Matthew Adams
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Buddy Matthews
2019
Series
Raw
1993
Series
WWE NXT
Buddy Murphy
2010
Series
WWE NXT
Murphy
2010
Series
WWE NXT
2010
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Murphy
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Buddy Murphy
1999
Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Buddy Matthews
2023
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Matthews
2021
Series
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Buddy Murphy
2021
Series
WWE 205 Live
Buddy Murphy
2016
Series
WWE 205 Live
2016
Film
WWE WrestleMania 35
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
Film
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
Murphy (Preshow)
2020
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Murphy
2020
Film
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Buddy Murphy (Appearance)
2020
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Buddy Matthews
2022
Film
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
Buddy Murphy
2019
Film
AEW All Out 2022
Buddy Matthews
2022
Battleground Championship Wrestling
Buddy Matthews
2021
Film
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Buddy Murphy
2018
Film
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Buddy Matthews
2023
Film
WWE Payback 2020
Murphy
2020
Film
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
Murphy
2015
Film
AEW Revolution 2023
Buddy Matthews
2023
Film
HOG: For The Glory
Buddy Matthews
2021
Film
AEW All In 2024: London
Buddy Matthews
2024
Film
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Buddy Murphy
2019
Film
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
Film
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
Murphy
2020
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
Film
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Murphy
2020
Film
AEW Dynasty 2024
Buddy Matthews
2024
Film
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Murphy
2016
Film
NXT TakeOver: Rival
Buddy Murphy
2015
Film
WWE SummerSlam 2020
Murphy (Ringside)
2020
Film
AEW All In 2023: London
Buddy Matthews
2023
Film
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
Buddy Murphy (Preshow)
2019
Film
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Buddy Murphy
2018
Film
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
Buddy Matthews
2022
Film
AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
Buddy Matthews
2022
Film
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
Buddy Matthews
2025
Film
NXT TakeOver: London
Buddy Murphy
2015
Film
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews
2023
Film
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Buddy Murphy
2015
Film
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
Buddy Matthews
2021
Film
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
Buddy Matthews
2021
Film
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
Buddy Matthews
2022
Film
PWG: Nineteen
Buddy Matthews
2022
Film
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
Buddy Matthews
2022
Film
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
Murphy
2015
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
Buddy Matthews
2022
WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff
Buddy Murphy
2019
Film
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
Buddy Matthews
2024