History Wrestling / TheFourHorsemen

* GameBreakingInjury: Arn Anderson's neck forced him to retire and give his spot to Curt Henning in 1998.

** Over the nearly 20 years of the stable's history various wrestlers rotated through the ranks, usually with Arn and Ric being the constants. Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Steve [=McMichael=], Paul Roma, Wrestling/BrianPillman, Wrestling/DeanMalenko, [[Wrestling/SidEudy Sid Vicious]], Butch Reed and Wrestling/CurtHenning all tried to fill in with varying degrees of success.

* SixthRangerTraitor: Curt Henning

The Four Horsemen were a professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson and Tully Blanchard. Flair and Arn Anderson have been constant members in each incarnation of the group.

* ArchEnemy: Several. The Horsemen's primary function was to keep the [=NWA=]/[=WCW=] title around Flair's waist. Secondarily, they aspired to win all of the promotion's gold. (Blanchard was the U.S. Champion while the Andersons were Tag Champs more often than not.) Durning that time the Horsemen feuded with:
** DustyRhodes.

** Lex Luger

** The NewWorldOrder

* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Everyone involved would like you to forget the time the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage and {{Robocop}} came down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume. it was billed and sold as '''the actual, honest-to-God Robocop''' (part of a stunt to promote the theatrical release of ''RoboCop2''). He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen backed down in fear. JimRoss's commentary makes it extra-special.

** Over the nearly 20 years of the stable's history various wrestlers rotated through the ranks, usually with Arn and Ric being the constants. ChrisBenoit, Steve [=McMichael=], Paul Roma, Brian Pillman, Dean Malenko, Sid Vicious, Butch Reed and Curt Henning all tried to fill in with varying degrees of success.
* PowerStable: The TropeCodifier and UrExample. They established the roles and dynamics, laying the blueprint for others who followed.

* SpiritualSuccessor: [=WWE's=] Evolution stable in the early 2000's.
** '''The Centerpiece:''' TripleH
** '''The Heir Apparent:''' RandyOrton

* {{Unperson}}: Done a lot by WWE after they acquired WCW's library and started making documentary [=DVDs=] about WCW's past. Not only is ChrisBenoit's time with the group glossed over, if not omitted, but so is Ole Anderson, due to Anderson not being very well liked by just about anyone. In fact, Anderson was not invited when the group was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Everyone involved would like you to forget the time the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage and {{Robocop}} came down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume. it was billed and sold as '''the actual, honest-to-God Robocop''' (part of a stunt to promote the theatrical release of ''Robocop2''). He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen backed down in fear. JimRoss's commentary makes it extra-special.

-->--''Arn Anderson''

* NeverLiveItDown: Everyone involved would like you to forget the time the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage and {{Robocop}} came down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume, actual, honest-to-God Robocop. He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen backed down in fear. JimRoss's commentary makes it extra-special.

* ThrowItIn: The group didn't have a name when Arn Anderson said something like, "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!" The next week a group of fans had signs spelling out "[=HORSEMEN=]" and the name was cemented.

** When Ole Anderson left, Wrestling/LexLuger turned to take on the (quite literal) Muscle role in the group. When he left, it came to Wrestling/BarryWindham.

** Over the nearly 20 years of the stable's history various wrestlers rotated through the ranks, usually with Arn and Ric being the constants. Chris Benoit, Steve [=McMichael=], Paul Roma, Brian Pillman, Dean Malenko, Sid Vicious, Butch Reed and Curt Henning all tried to fill in with varying degrees of success.
* NeverLiveItDown: Everyone involved would like you to forget the time the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage and {{Robocop}} came down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume, actual, honest-to-God robocop. He plodded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen backed down in fear. JimRoss's commentary makes it extra-special.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Originals (l-r): Ole Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Manager J.J. Dillon Arn Anderson and Ric Flair]]

* {{Unperson}}: Done a lot by WWE after they acquired WCW's library and started making documentary [=DVDs=] about WCW's past. Not only is ChrisBenoit's time with the group glossed over, if not omitted, but so is Ole Anderson, due to Anderson not being very well liked by just about anyone. In fact, Anderson was not invited when the group was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The Four Horsemen was a professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson and Tully Blanchard. Flair and Arn Anderson have been constant members in each incarnation of the group.

* BattleBrothers: In the ring and out. These guys were close, fighting together, partying together, flying together. They used to fly out to Vegas after [=TV=] tapings and party all weekend, only to come back to Atlanta and do it all over again. Arn and Flair call each other "brothers", and years later many of the principal members remain close.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Originals (l-r) Ole Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Manager J.J. Dillon Arn Anderson and Ric Flair]]

* NeverLiveItDown: Everyone involved would like you to forget the time the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage and {{Robocop}} came down to make the save. No, not some wrestler in a costume, actual, honest-to-God robocop. He ploded down to the ring, "broke" the cage to free Sting, and while Sting celebrated, the Horsemen backed down in fear. JimRoss's commentary makes it extra-special.

* OldShame: Everyone involved would like you to forget the time the Horsemen locked Sting in a cage and Robocop came down to make the save. Especially since everyone involved sold it like it was real.

** '''The Manager:''' Wrestling/RicFlair took over in this role serving as TheObiWan, and was also a part-time wrestler, teaming with Batista to win the Tag Titles. He would also deliver promos, especially for the more inexperienced Orton and Batista.

* PowerStable: The TropeCodifier and UrExample. They established the roles and dynamic, laying the blueprint for others who followed.

* SixthRangerTraitor: Curt Henning

** '''The Manager:''' J.J. Dillon

** Over the nearly 20 years of the stable's history various wrestlers rotated through the ranks, usually with Arn and Ric being the constants. Chris Benoit, Steve [=McMichael=], Paul Roma, Brian Pillman, Dean Malenko, Sid Vicious, Butch Reed and Curt Henning all tried to fill in with varying degr

** Wrestling/Sting

** '''The Manager:''' J.J. Dillo

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