Joey Mercury has had a long and noteworthy career in WWE, but it didnt come without its bumps in the road. Mercury is probably best known as a member of the MNM faction -- also consisting of Johnny Nitro and Melina. Together, Nitro and Mercury captured the WWE Tag Team Championship on three occasions. Mercury is also well known for his stint within CM Punks Straight Edge Society. Despite his success in wrestling, Mercury suffered through a long battle with drug and alcohol addiction. In 2007, following an intervention conducted by Vince McMahon, Mercury was released from his contract -- an act which he claims helped him defeat his addiction. In 2010, Mercury was rehired and joined the ranks of Punks SES. However, after only a few months, Mercury underwent surgery for a torn pectoral muscle. Joey trained at WWEs FCW developmental territory in order to help rehabilitate his injury. During this time, he also began to help train WWEs future stars and later transitioned into a producer role for the companys main roster. While Joey Mercury continues to work for the WWE to this day in a backstage capacity, his in-ring career came to a sudden end following his injury in 2010.
Douglas Scarpa is a freelance writer, independent filmmaker, art school graduate, and pro wrestling aficionado -- all of which mean he is in financial ruin. He has no backup plan to speak of, yet maintains his abnormally high spirits. If he had only listened to the scorn of his childhood teachers, he wouldn't be in this situation.
