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Tim Horner

Tim Horner

Born: 1959-08-19 • Morristown, Tennessee, United States

Timothy Horner is a retired professional wrestler, best known as Tim "White Lightning" Horner, one half of The Lightning Express with Brad Armstrong.

Tim Horner started wrestling in 1978 in the Alabama territory.

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.

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).

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 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's Drive-Thru" podcast from April 17, 2017, Horner had stolen an $8,000 truck and a $400 fax machine. Thereafter, he competed in WCW as a jobber (sometimes teaming with Armstrong). 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. On May 1, 2018, he was elected County Commissioner in Hamblen County, Tennessee.

Filmography
Sting: Into the Light poster
Sting: Into the Light
2015 • Himself
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 poster
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 • Tim Horner
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2nd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show
1999
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993 poster
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
1993 • "White Lightning" Tim Horner
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SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993
1993 • "White Lightning" Tim Horner
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993 poster
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
1993 • "White Lightning" Tim Horner
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992 poster
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992 • "White Lightning" Tim Horner
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SMW Volunteer Slam 1992
1992 • "White Lightning" Tim Horner
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun poster
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
1991 • Himself
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder poster
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
1990 • The Starblazer
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness poster
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
1990 • Tim Horner
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The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988 • Tim Horner
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament poster
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987 • Tim Horner
NWA Starrcade 1986 poster
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986 • "White Lightning" Tim Horner
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NWA Battle of the Belts III
1986 • Tim Horner