Matthew Adams
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 (51 titles)
7.2MovieAEW: Grand Slam Australia
Buddy Matthews · 2025
3.8MovieAEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews · 2024
6.9MovieAEW All In 2024: London
Buddy Matthews · 2024
7.6MovieAEW Dynasty 2024
Buddy Matthews · 2024
5.0MovieAEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews · 2023
7.8MovieAEW All In 2023: London
Buddy Matthews · 2023
7.7ShowAll Elite Wrestling: Collision
Buddy Matthews · 2023
6.1MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2023
Buddy Matthews · 2023
8.4MovieAEW Revolution 2023
Buddy Matthews · 2023
7.7MovieAEW All Out 2022
Buddy Matthews · 2022
MovieWorld Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
Buddy Matthews · 2022
MovieWorld Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
Buddy Matthews · 2022
MovieWorld Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
Buddy Matthews · 2022
7.0MoviePWG: Nineteen
Buddy Matthews · 2022
7.0MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2022
Buddy Matthews · 2022
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
Buddy Matthews · 2022
5.0MovieAEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
Buddy Matthews · 2022
MovieHOG: For The Glory
Buddy Matthews · 2021
10.0MovieWrestleCade Supershow 2021
Buddy Matthews · 2021
MovieNJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
Buddy Matthews · 2021
Battleground Championship Wrestling
Buddy Matthews · 2021
7.1ShowAll Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Matthews · 2021
7.4MovieWWE Survivor Series 2020
Murphy · 2020
7.0MovieWWE Payback 2020
Murphy · 2020
6.9MovieWWE SummerSlam 2020
Murphy (Ringside) · 2020
6.9MovieWWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
Murphy (Preshow) · 2020
7.2MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Murphy · 2020
6.0MovieWWE Super ShowDown 2020
Murphy · 2020
8.1MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2020
Buddy Murphy (Appearance) · 2020
7.0MovieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
Buddy Murphy · 2019