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.[1] 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.[1]
Personal life
Timbs entered the wrestling business after being employed as police officer and security guard for wrestling shows in the state of Georgia.[2] He began training after becoming friends with several of the wrestlers.[2]
Timbs has sons. One is Ken, Jr. who is also on the independent circuit in the Southeast region.
After a long illness, Timbs died from cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure on August 1, 2004, at the age of 53.[2] Before his death, Timbs had been married to a woman named Juanita, with whom he had one daughter and eight sons.[2] Also prior to his death, Timbs had been a frequent correspondent on the website OldSchoolWrestling.com,[2] a website that he founded in 2001.[1]
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^Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.