Matthew Adams
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.
TV Shows(7)
Movies(43)
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
Buddy Matthews
2025
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews
2024
AEW All In 2024: London
Buddy Matthews
2024
AEW Dynasty 2024
Buddy Matthews
2024
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW All In 2023: London
Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW Revolution 2023
Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW All Out 2022
Buddy Matthews
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
Buddy Matthews
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
Buddy Matthews
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
Buddy Matthews
2022
PWG: Nineteen
Buddy Matthews
2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Buddy Matthews
2022
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
Buddy Matthews
2022
AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
Buddy Matthews
2022
HOG: For The Glory
Buddy Matthews
2021
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
Buddy Matthews
2021
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
Buddy Matthews
2021
Battleground Championship Wrestling
Buddy Matthews
2021
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Murphy
2020
WWE Payback 2020
Murphy
2020
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Murphy (Ringside)
2020
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
Murphy (Preshow)
2020
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Murphy
2020
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Murphy
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
2020
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
Buddy Murphy
2019
WWE Crown Jewel
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
WWE SummerSlam 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Buddy Murphy
2019
WWE WrestleMania 35
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff
Buddy Murphy
2019
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Buddy Murphy
2018
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Buddy Murphy
2018
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Murphy
2016
NXT TakeOver: London
Buddy Murphy
2015
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
Murphy
2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Murphy
2015
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Buddy Murphy
2015
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Buddy Murphy
2015