Tim Horner
| Tim Horner | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Timothy Lee Horner |
| Born | August 19, 1959 Morristown, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tim Horner Star Blazer Kendo the Samurai[1] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Rick Connors[1] Jack Brisco Jerry Brisco |
| Debut | 1978[1] |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Hamblen County Commissioner from the 13th District | |
| Assumed office 2018[2] | |
Timothy Lee Horner (born August 19, 1959) is a retired professional wrestler, best known as Tim "White Lightning" Horner, one half of The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong.[1]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Early career (1978–1988)
[edit]Tim Horner started wrestling in 1978 in the Alabama territory.
Jim Crockett Promotions (1984–1988)
[edit]Horner signed to Jim Crockett Promotions in 1984, and formed The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong.[3] 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.[3][4][5]
World Wrestling Federation (1988–1989)
[edit]Tim Horner signed with WWF in late 1988 and left in late 1989.[6] 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).[6][7]
World Championship Wrestling / Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1990–1995)
[edit]In the 1990s, Horner wrestled for World Championship Wrestling as the masked "Star Blazer",[8] 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
[edit]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.[9]
Political career
[edit]On May 1, 2018, he was elected County Commissioner in Hamblen County, Tennessee.
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Tim Horner profile". OWOW. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
- ^ "Commission to have at least seven new members". Citizen Tribune. May 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 3:Jim Crockett and the NWA World Title 1983-1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1494803476.
- ^ "Jim Crockett Promotions 1984". The History of WWE. January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jim Crockett Promotions 1987". The History of WWE. January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1: WWF 1963 - 1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1492825975.
- ^ "WWF 1989". The History of WWE. January 16, 2023.
- ^ CawthoZUn, Graham (2014). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989-1994. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1499656343.
- ^ "Brad Armstrong Memorial Event". Cagematch.net. June 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
[edit]- Tim Horner's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- 1959 births
- American male professional wrestlers
- Living people
- Masked wrestlers
- People from Morristown, Tennessee
- Professional wrestlers from Tennessee
- 20th-century male professional wrestlers
- 20th-century American professional wrestlers
- 21st-century male professional wrestlers
- 21st-century American professional wrestlers
- SMW Beat the Champ Television Champions
- NWA National Tag Team Champions