Ken Timbs

### Burial

Obituary stated his body would be donated to the University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center

## Professional wrestling stats

### Known as

Ken Timbs
The Assassin
El Gringo Loco
Fabuloso Blonde
The Raider
Mr. Class

### Trained by

Gene and Ole Anderson

**William Kenny Timbs** (January 27, 1951 – August 1, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. He competed with Eric Embry 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.

## Early life

William Kenny Timbs was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 27, 1951. He was an all-around athlete who played high school football, competed in track, and was a Golden Gloves boxer. During the 70s, Timbs worked as a police officer around the Riverdale area, and made around $125 a week.

In 1978, Timbs worked as a security guard for wrestling shows and was interested in how the wrestlers were paid. Timbs was offered a full-time position in Georgia Championship Wrestling where he could make $900 to $1,000 a week; Timbs went on to accept the offer and resigned from the police department in 1979.

## Professional wrestling career

Timbs began his professional wrestling career in Ole Anderson's Georgia Championship Wrestling promotion. He later moved to Southwest Championship Wrestling, where he dyed his hair blonde and teamed as the Fabulous Blondes with Eric Embry when he 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 by Leslie Luv who moved to the East Coast. 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. He was later replaced in the team by Dan Greer.

In November 1985, 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. The title was vacated when Timbs left the area. Timbs teamed with Dusty Wolfe as The Hollywood Blondes for Championship Wrestling from Florida, until he arrived in Mexico's Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre in May 1988.

As the Fabuloso Blonde, he defeated Lizmark for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship on June 24, 1988. He was the first foreigner to hold the title in twelve years. Until the emergence of the UWA World Heavyweight Title in the late 70s, this title had been the highest ranked world belt in the country. 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 to regain the NWA World Light Heavyweight title. One month later, Lizmark once again defeated Timbs for the title. According to his wife Juanita, Timbs once started a riot in the arena in Mexico and had his ear kicked off his head, but the plastic surgeon was able to sew the ear back on his head.

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.

Timbs wrestled sporadically but in 2001, he founded the website OldSchoolWrestling.com, interacting with fans through there.

## Death

In 2003, Ken Timbs was diagnosed with heart failure and was given six months to live. He was said to be in major pain and even struggled to type, so his wife would post for him on the website under his name. On July 30, 2004, Timbs lapsed into a coma.

On August 1, 2004, Timbs, who had been suffering from high blood pressure, died at 5:10 AM at his home in Atlanta; he was 53 years old. He was survived by his wife Juanita, with whom he had one daughter and eight sons.