#7. Lex Luger
The Four Horsemen made Lex a star not only whilst he was in it but after too.
Luger lasted around about a year in the stable, winning his very first United States title in the process, ending the now-10th longest reigning champion Nikita Koloff. It was during Luger’s time that he really started to be put over in the way the likes of Sid should have.
Lex was also in the group at the time of the debut of WarGames, matches of critical acclaim that furthered the Horsemen legacy.
His break-up came after JJ Dillon accidentally cost him his US belt against Dusty Rhodes at 1987’s Starrcade. Luger, in a showing of defiance that turned him babyface, then refused orders and himself won a Bunkhouse Stampede bout despite the Horsemen’s agreement to allow Dillon to win.
This led to a years-long, recurring Flair/Luger rivalry over the world title. Luger himself also won the tag titles off the future Brain Busters before his own partner Windham defected. A storyline that set Luger up as the face of the company, his time in the Horsemen has to be ruled a success.
#6. Chris Benoit
We mentioned earlier how Dean Malenko with his lack of charisma failed to fit yet Benoit, I feel, did much better. Whilst still a little dry in the character department, this grappler was given the rub while also being someone you could realistically see on a night on the town with the Horsemen lads.
Benoit was in the group for a surprisingly lengthy amount of time, becoming the workhorse of the latter-day iteration of the group. From 1995-1999, Benoit went on to be a solid mid-card worker, working with fellow Horsemen Brian Pillman, Arn Anderson, and Dean Malenko.
It would be hard to imagine this era of the Horsemen without Benoit, an integral younger member of the group that helped usher in the indication of a new era.
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