Tim Horner

Timothy Lee Horner (born August 19, 1959) is a retired professional wrestler, best known as Tim Horner, one half of The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong.^[1]

Tim Horner
Birth name	Timothy Lee Horner
Born	(1959-08-19) August 19, 1959 (age 65) 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
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018[2]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1978–1988)

Tim Horner started wrestling in 1978 in the Alabama territory.

Jim Crockett Promotions (1984–1988)

Main article: The Lightning Express

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 (1990–1995)

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

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

On May 1, 2018, he was elected County Commissioner in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Championships and accomplishments

• All-Pro Wrestling
  • APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Keith Hart^[10]
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brad Armstrong^[1]
• 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
  • NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times)^[1]
• Smokey Mountain Wrestling
  • SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship (3 times)^[1]
• 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]