Timothy Thatcher makes Pro Wrestling NOAH debut
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 Duprée 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.
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