Buddy Murphy
| Buddy Murphy | |
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Murphy in 2015
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| Birth name | Matthew Murphy Adams |
| Born |
26 September 1988 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Buddy Murphy Matt Silva Murphy |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| Billed from | Melbourne, Australia |
| Trained by | Carlo Cannon WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | 2007 |
Matthew Murphy Adams (born 26 September 1988) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs in the developmental territory WWE NXT under the ring name Buddy Murphy. He is a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Wesley Blake.
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.
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.
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 Kalisto and Sin Cara, 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. Also in October 2014, Blake and Murphy lost a number one contender tag team battle royal, being eliminated by the Ascension.
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