Ken Timbs

Born

1951-01-27

Died

2004-08-01

Birthplace

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Biography

Ken Timbs was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in the 1980s as part of the Fabulous Blondes tag team with Eric Embry. He competed in promotions like Southwest Championship Wrestling and International World Class Championship Wrestling, where he won the SCW World Tag Team Championship. Later, in Mexico, he became the NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion in 1988, being the first foreigner to hold the title in 12 years. Throughout his career, he also wrestled under the mask as The Assassin in the 1990s. Timbs founded the website OldSchoolWrestling.com in 2001 and passed away in 2004 at the age of 53 due to heart failure.