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Adam Birch, better known as Joey Matthews, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment as Joey Mercury, part of the SmackDown! roster.
Career
Adam Birch debuted on June 12, 1996 under the name Joey Matthews. His career began in earnest with the now defunct promotion Maryland Championship Wrestling, where he held a variety of titles. He was also part of OMEGA Wrestling, a high-flying promotion run by Matt and Jeff Hardy. His first national exposure came after he left OMEGA and formed a tag team, the Badstreet Boys, with fellow OMEGA alumni Christian York. The Badstreet Boys wrestled in multiple promotions before joining Extreme Championship Wrestling in late 2000. The bankruptcy of ECW in 2001 forced them to return to the independent circuit.
The Badstreet Boys eventually split, and Birch had a moderately successful singles career before he was signed to a developmental deal by WWE. Birch formed a tag team with Johnny Nitro, and the duo formed a stable with their manager Melina. The stable - "MNM" - took its name from their respective surnames (Birch was renamed Joey Mercury). MNM became cocky, egotistical heels.
On April 14, 2005 MNM debuted on Smackdown!, attacking Rey Mysterio. On April 21, 2005 Birch, along with Nitro, defeated Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero for the WWE Tag Team Championships. They successfully defended the titles at Judgement Day 2005, defeating Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas to retain.
on July 24, 2005 and the Great American Bash, MNM lost their Tag Team Championships to Animal and Heidenreich.
Profile
- Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
- Birthday: July 18, 1979
- Hometown: Richmond, Virginia
- Trained by: Jimmy Cicero
- Debut: June 12, 1996
- Stage names: Joey Matthews, Joey Mercury
- Managers: Alexis Laree, Luxurious Lynne, Candie, Melina
Finishing and signature moves
- '''Virginia Necktie''' (Hangman's neckbreaker)
- Double arm DDT
- Super frankensteiner
With Christian York
- '''Future Shock''' (Double powerbomb)
- Double ''Full Effect'' (Facebreaker)
- Rebel Yell (Combination super frankensteiner and diving elbow drop)
- Double enzuiguri
With Johnny Nitro
- '''Snapshot''' (Flapjack DDT)
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