Defeating Chris Jericho at WWE's Fatal 4-Way Pay-Per-View in June, 2010 was supposed to be a watershed moment for the high-flying babyface, but along with a run as WWE Tag-Team Champion with Kofi Kingston, it would prove to be one of the biggest moments the man would ever experience in the company. Soaring onto the ECW brand in 2008, Bourne brought with him incredible energy, and it was hard not to admire his in-ring work. Injuries would start to mount up for Bourne from 2011 onwards, and once it became clear he was going to spending extended periods on the treatment table, WWE started to question his worth to the roster. Released in June, 2014, Bourne had made only a handful of appearances on TV since breaking his foot in a car accident in 2012, and was deemed expendable by the promotion. Persevering with the pro wrestling game, Bourne, using his previous name Matt Sydal, returned to companies such as Dragon Gate and Ring Of Honor, but he proves a strange case for WWE. Obviously talented, the promotion clearly didn't like the fact that the man was injured once too often, and decided to let him go.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
