Matthew Adams
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Acting · Born 1988-09-26 · age 37 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Titles
Raw
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE NXT
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
WWE 205 Live
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
WWE Payback 2020
WWE SummerSlam 2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
WWE Survivor Series 2018
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
WWE SummerSlam 2020
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
WWE Survivor Series 2020
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
AEW All Out 2022
WWE Crown Jewel
AEW All In 2023: London
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
NXT TakeOver: Rival
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
AEW All In 2024: London
AEW Revolution 2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
NXT TakeOver: London
AEW Dynasty 2024
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
PWG: Nineteen
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
HOG: For The Glory
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
WWE Pay Per View