Adam Birch
Biography
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.
Known For
Raw
1993
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Main Event
2012
Lucha Underground
2014
USA Championship Wrestling
2003
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
Filmography
Raw
· 1993
Raw
as Joey Mercury · 1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Joey Mercury · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
· 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Joseph Mercury · 1999
WWE Main Event
· 2012
Lucha Underground
as Joey Wrestling · 2014
USA Championship Wrestling
as Joey Mercury · 2003
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2005
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Joey Mercury · 2007
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2015
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2014
WWE No Mercy 2005
as Mercury · 2005
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2014
WWE No Way Out 2007
as Joey Mercury · 2007
CM Punk: Best in the World
as Joey Mercury · 2012
WWE Over the Limit 2010
as Joseph Mercury (Ringside) · 2010
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2015
WWE Payback 2015
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2015
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
as Joey Mercury (Ringside) · 2014
WWE Judgment Day 2005
as Joey Mercury · 2005
WWE Armageddon 2005
as Mercury · 2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
as Joey Mercury · 2005
WWE Armageddon 2006
as Joey Mercury · 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
as Joey Mercury · 2006
WWE No Way Out 2006
as Joey Mercury · 2006
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as Joseph Mercury · 2011
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
as Joey Matthews · 2007
ECW December to Dismember
as Joey Mercury · 2006
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
as Joey Mercury · 2012
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Joey Matthews · 2012
ROH: Night of The Butcher
as Joey Matthews · 2002
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as Joey Mercury · 2014
WWE Judgment Day 2006
as Mercury · 2006
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
as Joey Matthews · 2000
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
as Joey Mercury · 2008
ROH: Scramble Madness
as Joey Matthews · 2002
WWE: The Ladder Match
as Joey Mercury · 2007
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
as Joey Matthews · 2002
ROH: Tag Wars
as Joey Matthews · 2008
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
ROH: Glory By Honor II
as Joey Matthews · 2003
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
as Joey Matthews · 2004
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself · 2010
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
· 2001
ROH: Year One
as Joey Matthews · 2012
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Joseph Mercury · 2010
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
as Joey Matthews · 2002
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
as Joey Matthews · 2003
ECW November to Remember 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
wXw Superstars Of Wrestling 2018
as Joey Mercury · 2018
ROH Night of Appreciation
as Joey Matthews · 2002
ROH: Glory By Honor
as Joey Matthews · 2002
ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
as Joey Matthews (Ringside) · 2000
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001
as Joey Matthews · 2001
ROH: Take No Prisoners
as Joey Matthews · 2008
ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
ROH Crowning a Champion
as Joey Matthews · 2002
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
as Joey Mercury · 2017
ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
3PW A Funkin' Classic
as Joey Matthews · 2003
ECW Fan Cam: November 10, 2000
as Joey Matthews · 2000
MECW Inaugural Show
as Joey Matthews · 2001
ROH: Return Engagement
as Joey Matthews · 2008
3PW Legends Collide
as Joey Matthews · 2003