5 things you probably forgot about Chris Benoit

#3 He was a part of The Four Horsemen

When did Chris Benoit become a part of The Four Horsemen?

While working for WCW in 1995, Chris Benoit was approached by Ric Flair, who was looking to reform The Four Horsemen with Arn Anderson, and Brian Pillman - with Benoit as the fourth member. After Benoit gladly joined forces with Flair and others, he was introduced with a new heel gimmick that showed a lot of resemblance with his famous ECW persona: The Crippler.

Benoit and the other three men were involved in rivalries with many Superstars, but they mainly focused on fighting with Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Sting, and Lex Luger. After running together as a team for about two years, all members of The Four Horsemen went their separate ways and didn't come together until a year later.

This time the faction had Benoit, Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko, while Anderson served as their manager. The four men had a good head start as a team, but in less than eight months, they were separated as a result of a storyline protest over Flair's vision for the team.

A few months later, Benoit ended his WCW career and went on to work for WWE, where a month later, he would win the Intercontinental Championship in a match involving Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 16.