MNM was comprised of Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, & Melina. They started teaming together in late 2004 in the WWE developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling. Their SmackDown debut was on April 14, 2005. The next week they became tag team champions. Their gimmick involves being famous superstars that the paparazzi wants to photograph. They even hired publicist Jillian Hall for a brief period before she went to her new client JBL.
Joey Mercury:
Adam Birch was born on July 18, 1979 in Fairfax, VA. He made his pro debut in 1996. In the indies, he was part of a team with Christian York. In 2003, they were in a RAW dark match. From 2002-2004, he was a top indy star. He made a name for himself in Ring of Honor, 3PW, and WWC under the name Joey Matthews. In late 2004, he joined the OVW developmental territory.
Johnny Nitro (John Morrison):
John Hennigan was born on October 3, 1979 in Los Angeles. He got his start in the business winning the third season of Tough Enough with Matt Cappotelli in 2003. They were sent to OVW immediately. He was on the RAW roster for a few months in 2004 as a lackey for Eric Bischoff before losing a match to Eugene which caused him to be fired. He was sent back to OVW where he started to team with Joey Matthews.
Melina:
Melina Perez was born on March 9, 1979 in Los Angeles. She made her debut in 2001. She joined OVW in 2004 and had a few RAW appearances later in the year in a Diva lingerie contest and in a LIMBO game. In 2004, she became the manager of MNM.
The End of an Era:
After dominating the tag team division of SmackDown for a year, everything fell apart on May 21, 2006 at Judgment Day. After losing the tag team titles, Mercury came to blows with Melina and Nitro. Later in the night, Melina and Nitro were fired by SmackDown GM Teddy Long. Nitro & Melina showed up on RAW a few weeks later. Nitro quickly got involved in the Intercontinental Championship title scene and won the title on two occasions in 2006.
Reunions on Different Shows:
At the end of they year, Nitro and Mercury were each feuding with a Hardy brother on their respective brands. The two men reformed on multiple occasions on three different brands to take on the brothers. At Armageddon, Mercury suffered a gruesome injury to his face when a ladder hit him in the face. A few months later, he was released from WWE.
Melina and Nitro Split by the Draft and the Birth of John Morrison:
At the 2007 WWE Draft, Johnny Nitro was drafted to ECW while Melina stayed on RAW. Within days, Johnny Nitro won the ECW World Championship. A few weeks later, he changed his name to John Morrison and changed his look to pattern that of the late singer of the Doors, Jim Morrison.
Melina
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