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Tim Horner is a professional wrestler best known for his "Lightning Express" tag team with Brad Armstrong.

Career

Tim Horner started wrestling in 1982 in the Alabama territory. He formed a tag team called the "Lightning Express" with Brad Armstrong and they had a lot of success. They won the Universal Wrestling Federation tag team titles by defeating Sting and Rick Steiner in 1987. They also won the National Wrestling Alliance's National Tag Team titles.

In the 1990's, Horner wrestled in World Championship Wrestling as the masked Star Blazer and in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW). He was part owner of SMW with Jim Cornette until they had a falling out.

He is now wrestling on the independents on occasion in the Georgia and Tennessee areas.

Profile

Height:5'11
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Birthday: August 19, 1959
Hometown: Morristown, Tennessee
Trainer: Rick Conner/The Brisco's
Other Gimmicks: Star Blazer (WCW), Kendo the Samurai (SMW)

Championships/Accomplishments

1-Time UWF Tag Team Champion (with Brad Armstrong
)
1-Time NWA National Tag Team Champion (with Brad Armstrong)
3-Time SMW Beat the Champ Television Champion
5-Time Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
1-Time UAW Heavyweight Champion
1-Time Tennessee Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Ron Garvin)
1-Time NCW Tag Team Champion
1-Time All-Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 430 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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