Tag: Timothy Thatcher

Charlie Dempsey match set for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE NXT wrestler Charlie Dempsey is stepping back into the Bloodsport ring during WrestleMania week.

It was revealed today that Dempsey vs. Timothy Thatcher will be part of the card for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV in Las Vegas on Friday, April 17. Both are Bloodsport regulars, with Dempsey having competed in five Bloodsport matches so far and Thatcher’s history with the event dating back to 2018.

Dempsey and Thatcher faced off on WWE Evolve near the start of 2026 with Dempsey getting the victory. Thatcher is now the on-screen general manager of Evolve and helps train WWE ID wrestlers.

In NXT, Dempsey — the son of William Regal — is part of the newly formed Birth Right faction with Lexis King, Arianna Grace, Stacks, and Uriah Connors.

Bloodsport is being promoted by Game Changer Wrestling and will be held at Horseshoe Las Vegas. The show will be broadcast live on Triller TV+. So far, Dempsey vs. Thatcher and Pete Dunne vs. Masashi Takeda have been announced. Here are all of the confirmed participants:

Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV —

  • Josh Barnett
  • Nattie
  • Zack Sabre Jr.
  • Yuji Nagata
  • Ulka Sasaki
  • Timothy Thatcher
  • Charlie Dempsey
  • Pete Dunne
  • Shayna Baszler
  • Erick Stevens
  • Fuminori Abe
  • Ray Jaz
  • Angel Verduzco
  • Joe Dashou
  • Masashi Takeda
  • Matt Mako
  • Royce Isaacs
  • Miyu Yamashita

WWE Evolve notes: Champion vacates title, new general manager named

Posted on by Josh Nason

Wednesday’s WWE Evolve saw two big changes: one that includes a championship change with the other being the naming of their second-ever general manager.

The title change saw Women’s Champion Kendal Gray vacate her championship after defeating Tyra Mae Steele to retain the title. It’s her final match on the brand as she moves to WWE NXT full-time. It continues a trend in recent months as Oba Femi notably vacated his title before being called up to the WWE main roster.

The second Women’s Champion in Evolve, the 24-year-old defeated inaugural titleholder Kali Armstrong in September 2024 and finishes with eight successful title defenses. No plan for how a new champion will be crowned was revealed.

In the other news of the night, Timothy Thatcher has become the first general manager for Evolve, revealed by interim NXT general manager Robert Stone. He replaces inaugural general manager Steve Turner who departed the company last fall.

Thatcher is a former Evolve Champion and works on the indie scene with WWE ID prospects.

Timothy Thatcher booked for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XV

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Timothy Thatcher is headed to Bloodsport.

Josh Barnett announced on Sunday that the current WWE ID trainer has been added to Bloodsport XV, which takes place on April 17 as part of this year’s Collective event.

β€œIf it’s Bloodsport, then you know this man will be there to showcase his Catch-as-Catch-can prowess,” he wrote. β€œA day-1 of Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport, you’ll not find a wrestler more ready for combat. Timothy Thatcher is returning to Josh Barnett’s: Bloodsport 4/17, Wrestlemania Week.”

Thatcher was released by WWE in 2022 but was brought back a few years later as a trainer for WWE ID prospects. He has continued to wrestle on the independent scene wrestling ID talent but has also been seen on Evolve competing against the likes of Charlie Dempsey and Keanu Carver.

Pete Dunne, who is currently on Raw as part of Los Americanos, has already been announced for the WrestleMania weekend event. Other talent announced include Shayna Baszler, Erick Stevens, Fuminori Abe, Masashi Takeda, Miyu Yamashita, Matt Mako, Ray Jaz, Royce Isaacs, Angel Verduzco, and Joe Dashou.

Report: Timothy Thatcher’s potential new WWE role revealed

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Following a successful in-ring career, Timothy Thatcher is reportedly set to embrace a brand-new GM role.

According to a recent report by Bodyslam+, WWE is planning to introduce Thatcher in a brand new authority role in Evolve, as their general manager.

Since Stevie Turner departed last year, the GM position in Evolve has remained vacant. No longer wishing to keep it empty, the wrestling promotion has now reportedly planned to insert Thatcher in that position.

Thatcher was an active part of the WWE NXT roster from 2020 to 2022 as an in-ring talent. Before that, the 42-year-old also wrestled for Evolve from 2014 to 2019. After his NXT exit in 2022, Thatcher enjoyed a few brief stints in Pro Wrestling NOAH, AEW/ROH, and MLW before returning to WWE in 2024 as an ID trainer.

Charlie Dempsey to wrestle Timothy Thatcher at indie event

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A NXT star is heading to WWN.

The promotion announced on Tuesday that NXT’s Charlie Dempsey will be wrestling Timothy Thatcher at their Battle For The Belts event on December 15 in Clearwater, Florida. It will be Thatcher’s first WWN match in 5 years.

WWN is a governing body of companies best known for having Evolve as one of their brands until the promotion was sold to WWE in 2020. The body currently consists of American Combat Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, Grindhouse, Shine Wrestling, and Viva La Lucha.

WWE has been sending NXT talent to independent events, as well as TNA, in order to get more ring time. NXT talent Myles Borne, Demepsey, and Karmen Petrovic have been announced for the next Bloodsport event that takes place on November 24. Dempsey has wrestled for a variety of promotions during his WWE run, including squaring off against Katsuhiko Nakajima for the AJPW Triple Crown title on January 1 of this year.

Donovan Dijak to make MLW in-ring debut at Fightland

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Former WWE wrestler Donovan Dijak is set for his first MLW match.

Dijak will make his MLW in-ring debut at Fightland 2024, facing off against Timothy Thatcher. The show is being held at Center Stage in Atlanta on Saturday, September 14 and will stream live on MLW’s YouTube channel for free.

Last week, Dijak arrived in MLW by disrupting a scramble match between Jimmy Lloyd, LSG, Little Guido, and Nolo Kitano. He laid out everyone in the match and then cut a promo saying his aim is to become the next MLW World Heavyweight Champion. The belt is currently held by Satoshi Kojima. Dijak also mentioned Thatcher, Matt Riddle, and Minoru Suzuki as targets.

The 37-year-old Dijak is a free agent after departing WWE this June when his contract was not renewed by the company. On June 27, Dijak posted a statement saying he tried to negotiate with WWE, but they never made him an offer. He was informed at the “eleventh hour” that WWE would not be renewing his contract.

Mister Saint Laurent is Dijak’s manager in MLW.

Here’s the updated card for Fightland:

  • MLW World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima defends against Mads Krugger
  • Opera Cup finals: TBA vs. TBA
  • Opera Cup semifinal match: KENTA vs. TJP
  • Opera Cup semifinal match: Mistico vs. Bad Dude Tito
  • Donovan Dijak vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • The Andersons (Brock Anderson & CW Anderson) vs. Bomaye Fight Club (Alex Kane & Mr. Thomas)

Two new matches added to Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XI

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A pair of new matches have been booked for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XI.

In his Bloodsport debut, AEW/ROH wrestler Josh Woods will be in action against Bloodsport veteran Timothy Thatcher. Masha Slamovich vs. Jody Threat has also been announced for the event. It’s taking place on Sunday, July 28 and will be broadcast live on TrillerTV+.

Woods has an amateur wrestling and MMA background. He had a stint in NXT earlier in his career and is a former Pure Champion in ROH. He’s part of the Premier Athletes in AEW/ROH with Tony Nese and Ari Daivari.

Thatcher is coming off a loss to Minoru Suzuki at Bloodsport Bushido in Japan last month.

Both Slamovich and Threat are TNA wrestlers. At Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport X earlier this year, Slamovich lost to WWE wrestler Shayna Baszler. Threat is making her Bloodsport debut at this event.

Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York is the venue for Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport XI. Here’s what’s been announced for the show so far:

  • Homicide vs. Mike Santana
  • Shayna Baszler vs. Miyu Yamashita
  • Mike Bailey vs. AKIRA
  • Josh Woods vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Masha Slamovich vs. Jody Threat
  • The Creed Brothers in action
  • Charlie Dempsey in action

Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher booked for MLW War Chamber

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Matt Riddle and Timothy Thatcher are renewing their rivalry in MLW.

It was announced today that Riddle vs. Thatcher will take place at MLW War Chamber 2024 on Friday, March 29. The show is being held at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Riddle and Thatcher have been opponents dating back to their time in EVOLVE. Their rivalry later carried over into NXT, including Thatcher defeating Riddle in the first-ever Fight Pit match in 2020.

After being released by WWE in September 2023, Riddle returned to MLW this January. He was previously part of MLW’s roster in 2017-2018.

“With his sights set on cleaning out the division and capturing the coveted MLW World Heavyweight Title, Riddle is prepared to confront any obstacle in his path, and Timothy Thatcher is no exception,” MLW wrote.

This is Thatcher’s first match for MLW since July 2023.

War Chamber 2024 will air live on TrillerTV+ on March 29. Here’s what’s been announced for the broadcast so far:

  • War Chamber match: Team MLW (MLW World Heavyweight Champion Satoshi Kojima, Okumura, Matthew Justice & 1 Called Manders) vs. World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Richard Holliday & Josh Bishop)
  • Matt Riddle vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Joshi wrestler Unagi Sayaka debuts in MLW

Chris Hero to make in-ring return for West Coast Pro

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Chris Hero is returning to the ring.

During Saturday night’s West Coast Pro Wrestling event, Hero made the save after Timothy Thatcher continued to attack JT Thorne after their match. Thatcher initially left the ring, but then attacked Hero from behind. Hero recovered and told Thatcher that if he wanted to take advantage of someone, he’d give him something to take advantage of. He asked Thatcher what he’d be doing November 17, which is the date of West Coast Pro’s Whiplash event. He told Thatcher he wasn’t going to get matchmaker Chris Hero, he was going to get the knockout artist.

Since being released by WWE in 2020, Hero has worked behind the scenes in pro wrestling and hasn’t wrestled. His last match was back in March of 2020, participating in a battle royal in NXT UK. It was reported back in July that Hero had been hired by AEW as a producer.

In the main event of Saturday’s West Coast Pro show, Starboy Charlie defeated Titus Alexander to win the West Coast Pro title. Kenta Kobashi also appeared on the show.

Timothy Thatcher vs. Josh Barnett announced for Bloodsport 9

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A new match has been announced for GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 9. 

Timothy Thatcher is now scheduled for the show and will face promoter Josh Barnett. 

Barnett is 4-0-1 at Bloodsport events. He went to a time-limit draw with Minoru Suzuki at Bloodsport 1, defeated Chris Dickinson at Bloodsport 2, Jon Moxley at Bloodsport 6, Tiger Ruas at Bloodsport 7, and JONAH at Bloodsport 8. 

Timothy Thatcher is 1-3 at Bloodsport events. His lost to Nick Gage at Matt Riddle’s Bloodsport in 2018, was defeated by Hideki Suzuki on the first Josh Barnett Bloodsport show, he defeated Ikuhisa Minowa at Bloodsport 2 and lost to JR Kratos a Bloodsport 8. 

This will be the second time Barnett and Thatcher have faced each other. Barnett defeated Thatcher on an independent show from Buffalo in 2017. 

GCW Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 9 will take place Thursday, March 30, 2023, from the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California as part of the GCW Collective on FITE TV. 

The announced lineup is as follows:

  • Kota Ibushi vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey
  • Jon Moxley vs. Davey Richards
  • Johnny Bloodsport vs. Royce Isaacs
  • Marina Shafir vs. Killer Kelly
  • Erik Hammer vs. Calvin Tankman
  • Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. JR Kratos
  • Alex Coughlin vs. Yuya Uemura
  • Yuji Shimada will serve as head referee

Danielson vs. Thatcher announced for next AEW Dynamite

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Timothy Thatcher is set to make his AEW debut on next week’s Dynamite. 

Thatcher, a former WWE NXT talent and current Pro Wrestling NOAH performer, will face Bryan Danielson on the February 1 Dynamite show.

Highlights of Thatcher from NOAH were shown during a video package on this week’s episode as he was announced as the next opponent in Danielson’s gauntlet series on his way to an AEW World title shot against MJF at Revolution. 

Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page is also set for next week’s show, as the two former AEW World Champions will have the rubber match in their three-bout series. 

The TNT Championship will also be on the line next week in a No Holds Barred match, as Darby Allin will defend against Samoa Joe. 

AEW World Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed will have a match next week as well, though no opponents have been announced as of yet. 

The lineup for next week:

AEW Dynamite, Wednesday, February 1 —

  • Bryan Danielson vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Jon Moxley vs. Hangman Page
  • No Holds Barred TNT Championship match: Darby Allin (c) vs. Samoa Joe
  • AEW Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed in action

Timothy Thatcher makes Pro Wrestling NOAH debut

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Timothy Thatcher has debuted for Pro Wrestling NOAH. 

The 39-year-old performed on the promotion’s Star Navigation 2022 event from Korakuen Hall on Tuesday. He was revealed as the mystery teammate of Hideki Suzuki, Takashi Sugiura, Rene DuprΓ©e and Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. in a 10-man tag team match. Their opponents were Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya, Michael Elgin, Masa Kitamiya, and Yoshiki Inamura. 

Thatcher picked up the win for his team by making Inamura submit to a Fujiwara arm bar. 

NOAH will be back in Korakuen Hall on Wednesday. Thatcher has been scheduled to face Shuhei Taniguchi in singles action on the show. 

The promotion is building to CyberFight Festival on June 12 from the Saitama Super Arena. 

Thatcher was released from WWE on January 5 after having debuted for the promotion in April of 2020. Since leaving the company, he has performed for Defy, GCW, West Coast Pro Wrestling, and at WrestleCon. 

Tomohiro Ishii vs. Timothy Thatcher set for WrestleCon SuperShow

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A new bout has been added to the Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow at WrestleCon. 

NJPW’s Tomohiro Ishii will face Timothy Thatcher on the Thursday, March 31 event at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas as part of WrestleMania weekend’s festivities. The show will air live on FITE TV at 9 p.m. Central time. 

Ishii will also be in action the following day at NJPW Strong Lonestar Shootout, facing Chris Dickinson on that card. 

Thatcher is coming off a WWE NXT run that began when he signed in February 2020. He debuted on NXT TV in April 2020, with his last match in the company airing in August 2021. News of Thatcher’s WWE release broke on January 5, 2022.

Here is the updated card for the SuperShow: 

  • Minoru Suzuki vs. Biff Busick
  • The Briscoes (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. The Rottweilers (Low Ki & Homicide)
  • Bandido vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey
  • Tomohiro Ishii vs. Timothy Thatcher
  • Atsushi Onita, Jonathan Gresham, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Michael Oku, Black Taurus, and PCO set for action

Former NXT wrestler Timothy Thatcher returning to action at Bloodsport

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Former NXT wrestler Timothy Thatcher is returning to in-ring action.

It was announced today that Thatcher will be wrestling at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 8 during WrestleMania week in Dallas. The show is taking place at Fair Park on Thursday, March 31 and will air live via Fite TV.

Thatcher hasn’t wrestled since August 2021. He and several other behind-the-scenes Performance Center personnel were released by WWE last month. Prior to his release, Thatcher had been working in NXT as a coach.

Before signing with WWE in 2020, Thatcher competed at three Bloodsport events for Game Changer Wrestling. His most recent Bloodsport appearance was a victory against Ikuhisa Minowa at Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 2 in 2019. 

Bloodsport is part of GCW’s The Collective 2022 set of events that are being held in Dallas during WrestleMania week. Minoru Suzuki, Biff Busick (formerly known as Oney Lorcan in WWE), Janai Kai, and Thatcher are the first four wrestlers that have been announced for the show. There haven’t been any matches confirmed yet.

Tag Team title match announced for NXT Great American Bash

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The NXT Tag Team titles will be on the line at the Great American Bash.

On tonight’s NXT episode, it was announced that MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) will defend their NXT Tag Team titles against Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher at the Great American Bash. The show is taking place on Tuesday, July 6 and is a special episode of NXT.

Ciampa & Thatcher were set up as the top contenders to MSK’s titles by defeating The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) in a tornado tag match in the main event of last week’s NXT.

Ahead of Great American Bash, there will be a face-to-face segment with MSK and Ciampa & Thatcher on NXT next Tuesday.

MSK have been NXT Tag Team Champions since winning the titles in a triple threat match against The Grizzled Young Veterans and Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver this April. The titles were vacant heading into that match.

It was also announced tonight that NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell will defend their titles at the Great American Bash. Io Shirai & Zoey Stark, NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai, and Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon will face off in a triple threat tag match on NXT next Tuesday to determine LeRae & Hartwell’s challengers for the Great American Bash.

Here’s the updated Great American Bash card:

  • Adam Cole vs. Kyle O’Reilly
  • NXT Tag Team Champions MSK defend against Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher
  • NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell defend against either Io Shirai & Zoey Stark, Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai, or Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon