Matthew Adams
Acting
Born: 1988-09-26 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
Matthew Adams, better known by the ring name Buddy Matthews, is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW World Trios Champion with Brody King and Malakai Black as the now-defunct House of Black. From 2013 to 2021, he wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), debuting in NXT as Buddy Murphy, winning the NXT Tag Team Championship with Wesley Blake, then moving to the main roster where he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and the Raw Tag Team Championship with Seth Rollins. Adams made his professional wrestling debut in 2007 as Matt Silva at Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW), later competing across the Australian independent scene with Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) and Riot City Wrestling (RCW), and, after his WWE release, he worked for various independent promotions before debuting for AEW in 2022. In 2024, he married fellow Australian professional wrestler Rhea Ripley.
Known For
Raw
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Murphy
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Buddy Murphy
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE NXT
Buddy Murphy
WWE NXT
Murphy
WWE NXT
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Buddy Matthews
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 35
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Murphy
WWE 205 Live
Buddy Murphy
WWE 205 Live
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Payback 2020
Murphy
WWE SummerSlam 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
Buddy Murphy
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Matthews
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Murphy
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Murphy
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Buddy Murphy
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Buddy Murphy
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Murphy (Ringside)
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Buddy Matthews
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Murphy
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Buddy Murphy
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Murphy
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
Murphy
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Buddy Matthews
AEW All Out 2022
Buddy Matthews
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
AEW All In 2023: London
Buddy Matthews
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Buddy Murphy
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Buddy Matthews
AEW All In 2024: London
Buddy Matthews
NXT TakeOver: London
Buddy Murphy
AEW Revolution 2023
Buddy Matthews
AEW Dynasty 2024
Buddy Matthews