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Matthew Adams

Matthew Adams

Actor · Born 1988-09-26 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Raw (1993)
  2. WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) — Murphy
  3. WWE NXT (2010) — Buddy Murphy
  4. All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
  5. WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020) — Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
  6. WWE WrestleMania 35 (2019) — Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
  7. WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 (2020) — Murphy
  8. WWE 205 Live (2016) — Buddy Murphy
  9. WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 (2020) — Murphy (Preshow)
  10. WWE Payback 2020 (2020) — Murphy
  11. WWE SummerSlam 2019 (2019) — Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
  12. WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019) — Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
  13. WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 (2019) — Buddy Murphy
  14. All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (2021) — Buddy Matthews
  15. WWE Super ShowDown 2020 (2020) — Murphy
  16. WWE Survivor Series 2018 (2018) — Buddy Murphy
  17. WWE Super Show-Down 2018 (2018) — Buddy Murphy
  18. WWE SummerSlam 2020 (2020) — Murphy (Ringside)
  19. All Elite Wrestling: Collision (2023) — Buddy Matthews
  20. WWE Survivor Series 2020 (2020) — Murphy
  21. WWE Super ShowDown 2019 (2019) — Buddy Murphy
  22. NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (2015) — Murphy
  23. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn (2015) — Murphy
  24. AEW Double or Nothing 2022 (2022) — Buddy Matthews
  25. AEW All Out 2022 (2022) — Buddy Matthews
  26. WWE Crown Jewel (2019) — Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
  27. AEW All In 2023: London (2023) — Buddy Matthews
  28. NXT TakeOver: Rival (2015) — Buddy Murphy
  29. WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 (2019) — Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
  30. AEW Double or Nothing 2023 (2023) — Buddy Matthews
  31. AEW All In 2024: London (2024) — Buddy Matthews
  32. NXT TakeOver: London (2015) — Buddy Murphy
  33. AEW Revolution 2023 (2023) — Buddy Matthews
  34. AEW Dynasty 2024 (2024) — Buddy Matthews
  35. AEW: Grand Slam Australia (2025) — Buddy Matthews
  36. NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 (2016) — Murphy
  37. AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour (2024) — Buddy Matthews
  38. WrestleCade Supershow 2021 (2021) — Buddy Matthews
  39. AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In (2022) — Buddy Matthews
  40. AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour (2023) — Buddy Matthews