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  Shooting with the Legends: The Videos
We hope the interviews bring back your favorite wrestling memories, allow you to travel back through the history of the sport, and make you feel as if you're in the ring and on the road with the wrestlers themselves.
The Infernos are a legend in wrestling circles and considered by many as the most famous masked tag team in the history of professional wrestling.
He went on to wrestle a perfect 27-0 record in his senior year, win the State title, earn four National AAU All-American rankings, and win a position on the 1968 U.S. Olympic team.
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  Four Horsemen (professional wrestling) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Four Horsemen formed in January 1986 with Flair, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew consisting of Arn and Ole Anderson, and Blanchard, with James J. Dillon as their manager.
The Horsemen reformed in December 1989 in the NWA.
The Four Horsemen usually pick their own members, but at the time, WCW held extreme control over story lines and this may have forced them to accept a member for those purposes only and not by choice.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Horsemen_(professional_wrestling)   (2329 words)

  
 Four Horsemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, characters in Biblical prophecy
The Four Horsemen were a group of Immortals on the television show Highlander: The Series.
The Four Horsemen are bosses in the World of Warcraft instance Naxxramas.
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 The UWF/TMM Network Forums -> Kay's Korner Four Horsemen - The Original Faction
Some of the greatest feuds in wrestling were created there and one of the greatest heel factions of all time, The Four Horsemen.
The Four Horsemen were an organized group of wrestlers who felt that they were better than everybody else was, and in a lot of ways; there was some truth to that statement.
The Four Horsemen were unique in the fact that although they had a manager, he worked for the wrestlers, not the other way around.
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 Wrestling Observer - headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Tully talked about wrestling Ricky Steamboat before the first Starrcade, and how they were wrestling time limit draws, and the job is much easier when you have someone like that on the other side of the ring.
Tully was asked if today's wrestling could return to the storylines of the past, and he thinks that it can happen again, but things have to change.
Tully said that the fans were never cheated when he wrestled, and he gave everything for the matches whether it was a 20 minute match or an hour.
www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=9676   (2040 words)

  
 WrestleView.com - Four Horsemen FAQ
The original Horsemen in 1986 consisted of Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Ole Anderson.
As for managers of the 4 Horsemen, the following people were all managers at one point in time for the stable: Woman, Elizabeth, Debra McMichael, Dark Journey, Hiro Matsuda, James J Dillon, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson, and Medusa.
January 2, 1990, the Four Horsmen reunited (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson and Sting).
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 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Competitive spirit keeps Diamond shining
With the dramatic upheavals that have washed over the wrestling scene in recent years, Diamond is very much an expert on the topic of adapting to the new reality of the squared circle business.
He admitted that being tagged with the Horseman moniker, originating from the famed Four Horsemen of wrestling, comes with the responsibility to uphold a prestigious aura.
As for his outlook on the future of wrestling, he was blunt in his assessment that if the industry expects to climb out of it's current slump, it must be done from within.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Wrestling/2004/03/13/381333.html   (1195 words)

  
 Wrestlers Professional Wrestling Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Under the cover of anonymity, they trade their uniforms and ties for the satins and spandex of professional wrestlers.
Joe has been a very impressive prospect in the realm of professional wrestling...
Following Ring of Honor's event in 2004, it was believed that the building would no longer see professional wrestling...
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 Four Horsemen / Ric Flair / 1980s Wrestling
It is hard to imagine wrestling before ECW, but this was a lot more dangerous in practice than I ever thought possible.
We turned the signs around to the Horsemen side as Ricky and Robert ran into the ring to a thunderous ovation.
Tully stated in an interview years later that he had referred to the four guys as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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 WWE: Shop > DVD > Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen
One of the first, and coolest, factions in sports-entertainment have been The Four Horsemen.
This multi-disc release will cover the creation of the Horsemen, and is filled with exclusive interviews from many of the Superstars who were part of this groundbreaking group, as well as rivalry highlights and complete match.
All World Wrestling Entertainment programming, talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves, and logos are the exclusive property of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.
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 Horsemen VS. Ass-Whippers, Pt. 2
The match was a wrestling clinic for fans as both men gave their best effort.
The Horsemen have done their job and are now telling Flair to finish Austin off.
Flair's neck and jaw was injured by the "Stunner" with the championship belt draped on Austin's shoulder.
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 NEWSBOARD - TV Recap: WWE Confidential: Four Horsemen, Jericho & More
Both men put over Flair as the best worker of the group, with Blanchard serving as the technician, Ole Anderson serving as the tough guy with the knowledge, Arn serving as the rookie, and JJ Dillon serving as the brains behind the brawn.
Blanchard added that when he and Arn left for the then-WWF, they took an irreplaceable part of the Horsemen with them and that during his last WCW appearance, he told Dillon that this was the end of an era.
Jericho said that he first became interested in wrestling at the age of seven or eight because of his grandmother, who was a big fan, and the two would watch AWA on Saturday afternoons.
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 Official Ticketmaster site. Four Horsemen tickets, dates
Retro-rockers the Four Horsemen were one of many late-'80s groups that decided to look backward, not forward, for inspiration.
Upon his release in the spring of 1991, the Four Horsemen immediately set to work on their full-length debut, Nobody Said It Was Easy, with producer Rick Rubin.
Then, just as the Four Horsemen were discussing the possibility of making a comeback, tragedy struck when drummer Dimwit suffered a lethal heroin overdose on September 27, 1994.
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 Wrestling 1985-87
Believe it or not, he and "The Four Horsemen" were responsible for their share of dirty tricks against unsuspecting opponents, as well.
For the next few minutes, "The Four Horsemen" did as much damage as they could to the nearly unconscious Rhodes.
Dusty's buddies looked on helplessly as he was beaten mercilessly by four opponents at once, in what must be one of the most craven attacks in wrestling history.
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 The History of the Four Horsemen
But Ole was beginning to spend more time with his young son, who was involved in High School athletics, and the other members started complaining about his lack of commitment to the group.
Try as they might the Horsemen were having a lot of problems with the powerful young star.
Ironically, the next member the Horsemen recruited would be Barry Windham himself, and they would do it during a match in which the then Tag Champs, Windham and Lugar, were defending their belts against the former Champs Blanchard and Anderson...but that is a another episode
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 CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - WWE needs Four Horsemen to ride in
Others that spent time as part of The Four Horsemen were Barry Windham, Sting, Sid Vicious, Brian Pillman, Chris Benoit, Jeff Jarrett, Curt Hennig and Dean Malenko.
Some of WWE's "new" audience wouldn't "get" The Four Horsemen, but there are a helluva lot of people (old schoolers, if you will) who would not only get it, they might start watching again.
The Four Horsemen aren't ready to carry the business, but they'd sure give us a blast from the past.
slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Wrestling/2006/10/15/2032599.html   (578 words)

  
 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
He rose to stardom in the 1990s, a champion for both the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling.
His wars against Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Four Horsemen, Lex Luger and others are all-time classics.
Wanting to complete his career on his own terms, Sting rededicated himself to the sport and announced he was returning to wrestling in 2006, signing a one-year deal with Total Nonstop Action.
www.tnawrestling.com /roster/sting/index.html   (176 words)

  
 Jermz' APW History Page
I became a wrestling fan at the age of 9 while visiting family in Kansas City, Missouri.
These were the days before it was cool to admit you watched wrestling at school.
I had seen the up's and down's, and experienced live events, pay-per-views, wrestling albums, steroid scandals, along with the rest of the wrestling world.
www.allprowrestling.com /apwgarage/homepage.html   (697 words)

  
 The Horsemen Files
As for some (ok, MOST) of the storyline events (especially anything prior to 1987), a lot of it is merely my own adaptation of The Illustrated History Of The Four Horsemen found at Solie's Vintage Wrestling.
All sorts of wrestling history is documented and discussed at Kayfabe Memories run by VinceKM.
I have not yet used any info from Logan's Wrestling Timelines, but that site has a really cool Family Tree of The World Title, and I promised that I would put a link to it.
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 Solies' Classic Wrestling Images from the NWA
Koloff was a former WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation, the precurser of the WWF) Heavyweight Champion, having unseated the "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino in January of 1971.
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (II) consisting of Ole Andersen and his son-in-law Arn (the original team was Ole and his brother Gene) were the NWA National Tag Team Champions when this photo was taken in 1985.
He later wrestled in the WWF as the "Widowmaker", the "Stalker" and "Blackjack" Windham.
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 Wrestlers Are Like Seagulls
Since JJ will be sending this book out personally, there will be a flat shipping charge added to the cost of the book instead of the regular rates.
In the words of the "Nature Boy" himself in 1986, at the pinnacle of the successful reign of the Horsemen.
As I said, the Horsemen concept was something that happened, but if anyone should be given credit for the idea, it should be Arn Anderson.
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 Omniseek: /Sports /Pro Wrestling /Wrestlers /Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen
What USED to be a Four Horsemen page, but recently taken down out of anger because of WCW's Uncensored '99.
Four Horseman Sound Gallery Ric Flair In just a few minutes, we are going to bring Curt Hennig down that aisle And Tonight, as the Nature Boy Styles and Profiles;To be the man, you've got to beat the man Macho, you are sick and mad, but tonight, you are g
Part 5: The Birth of the Horsemen- The Steel Boot and how Tully Blanchard became involved- A week or so after the steel cage incident, Ric Flair faced Sam Houston in a re-match from their earlier bout.
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 Arn Anderson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He would become a founding member of the Four Horsemen with Tully Blanchard, Ole Anderson, James J. Dillon and Ric Flair in the NWA and was in each of the group's incarnations over the years.
His ability to improvise in interviews allowed him to coin the "Four Horsemen" moniker for the eventual stable, as he likened their coming to wrestle at an event and the aftermath of their wrath as being akin to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and the name stuck.
Anderson retired from wrestling in 1997 due to extensive neck and upper back injuries and is currently working as a Road Agent for WWE.
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 Four Horsemen FOURum - Capitalism, Marketing a discussion with JVS3
you'll never see advertising for feminine napkins during wrestling, you'll find weight loss stuff, muscle building stuff, beer and cologne sprays.
Nope, because if it had been heavy case packs of Man-at-Arms instead, it would have been him clogging the shelves rather than HM or SK.
Look at The comic based horsemen semi sculpted Batman line from Mattel, EVERY collector wanted it, EVERY batfan was excited about it when it was first announced, but mattel with their totally outdate business model destroyed it.
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 Arn Anderson Tribute Site
Aside from the fact that he, in real life, is deceptively strong for his size, he successfully defended himself against a much bigger man with a pair of scissors on a 'roid rage (see below).
The fact he has won four television titles is a testament to his work ethic.
Less well known is the fact that in the earliest days of the Four Horsemen, he and Ole Anderson were known as the "Bone Busters" for breaking Dusty Rhodes' ankle.
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 QK6 - Ringside Shadows #145: The Dream Match | Chris Jericho, Steve Corino, The Hardy Boyz
These are four of my favorite teams, every one of them willing to almost kill themselves for a pop, every one of them deserving of much, much more.
I'll admit I wasn't looking forward to seeing a Backstreet Boys gimmick on WCW television when rumors were first circulating of their birth, but now that it's been running for a while I can really understand what Jimmy Hart (the man behind the mouth) was thinking.
He was almost instantly initiated into the Four Horsemen, wrestling's most elite stable, and ran with three incarnations of the group before defecting for the WWF alongside Guerrero, Malenko and Saturn.
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 People Review: Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen (2 Discs)
The DVD gives top billing to Flair who, most notoriously today, wrestles at an advanced age and attracts a mocking response from modern audiences when he appears at arenas in his sequined house robes (suitable attire for an old man) accented by an entrance theme from a stale science fiction movie.
Evidently he did not subscribe to the Horsemen's frat boy rules of conduct, so now they try to punish him with their cheap shots in the documentary.
Triple H chimes in as the self proclaimed wrestling "historian" who conveniently forgets that Paul Roma was a solo powerhouse in the ring plus a member of championship tag teams The Young Stallions, Power and Glory, and Pretty Wonderful.
www.rapidsearch.org /DVD-467970-B000LC3III-Ric_Flair_The_Four_Horsemen_2_Discs.html   (1282 words)

  
 Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen. Wrestling DVD Review @ buttonhole.com.au
Thinking as individuals but working collectively, that process is what separated the Horsemen from other factions, including the many that would later follow in their footsteps, or try to copy their success.
Also on disc two are a bunch of classic interviews by the Horsemen from the early days, through to the latter days including Flair's emotional return to WCW, his verbal bashing of Eric Bischoff and the firing of Sting from the Horsemen back in 1990.
But the Horsemen were around for so long, and had enough good matches that Uncle Vince / WWE could've added another one or two discs to it and made it really special.
www.buttonhole.com.au /review/id/642.html   (2400 words)

  
 Professor Wrestling: 'Horsemen' DVD Fine Ride - Entertainment News Story - KMGH Denver
I'm not one to buy these things, but when the story of the greatest stable of heel wrestlers of all time was put right in front of my mask, I had to jump.
The Horsemen would become the first great group of wrestlers, and would play to sold-out arenas everywhere.
As I've said here on at least four occasions, Flair should get a short title run as champ, and then retire in a J.J. Dillon-type role, managing the New Four Horsemen.
www.thedenverchannel.com /entertainment/12568790/detail.html   (1095 words)

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