The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)
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| Name(s) | The Four Horsemen The Horsemen Yamazaki Corporation | |
| Debut | 1985 | |
| Years active | 1985–1991 1993–1999 2008 (reunions) 2012 (reunions) | |
The Four Horsemen was a professional wrestling stable in Jim Crockett Promotions as part of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling and later World Championship Wrestling. The original group consisted of Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson and Tully Blanchard. Flair and Arn Anderson were members of each incarnation of the group until Anderson's retirement after a neck injury.
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History
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Ric Flair, throwing up the Horsemen's signature hand gesture, in November 2019
Original Four Horsemen (1985–1987)
Lex Luger and Barry Windham (1987–1989)
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Arn Anderson (left) and Tully Blanchard, two founding members of the Horsemen
Sting and Sid Vicious (1989–1991)
Three Horsemen (May 1993–December 1993)
Reformation and feud with the nWo (1995–1997)
Final incarnation (1998–1999)
Legacy
Evolution
- Main article Evolution (professional wrestling)
The Xtreme Horsemen
Fortune
- Main article: Fortune (professional wrestling)
The Four Horsewomen
The Pinnacle
- Main article: The Pinnacle (professional wrestling)
Members
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Main
Original members
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The Four Horsemen being iducted into the IWE Hall of Fame in 2012
- Ric Flair (1985–1991, 1993–1999)
- Arn Anderson (1985–1988, 1989–1991,1993–1999)
- Ole Anderson (1985–1987, 1989–1990, 1993)
- Tully Blanchard (1985–1988)
- James J. Dillon (1985–1989, manager)
Later members
- Lex Luger (1987)
- Barry Windham (1988–1989, 1990–1991)
- Sting (1989–1990)
- Sid Vicious (1990–1991)
- Paul Roma (May 23, 1993 – December 11, 1993)
- Brian Pillman (1995–1996)
- Chris Benoit (1995–1997; September 14, 1998 – May 24, 1999)
- Steve McMichael (1996–1997, 1998–1999)
- Jeff Jarrett (1997)
- Curt Hennig (August 25, 1997 – September 14, 1997)
- Dean Malenko (September 14, 1998 – May 24, 1999)
Associated members
- War Machine (1987)
- Hiro Matsuda (1987)
- Kendall Windham (1989)
- Butch Reed (1989)
- Michael Hayes (1989)
- David Flair (1999)
Managers and valets
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Timeline
Championships and accomplishments
- Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling
- NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Tully Blanchard
- NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Ole and Arn Anderson
- NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (5 times) – Tully Blanchard (1), Lex Luger (1), Barry Windham (1), Ric Flair (1), Steve McMichael (1)
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (6 times) – Ric Flair
- NWA (Mid-Atlantic)/WCW World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard (2), Arn Anderson and Paul Roma (1), Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (1)
- NWA/WCW World Television Championship (7 times) – Arn Anderson (4), Tully Blanchard (3)
- WCW World Heavyweight Championship (8 times) – Ric Flair
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year – Four Horsemen vs. The Super Powers and The Road Warriors (1987), Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (1988), Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (1989), Ric Flair vs. Lex Luger (1990)
- Manager of the Year – James J. Dillon (1988)
- Match of the Year – Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes (1986), Ric Flair vs Ricky Steamboat (1989)
- Most Hated Wrestler of the Year – Ric Flair (1987)
- Wrestler of the Year – Ric Flair (1985, 1986, 1989)
- Ric Flair was ranked No. 2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
- IWE
- IWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) – Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, and J.J. Dillon
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Heel – Ric Flair (1990)
- Best on Interviews – Arn Anderson (1990), Ric Flair (1991, 1994)
- Feud of the Year – Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk (1989)
- Match of the Year – Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham (1986), Ric Flair vs. Sting (1988), Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat (1989)
- Most Charismatic – Ric Flair (1993)
- Most Outstanding Wrestler – Ric Flair (1986, 1987, 1989)
- Readers' Favorite Wrestler – Ric Flair (1985–1993)
- Wrestler of the Year – Ric Flair (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990)
References
Further reading
External links
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