Adam Birch
Adam Birch is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, also known by the ring names Joey Mercury and Joey Matthews. He is signed to WWE, and works as a trainer in WWE's developmental territory NXT. Birch was trained by fellow wrestler Jimmy Cicero and made his wrestling debut in October 1996, using the name Joey Matthews. The following year, he began competing for Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF), in which he began competing in tag team competition, where he captured the MEWF Tag Team Championship, alongside Christian York. Throughout the mid-1990s, Birch competed in various independent promotions, where he and York continued to work as a team. It was also during that time that he won various championships in singles and tag team competition. In 2004, Birch signed with the WWE and was assigned to their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, Kentucky. While situated at OVW, he was placed in tag team competition, alongside Johnny Nitro, in which they won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on one occasion. It was also during this time that he and Nitro, alongside their manager Melina, were known as the stable MNM. After signing with WWE, the group were called up to the SmackDown! roster and on their debut in April 2005, Birch and Nitro went on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. After their third and final reign ended in May 2006, Nitro and Melina turned on Birch, thus ending their faction. However, in November 2006, the team reunited for a brief period, before Mercury was let go from his contract in March 2007. Following his stint with WWE, Birch continued his wrestling career, appearing at several independent promotions, including competing at Ring of Honor events. In March 2008, he returned to OVW, where he won the OVW Television Championshipon one occasion. In October 2008, Birch announced his retirement from professional wrestling, following an injury he sustained, but later returned to wrestling in 2010. In his personal life, Birch has admitted to using drugs since the age of 15, leading to several overdoses. While with WWE, Birch failed the company's Wellness Policy drug test, which ultimately resulted in him entering a drug rehabilitation. He has since overcome his drug problems.
Filmography · 51
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Joey Mercury
Lucha Underground
2014 · Joey Wrestling
ROH: Scramble Madness
2002 · Joey Matthews
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
ROH: Year One
2012 · Joey Matthews
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006 · Joey Mercury
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007 · Joey Mercury
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007 · Joey Mercury
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE SummerSlam 2010
2010 · Joseph Mercury
WWE Payback 2015
2015 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012 · Joey Mercury
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005 · Joey Mercury
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005 · Mercury
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012 · Joey Mercury
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011 · Joseph Mercury
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007 · Joey Mercury
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006 · Joey Mercury
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005 · Mercury
ECW December to Dismember
2006 · Joey Mercury
WWE No Way Out 2006
2006 · Joey Mercury
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
2008 · Joey Mercury
WWE Over the Limit 2010
2010 · Joseph Mercury (Ringsi...
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014 · Joey Mercury (Ringside...
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012 · Joey Matthews
ROH: Return Engagement
2008 · Joey Matthews
ROH: Night of The Butcher
2002 · Joey Matthews
WWE Judgment Day 2005
2005 · Joey Mercury
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
2004 · Joey Matthews
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
2007 · Joey Matthews
ROH Night of Appreciation
2002 · Joey Matthews
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
2002 · Joey Matthews
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010 · Himself
ROH: Glory By Honor II
2003 · Joey Matthews
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
2000 · Joey Matthews
WWE Judgment Day 2006
2006 · Mercury
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
2003 · Joey Matthews
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
2000 · Joey Matthews
ECW November to Remember 2000
2000 · Joey Matthews
ROH: Glory By Honor
2002 · Joey Matthews
ROH Crowning a Champion
2002 · Joey Matthews
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002 · Joey Matthews
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
2000 · Joey Matthews