Reply To: The Five Most Likeliest Candidates to be Moshiach

The gemora in Perek Chelek says that each of talmidim taught that their Rebbi is Moshiach. Menachem, Shilah, Yinon and Chanina. The Rav Abarbanel and Chasam Sofer say that those make up Moshiach.
מ – מנחם, ש – שילא, י – ינון, ח – חנינא.