Timothy Thatcher

Thatcher in January 2023

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Alameda County, California, United States

**Timothy Andrew Moura** (born March 17, 1983) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name **Timothy Thatcher**, where he is currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), where he is a former two-time GHC Tag Team Champion. He is best known for his time in WWE where he performed on the NXT brand.

Thatcher is known for his work in Evolve, where he is the longest-reigning Evolve Champion, as well as a former (and final) Open the Freedom Gate Champion, being the the second and final man to hold both belts simultaneously. In addition Thatcher has worked internationally for numerous notable promotions, including Major League Wrestling (MLW), Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw).

## Professional wrestling career

### Early years

Moura made his pro wrestling debut in September 2005 for Supreme Pro Wrestling in a match lost against Drake Smith. He then appeared in many independent promotions including Supreme Pro Wrestling, All Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Bushido, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla among others.

### Evolve (2014–2019)

Thatcher made his Evolve debut at Evolve 31 in a Round Robin Challenge, losing to Drew Gulak. At Evolve 45, Thatcher became a double-champion, winning both the Open the Freedom Gate Championship and the Evolve Championship. Thatcher was the longest reigning Evolve Champion in history until he lost to Zack Sabre Jr. on February 25, 2017 at Evolve 79, ending his reign at 596 days.

### Pro Wrestling Noah (2022–Present)

On June 7, after being released from WWE as part of budget cuts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Thatcher made his Pro Wrestling Noah debut joining the Sugiura-gun stable as a mystery partner in a ten-men tag team match. The following day, Thatcher made his singles debut, defeating Shuhei Taniguchi. On July 16, at Destination, Thatcher and Sugiura-gun stablemate Hideki Suzuki defeated Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura to win the vacant GHC Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to Takashi Sugiura and Satoshi Kojima on September 25 at Grand Ship In Nagoya.

On April 16, 2023, at Green Journey in Sendai, Thatcher and Saxon Huxley began teaming with each other, and the two developed a good chemistry with one another. Later that night, Hideki Suzuki on the behalf of Thatcher and Huxley challenged Shuhei Taniguchi and Takashi Sugiura to a title match for the GHC Tag Team Championship. After the relationship between Sugiura-gun members had just fizzled out over the previous months, Suzuki stated that Sugiura-gun wasn't working and was over, leading Sugiura to confirm that the stable had disbanded. On April 22, their stable was named "Real". On May 4 at Majestic, Thatcher and Huxley defeated Sugiura and Taniguchi to win the GHC Tag Team Championship. In August, Thatcher took part in the 2023 N-1 Victory, finishing the tournament with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. On September 24 at Grand Ship In Nagoya, Thatcher and Huxley lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris and Anthony Greene).

## Personal life

Moura is known for being very quiet about his personal life. He has no social media profiles and prefers to maintain a low profile.

## Other media

Thatcher made his video game debut as a playable character in *WWE 2K22*.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Fujiwara armbar
	+ Headbutt
	+ *Thatcher Stretch* (Chickenwing over the shoulder crossface)
* **Signature moves**
	+ European uppercut
	+ Multiple suplex variations
		- Double underhook
		- Gutwrench
		- Overhead belly to belly
		- Saito
		- Snap
	+ *London Bridge Falling Down* (Backdrop into a European uppercut)
	+ Sleeper Hold
* **Nicknames**
	+ "California Bad Boy"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **"Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World''** by Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra

## Championships and accomplishments

* **DDT Pro-Wrestling**
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
* **Evolve**
	+ Evolve Championship (1 time)
	+ Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 time)
* ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
	+ Ranked No. 71 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
* **Pro Wrestling Noah**
	+ GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hideki Suzuki (1) and Saxon Huxley (1)