WWE signs Timothy Thatcher

[Vegas]

Timothy Thatcher Reportedly Signs With WWE

Former EVOLVE Champion Timothy Thatcher has reportedly signed with WWE. According to reports from both Squared Circle Sirens and PW Insider, the 36-year-old has been at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando this week.

Thatcher last wrestled in December in a victory over Kassius Ohno on a Progress show from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. Prior to that, Thatcher had also been wrestling with Major League Wrestling. Thatcher most recently advanced to the semi-finals of MLW’s Opera Cup tournament.

Thatcher also dropped matches to WALTER and Arturo Ruas on EVOLVE shows back in December.

Thatcher won the EVOLVE Championship at EVOLVE 45 on July 10th, 2015. He wouldn’t lose the title for 596 days and successfully defended the title 22 times during his reign. Thatcher dropped the title to Zack Sabre Jr. at EVOLVE 79 on February 25th, 2017.

Thatcher’s 596 days as EVOLVE Champion is both the longest single reign in the title’s lineage and also the most combined days anyone has spent with the title as nobody has ever won the title more than once. Zack Sabre Jr’s 404-day title reign is good for second place in this category.

[TTX]

Nice to see Thatcher get a chance. I'm sure naysayers will complain but still.

[Deleted]

I wouldn't call myself a naysayer, but I will definitely complain if he just gets lost in the undercard and never used to his potential. But you're right--it's good for him to be making some money and getting a chance on the biggest stage there is.

I would love to see him reform a tag team with Drew Gulak.

[Blehschmidt]

I honestly hope they send him to NXT UK. That seems like the one show where Vince won't notice if he is putting on 20 minutes matches with Walter, Barthel, and Dragunov!

[Tough Tom]

Very excited about this. I feel like guys like him are thriving right now in WWE. I'm more worried about Kross.

[Justin Case]

He'd be really good in NXT UK! Totally has the tools to shine there! Good for him!