The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) was a popular professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson have been constant members in each incarnation of the group except once following Arn Anderson's back injury where Curt Hennig was given Arn's 'spot' in the Horsemen. In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... The Four Horsemen (also spelled IV Horsemen) was a popular professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... For the NES video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... Richard Morgan Fliehr[2] (born on February 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[2]) better known by his ring name Ric Flair , is a legendary American professional wrestler of iconic staus signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a second generation American professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr[2] (born on February 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[2]) better known by his ring name Ric Flair , is a legendary American professional wrestler of iconic staus signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1959 – February 10, 2003), also known by his ring name Mr. ...

History

The original Four Horsemen (1986 - 1987)

The Four Horsemen formed in January 1986 with Ric Flair, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew consisting of Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard, with James J. Dillon as their manager. They feuded with Dusty Rhodes (breaking his ankle and hand), Magnum TA, Barry Windham, The Rock 'N Roll Express (breaking Ricky Morton's nose), Nikita Koloff, and The Road Warriors. Dusty Rhodes, Animal, Hawk, Ronnie Garvin and many others fought Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Title during that time period. They always had most of the titles in the NWA, and they often bragged about their success (in the ring and with women) in their interviews. For the sketch comedy troupe, see The Minnesota Wrecking Crew The Minnesota Wrecking Crew was originally a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene and Lars Anderson but since then has featured a number of wrestlers who wrestled under the Anderson family name despite not being blood related. ... Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954) is a second generation American professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a character who is paired with a wrestler. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Legion Of Doom The Road Warriors with Paul Ellering. ... The squared circle of professional wrestling is the ring where the match takes place (at least initially and primarily) and is a term borrowed from boxing, as is the ring itself; legitimate amateur wrestling takes place on a mat on a floor, not in a boxing ring. ... In professional wrestling, a promo is short for promotional interview, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. ...

The Four Horsemen moniker was not planned from the start. Due to time constraints at a TV taping, production threw together an impromptu tag team interview of Flair, the Andersons, Tully Blanchard and Dillon; all now united after Ole Anderson returned and tried to break Dusty's leg. It was during this interview that Arn said something to the effect of "The only time this much havoc had been wreaked by this few a number of people, you need to go all the way back to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!" Nevertheless, Arn has said in an RF Video shoot interview that he, Flair and Tully Blanchard were as close as anybody could be away from the ring while they were together. They lived the gimmick outside of the arena, as they took limos and jets to the cities they wrestled in. Baby Doll was Flair's valet for a couple of months in 1986, after previously managing Tully Blanchard during 1985. TV redirects here. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged. ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ... Jet aircraft are aircrafts with jet engines. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Lex Luger and Barry Windham (1987 - 1989)

In February 1987, WCW newcomer Lex Luger was made an associate member of the group after he expressed his desire to become a Horseman. The others started to leave Ole out of things, after he cost him and Arn Anderson the NWA Tag Team Titles at Starrcade 1986, and eventually he was kicked out in favor of Luger that March. The fact that Ole missed a show to watch his son Brian wrestle was used against Ole in the split as Tully Blanchard and Dillon questioned Ole's loyalty and Tully called Brian a "snot-nosed kid." Lawrence Larry Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958),[1][2] best known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player. ... Starrcade was the primary supercard of the NWA and World Championship Wrestling from 1983-2000. ...

During this time, they wrestled Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, the Road Warriors and Paul Ellering in a series of War Games matches. These matches were brutal and ended up with all 5 members of each team in the cage at the end trying to make somebody submit. During the first match, Dillon suffered a separated shoulder from a botched attempt at the Warriors' finishing move, the Doomsday Device. Dillon landed directly on his right arm and shoulder, and was replaced for the series of matches by the masked War Machine, later known as the Big Bossman. Paul Ellering with the Legion of Doom Paul Ellering is a well-known professional wrestling manager known for managing the Legion of Doom when they were known as The Road Warriors. ... The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), usually at their Fall Brawl Pay-per-view event in September. ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1962 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. ...

Luger was kicked out for first blaming Horseman manager J.J. Dillon for costing him the U.S. Title, when his attempt to help him win by cheating backfired, and subsequently, not allowing Dillon to win a Bunkhouse Stampede match as the Horsemen had agreed to among themselves. In January 1988, he teamed with Barry Windham to feud with the Horsemen. The pair even defeated Anderson and Tully Blanchard for the NWA World Tag Team Championship at the inaugural Clash of the Champions. In April 1988, Windham turned on Luger and took his spot in the Horsemen during a title defense against Anderson and Tully Blanchard. This group of Horsemen has been called the greatest as far as technical wrestlers goes. It was also in this year when the Horsemen held all of the major NWA titles at once, with Flair as the World Champion, Windham as the United States Champion, and Arn and Tully as the Tag Team Champions. This feat was not duplicated until the 2000 reformation of the nWo with Bret Hart as World Champion, Jeff Jarrett as United States Champion, and The Outsiders as World Tag Team Champions. James J. Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey) is a former professional wrestler and manager. ... The Bunkhouse Stampede was a battle royale where the wrestlers were allowed to bring weapons to the match. ... Barry Windham (born July 4, 1960, Sweetwater, Texas) is a professional wrestler and the son of the infamous heel wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. ... The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001. ... The New World Order was a stable of wrestlers, originally in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and actor, and is a member of the Hart wrestling family. ... For the former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, see Jeffrey D. Jarrett. ... The Outsiders are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. ...

In September 1988, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard left to join the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) dropping the tag titles at the very last minute to the Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton). Anderson and Blanchard were known as "The Brain Busters" in the WWF, managed by Bobby "the Brain" Heenan. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bobby Eaton Bobby Eaton (born Robert Lee Eaton), is a professional wrestler, famous for his days as one half of the Midnight Express. ... The Brain Busters with Bobby Heenan The Brain Busters were a professional wrestling tag team in the 1980s. ... Bobby The Brain Heenan (born Raymond Louis Heenan on November 1, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American professional wrestling manager and commentator. ...

Flair, Windham, and Dillon continued to refer to themselves as "the Horsemen" and the NWA even flirted with the idea of bringing in new members. Butch Reed was signed to wrestle solo matches with Dillon as his manager. Then in February 1989, Barry's brother Kendall Windham appeared to have joined them and even held up the four fingers after turning on Eddie Gilbert during a tag team match. Then Dillon left to take a front office job with the WWF, and they dropped the Horsemen name, hiring Hiro Matsuda as their new manager. Shortly thereafter, Windham lost the U.S. Title to Lex Luger and he too departed for the WWF. Butch Reed (born Bruce Reed on July 11, 1954 in Warrensburg, Missouri) is a professional wrestler best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling. ... Kendall Windham was a professional wrestler. ... Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert Eddie Gilbert (born Thomas Edward Gilbert, Jr. ... Hiro Matsuda was the trainer of Hulk Hogan, Mr. ...

The Horsemen concept helped define the NWA in the mid to late 1980s. The departure of Anderson and Blanchard was huge at the time, Dillon and Windham's departure made it worse, and despite numerous revivals over the coming decade, things were never quite the same.

Sting and Sid Vicious (1989 - 1991)

The Horsemen reformed in December 1989 in the NWA. Flair, Arn & Ole Anderson, and long standing rival Sting formed the group in a shocker. They were faces and feuded with Gary Hart's J-Tex Corporation of Terry Funk, Great Muta, Buzz Sawyer and The Dragonmaster. At the culmination of this feud the group returned to being heels, kicking Sting out for daring to challenge Ric Flair for the World Title. Woman soon became Flair's valet. They feuded with Luger, Sting, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner and El Gigante during this time. For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ... For other persons named Gary Hart, see Gary Hart (disambiguation). ... J-Tex Corporation was a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling. ... Terrance (Terry) Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American professional wrestler, known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley. ... Keiji Mutoh , born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Buzz Sawyer (born Bruce Woyan June 14, 1959-February 7, 1992) was a professional wrestler who went by the nickname of Mad Dog. He was known for his crazy antics in the ring and out. ... Kazuo Sakurada, better known as Mr. ... Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (born Nancy Elizabeth Toffoloni; May 21, 1964 – June 22, 2007)[1] (more commonly known by her in-ring names as Woman and Fallen Angel) was a professional wrestling valet and manager. ... Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan) better known by his ring name Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... Scott Carl Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962) better known by his ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In May 1990, Ole became the manager and they added Barry Windham and Sid Vicious to fill out the group. They feuded with the Dudes With Attitudes which consisted of Sting, Luger, the Steiner Brothers, Paul Orndorff and Junkyard Dog. By the end of 1990, Ole and Woman left the NWA. Ted Turner had bought Jim Crockett Promotions, the largest faction of the NWA, and turned it into World Championship Wrestling. For the bassist of the Sex Pistols, see Sid Vicious. ... Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949 in Brandon, Florida) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as Mr. ... The nicknames Junkyard Dog & JYD may also refer to former pro-basketball player Jerome Williams, Saint Louis University swimmer Scott Dewlen, or Australian Football coach Dean Laidley. ... For other persons named Ted Turner, see Ted Turner (disambiguation). ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ...

In October 1990, another Horsemen legend occurred. Barry Windham dressed up as Sting and attempted to get pinned by Sid Vicious for the WCW World Heavyweight Title. It completely backfired as Sting ended up winning the match.

The Horsemen line-up of Flair, Anderson, Windham and Vicious eventually broke up and went their own ways. In May 1991, Sid left for the WWF. Flair also joined the WWF in August of that year. Windham turned face during a feud with soon-to-be WCW Champion Lex Luger. Anderson started teaming with Larry Zbyszko; the duo soon joined Paul E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance. Lawrence Larry Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958),[1][2] best known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player. ... Lawrence (Larry) Whistler (born December 5, 1953) is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Larry Zbyszko. ... Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965 in Scarsdale, New York) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter formerly employed by World Wrestling Entertainment. ... The Dangerous Alliance The Dangerous Alliance was a heel professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship Wrestling. ...

Three Horsemen (1993)

The next incarnation was from May 1993 to December 1993. Flair returned from the WWF to WCW to rejoin Arn and they promised a Horsemen reunion at the Slamboree PPV. Pretty Paul Roma replaced Blanchard who could not work because of a failed drug test. Ole Anderson was on hand as the adviser but made only one appearance on A Flair for the Gold. This group of Horsemen is considered by many wrestling fans to be the weakest incarnation of the group. They were good guys again and feuded with Barry Windham and the Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman). This group ended with Roma turning on Arn to join Paul Orndorff as the tag team of Pretty Wonderful. Slamboree was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Paul Roma (born Paul Centopani April 29, 1960) is a professional wrestler who is most known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling primarily as a tag-team wrestler alongside such partners as Jim Powers, Hercules, Arn Anderson and Paul Orndorff. ... Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ... Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American football player and professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. ... Pretty Wonderful Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff (with Gordon Solie) Pretty Wonderful was a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling comprised of Mr. ...

The 1995 - 1997 incarnation

In 1995, Flair and Arn (back to being heels) were teaming with Vader to torment Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage. After Vader lost to Hogan in a steel cage match at Bash at the Beach, Flair entered the cage and lambasted him. Vader snapped and attacked Flair, and Arn came to his rescue. This led to a handicap match at Clash of the Champions XXXI, in which Vader defeated the team of Flair and Arn. Flair and Arn began to bicker, as Arn always felt he was doing Flair's dirty work; a feud developed that led to a match at the Fall Brawl PPV on September 19, 1995 in Asheville, North Carolina. Arn defeated Flair with the help of Brian Pillman. Flair begged Sting to help him against them but he did not trust Flair. After weeks, Sting agreed and Flair ended up turning on him at the Halloween Havoc PPV to reform the Horsemen with Arn and Pillman. They quickly added Chris Benoit to fill out the group. This version of the Horsemen feuded with Hogan, Savage, Sting, and Lex Luger. Flair eventually took Miss Elizabeth and Woman from Hogan and Savage, and they were his valets for the next six months. In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ... Leon White as Vader. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio) better known by his ring name Macho Man Randy Savage, is a former American professional wrestler. ... Bash at the Beach was a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... The Clash of the Champions logo The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. ... Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Not to be confused with Ashville. ... Official language(s) English Demonym North Carolinian Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th in the US  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (340 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Elizabeth Ann Hulette (November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003), best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U.S. professional wrestling manager. ... Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (born Nancy Elizabeth Toffoloni; May 21, 1964 – June 22, 2007)[1] (more commonly known by her in-ring names as Woman and Fallen Angel) was a professional wrestling valet and manager. ...

In early 1996, Pillman started his infamous "Loose Cannon" storyline and started a feud with Kevin Sullivan. He ended up leaving WCW, going to ECW, and eventually the WWF in February and Benoit took over to create one of the most talked about feuds of all time. In this feud, Woman, who was really married to Sullivan, left him for Benoit. However, life imitated art, and Woman actually left Sullivan for Benoit. This feud got heated and some of the matches were shoot-style with the performers using stiff or even full contact moves, rather than the typical North American style of softening maneuvers. In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shoot style is a form of professional wrestling in which strikes and holds are real and still, however the matches are still predetermined. ... To be stiff in professional wrestling is to hit an opponent with more force so as to make the attacks seem real to the fans. ... Full Contact is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam. ... North American redirects here. ...

In June 1996 at the Great American Bash, former football player Steve "Mongo" McMichael turned on Kevin Greene in a "gimmick match" and joined them. During this match, McMichael's then-wife Debra was chased to the back by Woman and Elizabeth, but later came back with them and a steel briefcase, which she handed to her husband. Mongo opened it to reveal a Horsemen t-shirt and money; after thinking it over, he closed the briefcase and hit Greene with it, allowing Flair to score the pin on Greene. McMichael was officially inducted as the fourth Horseman, and in the process gave the group another ringside valet in Debra. The online rumors pages said that Debra and Woman did not get along behind the scenes. This quickly played out on TV too, as they constantly bickered, and Benoit and Mongo had to step in. The Great American Bash was an annual summer PPV in the NWAs Jim Crockett Promotions and then in WCW. After WCW was sold to WWE, WWE took over the promotion of the event. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Steve Mongo McMichael Steve McMichael (born October 17, 1957 in Houston, Texas) is a former American Football defensive tackle who played for the New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, and the Green Bay Packers. ... Kevin Darwin Greene (born July 31, 1962 in Schenectady, New York) is a former American football linebacker who played in the NFL for 15 years and who retired after the 1999 NFL season. ... Debra Gale Marshall (born March 2, 1960[1] in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is an American real estate agent and former professional wrestling manager and WWE Diva. ...

When the nWo was founded the next month, the Horsemen became de facto babyfaces along with the rest of the WCW roster. In September, Flair and Anderson teamed with their bitter rivals, Sting and Luger, to lose to the nWo (Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and an impostor Sting in the WarGames match at Fall Brawl when Luger submitted to the impostor Sting's Scorpion Deathlock. This angered Anderson, and he feuded with Luger for the next month. In October, two developments occurred that affected the group. First, Jeff Jarrett came over to WCW from the WWF, and expressed his desire to join the Horsemen. He immediately gained a fan in Ric Flair, much to the chagrin of the other Horsemen. The next week, Miss Elizabeth officially announced that she had joined the nWo. The New World Order was a stable of wrestlers, originally in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959[2] in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler and actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ... For the former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, see Jeffrey D. Jarrett. ...

Flair finally let Jarrett join the group in February 1997 but the others did not want him. Jarrett began bickering with Mongo over Debra's attention, and in June won the U.S. Title from Dean Malenko, with the help of Eddie Guerrero; in July he was kicked out of the stable by Flair. In a move uncharacteristic of the Horsemen, however, Jarrett was allowed to literally walk away, instead of receiving a classic Horsemen beatdown as was expected. He eventually took Debra from Mongo, but Mongo took Jarrett's U.S. Title. To this date, amongst fans and members of the Four Horsemen, there is still debate whether to include Jeff Jarrett as a Horsemen. In his biography, Arn Anderson clearly states that "Jeff Jarrett was never a Horseman." His "membership" and his easy departure leaves the situation ambiguous. The Four Horsemen usually pick their own members, but at the time, WCW held extreme control over storylines and this may have forced them to accept a member for those purposes only and not by choice. Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960) is a retired professional wrestler best known by the ring name Dean Malenko. ... Eduardo Eddie Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 — November 13, 2005) better known as Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family. ...

In August 1997, Arn Anderson retired due to a neck/back injury that did not allow him to wrestle. Curt Hennig took his spot as "The Enforcer." In September, Hennig turned on the Horsemen and joined the nWo. Flair disbanded the group and they went their separate ways. Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1959 – February 10, 2003), also known by his ring name Mr. ...

The final incarnation (1998 - 1999)

The last incarnation came in September 1998. On the September 15 edition of WCW Monday Nitro in Greenville, South Carolina when Ric Flair returned after a hiatus from the ring after a disagreement with WCW president Eric Bischoff.Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit kept going to Arn about reforming the Horsemen. He kept saying no. James J. Dillon, back in WCW's front office, even made a request. Arn eventually gave in and they reformed the Horsemen with Mongo and Flair and Arn was the manager. They feuded with the nWo and Eric Bischoff, with whom Flair had some real backstage problems. Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960) is a retired professional wrestler best known by the ring name Dean Malenko. ... Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955[1]), is a former professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality, most known for serving as President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand. ...

In early 1999, the Horsemen turned heel again. Mongo had recently departed the wrestling world and they were down to Benoit, Malenko, Flair and Arn as the manager. They also had a referee biased to them, Charles Robinson, whom members of the Horsemen even referred to as "Little Nature Boy" (due to his resemblance to Flair). Ric Flair's son David Flair, though never an official member, wrestled with them and wore Horsemen shirts. Ric Flair, the (onscreen) President of WCW at this time, had awarded him with the U.S. Title and had the Horsemen help David to keep it. Eventually, Benoit and Malenko left him in May in protest over Flair's selfishness and joined other wrestlers, thereby effectively ending the Four Horsemen. This article is about refereeing in sports. ... Charles Robinson Charles Robinson (born July 2, 1964) is a professional wrestling referee who worked for WCW and now works for WWE. History Charles Robinson started out as a referee in the Pro Wrestling Federation in 1993. ... David Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name David Flair, is the son of Ric Flair and is a professional wrestler. ...

Ric Flair's Retirement

On March 31, 2008 on Monday Night Raw Triple H stopped Ric Flair as he was giving his farewell to the Raw crowd and the viewers at home. Triple H said that as he started talking to a group of guys earlier today and ever since then, his hand has been cramping up in a four finger salute." He then called the Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and Barry Windham along with longtime Horsemen manager James J. Dillon) to the ring while the classic Horsemen theme played. They all embraced Flair in the ring, with Arn saving his hug for last. Several other wrestlers followed to say their goodbyes including Horseman Dean Malenko, honorary Horseman Harley Race and Horseman associate David Flair as well as current superstars, legends and Flair family members. This was followed by a standing ovation from the entire roster of all 3 brands.^[1] is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Legacy

The original Four Horsemen were innovative in developing and popularizing the concept of heel stables. According to commentator Jim Ross as he appeared on the 2007 Four Horsemen DVD, if not for the Horsemen, there would never have been a New World Order or D-Generation X. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... The New World Order was a stable of wrestlers, originally in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... This article is about the stable in WWE. For the Pay-Per-View event, see In Your House 19: D-Generation X D-Generation X (commonly known as DX) is an on and off professional wrestling tag team (formerly a stable) wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Over the years, various stables of independent wrestling promotions have also donned the Horsemen name in tribute to it. Some of which are listed below.-1...

DVDs

World Wrestling Entertainment has produced several DVDs covering the careers of several different Horsemen. In 2003, they released The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection, that was followed by Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story in 2004, and Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon in 2006. Each DVD set, though specifically about one wrestler, details their involvement with the Horsemen stable. Both Flair and Arn Anderson were also featured in The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80's DVD set released in 2006.

In 2007, WWE produced a two disc set about the Horsemen as a whole; titled Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen. It was released on April 10, 2007. is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

The wrestling video company RF Video has conducted multiple shoot interviews with several former Horsemen. These include: Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Tully & Baby Doll together, James J. Dillon, Lex Luger, Sid Vicious and Barry Windham. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In professional wrestling, a shoot refers to any unplanned event – that is, the event is real and not staged. ...

Extreme Horsemen

Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling had a stable called the Extreme Horsemen with Steve Corino, "The Enforcer" C.W. Anderson (a wrestler with a look and gimmick of Arn Anderson, but of no relation) and Barry Windham as its founding members. The Extreme Horsemen stable later appeared in Major League Wrestling, and across Japan, during this time Corino and C.W. Anderson were joined by Justin Credible and Simon Diamond. This version was also briefly managed by James J. Dillon before MLW folded. Steven Steve Eugene Corino (born May 29, 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler, worked for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and numerous independent promotions. ... Chris Wright (born January 7, 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name, C.W. Anderson. ... Major League Wrestling (MLW) was a professional wrestling promotion that based its presentation around hybrid wrestling, which encompasses and showcases many different forms of wrestling. ... Peter Joseph (P.J.) Polaco (born October 16, 1973) is an American professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... James J. Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey) is a former professional wrestler and manager. ...

Apocalypse

Live Action Wrestling had a stable created by then LAW Heavyweight Champion C.W. Anderson, along Ric Flair's son David Flair, and Max. David Fliehr (born March 6, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name David Flair, is the son of Ric Flair and is a professional wrestler. ...

Evolution

In 2003, rumors began circulating that Ric Flair (now working for World Wrestling Entertainment) was going to reform the Four Horsemen with Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista. This group was eventually formed, but under the name Evolution instead of the Four Horsemen. They served much the same function as the original heel Horsemen had, dominating the titles on RAW and feuding with that brand's top faces. The group slowly died between August 2004 and October 2005. Orton was kicked out of the group after he won the World Heavyweight Championship. In February 2005, Batista left the group after winning the Royal Rumble, in a storyline where Triple H tried to protect his title from Batista. During a Triple H hiatus, Flair turned face, and at WWE Homecoming, Triple H returned as a face, but turned heel by the end of the night, hitting Flair in the face with a sledgehammer and officially ending Evolution. In 2007's Raw 15th anniversary, an Evolution reunion took place, though Randy Orton refused to participate and instead challenged Flair, Batista, and Triple H to a match in which he partnered with Edge and Umaga, and at the same time reforming Rated RKO for one night. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Paul Michael Levesque[4] (born July 27, 1969)[4] is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former Hunter Hearst Helmsley moniker. ... Randal Randy Keith Orton[1] (born on April 1, 1980), nicknamed The Legend Killer, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand. ... Batista. ... Evolution was a Heel stable on World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand consisting of Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Triple H, and Batista. ... WWE Raw is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the RAW brand. ... The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Royal Rumble 2005 was the eighteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Horsemen members

• Ric Flair (1986-1999)
• Arn Anderson (1986-1999)
• Ole Anderson (1986-1987; 1990; 1993)
• Tully Blanchard (1986-1988)
• James J. Dillon (1986-1989)
• Lex Luger (1987)
• Barry Windham (1988-1989; 1990-1991)
• Sting (1989-1990)
• Sid Vicious (1990-1991)
• Paul Roma (1993)
• Brian Pillman (1995-1996)
• Chris Benoit (1995-1997; 1998-1999)
• Steve "Mongo" McMichael (1996-1999)
• Curt Hennig (1997)
• Dean Malenko (1998-1999)

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Associated members

• Kendall Windham (1989)
• Jeff Jarrett (1997)
• David Flair (1999)

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Horsemen Managers/Valets

• James J. Dillon
• Baby Doll
• Woman
• Dark Journey
• Debra McMichael
• Miss Elizabeth
• Bobby Heenan (coached them for one match at The Great American Bash in 1996)
• Charles Robinson (their biased referee in 1999)
• Asya
• Torrie Wilson (David Flair's valet while he hung out with them)
• Hiro Matsuda

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Championships and accomplishments

All titles and awards listed were won while they were Horsemen

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• NWA National Heavyweight Championship: Tully Blanchard (1 time)
• NWA National Tag Team Championship: Ole & Arn Anderson (1 time)
• NWA Television Championship: Tully Blanchard (1 time)
• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship:Tully Blanchard (1 time), Lex Luger (1 time), Barry Windham (1 time)
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair (6 times)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version): Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (2 times)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship: Arn Anderson & Paul Roma (1 time)
• NWA World Television Championship: Tully Blanchard (3 times), Arn Anderson (2 times)
• WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair (1 time), Steve McMichael (1 time)
• WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair (8 times)
• WCW World Tag Team Championship: Arn Anderson & Paul Roma (1 time), Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko (1 time)
• WCW World Television Championship: Arn Anderson (2 times), Barry Windham (1 time)

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• Ric Flair was ranked # 2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
• PWI Wrestler of the Year: Ric Flair (1985, 1986, 1989)
• PWI Feud of the Year: Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers & The Road Warriors (1987), Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (1988), Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (1989), Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (1990)
• PWI Match of the Year: Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (1986), Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (1989)
• PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year: Ric Flair (1987)
• PWI Manager of the Year: James J. Dillon (1988)

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• Wrestler of the Year: Ric Flair (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
• Most Outstanding Wrestler: Ric Flair (1986, 1987, 1989)
• Feud of the Year: Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (1989)
• Best on Interviews: Arn Anderson (1990), Ric Flair (1991, 1994)
• Most Charismatic: Ric Flair (1993)
• Match of the Year: Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (1986), Ric Flair vs. Sting (1988), Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (1989)
• Best Heel: Ric Flair (1990)
• Readers’ Favorite Wrestler: Ric Flair (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997)

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Books

• Anderson, Arn [1999(?)]. Arn Anderson 4 Ever A Look Behind the Curtain (in English). Ardmore, PA: Dreamcatchers Group. ISBN 0966324609. OCLC 42269116. 

• Anderson, Ole; Scott Teal [2003]. Inside Out : how corporate America destroyed professional wrestling (in English). Hendersonville, TN: Crowbar Press. ISBN 0974554502. OCLC 54615885. 
• Borden, Steve "Sting"; George King [2004]. Sting Moment of Truth (in English). Nashville, Tenn: J. Countryman. ISBN 1404102116. OCLC 57342709. 

• Dillon, James J.; Scott Teal & Philip Varriale [2005]. Wrestlers are like seagulls : from McMahon to McMahon (in English). Hendersonville, TN: Crowbar Press. ISBN 0974554529. OCLC 62596130. 
• Flair, Ric; Keith Elliot Greenberg, Mark Madden (ed.) (2005). Ric Flair: To Be the Man. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 0743491815. OCLC 60523429. 

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Videos

• [2007] Ric Flair & The Four Horseman (in English). Stamford, Conn: WWE Home Video. OCLC 144971907. 

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References

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External links

Professional wrestling Portal

• Ric Flair at WWE.com
• TheRealSting.com (Official Website of Sting)
• Sting's TNA Profile