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