Joey Mercury

Adam Birch (July 18, 1979) is a semi-retired professional wrestler currently employed to World Wrestling Entertainment, where he is a trainer for WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. As a competitor, he is best known under the ring names Joey Mercury (as one half of the tag team MNM), Joseph Mercury, the name he used as a member of CM Punk's Straight Edge Society from 2009 to 2010, and Joey Matthews, the name he used on the independent circuit.

Birch is a 3-time WWE Tag Team Champion, having held the titles with Johnny Nitro when the tagged together as MNM.

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * Future Shock - with Christian York
 * Snapshot - with Johnny Nitro
 * Virginia Necktie
 * Double Arm DDT


 * Tag teams and stables
 * Bad Street Boys - with Christian York
 * Age Of The Fall
 * MNM
 * Special K
 * Young Blood
 * Straight Edge Society


 * Managers
 * Alexis Laree (ROH)
 * Jillian Hall (WWE) (2005)
 * Melina (OVW, WWE) (2004-2007)
 * CM Punk (WWE) (2010)


 * Theme music
 * “Call Me The Breeze” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (ROH)
 * “Gimme Back My Bullets” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (OVW)
 * Paparazzi (WWE)
 * "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage (WWE) (Used while a part of the S.E.S.)
 * "The Bleeding" by Five Finger Death Punch

Championships and accomplishments

 * Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
 * IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion (1 time)


 * Maryland Championship Wrestling
 * MCW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
 * MCW Rage Television Champion (1 time)
 * MCW Cruiserweight Champion (1 time)
 * MCW Tag Team Champion (2 time) - with Christian York


 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Christian York


 * New York Wrestling Connection
 * NYWC Heavyweight Champion (1 time)


 * Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
 * OMEGA Light Heavyweight Champion (2 time)


 * Ohio Valley Wrestling
 * OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Johnny Nitro
 * OVW Television Championship (1 time)


 * Pro Pain Pro Wrestling
 * 3PW Heavyweight Champion (1 time)


 * Steel City Wrestling
 * SCW Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Christian York
 * SCW Television Champion (1 time)


 * World Wrestling Entertainment
 * WWE Tag Team Championship (3 time) - with Johnny Nitro