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Joey Mercury, Joey Matthews, Joseph Mercury, Joe Mercury, Mercury
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1979-07-18
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 1.8
- info Birth Place Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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3PW Legends Collide
2003-03-29
0
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008-03-16
8.8
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005-11-27
0
ROH: Return Engagement
2008-04-19
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 2010
2010-08-15
0
ROH: Tag Wars
2008-04-18
7.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006-01-29
8.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007-01-28
7.4
WWE No Way Out 2006
2006-02-19
0
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010-01-01
8.3
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012-10-09
6.2
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014-12-14
6.7
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014-11-23
0
wXw Superstars Of Wrestling 2018
2018-05-05
0
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
2017-11-25
6.2
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015-01-25
0
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
2000-12-03
0
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
2000-12-23
6.9
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014-10-26
7.8
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005-07-24
7
WWE Judgment Day 2005
2005-05-22
7.6
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005-10-09
7
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005-12-08
7
WWE Judgment Day 2006
2006-05-21
9.3
ECW December to Dismember
2006-12-03
8.1
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006-12-17
8.4
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007-02-18
7
WWE Over the Limit 2010
2010-05-23
6.4
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015-02-22
6.6
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015-04-26
6.9
WWE Payback 2015
2015-05-17
7.1
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015-05-31
0
ROH: Scramble Madness
2002-11-16
0
ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
2000-08-25
0
ECW Fan Cam: November 10, 2000
2000-11-10
0
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
2000-09-09
0
ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
2000-12-15
0
ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
2000-11-11
0
ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001
2001-01-13
0
3PW A Funkin' Classic
2003-05-03
8.3
WWE: The Ladder Match
2007-06-05
10
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
2004-01-10
6.7
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
2011-09-23
5
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001-01-07
9
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
2007-10-14
0
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
2003-07-19
0
ECW November to Remember 2000
2000-11-05
10
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
2014-12-31
10
ROH: Year One
2012-05-16
10
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
7.8
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
2008-04-29
7.8
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
2012-02-24
0
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
2000-10-01
0
ROH Crowning a Champion
2002-07-27
0
ROH Night of Appreciation
2002-04-27
0
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
2002-03-30
0
MECW Inaugural Show
2001-08-11
1
ROH: Glory By Honor
2002-10-05
0
ROH: Glory By Honor II
2003-09-20
0
ROH: Night of The Butcher
2002-12-07
1
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
2002-11-09
8
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015-03-29
8
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985-05-11
7.1
TNA iMPACT!
2004-06-04
6.7
WWE Raw
1993-01-11
10
USA Championship Wrestling
2003-07-26
7.3
WWE SmackDown
1999-04-29
6.7
WWE Raw
1993-01-11
7.3
WWE SmackDown
1999-04-29