Strength in numbers: pro wrestling's greatest stables

#1 The Four Horsemen

The Hall of Fame Four Horsemen Lineup

"The Four Horsemen are superior to the nWo because you had four guys who could talk AND work a match"- "Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Ouch! Can we get some aloe for that burn? But Ric Flair is correct. There will never be a stable as dominant, as explosive, as hated, or as talented, as the Four Horsemen.

The Horsemen were created by accident. Looking to save valuable TV time, Ted Turner's weekly wrestling broadcast decided to interview Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Ric Flair, and Tully Blanchard at the same time. Arn opened the interview with 'what you're looking at right now is the Four Horsemen of professional wrestling!'

And a legend was born.

Words cannot describe how HATED the Horsemen were during their heyday. Tully Blanchard was once attacked by angry fans after the stable beat down fan favourite Dusty Rhodes in a parking lot. Ric Flair received numerous death threats, and even Manager JJ Dillon was subjected to fan abuse.

The Horsemen played up their villain status, unrepentant in their cheating ways as they schemed to hold on to all the gold the NWA had to offer. The only thing strong enough to break up the Horsemen was Ted Turner's billions. When he purchased Jim Crockett productions, Flair, Arn, and Tully all left for the greener pastures of the WWE due to a perceived disrespect by new WCW manager Jim Herd.

The Horsemen would reform numerous times during the ensuing years, but the strongest, most famous line up was as follows: Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Barry Whindam.

Here's a match just chock full of legends:

There you have it; ten of Wrestling's greatest stables. Let the hate-fueled comments begin!

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