Matthew Adams
Actor
September 26, 1988 (37 years)
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.
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
| 2024 | AEW Full Gear · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2024 | AEW All in London · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2024 | All Elite Wrestling: Dynasty · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: All In · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Collision · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Double or Nothing · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts VI · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2023 | AEW Revolution 2023 · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Revolution · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2022 | AEW All Out · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2022 | All Elite Wrestling: Double or Nothing · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2021 | WrestleCade Supershow 2021 · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2021 | All Elite Wrestling: Rampage · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2021 | AEW Dark: Elevation · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2020 | WWE: Slammy Awards · as Murphy - Nominee |
| 2020 | WWE Survivor Series · as Murphy |
| 2020 | WWE Payback · as Murphy |
| 2020 | WWE: SummerSlam · as Murphy (ringside) |
| 2020 | NJPW Strong · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2020 | WWE: Extreme Rules · as Murphy (preshow) |
| 2020 | WrestleMania 36 · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2020 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as Murphy |
| 2020 | WWE Super Show-Down · as Murphy |
| 2020 | Royal Rumble · as Buddy Murphy (appearance) |
| 2019 | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2019 | WWE Crown Jewel · as Buddy Murphy (preshow) |
| 2019 | AEW Dark · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2019 | WWE's The Bump · as Murphy |
| 2019 | All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite · as Buddy Matthews |
| 2019 | WWE: SummerSlam · as Buddy Murphy (preshow) |
| 2019 | WWE Super Show-Down · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2019 | WrestleMania 35 · as Buddy Murphy (preshow) |
| 2019 | WWE Elimination Chamber · as Buddy Murphy (preshow) |
| 2019 | WWE Royal Rumble · as Buddy Murphy (preshow) |
| 2018 | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2018 | WWE Survivor Series · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2018 | WWE Super Show-Down · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2016 | WWE 205 Live · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2016 | WWE Raw Talk · as Murphy |
| 2016 | WWE Talking Smack · as Murphy |
| 2016 | WrestleMania 32 · as Skull Army |
| 2016 | NXT Greatest Matches Vol. 1 · as Murphy |
| 2015 | NXT TakeOver: London · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2015 | NXT Takeover: Respect · as Murphy |
| 2015 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn · as Murphy |
| 2015 | NXT Takeover: Unstoppable · as Murphy |
| 2015 | WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2015 | NXT Takeover: Rival · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2014 | NXT Takeover: R Evolution · as Buddy Murphy |
| 2012 | WWE Main Event · as Murphy |
| 2010 | WWE NXT · as Murphy |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown · as Buddy Murphy |
| 1993 |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) · as Self - Aew Wrestler |