Robert Bradley James (June 15, 1962 – November 1, 2012), better known by his ring name, Brad Armstrong was an American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the promotion World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s.

Brad Armstrong began his career three weeks after graduating from Wheeler High School, wrestling his first match on July 4, 1980, at the age of 18.

[3] On December 5, he defeated Ernie Ladd to win the Mid-South North American Heavyweight Championship, before losing it to DiBiase on January 16, 1985.

[12] The Lightning Express went back to JCP (which became World Championship Wrestling in November 1988) after the UWF was bought out by Crockett, but were not pushed, and Horner left for the WWF in late 1988.

[14] A month later, Armstrong went back into singles competition as The Candyman, dressed in red and white tights and handing out candy to fans during his entrances.

[3] He received a significant push in the new WCW, developing an undefeated streak by pinning the likes of Dutch Mantell, Buddy Landell, and James Earl Wright.

[4] By January 1991, Armstrong dropped the Candyman gimmick and reunited with Horner, facing The Fabulous Freebirds in a match that ended in a double disqualification.

Later that year, Armstrong was given another masked gimmick, Arachnaman, who bore such a strong resemblance to Spider-Man that Marvel Comics threatened legal action, causing WCW to drop the character in the span of three months.

[20] He soon injured his knee during a tour of Japan in a match against The Great Muta in Sapporo, and was stripped of the title at the Clash of the Champions XX.

[26] After the group disbanded, he began a feud with Berlyn, who attacked Armstrong's brother Scott and badmouthed the United States of America.

At the same time, Armstrong worked at a health store in Marietta and volunteered at Shiloh Hills Christian School in Kennesaw, performing various functions including serving as field trip monitor and assisting with car duty on campus.

[1] On November 1, 2012, Armstrong was found dead at his home in Kennesaw, Georgia after seeing his physician the previous week for an undisclosed medical issue.

[33] His former Lightning Express tag team partner and best friend Tim Horner speculated that he died of a heart attack,[34] which was confirmed by his brother Scott in a 2022 interview.