Sid Eudy

Sidney Raymond Eudy (December 16, 1960 – August 26, 2024¹) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names Sid Justice, Sid Vicious, and Sycho Sid. He was a two-time WWF Champion and two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Eudy wrestled in a number of promotions, most notably the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), en route to being signed by WCW in 1989 under the name "Sid Vicious". There, Sid was part of The Skyscrapers tag team with Dan Spivey, then part of The Four Horsemen in 1990 to 1991 with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Barry Windham. In the summer of 1991, Eudy jumped to the WWF and adopted the ring name "Sid Justice", going on to main event WrestleMania VIII against Hulk Hogan in April 1992. Eudy abruptly quit the promotion later that spring following disagreements with management, and he returned to WCW at Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion in May 1993. Five months later, Eudy was involved in an infamous real-life altercation with Arn Anderson, which led to his immediate termination from WCW. This was just months prior to Sid's planned winning of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary that December.…

Sidney Raymond Eudy (December 16, 1960 – August 26, 2024) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names Sid Justice, Sid Vicious, and Sycho Sid. He was a two-time WWF Champion and two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Eudy wrestled in a number of promotions, most notably the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), en route to being signed by WCW in 1989 under the name "Sid Vicious". There, Sid was part of The Skyscrapers tag team with Dan Spivey, then part of The Four Horsemen in 1990 to 1991 with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and Barry Windham. In the summer of 1991, Eudy jumped to the WWF and adopted the ring name "Sid Justice", going on to main event WrestleMania VIII against Hulk Hogan in April 1992. Eudy abruptly quit the promotion later that spring following disagreements with management, and he returned to WCW at Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion in May 1993. Five months later, Eudy was involved in an infamous real-life altercation with Arn Anderson, which led to his immediate termination from WCW. This was just months prior to Sid's planned winning of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary that December. After a run in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA), where he won the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship twice, Eudy returned to the WWF in 1995 as "Sycho Sid", first as a bodyguard for Shawn Michaels, and then as part of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation stable. He won the WWF Championship in 1996 by beating Michaels, where notably he was wildly cheered on by the crowd despite being a heel character. He won it again, this time from Bret Hart, in 1997, after which he headlined the WrestleMania 13 pay-per-view against challenger The Undertaker. Following an injury, Eudy left the WWF and spent some time on the independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Eudy (as "Sid Vicious") returned to WCW in 1999 where he feuded with Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner before winning the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. He headlined Starrcade in December 2000 and defeated Nash on two occasions to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. During the main event of the 2001 pay-per-view Sin, Eudy jumped off the ropes and suffered a double compound fracture in his left leg, which forced him to largely retire from professional wrestling. He returned to the WWE in 2012 in two appearances as Sycho Sid as part of WWE Raw 1000. Eudy died of cancer in 2024. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2026. ===Recovery and later career (2002–2017)=== 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 walk again, and in time, run. During his arduous rehabilitation, he made several appearances as World Wrestling All-Stars's (WWA) commissioner during its 2002 Australian tour, at the beginning of WWA's Sydney show. Sid also filed a lawsuit with the Universal 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. Eudy returned to active wrestling in 2004 with the Canadian-based Internet Wrestling Syndicate. On July 14, 2007, Eudy debuted in Memphis Wrestling and started a feud with old rival Jerry Lawler while serving as "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock's enforcer. Sid appeared at the Juggalo Championship Wrestling event Evansville Invasion on October 6, helping Tracy Smothers attack the promotion's Heavyweight Champion Corporal Robinson. On November 7, 2008, Sid faced Lawler in the main event of the "Jerry Lawler 35th Anniversary Wrestling event" at the Tennessee Fairgrounds, where he was defeated. 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 appeared in the 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. Sid wrestled three times in 2010 and 2011, defeating Chase Stevens, Josef von Schmidt, and Eddie Kingston. in 2012]] On the June 25, 2012, episode of Raw, Eudy made his return to WWE as Sycho Sid in a match against Heath Slater, where he defeated Slater as part of the ongoing celebration building up to WWE's 1000th episode of Raw. It was his first appearance on Raw since the July 14, 1997, episode and his first match on the show since June 9, 1997. Eudy would reappear at Raw 1000 on July 23, where he and other WWE legends helped Lita take down Slater. On August 5, 2017, Sid wrestled the last match of his career defeating Paul Rosenberg in Ottawa, Ontario, for Great North Wrestling. ==Other media== Eudy made an appearance in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble alongside David Arquette and Scott Caan. In 2011, he starred alongside fellow wrestlers Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash in the horror film River of Darkness. He starred in the 2011 horror film Death from Above, alongside fellow wrestlers Kurt Angle, James Storm, Matt Morgan, Terry Gerin, and Jessica Kresa. On August 2, 2012, he appeared on the CBS reality show Big Brother 14 in which his son, Frank, was a contestant. Eudy was a playable character in the NES version of WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge, the Game Boy game WWF Superstars 2 and the SNES version of WWF Super Wrestlemania. For WCW he appeared in WCW Backstage Assault. He was a playable character in both Legends of Wrestling II and Showdown: Legends of Wrestling as well. Eudy appears as Sycho Sid in WWE 2K17, as downloadable content. Sid is part of the roster in WWE 2K18 , WWE 2K19 and as downloadable content in WWE 2K25 as Sid Justice. A photo of Eudy in the ring features on the cover art of the Westside Gunn album Still Praying. ===Filmography=== ==Championships and accomplishments== American Wrestling Federation AWF Super Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Continental Wrestling Association CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Northeast NWA Northeast Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Comeback of the Year (1996) Ranked No. 16 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991 Ranked No. 122 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time) NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Douglas United States Wrestling Association USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) World Championship Wrestling WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 times) World Wrestling Federation/WWE WWF Championship (2 times) WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2026) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Most Overrated (1993) Readers' Least Favorite Wrestler (1993) Worst on Interviews (1999) Worst Worked Match of the Year (1990) vs. The Nightstalker ==External links==

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