Arn Anderson is one of the most respected professional wrestlers in history. Anderson got his start in the territory days and then made his way to Crockett Promotions. He became a member of the Anderson Wrestling Family and, eventually, the Four Horsemen. At that moment, Anderson became a top star.
Anderson is one of the top men on the microphone in wrestling history and turned in great matches against everyone he stepped in the ring with, whether it was a big man like Dusty Rhodes, or smaller guys like the Rock n Roll Express. Anderson is now working in AEW as a manager and proves that he is still a hugely important part of professional wrestling, with versions of his character ranging from worst to best.
10 Marty Lunde (Mid-South)
It is no surprise that the least successful part of Arn Anderson's career was the beginning. Before he was an Anderson family member, he went by the name Marty Lunde, as his real name is Martin Lunde.
Under this name, Anderson worked in the territories, including Southeastern Championship Wrestling. He moved on to Mid-South and gained national attention. As Lunde, he won tag team titles with Mr. Olympia. It was Cowboy Bill Watts that suggested Jim Crockett bring in Lunde.
9 The Stud Stable
Arn Anderson joined a short-lived Four Horsemen reunion with Paul Roma that was considered one of the faction's worst iterations. When that ended, Anderson was a fan favorite for a while before he turned on Dustin Rhodes and joined Col. Robert Parker's Stud Stable.
He ended up feuding with Dusty Rhodes again, and this was when he had his final title reign, once again with the WCW TV Championship for six months. It was a pretty disappointing run overall for the legend.
8 Managing The Four Horsemen
In 1997, Arn Anderson announced his retirement as an in-ring wrestler, while Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, and Steve McMichael stood around him. He offered his Four Horsemen spot to Curt Hennig. However, Hennig shocked everyone when he betrayed the faction and joined the nWo.
After this, Arn Anderson acted as the Four Horsemen's manager, managing Benoit, McMichael, Flair, and Dean Malenko. This was a version of the Four Horsemen that worked as babyfaces in the war with Hollywood Hogan and the nWo.
7 The Enforcers (With Larry Zbyszko)
After Arn Anderson's one-year title reign came to an end, he moved back into the tag team scene. He joined up with former AWA World Champion Larry Zbyszko in a team known as The Enforcers. The two men worked as a tag team and were relatively successful.
They won the WCW Tag Team Championship titles in a tournament after the Steiner Brothers had to give up the titles. That was their only tag team title win, but this also led to both men joining the Dangerous Alliance, which helped Anderson become even more successful.
6 The Coach of Cody Rhodes (AEW)
Arn Anderson worked behind the scenes in WWE for years. After WWE released Anderson, AEW stepped up and signed him. However, this was not as a producer or an agent. AEW brought in Anderson to be an on-screen talent as he works as the manager of Cody Rhodes.
Anderson, calling himself a head coach, has proven that he still has a lot to offer professional wrestling in a managerial role and should hold this position as long as he wants.
5 The Brainbusters (WWE)
Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson shocked the wrestling world when they left the NWA and signed with WWE as the Brainbusters. The two men had Bobby "The Brain" Heenan manage them, and they were legitimate stars the second they arrived in WWE.
They ended Demolition's record-setting title reign but only held the titles for three months, which was a bit of a shame. The Brainbusters left one year later, but only Arn Anderson returned to WCW, and Blanchard ended up out of wrestling completely.
4 The Dangerous Alliance
After Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko broke up, they rebounded quickly when they joined the Dangerous Alliance with Paul E. Dangerously. The faction included Steve Austin, Rick Rude, and Beautiful Bobby Eaton.
WCW made the great decision of having former Midnight Express member Bobby Eaton team up with Arn Anderson to form a tag team that was even more successful than his teaming with Zbyszko. They won the tag titles from Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes and were part of the hottest faction in WCW.
3 1989 WCW Run (TV Champion)
After Arn Anderson left WWE and returned to WCW, he ended up without his tag team partner. Without a tag team partner for the first time in a few years, Anderson started to work as a singles star and immediately moved back into the TV title scene.
Anderson was very successful as a singles star, as it led to arguably the best run of his career. He won the TV title in January 1990 and held the title for almost a full year.
2 The Original Four Horsemen
When Jim Crockett brought in Marty Lunde, he changed his name to Arn Anderson and paired him up with Ole Anderson as the Anderson family's kayfabe brother. The two quickly won tag team titles, and then they were two of the first four members of the Four Horsemen.
While not the best version of the faction, it was still ground-breaking, making Anderson a star. Anderson was a tag team champion and also the TV Champion during this time in Crockett Promotions.
1 Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson (NWA)
The best version of the Four Horsemen was when Ole Anderson left, and Lex Luger joined, and it got even better when Barry Windham replaced Luger on the team.
One of the biggest changes that happened when the Four Horsemen made these moves was Arn Anderson teaming with Tully Blanchard, and they ended up as one of the best tag teams in history, winning two NWA Tag Team Championships before leaving for WWE. This was the run that etched his name in history.