Timothy Horner (born August 19, 1959) is a retired

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, best known as Tim "White Lightning" Horner, one half of

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with Brad Armstrong.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1978–1988)

Tim Horner started wrestling in 1978 in the

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territory.

Jim Crockett Promotions (1984–1988)

Horner signed to

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in 1984, and formed The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong. They won the Universal Wrestling Federation tag team title in 1987, defeating

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and

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. They also won the

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's National Tag Team title.

World Wrestling Federation (1988–1989)

Tim Horner signed with WWF in late 1988 and left in late 1989. 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,

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, Jose Luis Rivera,

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, Tom Magee,

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, and Johnny K-9 (Taras Bulba).

World Championship Wrestling / Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1990–1995)

In the 1990s, Horner wrestled for

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as the masked "Star Blazer", and for

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(SMW). In SMW, he also played the original " Kendo the Samurai" (a masked

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, also used by

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, Brian Logan, Dave Pillman and others) managed by Daryl Van Horne.

Late career

After WCW, he occasionally wrestled on independent shows in

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and

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. He then worked in

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as a producer for its SmackDown! brand, until October 26, 2006. On June 16, 2013, he teamed with

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to defeat Bob Orton, Jr. and George South at the Brad Armstrong Memorial Event.

Political career

On May 1, 2018, he was elected County Commissioner in

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Championships and accomplishments

*All-Pro Wrestling **APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Keith Hart *

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** NWA National Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with Brad Armstrong *Independent International Wrestling Association **IIWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chick Donovan *Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance **MAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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*National Championship Wrestling **NCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Tankersley * Southeastern Championship Wrestling **

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( 5 times) * Smokey Mountain Wrestling ** SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship ( 3 times) *

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** Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2002) *Tennessee Mountain Wrestling **TMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with

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*United Atlantic Championship Wrestling **UACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **UACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jimmy Golden * Universal Wrestling Federation ** UWF World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with Brad Armstrong

References

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