Robert Horne, alias Sir Mo, was once tag team champion of the former WWF. Now, like his partner King Mabel, he has passed away far too soon.
Mourning a well-known WWE wrestler of the nineties: Robert Horne, alias Sir Mo, has passed away at the age of only 58.
Mo became famous in the former WWF as part of the tag team Men on a Mission with heavyweight Mabel (Nelson Frazier – later: King Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V), who also passed away prematurely in 2014.
WWE: Sir Mo was King Mabel’s partner
Before their WWE days, Horne and Frazier made a name for themselves in various regional leagues in the southern states. As the Harlem Knights, they competed in the USWA under the direction of legend Jerry “The King” Lawler, among others.
In WWE, the two were initially portrayed as cheerful rappers and briefly held the league’s tag team titles in 1994 after defeating the Quebecers (Jacques Rougeau and Pierre Ouellet). The following year, they made a “heel turn,” redefining M.O.M. as villains.
This development was the springboard for Mabel’s solo career: he won the King of the Ring tournament that year and then challenged the then WWF champion Diesel, aka Kevin Nash, and also feuded with the Undertaker. Mo faded from the spotlight and took on more of a managerial role for his partner as “Sir Mo.”
Disappeared from the big stage
Mo left WWE in early 1996. He remained active in wrestling, but never appeared in a national league again. He largely retired from active competition in 2007, working as a long-distance truck driver and promoter.
In his final years, Horne struggled with serious health problems: in 2018, he had to undergo a kidney transplant, and in 2022, he fell seriously ill with COVID-19.
In the past two months, his condition worsened due to pneumonia and a severe blood infection. He was most recently in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Texas, where he lost his battle for life.