Buddy Murphy

This article is about the professional wrestler, who wrestles in NXT as Murphy. For the TNA wrestler, see Mikael Judas.
Buddy Murphy

Murphy in 2015
Birth name Matthew Adams[1]
Born (1988-09-26) September 26, 1988[2]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Buddy Murphy
Matt Silva
Murphy[3]
Billed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight 227 lb (103 kg)
Billed from Melbourne, Australia
Trained by Carlo Cannon[4]
WWE Performance Center[5]
Debut 2007

Matthew Adams is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs in the developmental territory WWE NXT under the ring name Murphy,[6][7] a shortened version of the previous ring name Buddy Murphy.[8][9] He is a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Wesley Blake.

Professional wrestling career

Early years and training

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.[10] He won his first title with PCW, the PCW State Title defeating Danny Psycho on 3 December 2010.[11][12] Subsequently to this he won the MCW Heavyweight Title defeating Slex on 28 January 2012.[13][14]

WWE

NXT (2013–present)

Main article: Blake and Murphy

On 17 March 2013, Adams signed a development contract with WWE. He reported to NXT and made his debut as Buddy Murphy at an NXT live event on 23 November 2013, teaming with Sawyer Fulton and Troy McClain against Angelo Dawkins, Colin Cassady, and Wesley Blake. Murphy made his televised debut on NXT on 15 May 2014, teaming with Elias Sampson in a losing effort against The Ascension.[15] In August 2014, Murphy formed a tag team with Wesley Blake. On the August 14 episode of NXT, they were defeated in the first round of a number one contender tag team tournament by Kalisto and Sin Cara,[16] later known as the Lucha Dragons. For the rest of 2014, Blake and Murphy lost multiple matches to the Lucha Dragons and the Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch and Aiden English). Blake and Murphy were once referred to as Team Thick in October, but that name was dropped in later episodes.[17][18][19][20] Also in October 2014, Blake and Murphy lost a number one contender tag team battle royal, being eliminated by the Ascension.[21]

On the 21 January 2015 episode of NXT, Murphy and Blake defeated the Vaudevillains and quickly challenged the Lucha Dragons to a title match. On the 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 title within WWE.[22]

At a January 31 NXT house show, Blake and Murphy were billed without their first names.[3] This name change translated to television at NXT TakeOver: Rival, where Blake and Murphy defeated the Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the title.[23] Following that in March, Blake and Murphy began a feud with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, who were intent on capturing the tag titles.[24] Blake and Murphy attempted to woo Carmella on several occasions.[25] On the May 13 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.[26] At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable, during Amore and Cassady's NXT Tag Team Championship match against Blake and Murphy, Alexa Bliss would come out mid-match and attack Carmella and Amore, ensuring the win for Blake and Murphy and aligning herself with them in the process.[27] After making several successful title defenses, Blake and Murphy lost the championships to The Vaudevillians (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, ending their reign at 219 days.[28][29] On the May 18 taping of NXT, after losing to Shinsuke Nakamura and Austin Aries, Alexa and Blake walked away from Murphy, teasing a split for the team.

Other media

Murphy, along with his tag team partner Blake, made his video game debut in WWE 2K16 as a downloadable character.

Personal life

Murphy has a background that includes bungee jumping, rock climbing and swimming with great whales.[30]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/more-sports/australias-buddy-murphy-makes-wwe-history-winning-nxt-tag-team-championship/story-fni2frsp-1227223146662
  2. ↑ "Buddy Murphy". Wrestling Data.
  3. 1 2 "WWE NXT house show results 1-31-2015: Sami Zayn vs. Adrian Neville, Hideo Itami vs. Tyler Breeze". f4wonline.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Armour, Josh; Eastman, Todd (March 2013). "WRA Throwback - Buddy Murphy". Wrestle Radio Australia. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
  5. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/more-sports/australias-buddy-murphy-makes-wwe-history-winning-nxt-tag-team-championship/story-e6frf56c-1227223146662
  6. 1 2 http://www.wwe.com/superstars/murphy
  7. ↑ "Wrestler Matt Silva becomes first Australian to join WWE". The Herald Sun.
  8. ↑ "Matt Silva - Melbourne City Wrestling".
  9. ↑ "Melbourne City Wrestling".
  10. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=105526
  11. ↑ http://www.pcwentertainment.com/archive/2010/114-aftermath
  12. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=71199
  13. ↑ http://mcwnews.net/2012/05/27/60/
  14. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=110329
  15. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2014-05-15/results-26304217
  16. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT report 8/14 Week 111: Neville defends NXT Title vs. Breeze, tournament continues, #1 contender to Women's Title; Overall Reax". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ Asher, Matthew. "NXT: Badda-Bing! Realist chick in the ring Carmella makes her debut". Canoe.ca. Slam Wrestling. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  18. ↑ 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 January 19, 2015.
  19. ↑ Howell, Nolan. "NXT: Neville gives Zayn another big loss". Canoe.ca. Slam Wrestling. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  20. ↑ Howell, Nolan. "NXT: Zayn and Neville face-to-face". Canoe.ca. Slam Wrestling. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  21. ↑ Namako, Jason. "WWE NXT Results - 10/30/14 (O'Neil VS. Zayn II)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "NXT News: Next live special announced, full spoiler results from Thursday's NXT TV tapings". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  23. ↑ Meltzer, Dave. "WWE NXT Takeover Rival results & recap: Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens, Finn Balor vs. Adrian Neville". f4wonline.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  24. ↑ Howell, Nolan. "NXT: Owens runs through Riley". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  25. ↑ James, Justin (March 25, 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 May 11, 2015.
  26. ↑ James, Justin (May 13, 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 May 14, 2015.
  27. ↑ Trionfo, Richard (May 20, 2015). "LIVE ONGOING WWE NXT TAKEOVER UNSTOPPABLE REPORT: BAYLEY AND CHARLOTTE VERSUS DANA BROOKE AND EMMA". PWInsider. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  28. ↑ Scherer, Dave (August 22, 2015). "Ongoing NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn Blog". PWInsider. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  29. ↑ http://www.nzpwi.co.nz/2015/12/murphy-interview/
  30. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/superstars/murphy
  31. 1 2 3 http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/b/buddy-murphy/
  32. 1 2 3 4 http://riotcitywrestling.com/roster-2/roster/matt-silva/
  33. ↑ "SHOW RESULTS - 5/15 WWE NXT in Philadelphia, Pa.: Owens vs. Balor for NXT Title in Night 2 main event, four-way NXT Women's Title match, Corbin's surprise opponent, more".
  34. ↑ "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 4/1 - Week 146: Itami vs. Breeze 2/3 Falls match, NXT tag champs in action, Zayn big return promo; Overall Reax".
  35. ↑ "From The Network – NXT Takeover: Rival February 16, 2015 posted by Dylan Diot".
  36. ↑ James, Justin (May 27, 2015). "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 5/27 - Week 163: Follow-up to Takeover special, Samoa Joe confronts Kevin Owens, champs in action, more; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  37. ↑ http://riotcitywrestling.com/2010/09/every-cloud-has-a-silva-lining/
  38. ↑ http://www.australianwrestling.org/index.php/title-histories/107-mcw-heavyweight-championship-acw-heavyweight-championship-vic
  39. ↑ http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=titles&titel=3031
  40. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  41. ↑ Parry, Josh (2015-01-15). "NXT news: Next live special announced, full spoiler Results from Thursday's NXT TV tapings". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

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