Adam Birch

Born: 1979-07-18

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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WWE WrestleMania 31

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2015-03-29

WrestleMania 31 was the thirty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view...

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CM Punk: Best in the World

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2012-10-09

For the first time ever, experience the rise of CM Punk with CM Punk: Best in the World! From...

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WWE SummerSlam 2010

as Joseph Mercury
Released: 2010-08-15

SummerSlam (2010) was a PPV that took place on August 15, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los...

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WWE: The Ladder Match

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2007-06-05

Follow the evolution of the ladder match and how it has come to be one of the most popular...

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WWE Royal Rumble 2007

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2007-01-28

Royal Rumble (2007) was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 28, 2007...

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WWE Royal Rumble 2006

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2006-01-29

Royal Rumble (2006) was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by Sony...

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WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2012-02-24

For the first time ever, Rey Mysterio sits down and reviews his historic career, reflecting on...

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ECW Massacre on 34th Street

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2000-12-03

ECW Massacre on 34th Street was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Extreme Championship...

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ECW December to Dismember

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2006-12-03

December to Dismember (2006) was a PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),...

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ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2000-10-01

Anarchy Rulz 2000 took place on October 1, 2000 from the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul,...

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WWE Judgment Day 2006

as Mercury
Released: 2006-05-21

Judgment Day (2006) was the eighth annual Judgment Day PPV. It was presented by Vyotech...

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WWE Extreme Rules 2015

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2015-04-26

Extreme Rules 2015 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It's the...

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WWE Survivor Series 2005

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2005-11-27

Survivor Series (2005) was the 19th annual Survivor Series PPV. It was presented by NovaLogic's...

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WWE Royal Rumble 2015

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2015-01-25

As is tradition at this yearly event, the card will be highlighted by the 30-man Royal Rumble...

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WWE No Mercy 2005

as Mercury
Released: 2005-10-09

No Mercy (2005) was the eighth annual No Mercy professional wrestling PPV and was presented by...

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WWE No Way Out 2007

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2007-02-18

No Way Out (2007) was the ninth annual No Way Out PPV event. It took place on February 18, 2007...

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WWE Payback 2015

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2015-05-17

WWE Payback 2015 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It took place...

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ECW Guilty as Charged 2001

as uncredited
Released: 2001-01-07

Guilty as Charged (2001) took place on January 7, 2001 from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New...

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WWE Survivor Series 2014

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2014-11-23

Survivor Series featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from...

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WWE Over the Limit 2010

as Joseph Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2010-05-23

Over the Limit (2010) was a PPV presented by Axe Hair, which took place on May 23, 2010 at the...

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WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

as Joseph Mercury
Released: 2011-09-23

This penetrating pro-wrestling bio offers a bird's-eye view of what it's like to be a giant --...

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ECW November to Remember 2000

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2000-11-05

November to Remember 2000 took place on November 5, 2000 from the Odeum Expo Center in Villa...

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WWE Armageddon 2005

as Mercury
Released: 2005-12-08

Armageddon (2005) was the sixth Armageddon PPV. It was presented by Microsoft's XBox 360, and...

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WWE Armageddon 2006

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2006-12-17

Armageddon (2006) was a PPV presented by Activision's Call of Duty 3, which took place on...

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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2014-12-14

WWE TLC is the one night of the year when the WWE Universe is guaranteed to see a match...

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2015-05-31

Elimination Chamber (also known as No Escape in Germany) is a professional wrestling...

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WWE Judgment Day 2005

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2005-05-22

Judgment Day (2005) was the seventh annual PPV of the same name and took place on May 22, 2005...

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WWE Hell In A Cell 2014

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2014-10-26

Hell in a Cell (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It...

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WWE Fastlane 2015

as Joey Mercury (Ringside)
Released: 2015-02-22

WWE Fastlane was a PPV held 22 February 2015.

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WWE No Way Out 2006

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2006-02-19

No Way Out (2006) was the eighth annual No Way Out professional PPV and was presented by Subway....

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ROH The Round Robin Challenge

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-03-30

Round Robin Challenge was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on March 30,...

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ROH: Year One

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2012-05-16

2002 marked the birth of something special in professional wrestling, something that took the...

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WWE The Great American Bash 2005

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2005-07-24

The Great American Bash (2005) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on July 24,...

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Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

as Himself
Released: 2010-01-01

In a business such as pro wrestling, it is hard to be shocked or surprised by anything. But on...

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TNA Bound for Glory 2007

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2007-10-14

There's "total nonstop action" in this behemoth pay-per-view event filmed in 2007 in the suburbs...

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ROH: Night of The Butcher

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-12-07

Abdullah the Butcher makes his first appearance in Ring of Honor in a brutal Bunkhouse tag team...

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ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2004-01-10

The Battle Line are Drawn was a wrestling event held by Ring of Honor. It took place on January...

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ROH: Death Before Dishonor

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2003-07-19

Death Before Dishonor I is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor...

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ROH: Ring of Hardcore

as Joey Matthews
Released:

There are many faces to Ring of Honor: the pure wrestling, the high flying exhibitions, and...

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ROH Crowning a Champion

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-07-27

Crowning a Champion was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on July 27, 2002...

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ROH: Glory By Honor II

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2003-09-20

Ring of Honor presents their final event from the Murphy Recreation Center on September 20, 2003.

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ROH: All Star Extravaganza

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-11-09

All-Star Extravaganza was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on November 9,...

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WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story

as Joey Mercury
Released: 2008-04-29

Matt Hardy was born to wrestle from his earliest days In homemade rings he and his brother...

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ROH Night of Appreciation

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-04-27

Night of Appreciation was a wrestling shows held by Ring of Honor. It took place on April 27,...

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ROH: Glory By Honor

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-10-05

ROH Glory by Honor was the first annual Glory By Honor event held by Ring of Honor. It took...

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ROH: Scramble Madness

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2002-11-16

Scramble Madness was a wrestling show held by Ring of Honor. It took place on November 16, 2002...

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ECW Holiday Hell 2000

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2000-12-23

Behind Closed Doors series returns with Tommy Dreamer & Danny Doring! This time Dreamer and...

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ROH: Return Engagement

as Joey Matthews
Released: 2008-04-19

Return Engagement was a wrestling event promoted by Ring of Honor. It took place on April 19,...

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WWE Raw

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Joey Mercury
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE SmackDown

as Joey Mercury
First aired: 1999-04-29

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every...

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WWE SmackDown

as Joseph Mercury
First aired: 1999-04-29

The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every...

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Saturday Night's Main Event

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-05-11

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on...

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TNA iMPACT!

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-06-04

TNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with...

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