The Mighty Don't Kneel
| TM-61 | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members |
Mikey Nicholls/Nick Miller Shane Haste/Shane Thorne |
| Name(s) | The Mighty Don't Kneel TMDK TM-61 |
| Heights | Nicholls: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Haste: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Combined weight |
450 lb (200 kg) |
| Billed from | Perth, Australia |
| Former member(s) |
Elliot Sexton Jonah Rock Marcius Pitt Slex |
| Debut | 2010 |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Promotions |
EPW FSOW NJPW Noah NWA Lucha Libre NWA Pro Wrestling NXT OVW ROH TNA Wrestle Rampage |
TM-61 or The Mighty Don't Kneel (TMDK) is an Australian professional wrestling tag team consisting of Michael Nicholls and Shane Veryzer.
They are best known for their work in the Japanese Pro Wrestling Noah, where, under the ring names "Mikey Nicholls" and "Shane Haste", they are former two-time GHC Tag Team Champions. They have also worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Though best known as a tag team, TMDK has also been a stable, which included, in addition to Nicholls and Haste, fellow Australians Elliot Sexton, Jonah Rock, Marcius Pitt and Slex. TMDK has also been said to stand for "Torture, Murder, Destroy, Kill" and "Team Murder Death Kill".
In 2016, Nicholls and Veryzer signed with WWE and were assigned to its developmental territory NXT, where they were renamed "Nick Miller" and "Shane Thorne", while their tag team was renamed TM-61.
In the autumn of 2010, Australian wrestlers Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste passed a tryout held by Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and World League Wrestling (WLW) in the United States, which allowed them to begin training at Noah's dojo. They made their debut for the Japanese promotion on 23 February 2011, and began working together under the team name "TMDK". The Mighty Don't Kneel originated in the Explosive Pro Wrestling (EPW) promotion, where it was a stable, also including Elliot Sexton, Jonah Rock, Marcius Pitt and Slex. Rock and Slex have also represented TMDK in Noah. Nicholls and Haste then began working regularly for Noah in the promotion's junior heavyweight tag team division, though it was questioned whether the two actually were under the 100 kg (220 lb) weight limit.
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