Professional wrestling career Early career (2007–2013) Īdams was trained by Carlo Cannon. He attended Berwick Secondary College, where he graduated in 2005. Matthew Adams was born on 26 September 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Adams made his debut for All Elite Wrestling on the 23 February 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite. Murphy left WWE in June 2021, subsequently wrestling for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Major League Wrestling as "Buddy Matthews". He was moved to SmackDown in April 2019 and then to Raw in October 2019, where he aligned himself with Seth Rollins, leading to the duo winning the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship. In 2018, Adams was moved to WWE's main roster, appearing on 205 Live he won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship later that year. During his time in NXT, he formed a tag team with Wesley Blake that won the NXT Tag Team Championship on one occasion, making him the first Australian national to win a championship in WWE. In 2013, he relocated to the United States to work for WWE, starting out in its developmental territory NXT. Prior to joining WWE, Adams wrestled primarily in his native Australia under the ring name Matt Silva, appearing with promotions such as Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW) and Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW). He is best known for his time with WWE where he performed under the ring names Buddy Murphy and Murphy. Still just getting started on Raw, the former Cruiserweight Champion is dead set on owning the red brand.Matthew Adams (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Buddy Matthews as a member of the stable The House of Black. His decision paid dividends almost instantly, as Rollins & Murphy won the Raw Tag Team Championships the very next week. In the wake of his defeats, Murphy decided to place his destiny in the hands of Seth Rollins, joining the flock of self-dubbed Monday Night Messiah. Once he moved to Raw in the 2019 WWE Draft, Murphy dared to knock on the door of Aleister Black, and the two fast-rising Superstars soon engaged in some thrilling singles bouts that Murphy nonetheless failed to win. Soon after, Murphy had a pair of instant classics against Reigns and Daniel Bryan, even pinning the latter in an edge-of-your-seat thriller. Together with Wesley Blake and Alexa Bliss, Murphy once formed one of NXT’s most dominant units, and his partnership with Blake resulted in a seven-month NXT Tag Team Title reign.Īfter a smooth transition to singles competition, Murphy proved he has what it takes to make it on his own when he defeated Cedric Alexander to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia at WWE Super Show-Down.Īfter moving to SmackDown thanks to the 2019 Superstar Shake-up, Murphy was seen in the background of some video footage when Roman Reigns was mysteriously attacked, and after being confronted by The Big Dog, "The Best Kept Secret" implicated Erick Rowan. Go ahead and sleep on Murphy, and just see what happens.Ĭapable of executing some of the most picturesque (and high-risk) aerial moves in WWE, the Australian grappler is no less fearless outside the ring: His past hobbies include bungee jumping, rock climbing and swimming with great whales.
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