Timothy Thatcher

Timothy Thatcher
Birth name	Tim Moura
Born	1983 (age 32–33)
Residence	Sacramento, California, USA^[1]
Professional wrestling career
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Trained by	SPW Training Academy^[2] APW Bootcamp^[3]
Debut	2005

Tim Moura, better known by the ring name Timothy Thatcher, is an American (born to Portuguese and English parents) professional wrestler.^[4]

Thatcher is best known for his work in Evolve, where he is the current Evolve Champion, as well as a former (and final) Open the Freedom Gate Champion^[5] and the 2014 Style Battle Tournament winner.^[6] In addition to his work for Gabe Sapolsky's WNNLive promotions,^[7]^[8] Thatcher has worked internationally for numerous notable promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), Preston City Wrestling (PCW), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Scottish Wrestling Alliance (SWA), IPW:UK and many others.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Thatcher is the second and final man (after Drew Galloway) to simultaneously hold the Evolve and Open the Freedom Gate Championships.^[14]

In wrestling

Finishing moves
- Fujiwara armbar
- Headbutt
- The Thatcher Stretch (Chickenwing over the shoulder crossface)
Signature moves
- European uppercut
- Multiple suplex variations
- London Bridge Falling Down (Backdrop into European uppercut)
Nicknames
- "The British Messiah"
- "California Bad Boy"
Entrance themes
- "Orgasmotron" by Motörhead (Independent circuit)
- "Symphony No. 9 - Allegro Con Fuoco" by Antonín Dvořák (Independent circuit)

Championships and accomplishments

All Pro Wrestling
- APW Universal Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[15]
- APW Worldwide Internet Championship (2 times)^[16]
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
- CWFH Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Drew Gulak
- UWN Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Drew Gulak^[17]
Evolve
- Evolve Championship (1 time, current)
- Open the Freedom Gate Championship (1 time)
- Style Battle Tournament (2014)^[18]
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- PW Pacific Northwest Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Bushido
- PWB Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[19]^[20]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #300 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015^[21]
Supreme Pro Wrestling
- SPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[22]
- SPW Extreme Championship (1 time)^[23]
- SPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Drake Frost^[24]
Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- Road to 16 Carat Gold Tournament (2016)^[25]
Wrestling Cares Association
- WCA Golden State Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Oliver John^[26]

References

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