaJoe. The fact we just called Tazz "big" should give an idea at how irregular it is to see this directed at a guy of Matt's size.

** Sydal got "Fuck Em Up Matt, Fuck Em Up" chants in GCW. That chant is usually reserved for big "shoot" wrestlers like Tazz or Samoa Joe. The fact we just called Tazz "big" should give an idea at how irregular it is to see this directed at a guy of Matt's size.

** Sydal got "Fuck Em Up Matt, Fuck Em Up" chants in GCW. That chant is usually reserved for big "shoot" wrestlers like Tazz or Samoa Joe.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: His indie roots and natural skill make him a smark favorite though WWE rarely books him as really strong.

* {{HSQ}}: The height Bourne gets on some of his aerial moves - especially his Shooting Star Press - has to be seen to be believed.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfOx7RH-ZUc The Shooting Sta-RKO.]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: His indie roots and natural skill make him a smark favorite though WWE rarely books him as really stong.

** Shooting Star Press, 6 opponents, and a twenty-foot ladder. Three guesses what the audience started chanting after they saw this spot.
** He's now teaming with ''Kofi Kingston''. That's every bit as insanely awesome as it sounds.