October 17, 1987 (1987-10-17) (age 36)[1] St. Louis, Missouri[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Tim Donst[1] Vökoder[1]
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Billed weight
241 lb (109 kg)[2]
Trained by
Chikara[2][3] Mike Quackenbush[2][3] Chris Hero[2][3] Skayde[1]
Debut
April 22, 2007[4]
Michael Hopes[1] (born October 17, 1987)[1] is an American professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Tim Donst. He is performing primarily in Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Chikara and Dragon Gate USA. He is known for his amateur wrestling background, which became the focal point of his gimmick.[3] He is a former two-time AIW Absolute Champion and holder of the Young Lions Cup.
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is an American professional wrestler, better known under the ring name TimDonst. He is performing primarily in Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW), Chikara...
against Equinox. In order to find out who leaked the move, Quackenbush sent TimDonst to infiltrate the rudo stable the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, led by...
2015. In 2017 Gage entered a feud with TimDonst. On November 24, 2017, at AIW Hell On Earth 13, Gage defeated Donst to win the AIW Heavyweight Championship...
aligned herself with Claudio Castagnoli, Ares, Daizee Haze, Pinkie Sanchez, TimDonst and Tursas to form the stable Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (BDK). While in...
TimDonst to infiltrate the rudo (villain) stable The Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, led by UltraMantis Black. While undercover in the stable Donst found...
BDK trio of Pinkie Sanchez (the former Carpenter Ant), Lince Dorado and TimDonst, handing BDK their first non-disqualification loss on the 24. On the last...
the very next day 2.0 scored a victory over the Sea Donsters (Hydra and TimDonst). On June 12 Jagged and Matthews defeated Atsushi Ohashi and Mototsugu...
eliminate Steen, he was himself pinned for the win by TimDonst. On December 2, Kingston defeated Donst in the main event of Chikara's third internet pay-per-view...
Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and UltraMantis Black) taking on "Team Donst" (TimDonst (captain), Ares, Delirious, Jakob Hammermeier, Kobald, Kodama, Obariyon...
Hydra. On April 19, 2008, UltraMantis defeated TimDonst, whom he had dropped on his head in Donst's debut the previous year, with the Praying Mantis...
finale, when he debuted his new finishing maneuver The Joystick and forced TimDonst to tap out with it. On October 24, 2010 Uno wrestled to date his last...
quarter-final. On April 19, 2008, UltraMantis defeated TimDonst, whom he had dropped on his head in Donst's debut the previous year, with the Praying Mantis...
Havoc and continuing their feuds with TimDonst and Alex Colon respectively. They lost a tag team match to Donst and Colon at The Boss is Back, and eventually...
Titus and Shane Hagadorn) Team Stranglehold (Andy Sumner, Drew Gulak and TimDonst) Team WTF (Cheech, Cloudy and m.c.KZ) Team WWF (One Man Gang and Demolition...
that same month, where he distracted Ryder during his match with TimDonst, allowing Donst to score an upset victory. Dorado would return to the ring in...
match later that same day. On September 18, The Young Bucks defeated TimDonst and Tursas of the Bruderschaft des Kreuzes in a tag team match. On November...
Show, where he, disguised as Vökoder, a cyborg, previously portrayed by TimDonst, stared down his Bruderschaft des Kreuzes partner Pinkie Sanchez. Vökoder...
with TimDonst culminated in a Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Hair match on June 2 at Chikarasaurus Rex: How to Hatch a Dinosaur. Originally, Donst won the...
and Trevor Lee in a four-way match. At Tangled Web 8, Janela defeated TimDonst to win the CZW Wired TV Championship. As CZW Wired TV Champion, Janela...