Actor
Matthew Adams
September 26, 1988 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Colby Lopez
11 titles together
Raw, WWE WrestleMania 35, WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah
10 titles together
Raw, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Joe Anoa'i
9 titles together
Raw, WWE Royal Rumble 2020, WWE WrestleMania 35
Ettore Ewen
8 titles together
WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE Royal Rumble 2020, WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Adam Scherr
8 titles together
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020, WWE Payback 2020, WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
Mike Mizanin
7 titles together
Raw, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Full filmography · 47
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
as Buddy Matthews
2025
AEW Full Gear 2024: Zero Hour
as Buddy Matthews
2024
AEW All In 2024: London
as Buddy Matthews
2024
AEW Dynasty 2024
as Buddy Matthews
2024
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
as Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW All In 2023: London
as Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
as Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW Revolution 2023
as Buddy Matthews
2023
AEW All Out 2022
as Buddy Matthews
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 3)
as Buddy Matthews
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 2)
as Buddy Matthews
2022
World Series Wrestling: Phoenix Rising (Night 1)
as Buddy Matthews
2022