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. He is a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Wesley Blake.
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Early life
Adams attended high school at Berwick Secondary College.
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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. He won his first title with PCW, the PCW State Title defeating Danny Psycho on 3 December 2010. Subsequently to this he won the MCW Heavyweight Title defeating Slex on 28 January 2012.
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.
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). For the rest of 2014, they lost multiple matches to The Lucha Dragons and The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch). Also in October 2014, they lost a number one contender tag team battle royal, being eliminated by the Ascension.
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. At NXT TakeOver: Rival, Blake and Murphy, now billed simply by their surnames, defeated the Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the title. Following that in March, Blake and Murphy began a feud with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, who were intent on capturing the tag titles. Blake and Murphy attempted to woo Carmella on several occasions. 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. 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. 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. 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)
On the February 13, 2018 episode of 205 Live, Murphy was announced as a participant in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship tournament, where the following week on 205 Live, Murphy made his debut and defeated Ariya Daivari in the first round, beforing losing to Mustafa Ali in the quarterfinals on the March 6 episode of 205 Live. 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. On the April 10 episode of 205 Live, Murphy would attack Cedric Alexander during his championship celebration, where it was later announced that Murphy would get his shot at the title at Greatest Royal Rumble; however, Murphy failed his mandatory weigh-in and was removed from the match and the 205 Live roster until he met the weight requirement. On the May 1 episode of 205 Live, Murphy would return to the brand, defeating a local competitor. On the May 8 episode of 205 Live, Murphy defeated Mustafa Ali in a rematch from their Cruiserweight Championship tournament quarter-final. On May 10, 205 Live general manager Drake Maverick announced that Murphy would face Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship on the May 29 episode of 205 Live, where he failed to win the title.
Other media
Murphy made his video game debut along with his tag team partner Wesley Blake in WWE 2K16 as a downloadable character and appeared in WWE 2K17.
Filmography
Television
Personal life
Adams has a background that includes bungee jumping, rock climbing, and swimming with great whales.
Adams is engaged to Alexis Kaufman, known by her WWE ring name Alexa Bliss.
Championships and accomplishments
- Ballarat Pro Wrestling
- BPW Australian Championship (1 time)
- Melbourne City Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Professional Championship Wrestling
- PCW State Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #116 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015
- WWE NXT
- NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Wesley Blake/Blake
References
External links
- Buddy Murphy on Twitter
- Buddy Murphy on Facebook
- Buddy Murphy on Instagram
- Buddy Murphy on WWE.com
- Buddy Murphy on IMDb
- Buddy Murphy's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
Source of article : Wikipedia
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