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Sid Eudy

Sidney Raymond Eudy(December 16, 1960 – August 26, 2024) was an Americanprofessional wrestler,best known for his tenures in theWorld Wrestling Federation(WWF) andWorld Championship Wrestling(WCW), wrestling under thering namesSid Justice,Sid Vicious,andSycho Sid.

Sid Eudy
Sid in 1995
Birth nameSidney Raymond Eudy[1]
Born(1960-12-16)December 16, 1960
Moses Lake, Washington,U.S.[2]
DiedAugust 26, 2024(2024-08-26)(aged 63)
Marion, Arkansas,U.S.
Spouse(s)
Sabrina Paige
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(m.1983)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Billed height6 ft 9 in (206 cm)[4]
Billed weight317 lb (144 kg)[4]
Billed fromWest Memphis, Arkansas[4]
"Wherever he damn well pleases!"[5]
Trained byTojo Yamamoto[3]
DebutFebruary 23, 1987[3]
RetiredAugust 5, 2017[6]

Eudy was a six-timeworld champion,having won theWWF Championshiptwice,theWCW World Heavyweight Championshiptwice,and theUSWA Unified World Heavyweight Championshiptwice.He held theWCW United States Heavyweight Championshiponceand headlinedpay-per-viewsfor both promotions, including the main events ofWrestleMania VIIIandWrestleMania 13in 1992 and 1997, andStarrcadein 2000.

Professional wrestling career

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Early career (1987–1989)

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Eudy entered wrestling after an encounter withRandy Savageand his brotherLanny Poffo.[7]After he was trained byTojo Yamamoto,Eudy made his debut as he teamed withAustin Idoland wrestled the team ofNick BockwinkelandJerry Lawler.He began his career inContinental Championship Wrestling(CCW) in 1987 under the masked wrestler personaLord Humungous.[4]On Christmas Day 1987, Sid won theNWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division).Later, he turned into afan favoriteafter rekindling a (kayfabe) childhood friendship withShane Douglas,resulting in the two forming a tag team and capturing theNWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship.[7]

He competed inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling(NJPW), where he challengedTatsumi Fujinamifor theIWGP Heavyweight Championshipunder the name Vicious Warrior, but was unable to win the title. Eudy then made a very brief stint inWorld Class Championship Wrestling(WCCW), where he adopted one of his most notablering names:Sid Vicious, which he took from thepunk rock musician of the same namewho played bass for theSex Pistols.[4]

NWA World Championship Wrestling (1989–1991)

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The Skyscrapers (1989)

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Main article:The Skyscrapers

In 1989, Eudy signed withWorld Championship Wrestlingand retained his Sid Vicious ring name.[4]He made his televised debut in WCW by defeatingDeWayne Bruceon the June 17, 1989, episode ofPro.[8]Originally slated as a singles wrestler, Eudy was eventually paired withDanny Spiveyto formThe Skyscrapers,and were managed byTeddy Long.[4]The Skyscrapers feuded with TheRoad Warriorsand TheSteiner Brothers.[9]During that time, he incorporated thePowerbombas his finishing move. The team was short-lived, as Eudy was replaced by"Mean" Mark Callousafter breaking a rib and puncturing a lung during a match with The Steiner Brothers on November 15 atClash of the Champions IX.[7][10]

Four Horsemen (1990–1991)

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Main article:The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)

After his recovery, Eudy was introduced on the May 11, 1990 edition ofNWA Power Houras the newest member ofRic Flair'sFour Horsemen.[4]Sid was the "muscle" of the group and initially brought in to counter-act the strength ofRoboCopatCapital Combat.His first televised match back was a 26-second loss toLex Lugeron June 13 atClash of the Champions XIafter the referee performed a fast three count.[11]As one of the Horsemen, Eudy feuded withPaul Orndorffand theJunkyard Dog.He attackedNWA World Heavyweight ChampionStingfollowing the champion's title match atClash of the Champions XIIin September, setting up his first feud as a singles wrestler. On October 27 atHalloween Havoc,a fake Sting (Barry Windham), in collusion with Sid, let Sid pin him after switching places with the real Sting in order for Sid to win the belt. They were thwarted when the real Sting came out and beat Sid to retain the title.[12]

Sid's association with the Horsemen became tenuous following this episode, and he began a quasi-facerun on November 20, when he defeatedThe NightstalkeratClash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder.[13]On December 16, The Skyscrapers had a short-lived reunion when Sid and former partner Spivey defeatedBig CatandThe Motor City MadmanatStarrcade.[14]Following this match, Eudy made an abrupt return to heel status, squashingJoey MaggsatClash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamiteon January 30, 1991.[15]He returned to full-fledged Horsemen activity and participated in theWarGames matchon February 24 atWrestleWar.[16]The Horsemen amicably split in April, during which time he entered negotiations with the WWF. Despite a huge contract offer and a promise of a world championship run, Eudy announced his intentions to leave WCW. Eudy left WCW after his match withEl Giganteon May 19, 1991, atSuperBrawl I.[17]

World Wrestling Federation (1991–1992)

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At aSuperstarstaping on May 28, 1991, Eudy made his WWF debut in an untelevised segment, attackingThe Mountiefollowing Mountie's open offer.[18]On the June 8 episode ofPrime Time Wrestling,vignettesbegan airing promoting his WWF debut and introducing him as Sid Justice.[18]Sid made his debut on WWF television on the July 20 episode ofSuperstars.On August 26 atSummerSlam,he served as theguest refereein ahandicap matchpittingThe Ultimate Warriorand theWWF ChampionHulk Hoganagainst The Triangle of Terror (Sgt. Slaughter,Col. Mustafa,andGen. Adnan). Later that night, Sid savedRandy SavageandMiss Elizabethfrom an attack at the hands ofJake RobertsandThe Undertakerat the newly wed couple's reception.[19]During this time, Sid defeatedKatoin his first televised match on the September 21 episode ofSuperstars.[18]

Sid competed for the vacant WWF Championship in theRoyal Rumblematchon January 19, 1992. Sid entered at No. 29 and was among the final four wrestlers, along with Hogan, Randy Savage, and Ric Flair, before he eliminated both Savage and then Hogan, leaving himself and Flair in the ring. Hogan, who was still at ringside after being eliminated, grabbed Sid's arm and tried to pull him over the top rope, giving Flair the chance to grab Sid's legs and throw him out to win the match and become the new WWF Champion.[20][21]Less than a week later, on the January 25 episode ofSuperstars,WWF PresidentJack Tunneyheld a press conference to determine Flair's opponent atWrestleMania VIII.Before Tunney revealed his decision, Sid stood up as if Tunney called his name. Yet to Sid's annoyance, Tunney chose Hogan, giving a menacing glance in Hogan's direction and calling Tunney's decision "bogus". Sid later apologized to Hogan and teamed up with him to face The Undertaker and Flair onSaturday Night's Main Event XXX.[20]During the match, after hedouble clotheslinedUndertaker and Flair, Hogan reached to Sid for a tag. Sid refused and walked out of the match, turning heel in the process. Hogan won the match by disqualification.[22]

On the February 23 episode ofWrestling Challenge,Sid appeared as a guest onBrutus "The Barber" Beefcake's "The Barber Shop". Knowing that Hulk Hogan (Beefcake's long-time real-life friend) was not in the arena, Sid threatened Beefcake and chased him off the set before destroying the Barber Shop with a chair. Later that night, Hogan was scheduled to battle Sid (and not WWF Champion Ric Flair) at WrestleMania VIII.[20]Sid acquiredHarvey Wipplemanas his manager and began a post-match gimmick where he would further (kayfabe) injure his defeated opponents with one or more powerbombs, and sometimes–after the defeated wrestler placed on a stretcher–following it up by grabbing the stretcher and running it into a fixture, such as a ring post or guardrail.[3]Prior to his WrestleMania match with Hogan, Sid failed a drug test. He was allowed to do the match and then went on their European tour, after which he was told he was going to serve his suspension.[3]At WrestleMania VIII on April 5, Sid lost to Hogan by disqualification when Wippleman jumped into the ring to get involved. After the match, Sid andPapa Shangoattacked Hogan until the returning Ultimate Warrior stormed the ring and saved Hogan.[23]

After WrestleMania, Sid was about to embark on a feud with The Ultimate Warrior, the story being that Sid was angry at the Warrior for saving Hogan at WrestleMania VIII. Eudy wrestled Warrior at two house shows, both of which Warrior won by disqualification.[20]After wrestling Warrior inBoston, Massachusetts,on April 26, Eudy voluntarily quit the company due to disagreements with the Warrior and WWF management in particular about the outcome of his match with Warrior. The WWF replaced Sid with Papa Shango in the feud with Warrior.[20][24]

Return to WCW (1993)

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On May 23, 1993, Eudy, under his Sid Vicious ring name, returned to WCW as a mystery competitor ofCol. Robert ParkeragainstVan HammeratSlamboree.[25]That summer, he teamed withBig Van Vaderand reignited his feud with Sting. On September 19 atFall Brawl,Sting's team (Sting,Davey Boy Smith,Dustin Rhodes,andThe Shockmaster) defeated Sid's team (Sid,Vader,andHarlem Heat) in aWarGames match.[26]AtHalloween Havocon October 24, Sid faced Sting but was defeated via a roll-up.[27]

After this, Sid turned face and was scheduled to challenge then WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vader atStarrcadeand win the title.[7]Before this could happen, Sid was released from his contract due to an altercation withArn Andersonduring a WCW tour of Europe. Eudy and Anderson were involved in an argument at a hotel bar in the English town ofBlackburnon October 27, 1993. Anderson threatened Eudy with a broken bottle; after being sent to their rooms by security chief Doug Dillinger, Eudy came to Anderson's room and attacked him with a chair leg, and Anderson retaliated with a pair of scissors. Eudy received four stab wounds and Anderson received 20, losing a pint and a half of blood in the process. The fight was broken up by fellow wrestler2 Cold Scorpio,who was credited with saving Anderson's life. Neither man pressed charges against the other, and British police declined to do so since both men would soon be leaving the country.[28]

United States Wrestling Association (1994–1996)

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After his departure from WCW, Sid moved to theUnited States Wrestling Association(USWA) inMemphis,where he began feuding with old rivalJerry Lawler.[7]On July 16, 1994, he won the promotion'sUnified World Heavyweight Championshipby forfeit when Lawler, who had been attacked and injured by Sid earlier in the card, could not appear for the scheduled match. While Lawler was able to defeat Eudy in non-title matches, Sid was able to retain his title in several championship defenses throughscrewjobsinitiated byThe Spellbinder,his ally at the time. Sid also participated in theUWF Blackjack Brawlon September 23, 1994, challenging"Dr. Death" Steve Williamsfor theUWF World Heavyweight Championship.[7]On February 6, 1995, Lawler won the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship back from Sid. Sid regained the title from Lawler on August 30, 1996, before relinquishing the title back to Lawler on September 2.

Return to WWF (1995–1997)

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Alliance with Shawn Michaels and Million Dollar Corporation (1995)

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Main article:The Million Dollar Corporation

On the February 20, 1995 episode ofRawEudy-now under the moniker "Psycho Sid" (later changed to "Sycho Sid" )-entered the WWF as the bodyguard ofShawn Michaels.[29]Along withJenny McCarthy,Sid accompanied Michaels to ringside for Michaels's WWF Championship match against then-champion and Michaels's former bodyguard,Diesel,atWrestleMania XI.Michaels had hit his signatureSuperkick,but Sid stood on the ring apron and distracted refereeEarl Hebner,allowing Diesel time to recover and pin Michaels after a Jackknife Powerbomb to win the match and retain his title.[30]The next night onRaw,Michaels expressed dissatisfaction with Sid's interference and gave him the night off for his rematch against Diesel. In response, Sid yelled at Shawn and attacked Michaels from behind before hitting him with a powerbomb three times, turning Michaels into afaceagain.[29]

Sycho Sid joinedTed DiBiase(left) and hisMillion Dollar Corporationin 1995.

Two weeks later on the April 17 episode ofRaw,Ted DiBiaseintroduced Sid as the "crown jewel" of theMillion Dollar Corporation.[29]Sid challenged Diesel to a match for theWWF Championshipat the firstIn Your Housepay-per-view on May 14, where Diesel won the match via disqualification, and thus retained his title, whenTatankainterfered. After the match, Sid and Tatanka continued to double-team Diesel untilBam Bam Bigelowcame out to save him.[31]AtKing of the Ringon June 15, Sid and Tatanka lost to Diesel and Bigelow.[32]On July 23, Sid faced Diesel once again atIn Your House 2: The Lumberjacksfor the WWF Championship in alumberjack match,which Diesel won to end the feud.[33]Following this, Sid moved on to a feud with Shawn Michaels and was scheduled to face him atSummerSlam,but was replaced byRazor Ramonat the request of WWF PresidentGorilla Monsoon,with Ramon challenging for Michaels'Intercontinental Championshipin aladder matchas Sid was seen watching on the backstage television monitors.[29]On the September 5 episode ofRaw,Sid faced Michaels for the title but lost after being hit with three superkicks.[29]Sid then started a brief feud withHenry Godwinn,culminating in a victory over Godwinn on September 24 atIn Your House 3: Triple Header.[34]

Sycho Sid in 1995

On the November 13 episode ofRaw,Sid faced Intercontinental ChampionRazor Ramonin a non-title match, with Ramon's friendThe 1–2–3 Kidas the special guest referee. Razor was about to deliver theRazor's Edgeon Sid, but The 1–2–3 Kid helped Sid avoid it, allowing Sid to pin Ramon after a powerbomb, with the Kid making a fast count. After the match, the Kid turnedheeland joined the Million Dollar Corporation.[29]In the first elimination match atSurvivor Serieson November 19, Sid and Corporation leader Ted DiBiase helped The 1–2–3 Kid pinMarty Jannettyto win and become the sole survivor for his team. Later in the event, Sid was randomly teamed up with his rival Shawn Michaels,Ahmed Johnson,andThe British Bulldogto faceYokozuna,Owen Hart,Razor Ramon, andDean Douglasin a "Wild Card"Survivor Series match.Sid was eliminated by Razor Ramon after Michaels hit Sid with a superkick. After his elimination, Sid powerbombed Michaels.[35]On December 17 atIn Your House 5: Seasons Beatings,Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty defeated Sid and The 1–2–3 Kid.[36]Sid and The 1–2–3 Kid teamed up the next night to participate in the first-ever Raw Bowl, whichThe Smoking Gunnswon. Shortly after, he left the WWF, claiming a neck injury.[37]

WWF Champion (1996–1997)

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Eudy was not seen again until the July 8, 1996 episode ofRaw.[38]Under the Sycho Sid variation of his Sid gimmicks, Eudy was a strident-voiced and intense character, prone to erratically unstable mannerisms, such as in his random contemplative stares off into the distance, excessive eye-blinking, laughter turned sudden seriousness, and menacingfist bumpswith fans during entrances. In his return, he replacedThe Ultimate Warrior(who left the WWF) for a six-man tag team match, teaming with former rival Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson against Vader,Owen Hart,andThe British Bulldogin the main event ofIn Your House 9: International Incidenton July 21, effectively making him aface.Sid's team lost the match.[39]The next night onRaw,Sid started a feud with The British Bulldog, whom he defeated atSummerSlamon August 18.[40]

AtIn Your House 10: Mind Gameson September 22, during the WWF Championship match between Michaels andMankind,Michaels went for the pinfall on Mankind untilVadercame out, broke up the count and attacked him, which got Mankind disqualified. After the match, Mankind and Vader double-teamed Michaels until Sid came out to make the save and brawled with Vader backstage.[41]On October 20 atIn Your House 11: Buried Alive,Sid defeated Vader despite interference from his managerJim Cornette,earning a match against Michaels for the WWF Championship atSurvivor Series.[42]

On November 17 atSurvivor Series,Sid grabbed a camera from the operator and prepared to hit Michaels with it. Michaels' manager,Jose Lothario,got on the ring apron and told Sid to put the camera down, but he refused and hit Lothario in the chest with it instead. Although this was the act of a heel, the audience cheered wildly for him and booed Michaels, just as they had done, in Sid's favor, four and a half years earlier against Hogan at the Royal Rumble. After dropping the camera and turning around, Michaels hit him with the Sweet Chin Music, then went outside the ring to check on his manager instead of going for the pin. Sid hit Michaels in the back with the camera, then threw him back in the ring before hitting him with a powerbomb to win the WWF Championship.[43]AtIn Your House 12: It's Timeon December 15, Sid defended the title againstBret Hart.Hart made Sid tap out to the Sharpshooter, but the referee was knocked out and unable to witness the submission. As Michaels was commentating at ringside, Sid and Hart left the ring and started fighting right beside him. After Sid had pushed Michaels and then climbed into the ring with Hart, Michaels went to hit Sid but the latter threw Hart into him. He then pinned him after a powerbomb to retain the title.[44]

At theRoyal Rumbleon January 19, 1997, Sid lost the WWF Championship to Michaels. During the match, Sid hit the chokeslam on Michaels and repeatedly powerbombed him outside the ring. Jose Lothario got on the ring apron and was approached by Sid, but before he could do anything to him, Michaels hit Sid in the back and the face with the camera, knocking him out. Michaels went for the pin, but Sid managed to kick out, only for Michaels to hit him with Sweet Chin Music to win the championship. After Michaels forfeited that same title three weeks later,[45]a four corners elimination title match was held for the vacant championship between Bret Hart,The Undertaker,Stone Cold Steve Austinand Vader atIn Your House 13: Final Fouron February 16, which Hart won.[46]The next night onRaw,Sid fought Hart for the championship. During the match, Hart had Sid trapped in the Sharpshooter submission when Austin, whom Hart was feuding with, came to the outside of the ring and hit Hart with a steel chair, allowing Sid to hit Hart with the powerbomb to win the WWF Championship for the second time.[45]Sid successfully defended the title against Mankind and Hart in asteel cage matchon the March 3 and 17 episodes ofRaw,respectively.[45]

AtWrestleMania 13on March 23, Sid lost the WWF Championship to The Undertaker after interference from Hart.[47]He was scheduled to wrestle Hart at the April In Your House and Mankind in May, before both matches were cancelled. He returned on the June 2 episode ofRaw,where he failed to regain the title from the Undertaker.[45]AtKing of the Ringon June 8, Sid and The Legion of Doom lost to The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, andJim Neidhart) in a six-man tag team match after Owen pinned Sid with a roll-up.[48]Sid defeated Owen the next night onRawbefore disappearing from television for over a month, making a brief final appearance on July 14.[45]He was released by the WWF once again in the summer to recover from a neck injury.[7]

Indie circuit and Extreme Championship Wrestling (1998–99)

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After being inactive for nearly a year, Sid wrestled on theindependent circuitin Mississippi and New Jersey. He defeatedKing Kong Bundyat theEddie Gilbert Memorial Brawlon February 28, 1998.[49]Eudy debuted inExtreme Championship Wrestling(ECW) in January 1999, where he had matches withThe Dudley Boyz,John Kronus,Skull Von KrushandJustin Credible.[3]He left ECW in May due to the monetary problems plaguing the promotion.[7]

Second return to WCW (1999–2001)

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The Millennium Man and United States Heavyweight Champion (1999)

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Eudy returned to WCW atThe Great American Bashin on June 13, 1999, joiningRandy Savage'sheelstableTeam Madness.[50]Upon his return, he took the nickname of "The Millennium Man" and faced the WCW World ChampionKevin Nashon the July 5, 1999, episode ofWCW Nitro.Sid was dubbed as undefeated having a winning streak much likeGoldberghad previously; although, the majority of this streak was due to Sid coming to the ring and power bombing wrestlers already in a match or immediately following their match and thus "defeating" them.[51]

On September 12, Sid won his first and onlyWCW United States Heavyweight ChampionshipfromChris BenoitatFall Brawl.[52]He then began a feud with Goldberg, who challenged him for the United States Heavyweight Championship on October 24 atHalloween Havoc.Earlier that night, their backstage fighting led Sid to require stitches, though he refused to be treated, which led to Sid bleeding openly the entire night. After brawling with Goldberg, a weary Sid lost the match due to excessive bleeding, awarding Goldberg the title against his opponent's will.[53]Sid lost again to Goldberg in an"I Quit" matchatMayhemon November 21, effectively ending their feud and Sid's "streak."[54]WCW later released aVHShome video highlighting Sid's return to WCW calledSid Vicious: Millennium Man.[55]

World Heavyweight Champion (2000)

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Sid turnedfaceafter the "Millennium Man" gimmick ran dry. He was placed in a match atSouled Outon January 16, 2000, to fill the suddenly vacantWCW World Heavyweight Championshipafter Bret Hart was forced to relinquish it due to a concussion. Sid lost to Chris Benoit, but the title was again vacated as Benoit left for the WWF the next day.[56]The on-screen explanation was that Sid's foot was under the rope during his submission loss. On January 24, Sid was presented with a challenge by Nash, who had become commissioner of WCW. If he could beatDon and Ron HarrisonNitrothat night, he would face Nash for the championship that night. Sid defeated the Harris Brothers and eventually Nash himself to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[57]Two nights later onThunder,Nash stripped Sid of the championship due to him not beating the legal Harris brother in the match onNitro.Later that night, Sid defeated Nash in aCaged Heatmatch to win the title for a second time.[58]On February 20, he retained the title atSuperBrawlin a three-way match againstScott HallandJeff Jarrett.[59]

AtUncensoredon March 19, Sid successfully defended his title against Jarrett with help from a returningHulk Hogan.[60]On the following night'sNitro,during a tag team match pitting Sid and Hogan against Jarrett andScott Steiner,Sid turned heel and attacked Hogan, due to him being incensed that the fans were chanting Hogan's name. He chokeslammed Hogan and forced the referee to count Hogan being pinned, although the official result was a no contest.[61]Shortly after this, WCW began itsNew Bloodangle and on April 10, Sid (along with all the other WCW champions at the time) was stripped of his championship.[62]He did not play a large role in the angle that followed, and was kept off of television for several months.[7]

Injury and first retirement (2000–2001)

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Sid returned on the November 27 episode ofNitro,revealing himself as the challenger for Scott Steiner's WCW World Heavyweight Championship atStarrcade.[63]At Starrcade on December 17, Sid failed to win the title.[64]

On January 14, 2001, at theSinpay-per-view in Indianapolis at Conseco Fieldhouse (now Gainbridge Fieldhouse), Sid faced Steiner, Jeff Jarrett andRoad Warrior Animalin aFour Corners matchfor the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.[65]During the match, he had a near career-ending injury. WCW executive John Laurinaitis allegedly felt that Eudy needed to broaden his arsenal of wrestling moves and suggested that he try an aerial maneuver, despite his unwillingness and disbelief that a wrestler of his shape should do highspots.[7]Hisleg fracturedfollowing a leap from the second turnbuckle in an attemptedbig booton Steiner. This had him awkwardly landing with all his weight on one foot while kicking with the other, severely fracturing the leg on which he landed. Eudy broke his left leg in half, snapping both thetibiaandfibula,with at least one of the bones breaking through the skin and rotating his foot without his input at 90 degrees anti-clockwise.[66]The fracture was too graphic for many television stations to re-air,[66]although it was shown on the followingNitro.[67]

The injury put Sid out of action indefinitely, and he pondered retiring from wrestling for good: "I had about a year left on my contract, and I was thinking back then prior to hurting my leg what was I going to do as far as wrapping up my career. The only thing I really wanted to do was ideally go out in a big pay-per-view, like aWrestleManiaor something like that main event, leave like that, and not come back again. It would really be the retirement match ".[68]A 17-inch (43 cm) rod was placed in his leg during the two-hour surgery. Sid later sued WCW, claiming that he was made to jump off the second rope against his objections.[68]The injury forced a plot change in theSuperBrawl Revengeevent. The main event was supposed to be Kevin Nash,Diamond Dallas Page,and Sid against Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, and Road Warrior Animal but was rewritten as Kevin Nash against Scott Steiner. Sid left WCW, before WCW closed down the following month afterthe final episode ofMonday Nitroon March 26, 2001.

Recovery and later career (2002–2017)

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"That's when I found out about it, that's when they told me." "I was told I would never run again." "To me running is more important than working out." "That's when it hit me that this was going to be a tough deal."

Sid Eudy during an interview with Andrew Pritchard onPWInsider.comin 2008[69]

After WCW was bought by the WWF in March 2001 and following surgery, Eudy was faced with the prospect of rehabilitation of his leg for three to five days per week for at least the next year. He was told by his doctor that he would never run again, and Sid set a goal of being able to do so. At first he was limited to using a cane, but through extensive effort he was able to not only walk again, but in time run. During his arduous rehabilitation, he made several appearances asWorld Wrestling All-Stars's (WWA)commissionerduring its 2002Australiantour, though at the beginning of WWA'sSydneyshow.[3]Sid also filed a lawsuit with theUniversal Wrestling Corporation(the Turner holding company for what remained of WCW's unpurchased assets), seeking redress for the injury that he sustained. The judge ultimately ruled in favor of the UWC.[70]

Eudy returned to active wrestling in 2004 with the Canadian-basedInternet Wrestling Syndicate.[6]On July 14, 2007, Eudy debuted inMemphis Wrestlingand started a feud with old rival Jerry Lawler while serving as "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock's enforcer. Sid appeared at theJuggalo Championship Wrestlingevent Evansville Invasion on October 6, helpingTracy Smothersattack the promotion'sHeavyweight ChampionCorporal Robinson.[3]On November 7, 2008, Sid faced Lawler in the main event of the "Jerry Lawler 35th Anniversary Wrestling event" at theTennessee Fairgrounds,where he was defeated.[3]On February 28, 2009, Eudy returned to Memphis Wrestling and won a battle royal before defeating Lawler in a rematch. Following this, Eudy's appearances were greatly reduced as he began focusing on competition in over-50 bodybuilding. He did however appear in Mid Southern Championship Wrestling on August 18, 2009 in Osceola. There he teamed with Pokerface against Scott Hall & Lord Humongous, the latter a revival of the gimmick formerly portrayed by Sid. In this match it marked the debut of Sid's son Gunnar Eudy. Humongous and Hall won via disqualification after Sid hit the referee. Sid and Pokerface faced Humongous and Hall again in Jonesboro, AR on September 19, 2009, but again were defeated.[71] Sid then wrestled three times in 2010 and 2011, defeatingChase Stevens,Josef von Schmidt, andEddie Kingston.

Eudy (second from left) with other WWE alumni atRaw 1000in 2012

On the June 25, 2012, episode ofRaw,Eudy made his return toWWEas Sycho Sid in a match againstHeath Slater,where he defeated Slater as part of the ongoing celebration building up to WWE's1000th episode ofRaw.It was his first appearance onRawsince the July 14, 1997, episode and his first match on the show since June 9, 1997.[72]Eudy would reappear atRaw 1000on July 23, where he and other WWE legends helpedLitatake down Slater.[73]

On August 5, 2017, Sid wrestled the last match of his career defeating Paul Rosenberg in Ottawa, Ontario, for Great North Wrestling.[6]

Personal life

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Eudy and his wife, Sabrina Paige (née Estes), were married on December 30, 1983, inShelby County, Tennessee.Frank, a cast member on theCBSreality showBig Brother 14and18,and Gunnar Eudy, who is also a wrestler, are their sons.[74][75][1]At the time of his death, Eudy lived with his wife inMarion, Arkansas.[76]

Eudy was a fan ofsoftball,which he briefly played during his time off from wrestling between 1997 and 1999.[77]

In January 2011, Eudy was arrested in Shelby County. Initially pulled over for and charged with not wearing his seatbelt, Eudy was also charged with misdemeanor possession ofmarijuanaand driving without a license. He was later released on $1,000 bond.[78]

Death

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On August 26, 2024, Eudy died of cancer, specificallynon-Hodgkin's lymphoma,at the age of 63.[2][1][76]Previously, he had been diagnosed withcongestive heart failureandatrial fibrillation.[79]That night, a video package paying tribute to Eudy aired during an episode ofWWE Raw,withDamian Priestpaying tribute by claiming during an in ring segment withRhea Ripley"we are the masters and rulers of this world" before they each simultaneously performed Sid's trademark chokeslam and powerbomb.[80]

Other media

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Eudy made an appearance in the 2000 filmReady to RumblealongsideDavid ArquetteandScott Caan.[81]In 2011, he starred alongside fellow wrestlersKurt AngleandKevin Nashin the horror movieRiver of Darkness.[82]He starred in the 2011 horror filmDeath from Above,alongside fellow wrestlersKurt Angle,James Storm,Matt Morgan,Terry Gerin,andJessica Kresa.[83]On August 2, 2012, he appeared on theCBSreality showBig Brother 14in which his son, Frank, was a contestant.[84]

Eudy was a playable character in theNESversion ofWWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge,the Game Boy gameWWF Superstars 2and theSNESversion ofWWF Super Wrestlemania.For WCW he appeared inWCW Backstage Assault.He was a playable character in bothLegends of Wrestling IIandShowdown: Legends of Wrestlingas well.[85]

Eudy appears as Sycho Sid inWWE 2K17,asdownloadable content.Sid is part of the roster inWWE 2K18andWWE 2K19.[85]

A photo of Eudy in the ring features on the cover art of theWestside GunnalbumStill Praying.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Family Feud[86] Himself Credited as Sid Vicious
2000 Ready to Rumble[81] Himself
2011 Death from Above[83] Herzog
River of Darkness[82] Jonah Jacobs Credited as Sycho Sid
2012 Big Brother[84] Himself

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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