Armstrong and Horner first teamed under the moniker the "Lightning Express" in 1984, in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions.
[1] They left Crockett for the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1987, where they won the UWF Tag Team Championship from Sting and Rick Steiner and feuded with The Sheepherders.
The Lightning Express had their first match back on July 16, 1990 in Gainesville, GA during a WCW Saturday Night taping, defeating Arn Anderson & Barry Windham by disqualification.
On August 20 at a WCW Power Hour taping the duo defeated NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express via disqualification.
This would be their last teaming for several months, as Horner formed a tandem with Mike Rotundo while Armstrong received a singles push as "The Candyman".