Matthew Adams
Born: 1988-09-26 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- AEW: Grand Slam Australia as Buddy Matthews
2024
- AEW Dynasty 2024 as Buddy Matthews
- AEW All In 2024: London as Buddy Matthews
- AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour as Buddy Matthews
2023
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Buddy Matthews
- AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour as Buddy Matthews
- AEW Double or Nothing 2023 as Buddy Matthews
- AEW All In 2023: London as Buddy Matthews
- AEW Revolution 2023 as Buddy Matthews
2022
- AEW Double or Nothing 2022 as Buddy Matthews
- AEW All Out 2022 as Buddy Matthews
- AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In as Buddy Matthews
- PWG: Nineteen as Buddy Matthews
- World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2) as Buddy Matthews
- World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1) as Buddy Matthews
- Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide as Buddy Matthews
- World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3) as Buddy Matthews
2021
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Buddy Matthews
- NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021 as Buddy Matthews
- HOG: For The Glory as Buddy Matthews
- WrestleCade Supershow 2021 as Buddy Matthews
- Battleground Championship Wrestling as Buddy Matthews
2020
- WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 as Murphy (Preshow)
- WWE Survivor Series 2020 as Murphy
- WWE Royal Rumble 2020 as Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
- WWE SummerSlam 2020 as Murphy (Ringside)
- WWE Payback 2020 as Murphy
- WWE Super ShowDown 2020 as Murphy
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 as Murphy
2019
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
- WWE WrestleMania 35 as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
- WWE Crown Jewel as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
- WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
- WWE SummerSlam 2019 as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
- WWE Super ShowDown 2019 as Buddy Murphy
- WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff as Buddy Murphy
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 as Buddy Murphy
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2018
- WWE Super Show-Down 2018 as Buddy Murphy
- WWE Survivor Series 2018 as Buddy Murphy
2016
- WWE 205 Live as Buddy Murphy
- NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 as Murphy
2015
- NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable as Murphy
- NXT TakeOver: Rival as Buddy Murphy
- NXT TakeOver: London as Buddy Murphy
- WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 as Buddy Murphy
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn as Murphy
2010
- WWE NXT as Buddy Murphy
1999
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown as Murphy