Buddy Murphy is best known for his time with WWE where he performed under the ring names Buddy Murphy and Murphy.
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24 Facts About Buddy Murphy
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Buddy Murphy was moved to SmackDown in April 2019 and then to Raw in October 2019, where he aligned himself with Seth Rollins, leading to the duo winning the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship.
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Buddy Murphy attended Berwick Secondary College, where he graduated in 2005.
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Buddy Murphy made his debut on 8 September 2007 as "Matt Silva", at Professional Championship Wrestling, where he teamed with Jacko Lantern to defeat Adam Brooks and Diaz.
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Buddy Murphy won the PCW State Championship by defeating Danny Psycho on 3 December 2010.
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Buddy Murphy was a mainstay in Melbourne City Wrestling, where he won the MCW Heavyweight Championship by defeating Slex on 28 January 2012.
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On 21 January 2015 episode of NXT, Blake and Buddy Murphy defeated The Vaudevillains and quickly challenged The Lucha Dragons to a title match.
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At NXT TakeOver: Rival, Blake and Buddy Murphy, now billed simply by their surnames, defeated the Lucha Dragons in a rematch for the title.
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The following week, Buddy Murphy announced himself as a singles competitor by interrupting Shinsuke Nakamura, leading to a match with Nakamura, which Buddy Murphy lost.
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On 4 January 2017 episode of NXT, Buddy Murphy teamed with Tye Dillinger to defeat Bobby Roode and Elias Samson, and this turned out to be Buddy Murphy's last televised appearance in NXT, before being called up to main roster.
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In early 2018, Buddy Murphy lost about 25 pounds and asked to compete on the 205 Live brand.
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However, Buddy Murphy failed his mandatory weigh-in and was removed from the match and the 205 Live roster until he met the weight requirement.
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Buddy Murphy then went on to form a tag team with Tony Nese and they subsequently feuded with Lucha House Party.
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Buddy Murphy subsequently retained the title against Mustafa Ali at Survivor Series and Alexander at TLC, respectively.
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On 27 January 2019, Buddy Murphy successfully defended his title in a fatal four-way match against Akira Tozawa, Kalisto and Hideo Itami at the Royal Rumble Kickoff Show after pinning Itami.
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Buddy Murphy participated in the 51-Man Battle Royal at Super ShowDown, but was unsuccessful.
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At SummerSlam, Buddy Murphy defeated Apollo Crews by disqualification, after Rowan attacked him mid-match.
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On 14 October, Buddy Murphy was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2019 draft.
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Buddy Murphy engaged in a feud with Aleister Black towards the end of 2019.
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Buddy Murphy defeated Rollins the following week on SmackDown to end the feud.
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Buddy Murphy returned on 5 March 2021 episode of SmackDown, trying to reunite with Seth Rollins against Cesaro to which Rollins rebuffed.
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Buddy Murphy appeared on an episode of the reality show Total Divas in January 2018.
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