What is Buddy Matthews?
{{Infobox Wrestler |name=Buddy Matthews |names='''Buddy Matthews'''<br>Buddy Murphy<br>Matt Silva<br>Murphy |image=Buddy Murphy April 2018.jpg |caption=Matthews at a WWE house show in 2018 |height={{height|ft=5|in=11}} |weight={{convert|225|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|9|26}} |birth_place=[[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] |billed='''Melbourne, Australia''' |trainer=Carlo Cannon<br>[[WWE Performance Center]] |debut=2011 |spouse={{marriage|[[Rhea Ripley]]|2024}}}} '''Matthew Adams''' (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. He currently wrestles for [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) and competes under the ring name '''Buddy Matthews'''. He is also known for his time wrestling in [[WWE]] where he wrestled under the ring names '''Buddy Murphy''' and '''Murphy'''. In WWE, he was a one-time [[NXT Tag Team Championship|NXT Tag Team Champion]], one-time [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WWE Cruiserweight Champion]], and one-time [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Raw Tag Team Champion]]. During his time in AEW, Matthews has been a one-time [[AEW World Trios Championship|AEW World Trios Champion]]. ==Career== ===Independent circuit=== After leaving WWE, Murphy switched his name to Buddy Matthews. His first appearance was for [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW). He appeared at [[Battle in the Valley (2021)|Battle in the Valley]] and lost to [[Kazuchika Okada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/102275?showResult=1|accessdate=October 10, 2023|title=2021.11.13 BATTLE IN THE VALLEY|publisher=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|archive-date=December 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201041135/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/102275?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then appeared on [[Major League Wrestling]] (MLW)'s [[Blood & Thunder (2022)|Blood & Thunder]] event where he lost to [[T.J. Perkins|TJP]] on 21 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/full-spoilers-mlw-blood-thunder-tapin/|acc