#9. Dean Malenko
“The Man Of 1,000 Holds” fit into the faction due to his high-caliber in-ring work. Yet whilst getting a rub from the Horsemen, his dourness and nonchalance were at odds with the Horsemen’s principles of partying and girls, something Dean never did outside his James Bond phase.
Dean was in the group for less than a year from September 1998 to May 1999. Whilst he did briefly win the tag titles in this run, it was only for two weeks, and entrenched in feuds with the likes of the West Texas Rednecks, who were not exactly on the top of the card.
Malenko went on to other groups after the Horsemen dissolution such as the Revolution and the Radicalz.
A top worker, Malenko’s involvement should have allowed him to gain more character but in reality, did little but further isolate him gimmicky from his stablemates.
#8. Brian Pillman
In terms of members that brought a whole new dimension to the group, I think no member was better than Brian Pillman, who incorporated his “Loose Cannon” persona to add a level of unpredictability and subtle intimidating factor to the faction.
Pillman joined up when the Horsemen were divided before the group reunited to batter Sting.
Pillman’s actions were uncontrollable, leading to others needing to try to sedate the “Loose Cannon”, including Arn slapping Brian. He did play a role at Starrcade ‘95, helping Flair regain the world title.
Unfortunately, the run was all too short at about six months. Pillman saw famous moments of blurring reality and fiction such as forcing Bobby Heenan to declare “What the f*ck are you doing?” at Clash Of The Champions XXIII and declaring “I respect you, booker man!” to Kevin Sullivan.
In 1996, Pillman was kayfabe and shoot released as a part of the storyline and legitimately left, never returning to the group.
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