Matthew Adams
Actor
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
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow) 2019
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
as Murphy 2020
WWE Payback 2020
as Murphy 2020
WWE SummerSlam 2019
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow) 2019
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
as Murphy (Preshow) 2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow) 2019
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
as Buddy Murphy 2019
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
as Murphy 2020
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Buddy Murphy 2018
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
as Buddy Murphy 2018
WWE SummerSlam 2020
as Murphy (Ringside) 2020
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Murphy 2020
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Buddy Murphy 2019
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
as Murphy 2015
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
as Murphy 2015
WWE Crown Jewel
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow) 2019