6. Horseman Paul Roma (1993)
When word got out that the legendary Four Horsemen would be reforming at the inaugural Slamboree event in 1993, the buzz amongst the WCW fans at the time centred around who would be replacing original Horseman, Tully Blanchard, to be the third man alongside The Nature Boy and The Enforcer. With Ole Anderson overlooking proceedings on the set of Flair for the Gold, its safe to say few would have predicted that Pretty Paul Roma would be unveiled as the newest Horseman to enter the fray. Despite picking several wins and even a tag title run with Arn, the former Young Stallion and Power & Glory tag specialist was facing an uphill battle to be considered on par with the established Naitch and Double A and rightfully so. Truthfully, he stood out like The Great Khali at an elfs picnic. What makes matters worse is the fact that WCW wasnt short of suitable replacements. Steve Austin would have fit the mould perfectly as an up and coming star in the making with something to prove and would have slid into the group effortlessly. Meanwhile, an established veteran, great worker and all-round badass like Ravishing Rick Rude would have had all the credentials to make the role his own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHX2koAOHRE Roma as a bonafide Horseman never really sat well with the fans. Luckily for the WCW audience, this incarnation of the legendary stable wouldnt last too long as the group would disband in October. Not so luckily was the reason for this disbanding, with the separation coming as a direct result of the infamous scissor incident between Arn and Sid Vicious; ironically severing ties between the group until late 95.
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