Buddy Murphy, whose real name is Matthew Adams, was part of one of WWE’s longest-running feuds last year when he was aligned with Seth Rollins in his program against Rey Mysterio. The storyline would include him having a romantic relationship with Mysterio’s daughter Aalyah however, once the angle was abruptly dropped, he would be taken off television. When he did return, it was to put over Cesaro twice before making up the numbers in the André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Then just two months later, he was deemed surplus to requirements and released.
Since then, he has been sharing several videos on social media, building anticipation until he can sign with a new promotion. In the videos, he has been kept in a mental asylum for the last eight years, and in the latest of these, he would announce his new ring name. You can watch the reveal below, which shows from now on he is going as Buddy Matthews, a mixture of his WWE name and birth name.
What the future holds for the former WWE Cruiserweight and Raw Tag Team Champion remains to be seen. As an Australian, his work visa is an issue, so he needs to sign a full-time deal with a promotion to stay in the US. The belief is Impact Wrestling is very keen to bring him, which would make sense as he’d fit into the X-Division. Additionally, AEW is in acquisition mode, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him turn up there in the future.
