10 WWE Wrestlers Who Tried To Kill Roman Reigns

4. Buddy Murphy

Buddy Murphy
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The eagle-eyed users of Twitters weren't necessarily citing Goldberg as the sneaking silhouette escaping the Roman Reigns crime scene, but they were unanimous in identifying another potential photofit: Buddy Murphy.

There's wry significance to WWE's 'Best Kept Secret' waylaying Reigns with complete anonymity. Any other superstar would use the heinous action to make a name for themselves; Murphy, in this scenario, slinked off still without credit.

That's the story of his career in the company so far. Secreted to 205 Live, Murphy seldom had the chance to demonstrate his considerable skills to a wider audience outside context-free Kickoff matches. The ascension to SmackDown has somehow hidden the Australian away even more.

Most agree it's a criminal waste of talent. Resetting his character with an explosive second debut alongside The Big Dog would really let the cat out the bag.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett

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