Tim Horner

Timothy 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]

Tim Horner
Birth nameTimothy Horner
Born (1959-08-19) August 19, 1959
Morristown, Tennessee[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Star Blazer
Kendo the Samurai[1]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Billed weight242 lb (110 kg)[1]
Billed fromKnoxville, Tennessee
Trained byRick Connors[1]
Jack Brisco
Jerry Brisco
Debut1978[1]
Retiredmodule =
Hamblen County Commissioner from the 13th District
Assumed office
2018[2]

Career

Early career

Tim Horner started wrestling in 1978 in the Alabama territory.

Jim Crockett Promotions (1984-1987)

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)

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 - 1994)

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. Horner left the promotion after several incidents including a stolen ring truck prompting Jim Cornette to cease booking him. It was a common misconception that Horner co-owned the territory with Cornette. According to the Jim Cornette "Drive-Thru" podcast from April 17, 2017, Horner had stolen an $8,000 truck and a $400 fax machine.[9] Thereafter, he competed in WCW as a jobber (sometimes teaming with Armstrong).

Later 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.[10] On May 1, 2018, he was elected County Commissioner in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "Tim Horner profile". OWOW. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
  2. "Commission to have at least seven new members". Citizen Tribune. May 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  3. Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 3:Jim Crockett and the NWA World Title 1983-1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 149480347X.
  4. "Jim Crockett Promotions 1984". The History of WWE.
  5. "Jim Crockett Promotions 1987". The History of WWE.
  6. Cawthon, Graham (2013). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1: WWF 1963 - 1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1492825972.
  7. "WWF 1989". The History of WWE.
  8. CawthoZUn, Graham (2014). the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 4: World Championship Wrestling 1989-1994. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1499656343.
  9. "Episode 8". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  10. "Brad Armstrong Memorial Event". Cagematch.net. June 16, 2013.
  11. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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