Matthew Adams
Known for Acting
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
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
as Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
as Buddy Murphy
AEW All Out 2022
2022
as Buddy Matthews
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
as Murphy
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
as Buddy Murphy
WWE Payback 2020
2020
as Murphy
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
as Murphy (Preshow)
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
as Murphy
AEW All In 2024: London
2024
as Buddy Matthews
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
2020
as Murphy
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
as Buddy Murphy
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
as Buddy Matthews
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
2023
as Buddy Matthews
WWE SummerSlam 2020
2020
as Murphy (Ringside)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
as Murphy
NXT TakeOver: London
2015
as Buddy Murphy
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
as Murphy