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.
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- 2018 · wXw Superstars Of Wrestling 2018 as Joey Mercury
- 2017 · WrestleCade SuperShow 2017 as Joey Mercury
- 2015 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2015 · WWE Payback 2015 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2015 · WWE Extreme Rules 2015 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2015 · WWE Fastlane 2015 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2015 · WWE Royal Rumble 2015 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2014 · WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 as Joey Mercury
- 2014 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2014 · WWE Survivor Series 2014 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2014 · WWE Hell In A Cell 2014 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2012 · CM Punk: Best in the World as Joey Mercury
- 2012 · ROH: Year One as Joey Matthews
- 2012 · WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man as Joey Mercury
- 2011 · WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World as Joseph Mercury
- 2010 · WWE SummerSlam 2010 as Joseph Mercury
- 2010 · WWE Over the Limit 2010 as Joseph Mercury (Ringside)
- 2010 · Chris Benoit: The Aftermath as Himself
- 2008 · WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story as Joey Mercury
- 2008 · ROH: Return Engagement as Joey Matthews
- 2008 · ROH: Tag Wars as Joey Matthews
- 2008 · ROH: Take No Prisoners as Joey Matthews
- 2007 · TNA Bound for Glory 2007 as Joey Matthews
- 2007 · WWE: The Ladder Match as Joey Mercury
- 2007 · WWE No Way Out 2007 as Joey Mercury
- 2007 · WWE Royal Rumble 2007 as Joey Mercury
- 2006 · WWE Armageddon 2006 as Joey Mercury
- 2006 · ECW December to Dismember as Joey Mercury
- 2006 · WWE Judgment Day 2006 as Mercury
- 2006 · WWE No Way Out 2006 as Joey Mercury
- 2006 · WWE Royal Rumble 2006 as Joey Mercury
- 2005 · WWE Armageddon 2005 as Mercury
- 2005 · WWE Survivor Series 2005 as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
- 2005 · WWE No Mercy 2005 as Mercury
- 2005 · WWE The Great American Bash 2005 as Joey Mercury
- 2005 · WWE Judgment Day 2005 as Joey Mercury
- 2004 · TNA iMPACT! as
- 2004 · ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn as Joey Matthews
- 2003 · ROH: Glory By Honor II as Joey Matthews
- 2003 · USA Championship Wrestling as Joey Mercury
- 2003 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor as Joey Matthews
- 2003 · 3PW A Funkin' Classic as Joey Matthews
- 2003 · 3PW Legends Collide as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH: Night of The Butcher as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH: Scramble Madness as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH Crowning a Champion as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH The Round Robin Challenge as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000 as Joey Matthews (Ringside)
- Future · ROH: Ring of Hardcore as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH: All Star Extravaganza as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH: Glory By Honor as Joey Matthews
- 2002 · ROH Night of Appreciation as Joey Matthews
- 2001 · MECW Inaugural Show as Joey Matthews
- 2001 · ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001 as Joey Matthews
- 2001 · ECW Guilty as Charged 2001 as
- 2000 · ECW Holiday Hell 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Massacre on 34th Street as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Fan Cam: November 10, 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW November to Remember 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 2000 · ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000 as Joey Matthews
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Joey Mercury
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Joseph Mercury
- 1993 · WWE Raw as
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Joey Mercury
- 1985 · Saturday Night's Main Event as