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.
51 acting credits
Acting · 51
Raw
1993
WWE NXT
2010
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE 205 Live
2016
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
WWE Payback 2020
2020
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
WWE Super ShowDown 2020
2020
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
2019
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
WWE SummerSlam 2020
2020
AEW All In 2023: London
2023
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
2015
AEW All In 2024: London
2024
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019
2019
NXT TakeOver: London
2015
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
WWE SummerSlam 2019
2019
AEW Dynasty 2024
2024
AEW All Out 2022
2022
AEW Revolution 2023
2023
Battleground Championship Wrestling
2021
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015
NXT TakeOver: Rival
2015
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
2015
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
2023
Battleground Championship Wrestling When Worlds Collide
2022
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
2021
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
2025
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
2022
PWG: Nineteen
2022
AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
2022
HOG: For The Glory
2021
WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff
2019
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
2024