"The Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard
The Doctor of Desire. The Understated Assassin. The Last Technician You'll Ever Need.
"I didn't come here to be remembered. I came here to make sure wrestling survives."
🧠 ROLE
- Veteran wrestler, coach, and in-ring analyst
- Co-trainer of the SMW developmental program (alongside Dennis Condrey)
- One-half of The Heavenly Bodies (originally partnered with Stan Lane; now partnered with Jimmy Del Ray)
Tom doesn't seek attention -- but if you don't respect him, you'll learn the hard way.
He's one of the sharpest minds in the business. The guy who teaches the moves and explains why they matter. The one who sees the whole match two steps ahead and still finds a way to make it look like a fight.
"They don't cheer for me. I'm fine with that. I train the ones they do."
🩸 ALIGNMENT
- Neutral leaning face, depending on who's watching.
- The locker room trusts him. The fans admire him. The heels fear him -- because he knows every single trick they're trying to steal.
"I've been doing this since before your Twitter bio said 'aspiring wrestler'. Let's start there.
📍 HOMETOWN
- Born in El Paso, Texas
- Billed from Houston, Texas
💬 GIMMICK / CHARACTER
Tom Prichard is the guy in the corner with a notepad, nodding quietly. He's not judging, he's recording. Because everything is a lesson -- and Tom never stops teaching, learning, even when he's twisting your ankle sideways until you tap.
He's dry. Direct. Surprisingly funny if you catch him at the right time. And if you disrespect wrestling in front of him? Run.
"You can talk when your lockup doesn't look like a hug."
💔 PERSONAL SIDE/HEADCANONS
- Writes every match breakdown in longhand -- pen and paper. He has notebooks going back to 1983. They're not for sale. They're not for show. They're his gospel.
- Hasn't spoken to his brother, Bruce -- Brother Love -- in years. Nobody knows the full story, but it's rumored Bruce "sold out" too far for Tom to stomach. Some say Bruce tried to buy into SMW -- Tom said no, loudly.
- Keeps one of Brother Love's old suits in a garment bag. He's never said why. He's never thrown it out. When asked, he just says, "It's a reminder".
- Knows how to rig a ring, repair a turnbuckle, and reset lighting grids. He's the guy you call before it becomes a problem. Owen once said, "If Tom ran catering, the lasagna would suplex you and land it perfect."
- Has a locker full of old training tapes he refuses to digitize. He claims digitizing "loses the soul". Dennis gets it. Jim gets it. Alexandra doesn't -- but respects it.
- Makes the best omelet in the locker room. Alexandra swears by it. Stan swears at it because it's better than anything he's ever made. Clay Bishop once said, "Man cooks like he counters -- sharp and sudden."
Tom Prichard is the reason your favorite wrestler knows how to wrestle. Becuase he built the ring and the trust. Because he teaches even when he's hurting. And because in a world full of gimmicks, flash, and noise -- Tom Prichard is the quiet truth. You don't have to shout when your foundation holds the weight of legends.