Matthew Adams
Acting
Born 1988-09-26 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Acting
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
Buddy Matthews
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews
AEW All In 2024: London
Buddy Matthews
AEW Dynasty 2024
Buddy Matthews
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews
AEW All In 2023: London
Buddy Matthews
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Buddy Matthews
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Buddy Matthews
AEW Revolution 2023
Buddy Matthews
AEW All Out 2022
Buddy Matthews
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
Buddy Matthews
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
Buddy Matthews
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
Buddy Matthews
PWG: Nineteen
Buddy Matthews
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Buddy Matthews
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
Buddy Matthews
AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
Buddy Matthews
HOG: For The Glory
Buddy Matthews
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
Buddy Matthews
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
Buddy Matthews
Battleground Championship Wrestling
Buddy Matthews
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Matthews
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Murphy
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Murphy
WWE Payback 2020
Murphy
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Murphy (Ringside)
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Murphy
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Murphy
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Buddy Murphy (Appearance)