| Sid Vicious |
| Sid Vicious Height: 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) Weight: 313 (142 kg) Real name: Sidney Ray Eudy Hometown: West Memphis, Arkansas (billed from West Memphis, "Wherever he Darn Well Pleases") Pro debut: 1987 Finishing move: Powerbomb, Chokeslam, Vicious Crossface (Crossface hold) Other aliases: Lord Humongous (CWF, CWA), Vicious Warrior (NJPW), Sid Justice (WWE), Sycho Sid (ECW, WWE), Sid (WWE), The Millennium Man (WCW) Career highlights: CWA Heavyweight Champion, CWA Tag Team Champion, NWA Southeast Heavyweight Champion, NWA Alabama Heavyweight Champion, NWA Southeast Continental Tag Team Champion (w/Shane Douglas), NWA Northeast Heavyweight Champion, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion (2), WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2), WCW United States Champion, WWE Heavyweight Champion (2) Trained by: Tojo Yamamoto WWE profile: Whether he was dishing his own brand of “Justice,” decimating foes with “Vicious” power bombs, or being plain “Sycho,” Sid was one of the most brutal Superstars to ever terrorize World Wrestling Entertainment. With his sadistic smile, deranged cackle, and constant fire in his eyes, Sid brought an intensity that few were able to contain. No one knew what to expect from this ticking time bomb, and when he exploded, no one was safe. When Sid said he was the “master and ruler of the world,” it was difficult to argue with him. His list of victims is a who’s who of legends and Hall of Famers in sports-entertainment: Jerry “The King” Lawler, Kerry Von Erich, Brian Pillman, Lex Luger, Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit are just a few of the Superstars who felt Sid’s wrath. But was Sid crazy like a fox? After all, he is a two-time WWE Champion, a two-time WCW Champion and held the United States Championship. Historians will always debate that point. However, Sid made an impact on the sports-entertainment world almost immediately. Early in his career, he wrestled under a hockey goalie mask as Lord Humongous and challenged Jerry Lawler in Memphis and terrorized promotions in Tennessee and Georgia. But a mask could not contain Sid, and he soon pushed Kerry Von Erich to the limit in World Class Championship Wrestling before he debuted in WCW in 1989. In a partnership with Danny Spivey, Sid was one-half of the original incarnation of The Skyscrapers. Managed by future SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, the duo challenged the Steiner Brothers and the Road Warriors before an injury knocked Sid out of action. Upon his return, the Four Horsemen recruited Sid and he gave the legendary faction something they had never had before: a monster. As a Horseman, Sid had memorable wars with Sting, Junkyard Dog and Paul Orndorff but failed to win any gold. Hungry for better opportunities, Sid invaded WWE in 1991 and was rechristened “Sid Justice.” But WWE learned that Sid was unstable and could not be trusted. Our fans cheered when he posed with Hulk Hogan after he served as a special enforcer at SummerSlam in the Handicap Tag Team match pitting the Hulkster & Ultimate Warrior against Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa & Gen. Adnan. Sid battled hated Superstars such as Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Skinner, and Big Bully Busick, among others. However, when Hogan cost him a possible victory at the Royal Rumble in 1992, the Immortal One found out how vicious Sid could be at WrestleMania VIII. Sid disappeared from WWE after his battle with Hogan and did not return to a WWE ring until 1995, when he served as Shawn Michaels’ bodyguard. The Heartbreak Kid also felt Sid psychotic wrath in the form of multiple power bombs after he accused him of costing him a victory against Diesel in their WWE Championship Match at WrestleMania XI. Sid showed WWE that he had championship goals of his own, challenging Diesel in an unsuccessful run at the WWE Championship. Ultimately, Sid captured the WWE Championship twice — first from Michaels at Survivor Series in 1996 and then from Bret Hart on Raw in February 1997. After losing the gold to Undertaker at WrestleMania XIII, Sid disappeared again. His journey led him back to WCW, where he won the U.S. Championship and his two WCW Championships. His career came to a gruesome, abrupt halt in 2001 when his leg snapped during a WCW’s pay-per-view event, Sin, in a Four Corners Match featuring Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, and Road Warrior Animal. Sid’s in-ring injury was one of the most graphic and disturbing incidents in sports-entertainment history. Sid hasn’t competed regularly since then. It is uncertain whether or not the self proclaimed “master and ruler of the world” will ever be able to return to action full-time or inside a WWE ring. However, if he ever steps back inside the squared circle, WWE Superstars watch out! For Sid could be master and ruler of the world once again. |
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