For the American professional wrestler who previously wrestled under the ring name of "Murphy", see Mikael Judas. For other people named Matthew Adams, see Matthew Adams (disambiguation).
Buddy Matthews
Matthews in 2018
Birth name
Matthew Adams
Born
(1988-09-26) 26 September 1988 (age 35)[1] Melbourne, Australia
Partner
Rhea Ripley (2022–present; engaged)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Buddy Matthews[2] Buddy Murphy[3] Matt Silva[4] Murphy[5]
Billed height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[5]
Billed weight
225 lb (102 kg)[5]
Billed from
Melbourne, Australia[5]
Trained by
Carlo Cannon[6] WWE Performance Center[7]
Debut
8 September 2007
Matthew Adams (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews as a member of the stable House of Black and is a former one-time AEW World Trios Champion. Adams also makes appearances on the independent circuit and is best known for his time with WWE where he performed under the ring names Buddy Murphy and Murphy.
Prior to joining WWE, Adams wrestled primarily in his native Australia under the ring name Matt Silva, appearing with promotions such as Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) and Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW). In 2013, he relocated to the United States to work for WWE, starting out in its developmental territory NXT. During his time in NXT, he formed a tag team with Wesley Blake that won the NXT Tag Team Championship on one occasion, making him the first Australian national to win a championship in WWE. In 2018, Adams was moved to WWE's main roster, appearing on 205 Live; he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship later that year. He was moved to SmackDown in April 2019 and then to Raw in October 2019, where he aligned himself with Seth Rollins, leading to the duo winning the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship. Murphy left WWE in June 2021, subsequently wrestling for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Major League Wrestling as "Buddy Matthews". Adams then made his debut for All Elite Wrestling in February 2022.
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wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name BuddyMatthews as a member of the stable House of Black and is a former one-time AEW...
engaged in a feud with House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and BuddyMatthews), which included interfering in the House's AEW World Tag Team Championship...
consists of leader Malakai Black, Brody King, BuddyMatthews, and Julia Hart. Black, King and Matthews are former one-time AEW World Trios Champions;...
chair driver. During House of Black's (Malakai Black, Brody King, and BuddyMatthews) reign that began in March 2023, they introduced their own custom "black...
with fellow Australian wrestler Matthew Adams, known professionally as BuddyMatthews. In August 2023, Bennett and Adams got engaged. Bennett is a fan of...
shows were unique, starting with Matthews playing songs solo, before being joined by Tim Reynolds. Later in the set, Buddy Strong, Jeff Coffin, and Rashawn...
Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, Andrade El Idolo vs. BuddyMatthews, Miro in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original...
the Interim AEW World Championship match at Forbidden Door, Pac vs. BuddyMatthews, Thunder Rosa vs. Marina Shafir for the AEW Women's Title, Hangman Page...
called the House of Black. On the 23 February edition of Dynamite, BuddyMatthews made his debut as the third House of Black member. At Revolution's buy-in...
House of Black. At Revolution's buy-in show, the stable (joined by BuddyMatthews) would then win in a trios match against Death Triangle (Pac and Penta...
Greensboro Coliseum House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, and BuddyMatthews) (c) vs. CM Punk and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) for the AEW...
(with Christian Cage) for the AEW TNT Championship Andrade El Idolo vs. BuddyMatthews (with Julia Hart) Miro vs. Tony Nese (with Mark Sterling) The Outcasts...
reigning champions the House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King and BuddyMatthews) defeated the Acclaimed, leading to Gunn—thinking he was the reason...
Khan, Tony [@TonyKhan] (February 24, 2022). "Welcome to @AEW, @SNM_Buddy! BuddyMatthews is #AllElite! #AEWDynamite https://t.co/0bWyl5pXTb" (Tweet). Archived...
Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, Andrade El Idolo vs. BuddyMatthews, Miro in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original...
Atsushi Onita vs. Bully Ray, Mariah May vs. Lady Frost, Brian Cage vs. BuddyMatthews, KC Navarro vs. Tony Nese, Rich Swann vs. Bull James vs. Ray Jaz". prowrestling...
Diamante for the TBS Title, Sting and Darby Allin vs. Brody King and BuddyMatthews in a No DQ match, Action Bronson and Hook vs. Matt Menard and Angelo...
The following week on Collision, The Infantry defeated Brody King and BuddyMatthews of House of Black thanks to help from Mark Briscoe, earning their first...
Ruby Soho vs. Willow Nightingale and Skye Blue, Andrade El Idolo vs. BuddyMatthews, Miro in action". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 17, 2023. Powell...
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