Adam Birch (born July 18, 1979) is a retired American professional wrestler, also known by the ring names Joey Mercury and Joey Matthews. He is signed to WWE, and works as a road agent/producer for WWE.Birch was trained by fellow wrestler Jimmy Cicero and made his wrestling debut in April 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 late-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 under the name Joey Mercury. 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, Mercury 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 Mercury, 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 Championship on one occasion. In October 2008, Mercury 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. He has since overcome his drug problems.
Is now head trainer in WWE's training camp Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). [August 2007]
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Wrestles for The WWE. [December 2005]
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Has been released from his WWE contract. [March 2007]
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Is currently on Smackdown feuding with the Hardyz due to the injuries he sustained at Armmgedon in a fatal four way tag team ladder match. [March 2007]
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He is the real life friend of Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Gregory Helms, and Shannon Moore.
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Former ECW wrestler who is a former WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champion.
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His pro wrestling debut was in 1996
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
WrestleMania
2015
TV Movie
Joey Mercury
TLC: Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Stairs
2014
TV Movie
Joey Mercury
Survivor Series
2014
TV Movie
Joey Mercury
WWE Hell in a Cell
2014
TV Movie
Joey Mercury
WWE Main Event
2012-2014
TV Series
Joey Mercury
WWE Superstars
2010
TV Series
Joseph Mercury
PWU Power Surge TV
2007
TV Series
Joey Matthews (2007)
ECW December to Dismember
2006
TV Movie
Joey Mercury
The Great American Bash
2005
TV Movie
Joey Mercury
King of Carnage: Fatal Fourway
2003
Video
Joey Matthews
MCW: The 5th Annual Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup - The Last Dance
2003
Video
Joey Matthews
ROH: Glory by Honor
2002
Video
Joey Matthews
ROH: Crowning a Champion
2002
Video
Joey Matthews
NWA: Total Nonstop Action
2002
TV Series
Joey Matthews
ROH: Night of Appreciation
2002
Video
Joey Matthews
ROH: The Round Robin Challenge
2002
Video
Joey Matthews
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002
Video
Joey Matthews- Special K
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001
Video
Christian York
ECW Massacre on 34th St.
2000
Video
Christian York
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
2000
TV Movie
Joey 'The Future' Matthews
Eastern Championship Wrestling
1993
TV Series
Christian York (2000)
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE NXT
2011
TV Series agent - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE Raw
2005-2016
TV Series
Joey Mercury
Joseph Mercury
SES Mystery Man
WWE Smackdown!
2005-2015
TV Series
Joey Mercury
The Masked Man
Joseph Mercury
...
WWE Elimination Chamber
2015
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Payback
2015
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Fastlane
2015
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Royal Rumble
2015
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Tribute to the Troops
2014
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Night of Champions
2014
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Hall of Fame
2014
TV Special
Himself (as Joey Mercury)
WWE: CM Punk - Best in the World
2012
Video
Himself
WWE: Summerslam
2010
TV Special
Joseph Mercury
WWE Over the Limit
2010
TV Special
SES Mystery Man
WWE Extreme Rules
2010
TV Special
SES Mystery Man
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
TV Special
Himself (as Joey Mercury)
WWE No Way Out
2007
TV Special
Joey Mercury
Royal Rumble
2007
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Armageddon
2006
TV Special
Joey Mercury
E.C.W.
2006
TV Series
Himself
WWE Judgment Day
2006
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WrestleMania 22
2006
TV Special
Joey Mercury (dvd edition)
WWE Hall of Fame 2006
2006
TV Special
Himself (as Joey Mercury)
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
2006
TV Series
Joey Mercury
WWE Velocity
2005-2006
TV Series
Joey Mercury
MCW: Resurrection
2006
Video
Himself
WWE No Way Out
2006
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Royal Rumble
2006
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Armageddon
2005
TV Special
Joey Mercury
Survivor Series
2005
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE No Mercy
2005
TV Special
Joey Mercury
WWE Judgment Day
2005
TV Special
Joey Mercury
ECW November to Remember 2000
2000
TV Special
Joey Matthews
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE Batista: The Animal Unleashed
2014
Video
Joey Mercury
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
2013
Video documentary
Joey Matthews
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2011
Video
Joey Mercury
Raw the Best of 2010
2011
Video
Joey Mercury
WWE: John Morrison - Rock Star
2010
Video
Joey Mercury
WWE Smackdown!
2009
TV Series
Joey Mercury
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Video
Joery Mercury
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story