AEW star Buddy Matthews' return to major promotion officially announced

AEW star Buddy Matthews is set to return to a major promotion next month. He will be present at Melbourne City Wrestling End Game in December 2024.

The last time the House of Black member was seen in MCW was at the MCW Anniversary on February 11, 2024, at Thornbury Theater in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia. He participated in the MCW World Heavyweight Title and MCW Tag Team Title Winner Takes All match, where Adam Brooks, Rocky Menero, and Slex defeated him and The Parea (Eli Theseus & Gabriel Aeros).

Melbourne City Wrestling recently shared a post on Instagram informing fans that Matthews will return to the promotion after almost nine months. He is set to make an appearance at MCW End Game 2024, which will take place at the Melbourne Pavilion on Sunday, December 8.

"BREAKING NEWS – Former MCW World Heavyweight Champion @snm_buddy makes his highly anticipated return to MCW at End Game! With AEW Grand Slam Australia just around the corner on February 15, what will Buddy have in store on December 8 when he steps into the Melbourne Pavilion? #MCWEndGame."

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Buddy Matthews will be part of AEW Grand Slam: Australia

AEW will hold its Grand Slam pay-per-view in Australia in 2025. The event is scheduled for Saturday, February 15, at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, making it All Elite Wrestling's first major show in Australia.

AEW's first poster for the event didn't include Australia's Buddy Matthews. The former WWE Tag Team Champion vented his frustration at not being featured on the poster. Tony Khan took notice of this and instantly rectified the mistake.

Buddy Matthews will be part of Grand Slam: Australia next year. The new poster for the pay-per-view also features Malakai Black, Brody King, Ricochet, Kyle Fletcher, and Jay White.