10 Things You Didn't Know About The Four Horsemen
7. A Wretched Record In Their Signature Match
Dusty Rhodes is often credited as the brains behind the WarGames match, but it was the desire to vanquish the Four Horsemen that led to violent gimmick coming into play. The double-cage extravaganza was introduced as the Horsemen's signature match, the ultimate end to any feud between the group and whichever main event babyface happened to be in their crosshairs. 15 of the first 18 WarGames match included some form of The Four Horsemen.
Wrestling is weird, obviously, and the lack of success a wrestler (or in this case, faction) finds in their signature match is further proof of this. The Undertaker has a relatively poor Hell in a Cell record, for example, but even the Deadman's lack of dominance in the Cell doesn't come close to the wretched record of The Four Horsemen in WarGames.
1-15. That is The Four Horsemen's WarGames record. That sole victory came in 1991 at WrestleWar, and even that wasn't necessarily a true Horsemen quartet, as Larry Zbyszko teamed with Flair, Windham and Sid in defeating Sting, Brian Pillman and The Steiner Brothers. 14 defeats came before that single victory.
In pro wrestling, establishing a signature match is usually a time-honoured way to ensure frequent defeats. Not even The Four Horsemen were above this.