SUMMARY
- In February 2022, Buddy Matthews made his AEW debut.
- Buddy Matthews and Rhea Ripley dated for several years and got engaged in 2023.
Buddy Matthews is an Australian professional wrestler who is currently signed to AEW. He previously worked at WWE, where he competed under the ring name Buddy Murphy. The superstar is currently a part of a stable called House of Black, which is led by Malakai Black.
Matthew was born on September 26, 1988, in Melbourne, Australia, and is currently 33 years old. He completed his graduation from Berwick Secondary College in 2006. One year later, he made his professional wrestling debut as Matt Silva in PCW. After this, he also wrestled in the MCW for a brief time, where he became the World Heavyweight Champion.
Murphy joined the Stamford-based promotion in 2013 when he was signed to NXT. In his early days, he partnered up with different superstars. In 2018, Buddy competed in 205 Live Brand, for which he had to lose weight. He won the Cruiserweight Championship as his first singles title in WWE.
Further, in 2019, he was promoted to the main promotion and was drafted to SmackDown. He faced Apollo Crews at the SummerSlam and lost to him. Later in the same year, he was signed to RAW and went on to win consecutive matches against R-Truth, Cedric Alexander, Matt Hardy, and others. Buddy Murphy also had a feud with Aleister Black at the end of the year.
Members Rise! pic.twitter.com/lmvCc8DDeO
— Buddy Matthews (@SNM_Buddy) April 29, 2023
Murphy won the RAW tag team championship along with Seth Rollins and had a romantic storyline with Rey Mysterio’s daughter. The company released him in June 2021, and after that, he went on to wrestle on independent circuits. He joined AEW in February 2022 and became part of a dominant stable. Matthew is a pretty famous wrestler, and fans always want to know more about his life.
Buddy Matthews has previously dated Alexa Bliss before his relationship with Rhea Ripley
Buddy Matthews has been dating Rhea Ripley since 2022 after they both met in the Triple-H-led promotion. The couple is quite open about their relationship and frequently expresses their love for each other. They both have great chemistry with each other and are cool with having different on-screen partners.
Rhea and Buddy announced their engagement in 2023 and took their relationship to the next level. However, Buddy has been previously romantically linked with another WWE superstar, Alexa Bliss, who was the on-screen partner of the late Bray Wyatt. Both superstars met during their tenure at NXT.
They began dating sometime after that, but their relationship didn’t last long as the couple broke up in 2018. However, both of them do not have any kind of animosity between them and are still good friends.
Buddy Matthew’s net worth
Buddy Matthews has worked as a professional wrestler for a long period, and it is his main source of income. Currently signed with a Tony Khan-led promotion, Murphy earns a handsome amount of money.
According to various reports, his net worth is around $5 million. Buddy Matthews is an accomplished athlete, and fans expect him to become a big deal at AEW. He has exceptional in-ring skills and does an equally good job with the mic.