Matthew Adams
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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.
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AEW All Out 2022 (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
WWE WrestleMania 35 (2019)
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE Payback 2020 (2020)
as Murphy
WWE Crown Jewel (2019)
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 (2020)
as Murphy (Preshow)
AEW Revolution 2023 (2023)
as Buddy Matthews
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 (2020)
as Murphy
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020)
as Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
AEW Dynasty 2024 (2024)
as Buddy Matthews
AEW All In 2024: London (2024)
as Buddy Matthews
WWE Super ShowDown 2019 (2019)
as Buddy Murphy
WWE Super ShowDown 2020 (2020)
as Murphy
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 (2019)
as Buddy Murphy
WWE Super Show-Down 2018 (2018)
as Buddy Murphy
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019)
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
AEW All In 2023: London (2023)
as Buddy Matthews
WWE SummerSlam 2020 (2020)
as Murphy (Ringside)
AEW Double or Nothing 2022 (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
WWE Survivor Series 2020 (2020)
as Murphy
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable (2015)
as Murphy
HOG: For The Glory (2021)
as Buddy Matthews
AEW Double or Nothing 2023 (2023)
as Buddy Matthews
NXT TakeOver: London (2015)
as Buddy Murphy
WWE Survivor Series 2018 (2018)
as Buddy Murphy
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 (2019)
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn (2015)
as Murphy
WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff (2019)
as Buddy Murphy
WWE SummerSlam 2019 (2019)
as Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 (2016)
as Murphy
NXT TakeOver: Rival (2015)
as Buddy Murphy
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour (2023)
as Buddy Matthews
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3) (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
AEW: Grand Slam Australia (2025)
as Buddy Matthews
WrestleCade Supershow 2021 (2021)
as Buddy Matthews
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021 (2021)
as Buddy Matthews
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 (2015)
as Buddy Murphy
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1) (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2) (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
Battleground Championship Wrestling (2021)
as Buddy Matthews
PWG: Nineteen (2022)
as Buddy Matthews
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour (2024)
as Buddy Matthews