Ken Timbs

Infobox Wrestler
name=Ken Timbs


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names=Ken Timbs
The Assassin
El Gringo Loco
Fabuloso Blonde
The Raider
Mr. Class
height= 5'11"
weight= 220 lbs.
birth_date = January 27, 1951
birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia
death_date=August 1, 2004
resides=
billed=
trainer=Gene Anderson
Ole Anderson
debut=1978
retired=|

Ken Timbs (January 27, 1951–August 1, 2004) was an American professional wrestler who, with longtime tag team partner Eric Embry, competed as one half of the Fabulous Blondes in several regional territories including Southwest Championship Wrestling and International World Class Championship Wrestling during the early 1980s.

Professional wrestling career

Ken Timbs began his professional wrestling career in Ole Anderson's Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion. He later moved to Southwest Championship Wrestling, where he teamed as the Fabulous Blondes with Eric Embry and feuded with the Rock 'n' Roll Express. In 1983, the duo won the SCW World Tag Team Championship from Buddy Moreno and Scott Casey. Approximately two months later, the titles were held up after a match with the Rock 'n' Roll Express due to interference. The Blondes won the rematch in early December. In April 1984, Al Perez and Manny Fernandez won the Tag Titles, but the Blondes were awarded the belts after Perez and Fernandez missed a title defense.

In January 2005, Timbs won the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship, but vacated the title five months later when he left the area. In November of that year, Timbs was awarded the NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Championship after breaking his opponent's leg with a submission hold. Along with his new partner Porkchop Cash, Timbs won the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship in April 1987.

Timbs teamed with Dusty Wolfe as the Hollywood Blondes on the independent circuit, until he arrived in Mexico's Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre in May 1988. As the Fabuloso Blonde, he defeated Lizmark for the EMLL Light Heavyweight Championship on June 24, 1988.cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=4th Edition 2006|id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4] He was the first foreigner to hold the title in twelve years. Lizmark, however, regained the title in December. In February 1990, Timbs once again injured an opponent. During his match against Pirata Morgan, Timbs separated Morgan's shoulder and defeated him for the EMLL Light Heavyweight title. One month later, Lizmark once again defeated Timbs for the title.

He then spent several years in Mexican and South American promotions, winning the Guatemalan Heavyweight Championship. In 1991, he defeated Astro de Oro for the Championship Wrestling from Central America Intercontinental Heavyweight Title, in the process breaking Oro's leg. He eventually returned to his home state of Georgia, wrestling as the masked wrestler The Assassin during the 1990s. He lost the Championship Wrestling from Central America Intercontinental Heavyweight Title to Skeletor in December 1992 in a mask vs. title match.

Personal life

Timbs entered the wrestling business after being employed as police officer and security guard for wrestling shows in the state of Georgia. He began training after becoming friends with several of the wrestlers.

After a long illness, Timbs died from cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure on August 1, 2004 at the age of 53.cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/08/02/566766.html|title=Ken Timbs dead at 53|author=Oliver, Greg|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-29|date=August 2, 2004] Before his death, Timbs had been married to a woman named Juanita, with whom he had one daughter and eight sons. Also prior to his death, Timbs had been a frequent correspondent on the website OldSchoolWrestling.com, a website that he founded in 2001.cite web|url=http://www.oldschool-wrestling.com/geeklog/article.php/Ken-Timbs-Introduction|title=Introduction:Ken Timbs|publisher=Old School Wrestling|accessdate=2008-08-29|date=November 22, 2005]

Championships and accomplishments

*Central States Wrestling:*NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Porkchop Cash

*Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre:*EMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

*Federación Internacional de Lucha Libre:*FILL World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Southwest Championship Wrestling:*SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (3 times) with Eric Embry

*National wrestling Alliance :World :*NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times) :Regional :*NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Other titles :*Guatemala World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*Continental Championship Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

* [http://www.oldschool-wrestling.com OldSchoolWrestling.com]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/ken-timbs.html Online World of Wrestling profile]