Adam Birch
Acting
Born 1979-07-18
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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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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Acting
59 credits
Raw
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Lucha Underground
USA Championship Wrestling
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
WWE WrestleMania 31
ROH: Year One
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
ROH: Scramble Madness
WWE: The Ladder Match
ROH: Tag Wars
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
WWE SummerSlam 2010
WWE No Way Out 2007
WWE Over the Limit 2010
WWE No Mercy 2005
CM Punk: Best in the World
WWE Payback 2015
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE Armageddon 2006
ECW December to Dismember
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
WWE Fastlane 2015
WWE Survivor Series 2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
WWE Armageddon 2005
ROH: Night of The Butcher
WWE No Way Out 2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
ROH: Return Engagement
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
ROH: Glory By Honor II
MECW Inaugural Show
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
ROH: Take No Prisoners
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
ECW November to Remember 2000
ROH Night of Appreciation
WWE Judgment Day 2006
WWE Judgment Day 2005
ROH Crowning a Champion
3PW Legends Collide
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
3PW A Funkin' Classic
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
ROH: Glory By Honor
ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
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