Buddy Matthews is All Elite!
During the February 23 episode of AEW Dynamite, The Kings of the Black Throne (Malakai Black & Brody King) faced Penta and PAC, continuing their feud that dates back to November 2021.
Debuting his Penta Oscuro character, the Death Triangle members won the match after Penta choked Black with his own mist and then rolled him up. The House of Black attacked PAC and Penta after the bell, but before Malakai could drive a shovel through Penta, the lights went out and Buddy Matthews appeared.
The former WWE Superstar teased attacking Malakai but instead joined The House of Black, joining in on the beating up of Death Triangle.
HOLY S**T! Is that Buddy Matthews?! @SNM_Buddy#AEWDynamite is LIVE on @TBSNetwork right now! pic.twitter.com/PhxdHMFJIV
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) February 24, 2022
Tony Khan quickly confirmed online that Matthews has signed with AEW and is All Elite.
Welcome to @AEW, @SNM_Buddy!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) February 24, 2022
Buddy Matthews is #AllElite! #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/0bWyl5pXTb
Murphy was released by WWE in June 2021 and has since worked for a number of different promotions, including New Japan Pro Wrestling, MLW, and PWG.
Black and Murphy had a feud on WWE television during the spring of 2020 when Murphy was aligned with Seth Rollins. Since their releases, they have faced off twice, one for House of Glory and once at WrestleCade.
Keep up to date with everything happening on AEW Dynamite by checking out Fightful’s live coverage. We will also have a post-show review immediately following Dynamite’s conclusion.
