Buddy Murphy

Buddy Murphy
Murphy in March 2016
Birth name Matthew Adams
Born (1988-09-26) 26 September 1988[1]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence Orlando, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Buddy Murphy[2]
Matt Silva[3]
Murphy[3]
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Billed weight 203 lb (92 kg)[4]
Billed from Melbourne, Australia[2]
Trained by Carlo Cannon[5]
WWE Performance Center[6]
Debut 2007

Matthew Adams (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on 205 Live in the cruiserweight division under the ring name Buddy Murphy[7], and is the current WWE Cruiserweight Champion in his first reign. Prior to his main roster call up, Murphy competed in WWE's developmental territory NXT, where he was a former NXT Tag Team Champion with Wesley Blake.

Early life

Adams attended high school at Berwick Secondary College.

Professional wrestling career

Early years (2007–2013)

One of the first matches Adams was involved in was with PCW in 2007, when on 8 September as Matt Silva he teamed with Jacko Lantern to defeat Adam Brooks and Diaz.[8] He won his first title with PCW, the PCW State Title defeating Danny Psycho on 3 December 2010.[9][10] Subsequently to this he won the MCW Heavyweight Title defeating Slex on 28 January 2012.[11][12]

WWE

NXT (2013–2018)

On 17 March 2013, Adams signed a development contract with WWE. He reported to NXT and debuted as Buddy Murphy at an NXT house show on 23 November 2013, teaming with Sawyer Fulton and Troy McClain against Colin Cassady, Angelo Dawkins and Wesley Blake. On the 15 May 2014 episode of NXT, he teamed with Elias Samson in a losing effort against The Ascension.[13]

In August 2014, Murphy formed a tag team with Wesley Blake. On 14 August episode of NXT, they were defeated in the first round of a number one contender tag team tournament by The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara).[14] For the rest of 2014, they lost multiple matches to The Lucha Dragons and The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch).[15][16][17][18] Also in October 2014, they lost a number one contender tag team battle royal, being eliminated by the Ascension.[19]

Murphy and Blake as NXT Tag Team Champions in a house show

On 21 January 2015 episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy defeated The Vaudevillains and quickly challenged The Lucha Dragons to a title match. On 28 January episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy defeated the champions to win the NXT Tag Team Championship, making Murphy the first Australian to hold a championship in WWE.[20] At NXT TakeOver: Rival, Blake and Murphy, now billed simply by their surnames, defeated the Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the title.[21] Following that in March, Blake and Murphy began a feud with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, who were intent on capturing the tag titles.[22] Blake and Murphy attempted to woo Carmella on several occasions.[23] On 13 May episode of NXT, Blake and Murphy distracted Carmella during her match with Alexa Bliss, causing her to lose which established them as heels in the process.[24] At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, during Amore and Cassady's NXT Tag Team Championship match against Blake and Murphy, Alexa Bliss came out mid-match and attacked Carmella and Amore, ensuring the win for Blake and Murphy.[25] After making several successful title defences, Blake and Murphy lost the championships to the Vaudevillians at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, ending their reign at 219 days.[26][27] On 18 May taping of NXT, after losing to Shinsuke Nakamura and Austin Aries, Alexa and Blake walked away from Murphy, teasing a split for the team.

An attempt was made by Blake and Murphy to reconcile their differences in a match against new team TM61 (Nick Miller and Shane Thorne), however miscommunication between the two resulted in defeat. Murphy announced himself as a singles competitor once again when interrupting a meeting between NXT general manager William Regal and Shinsuke Nakamura on the June 22, 2016 episode of NXT, leading to a match with Nakamura in the main event which Murphy lost. Murphy and Blake faced off in a singles match on the October 12 episode of NXT, which ended in a no contest after Samoa Joe interfered and attacked both men. On the January 4, 2017 episode of NXT, Murphy teamed with Tye Dillinger to defeat Bobby Roode and Elias Samson in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia. This was his only televised match of 2017, although he continued to appear at NXT live events.

205 Live (2018–present)

After being in NXT during the last month, Murphy lost about 25 pounds and asked to be included in 205 Live.[28] He made his debut as a participant in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship tournament, defeating Ariya Daivari in the first round but lost to Mustafa Ali in the quarterfinals.[29] On the March 27 episode of 205 Live, Murphy defeated TJP, Akira Tozawa and Kalisto in a fatal four-way match for a future shot at the Cruiserweight Championship. However, Murphy failed his mandatory weigh-in and was removed from the match and the 205 Live roster until he met the weight requirement.[30] He started a storyline where he had to lose weight, challenging Alexander for the title on May 29, where he failed to win the belt. On October 6, 2018 at Super Show-Down in his hometown of Melbourne, Murphy defeated Alexander to win the Cruiserweight Championship, his first singles title in WWE.[31]

Other media

Murphy made his video game debut along with his tag team partner Wesley Blake in WWE 2K16 as downloadable content and appeared in WWE 2K17.[32]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Total Divas Himself 1 episode

Personal life

Adams has a background that includes bungee jumping, rock climbing, and swimming with great whales.[33] [34] He is engaged to fellow professional wrestler Alexis Kaufman, better known by her ring name Alexa Bliss.[35]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Buddy Murphy". WWE.
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  4. ↑ "Buddy Murphy: A Secret No More - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com.
  5. ↑ Armour, Josh; Eastman, Todd (March 2013). "WRA Throwback – Buddy Murphy". Wrestle Radio Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Australia's 'Buddy' makes WWE history". 17 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Matt Silva – Melbourne City Wrestling".
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PCW WrestleFest « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  9. ↑ http://www.pcwentertainment.com/archive/2010/114-aftermath
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PCW XMas Chaos « Events Database « Cagmatch - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  11. ↑ http://mcwnews.net/2012/05/27/60/
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MCW Vendetta « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  13. ↑ "WWE NXT: May 15, 2014".
  14. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT report 8/14 Week 111: Neville defends NXT Title vs. Breeze, tournament continues, No. 1 contender to Women's Title; Overall Reax". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Asher, Matthew. "NXT: Badda-Bing! Realest chick in the ring Carmella makes her debut". Canoe.ca. Slam Wrestling. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Justin, Justin. "James's WWE NXT report 10/23: Neville defends NXT Title against Titus O'Neil, Tyler Breeze, Ascension, more; Overall Reax". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Howell, Nolan. "NXT: Neville gives Zayn another big loss". Canoe.ca. Slam Wrestling. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  18. ↑ Howell, Nolan. "NXT: Zayn and Neville face-to-face". Canoe.ca. Slam Wrestling. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  19. ↑ Namako, Jason. "WWE NXT Results – 10/30/14 (O'Neil VS. Zayn II)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "NXT News: Next live special announced, full spoiler results from Thursday's NXT TV tapings". PWTorch.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  21. ↑ Meltzer, Dave. "WWE NXT Takeover Rival results & recap: Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens, Finn Balor vs. Adrian Neville". F4Wonline.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  22. ↑ Howell, Nolan. "NXT: Owens runs through Riley". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  23. ↑ James, Justin (25 March 2015). "James' WWE NXT Report 3/25 – Week 145: Owens vs. Balor for NXT Title, Sasha Banks defends Women's Title; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  24. ↑ James, Justin (13 May 2015). "James's WWE NXT Report 5/13 – Week 161: Owens-Zayn final confrontation before Takeover, Itami & Balor vs. Breeze & Rose main event, Women's champ, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  25. ↑ Trionfo, Richard (20 May 2015). "Live Ongoing WWE NXT Takeover Unstoppable Report: Bayley and Charlotte Versus Dana Brooke and Emma". PWInsider. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  26. ↑ Scherer, Dave (22 August 2015). "Ongoing NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Blog". PWInsider. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Murphy Interview". 10 December 2015.
  28. ↑ https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/buddy-murphy-talks-wrestling-and-love-of-afl/news-story/7f26d128a60c367a339389a915367ebe
  29. ↑ "Mustafa Ali def. Buddy Murphy".
  30. ↑ Gagnon, Joshua (April 17, 2018). "WWE 205 Live Results (4/17): Tornado Tag Team Match, Buddy Murphy, Mustafa Ali in action". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  31. ↑ https://www.wwe.com/shows/wwe-super-show-down/2018-10-06/cedric-alexander-buddy-murphy-results
  32. ↑ "Buddy Murphy Games - Giant Bomb". Giant Bomb.
  33. ↑ "Buddy Murphy".
  34. ↑ "Buddy Murphy returning to the site of his first WWE NXT match".
  35. ↑ "WWE's Alexa Bliss Ready to Bring '5 Feet of Fury' to 'Total Divas'".
  36. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BPW Halloween Harvest 2010 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  37. ↑ "Buddy Murphy de WWE NXT lesionado en un Live Show". 21 July 2017.
  38. ↑ "Buddy Murphy - WRESTLING ROSTERS".
  39. ↑ Dalgleish, Chris. "MCW Heavyweight Championship / ACW Heavyweight Championship [VIC] - AustralianWrestling.org". www.australianwrestling.org.
  40. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com.
  41. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  42. ↑ Parry, Josh (15 January 2015). "NXT news: Next live special announced, full spoiler Results from Thursday's NXT TV tapings". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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