Buddy Matthews Reacts to Corey Graves’ WWE Bad Blood Reference During Rhea Ripley’s Match

AEW’s Buddy Matthews had an amusing response to a cheeky reference made about him during Rhea Ripley’s match at WWE Bad Blood. As Ripley once again challenged Liv Morgan for the WWE Women’s World Championship, Corey Graves slipped in a comment that caught the attention of fans.

During the match, with Dominik Mysterio suspended in a shark cage, Graves humorously commented that he hoped Ripley would one day meet “a guy with big muscles who’s from Australia.” Fans quickly connected the dots, realizing Graves was likely referencing Ripley’s real-life husband, Buddy Matthews, who currently wrestles for AEW.

Matthews, who clearly enjoyed the mention, took to Instagram to respond. Sharing a photo of himself from AEW Collision, Matthews captioned the post, “A guy with big muscles & Australian…. 😉 @wwegraves @rhearipley_wwe.”

The Women’s World Championship match ended in chaos, with Raquel Rodriguez making her return and attacking Ripley, leading to a disqualification. Ripley, who has been linked on WWE TV to Dominik Mysterio in a storyline romance, sparked fan speculation about a possible future rivalry between Mysterio and Matthews if the latter were to return to WWE.

Fans have been buzzing about the potential for Buddy Matthews to re-enter the WWE fold, especially to engage in a storyline involving Ripley and her on-screen partner, Dominik. Matthews recently addressed the possibility of joining the storyline, though nothing concrete has been announced as of yet.

With the ongoing chemistry between Ripley and Dominik on WWE programming, and Matthews playing along with the hints from afar, fans continue to wonder if WWE will take advantage of this real-life dynamic to create an entertaining feud down the line.