Tim Horner
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Timothy Lee Horner (born August 19, 1959) is a retired professional wrestler, who was one half of The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1978–1988)
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Jim Crockett Promotions (1984–1988)
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Horner signed to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1984, and formed The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong.[2] They won the Universal Wrestling Federation tag team title in 1987, defeating Sting and Rick Steiner. They also won the National Wrestling Alliance's National Tag Team title.[2][3][4]
World Wrestling Federation (1988–1989)
Tim Horner signed with WWF in late 1988 and left in late 1989.[5] On televised matches he was used as a jobber in both singles and tag-team matches, while at house shows he was frequently victorious over other jobbers including Danny Davis, Jose Estrada, Barry Horowitz, Jose Luis Rivera, Iron Mike Sharpe, Tom Magee, Steve Lombardi, and Johnny K-9 (Taras Bulba).[5][6]
World Championship Wrestling / Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1990–1995)
In the 1990s, Horner wrestled for World Championship Wrestling as the masked "Star Blazer",[7] and for Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW). In SMW, he also played the original "Kendo the Samurai"[1] (a masked samurai gimmick, also used by Scott Antol, Brian Logan, Dave Pillman and others) managed by Daryl Van Horne.
Late career
After WCW, he occasionally wrestled on independent shows in Georgia and Tennessee. He then worked in World Wrestling Entertainment as a producer for its SmackDown! brand, until October 26, 2006. On June 16, 2013, he teamed with Tom Prichard to defeat Bob Orton, Jr. and George South at the Brad Armstrong Memorial Event.[8]
Political career
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Championships and accomplishments
- All-Pro Wrestling
- APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Keith Hart[10]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- Independent International Wrestling Association
- IIWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chick Donovan[10]
- Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance
- MAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk[10]
- National Championship Wrestling
- NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Tankersley[10]
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- Smokey Mountain Wrestling
- Southern States Wrestling
- Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2002)
- Tennessee Mountain Wrestling
- TMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Garvin[10]
- United Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- UACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[10]
- UACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Golden[10]
- Universal Wrestling Federation
- UWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brad Armstrong[1]
References
External links
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