10 Most Dominant Wrestling Stables Of All Time
3. The Four Horseman
Controlling all the best titles whilst having the best matches as JCP's best bad guys, The Four Horsemen were everything they said they were, even if they existed primarily to cater to Ric Flair's whims.
'The Nature Boy' could only "style and profile" with such confidence and panache because he had the backing of, at various points, JJ Dillion, Ole and Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, Lex Luger, Sting, Sid Vicious, Paul Roma, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael and Dean Malenko. A formidable selection of talents and Paul Roma there, which in turn protected the prestige and legacy of a group that shouldn't have spanned the amount of time it managed.
A vision of heelish 1980s opulence, the original incarnation appeared without compare until core members moved in and out of Atlanta and the fundamentals of the gimmick passed effortlessly onto others. Protect the titles, protect the group, protect 'The Nature Boy'.
It was only with the arrival of the New World Order in 1996 that the mechanism finally started to rust, forcing a babyface turn that was too earnest for the times. Not least with a lack of affection from WCW chief Eric Bischoff. Pro wrestling's not real, but few made it feel more lifelike the Horsemen.