Timothy Andrew Moura (born March 17, 1983), better known by the ring name Timothy Thatcher, is an American

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. He is signed to

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as a trainer for the

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program and as in-ring performer on the Evolve brand; he is best known for first tenure in WWE as an in-ring performer on the NXT brand . He additionally wrestles for various promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah,

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(MLW), and on the

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. Moura is best 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 and the 2014 Style Battle Tournament winner. In addition to his work for WWNLive promotions, Thatcher has worked internationally for numerous notable promotions, including

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(PWG),

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(RevPro), Preston City Wrestling (PCW),

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(wXw) and,

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(CZW). Moura is the second and final man (after

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) to simultaneously hold the Evolve and Open The Freedom Gate Championships.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2005–2013)

Moura began watching professional wrestling as a child with his grandmother. He later studied

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and wrote an article about Supreme Pro Wrestling for a publication that folded before it could be published. He continued to attend SPW shows with the intention of being involved, becoming a referee and training to wrestle. Moura made his professional wrestling debut in September 2005 for SPW in a match lost against Drake Smith. Between the names Tim Moura and Timothy Thatcher, he appeared in promotions including Supreme Pro Wrestling, All Pro Wrestling (APW), Pro Wrestling Bushido, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH) and

(PWG) among others. Thatcher would later work for Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) and Source Wrestling, Preston City Wrestling (PCW),

(Progress), Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE), and

(wXw), where he is a former Unified World Wrestling Champion and World Tag Team Champion with

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. Thatcher became a Triple Crown Champion in Supreme Pro Wrestling, winning the SPW Extreme Championship, Heavyweight Championship and Tag Team Championship. While in All Pro Wrestling, Thatcher became a two-time APW Universal Heavyweight Champion and a two-time APW Worldwide Internet Champion.

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2013–2019)

Thatcher debuted in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) in 2013 during its Ambition 4 tournament, in a quarter final match lost against Heddi Karaoui. The following night, he also competed in wXw's Back To The Roots XII event, losing in a singles match against Axel Dieter Jr. During his tenure in wXw, Thatcher became a one-time wXw World Tag Team Champion with Walter, and a one-time wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion.

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

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on February 25, 2017, at Evolve 79, ending his reign at 596 days.

WWE (2020–2022)

On February 2, 2020, it was reported Thatcher signed a developmental contract with

. On the April 15 edition of NXT, Thatcher was revealed as

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's tag team partner, replacing Pete Dunne (who was unable to travel due to the

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). Thatcher and Riddle defended the

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against Undisputed Era. However, on the May 13 edition of NXT, Thatcher and Riddle lost the titles to

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when Thatcher walked out on Riddle during the match, turning

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in the process. Thatcher would then face Riddle later on in the evening, with Riddle picking up the win. Following the match, Thatcher would attack Riddle and lock him in his Fujiwara armbar submission. Their storyline would end the following week in a Fight Pit match with Kurt Angle as the special guest referee, where Thatcher won after Riddle passed out to a rear naked choke. On the June 17, 2020 episode of ''NXT'', Thatcher debuted a new gimmick of a submission specialist who taught students his "Thatch-as-Thatch-Can" style of training. On the September 16 episode of ''NXT'', Thatcher had his first singles championship match in WWE when he faced

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for the NXT North American Championship where he was unsuccessful. At NXT TakeOver XXX, he had his first Takeover match where he lost to

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. In late 2020, Thatcher began a feud with

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which led to a match at NXT TakeOver War Games where Ciampa won. On the January 20, 2021, episode of NXT, Thatcher fought Ciampa in the Fight Pit where he came out victorious. After the match, Thatcher and Ciampa showed respect to one another and Ciampa asked Thatcher to be his partner for the

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which Thatcher accepted, turning

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in the process. They defeated Ariya Daivari and

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in the first round, The Undisputed Era (

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and Roderick Strong), in the quarter-finals, before being defeated by the Grizzled Young Veterans ( James Drake and Zack Gibson) in the semi-finals. On the June 15 episode of ''NXT'', Ciampa and Thatcher defeated the Grizzled Young Veterans in a tornado tag match to earn a future NXT Tag Team Championship match. They faced the champions, MSK (

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and Nash Carter) on July 6 at The Great American Bash but were defeated. On the August 24, 2021 episode of ''NXT'', Thatcher faced Ridge Holland in a losing effort and after the match would be brutally attacked by Holland, writing him off television. This would mark his final appearance on television as he would transition to a coaching role at the

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. On January 5, 2022, Thatcher was released from his WWE contract.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2022–2024)

On June 7, 2022, Thatcher made his debut in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) teaming with Sugiura-gun members El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Hideki Suzuki, Rene Dupree and Takashi Sugiura, subsequently becoming the newest member of the stable. The next day, he defeated Shuhei Taniguchi in his first singles match for Noah. On July 16, Thatcher won the vacant

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with Suzuki, defeating

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and

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. They would lose their titles to Takashi Sugiura and

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on September 25, ending their reign at 71 days. On October 11, He would face Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, in a losing effort. On April 16, 2023, at Green Journey in Sendai, Thatcher and

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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). From February 24 to March 10, Thatcher and Huxley took part in the 2024 Victory Challenge Tag League, where they finished the tournament with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the tournament's finals. On March 10, they were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa. However on March 17, it was announced that Kiyomiya, was forced to withdraw from the title match for the GHC Tag Team Championship due to a spinal cord concussion sustained during training, leading Huxley and Thatcher, who finished as the Victory Challenge Tag League runners-up to replace them. At the title match, at Great Voyage in Yokohama, Thatcher and Huxley unsuccessfully challenged Jack Morris and Anthony Greene for the GHC Tag Team Championship. This marked Thatcher and Huxley's last appearance for the promotion.

All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2023)

Thatcher made his

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(AEW) debut on February 1, 2023, facing off against

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on ''

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'' after being (kayfabe) contracted by MJF, where he was unsuccessful. Thatcher debuted in AEW's sister promotion,

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(ROH), on the February 18, 2023 edition of '' ROH on HonorClub'', where he confronted the ROH Pure Champion

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. The following week, they wrestled for the Pure Championship, with Thatcher losing.

Major League Wrestling (2023–2025)

On June 8, 2023, it was announced by

that Timothy Thatcher would be making his MLW debut against Tracy Williams on July 8 at Never Say Never. Thatcher would lose at the event via referee stoppage.

Return to WWE (2024–present)

On November 9, 2024, ''Fightful'' reported that Thatcher had been re-signed by WWE to serve as the

trainer. On the March 26, 2025 episode of '' Evolve'', Thatcher made his WWE in-ring return, losing to Sean Legacy.

Other media

Thatcher made his

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debut as a playable character in ''

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

*Rising Sun Wrestling Promotion ** God Of Sun Championship (1 time) * All Pro Wrestling ** APW Universal Heavyweight Championship (2 times) ** APW Worldwide Internet Championship (2 times) * Championship Wrestling from Hollywood ** CWFH Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Drew Gulak ** UWN Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural) – with Drew Gulak *

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** Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship ( 1 time) * Evolve ** Evolve Championship ( 1 time) ** Open the Freedom Gate Championship ( 1 time) ** Style Battle Tournament (2014) *

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** Pacific Northwest Light Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) * Pro Wrestling Bushido ** PWB Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 71 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2016 * Pro Wrestling Noah **

( 2 times) – with Hideki Suzuki (1) and

(1) * Supreme Pro Wrestling ** SPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** SPW Extreme Championship (1 time) ** SPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Drake Frost *

** wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship ( 1 time) ** wXw World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with

**Ambition 9 (2018) ** Road to 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2016) **

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(

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) – with Walter ** Shortcut to the Top (2019)

References

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