Tommy Thunder

Thomas Stephen Nicholson (born June 21, 1960) is a Finnish-American CAW wrestling promoter, semi-retired wrestler and businessman. Best known under the ring name Tommy Thunder, he is most famous for creating the TGA and it's many member promotions in association with their corresponding promoters. As it's Chairman of Board and majority owner, Thunder is one of the most prominent CAW wrestling promoters in the 2020s.

Thunder is very well known for his offspring, Eddie and TJ Nicholson, who've both enjoyed success in the CAW wrestling scene. He is also the uncle to ACE, who Thunder has occasionally tagged with following his semi-retirement. Thunder is also a semi-active member of Los Proscritos, an interpromotional faction led by TJ Nicholson.

In addition, Thunder acts as the General Manager of EMPIRE's Atlantic brand.

Career
Tommy Thunder was trained as a wrestler in his hometown of Osbourne in Finland by legendary Finnish wrestler Antil the Groke, making his debut in 1977 at the age of 17. For the next three years, Thunder wrestler all over Finland, winning several championships. In 1980, however, Thunder immigrated to the United States to pursue business college.

Settling in Boulder, Colorado, Thunder continued wrestling on the territorial scene. First, he was antagonized as a foreign stranger, and Thunder struggled to find much success in the early decade. Soon enough, his immigrant background turned to his advantage - developing an into-town-riding outlaw character, Thunder quickly became a celebrated figure in the West Coast wrestling scene. Eventually, he was able to make wrestling his primary source of income and set up his own training school in 2005. He retired from wrestling in 2010, but has still competed occasionally in exhibition matches for his own promotions.

Thunder has trained a handful of wrestlers through his training center, the Nicholson Wrestling Facility, including his own sons, Dante Salazar, Jack Logan, and several other prominent names.

In 2018, Thunder established the first of many of his own wrestling promotions, FORCE, which was soon followed by the inception of the Thunder Grappling Association - a network of CAW wrestling promotions that were co-founded and co-owned by Thunder. Currently, there are seven member promotions. These were later combined and rebranded into TGA in 2020, which started promoting it's own wrestling events.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * County Jail Keylock (Modified figure-four leglock)
 * Sharps .50 (Superkick, with theatrics)
 * Thundersplash (Frog splash, with theatrics)


 * Finishing moves
 * Diving double axe handle
 * Fireman's carry flapjack
 * Polish hammer
 * Spinebuster
 * Three jabs followed by a short-range lariat, with theatrics
 * Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker