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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: At ''NWA/WCW Capital Combat'' in 1990, the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage, only for Franchise/RoboCop to come down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume. It was billed and sold as '''the actual, honest-to-goodness [=RoboCop=]''' (according to Jim Cornette, it actually was Peter Weller int he suit, part of a stunt to promote the theatrical release of ''Film/RoboCop2''). He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen, rather than wonder why the heck is a fictional character from a movie doing there, backed down in fear as if they already assumed that [=RoboCop=] existed in real life.

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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: At ''NWA/WCW Capital Combat'' in 1990, the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage, only for Franchise/RoboCop to come down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume. It was billed and sold as '''the actual, honest-to-goodness [=RoboCop=]''' (according to Jim Cornette, it actually was Peter Weller int he in the suit, part of a stunt to promote the theatrical release of ''Film/RoboCop2''). He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen, rather than wonder why the heck is a fictional character from a movie doing there, backed down in fear as if they already assumed that [=RoboCop=] existed in real life.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: At ''NWA/WCW Capital Combat'' in 1990, the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage, only for Franchise/RoboCop to come down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume. It was billed and sold as '''the actual, honest-to-goodness [=RoboCop=]''' (part of a stunt to promote the theatrical release of ''Film/RoboCop2''). He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen, rather than wonder why the heck is a fictional character from a movie doing there, backed down in fear as if they already assumed that [=RoboCop=] existed in real life.

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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: At ''NWA/WCW Capital Combat'' in 1990, the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage, only for Franchise/RoboCop to come down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume. It was billed and sold as '''the actual, honest-to-goodness [=RoboCop=]''' (part (according to Jim Cornette, it actually was Peter Weller int he suit, part of a stunt to promote the theatrical release of ''Film/RoboCop2''). He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen, rather than wonder why the heck is a fictional character from a movie doing there, backed down in fear as if they already assumed that [=RoboCop=] existed in real life.
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** Another group of "Four Horsewomen" taking their name from the original stable formed in [[UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts MMA]] around 2014, consisting of Creator/RondaRousey, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir. All four women were subsequently contracted by WWE, which led to speculations about a confrontation with NXT's Four Horsewomen.[[note]]Although it may take some time until WWE's Four Horsewomen manage to all get on the same side of the heel/face alignment at the same time since, being the core of WWE's women's division on both brands, their primary opponents almost always tend to be each other. Plus, inbetween members of both groups taking a leave of absence from WWE (Rousey being on hiatus since 2019, Lynch becoming pregnant and Flair also taking a leave of absence both in 2020), Duke and Shafir being used considerably less as wrestlers than Rousey or Baszler, and that WWE had ''years'' worth of opportunities to do matchups between fan-favorite stables within the company yet completely missed the boat on them (such as Wrestling/TheShield vs Wrestling/BulletClub), it's far from inconceivable that WWE Horsewomen vs. MMA Horsewomen may never happen.[[/note]]

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** Another group of "Four Horsewomen" taking their name from the original stable formed in [[UsefulNotes/MixedMartialArts MMA]] around 2014, consisting of Creator/RondaRousey, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir. All four women were subsequently contracted by WWE, which led to speculations about a confrontation with NXT's Four Horsewomen.[[note]]Although it may take some time until [[note]]Unfortunately, like the much-desired and never-done Wrestling/TheShield vs Wrestling/BulletClub dream match, this one slipped through WWE's fingers as well. Aside from the fact that WWE's Four Horsewomen manage to all get never ended up on the same side of the heel/face alignment spectrum at the same time since, being the core of WWE's women's division on both brands, their primary opponents almost always tend to be each other. Plus, inbetween members of both groups taking a leave of absence from WWE (Rousey being on hiatus since 2019, Lynch becoming pregnant and Flair also taking a leave of absence both in 2020), time, Duke and Shafir never made it out of NXT, not being used considerably less as wrestlers than Rousey or Baszler, considered ready for the main roster, and that were eventually released in 2021, with Shafir signing with AEW instead. The final nail in the match came when Sasha Banks walked out of WWE had ''years'' worth of opportunities to do matchups between fan-favorite stables within in 2022, separating the company yet completely missed the boat on them (such as Wrestling/TheShield vs Wrestling/BulletClub), it's far from inconceivable that WWE Horsewomen vs. MMA Horsewomen may never happen.for the forseeable future.[[/note]]
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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.


* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Frequently did whatever the hell they wanted because nobody could stop them. Dared anyone who didn't like them to try. A frequent line of Flair's was, "We have all the gold, so we make all the rules."

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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Frequently did whatever the hell they wanted because nobody could stop them. Dared anyone who didn't like them to try. A frequent line of Flair's was, "We have all the gold, so we make all the rules."
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*** '''TheChick:''' Wrestling/{{Madusa}}

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*** '''TheChick:''' '''TheHeart:''' Wrestling/{{Madusa}}
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* EvilVersusOblivion: Their feud with the nWo had them as the "Evil". While the Horsemen were hedonistic, prideful and rule-breaking pricks, they just wanted to do whatever the hell they wanted and saw themselves as already at the top of their game. The nWo on the other hand, were brutal and no-nonsense thugs who wanted to take over WCW through any means necessary and desired to destroy ''everything'' affiliated with "traditional WCW", which included the heelish Four Horsemen.

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