Adam Birch
Acting • Born 1979-07-18
Biography
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.
Filmography
69 credits
3PW Legends Collide
Movie • 2003
Joey Matthews
ROH: Take No Prisoners
Movie • 2008
Joey Matthews
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Movie • 2005
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
ROH: Return Engagement
Movie • 2008
Joey Matthews
WWE SummerSlam 2010
Movie • 2010
Joseph Mercury
ROH: Tag Wars
Movie • 2008
Joey Matthews
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Movie • 2006
Joey Mercury
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Movie • 2007
Joey Mercury
WWE No Way Out 2006
Movie • 2006
Joey Mercury
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Movie • 2010
Himself
CM Punk: Best in the World
Movie • 2012
Joey Mercury
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
Movie • 2014
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Movie • 2014
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
wXw Superstars Of Wrestling 2018
Movie • 2018
Joey Mercury
WrestleCade SuperShow 2017
Movie • 2017
Joey Mercury
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Movie • 2015
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
ECW Holiday Hell 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Movie • 2014
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
Movie • 2005
Joey Mercury
WWE Judgment Day 2005
Movie • 2005
Joey Mercury
WWE No Mercy 2005
Movie • 2005
Mercury
WWE Armageddon 2005
Movie • 2005
Mercury
WWE Judgment Day 2006
Movie • 2006
Mercury
ECW December to Dismember
Movie • 2006
Joey Mercury
WWE Armageddon 2006
Movie • 2006
Joey Mercury
WWE No Way Out 2007
Movie • 2007
Joey Mercury
WWE Over the Limit 2010
Movie • 2010
Joseph Mercury (Ringside)
WWE Fastlane 2015
Movie • 2015
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Movie • 2015
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
WWE Payback 2015
Movie • 2015
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Movie • 2015
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
ROH: Scramble Madness
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
ECW Fan Cam: November 10, 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews (Ringside)
ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001
Movie • 2001
Joey Matthews
3PW A Funkin' Classic
Movie • 2003
Joey Matthews
WWE: The Ladder Match
Movie • 2007
Joey Mercury
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
Movie • 2004
Joey Matthews
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Movie • 2011
Joseph Mercury
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
Movie • 2001
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
Movie • 2007
Joey Matthews
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
Movie • 2003
Joey Matthews
ECW November to Remember 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
Movie • 2014
Joey Mercury
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Movie • 2012
Joey Matthews
ROH: Year One
Movie • 2012
Joey Matthews
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
Movie • 2008
Joey Mercury
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Movie • 2012
Joey Mercury
ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000
Movie • 2000
Joey Matthews
ROH Night of Appreciation
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
ROH The Round Robin Challenge
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
ROH Crowning a Champion
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
MECW Inaugural Show
Movie • 2001
Joey Matthews
ROH: Glory By Honor
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
ROH: Glory By Honor II
Movie • 2003
Joey Matthews
ROH: Night of The Butcher
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
Movie • 2002
Joey Matthews
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie • 2015
Joey Mercury (Ringside)
TNA iMPACT!
TV • 2004
Raw
TV • 1993
USA Championship Wrestling
TV • 2003
Joey Mercury
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Joey Mercury
Raw
TV • 1993
Joey Mercury
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Joseph Mercury
Lucha Underground
TV • 2014
Joey Wrestling