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Sidney Ray (Sid) Eudy (born December 16, 1960 in West Memphis, Arkansas) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but also as Sid Justice, Sycho Sid and simply Sid.

A former two-time WWF/E and WCW World Champion, Sid Eudy is remembered more for his colorful backstage reputation. An avid softball player, Eudy was accused of feigning injury during important storylines to compete with his softball team and for a violent confrontation with fellow wrestler Arn Anderson.

Career

Sid Eudy entered the wresting industry after a chance encounter with Randy Savage and his brother Lanny Poffo at a gym. Trained by Tojo Yamamoto, Eudy began his career as the masked wrestler Lord Humongous. In his debut match, Eudy teamed with Austin Idol and wrestled Nick Bockwinkel and Jerry Lawler. He competed mainly on the Memphis, Tennessee, and Georgia wrestling circuits where he captured several regional titles.

World Championship Wrestling

In 1989, Eudy signed with WCW and wrestled as Sid Vicious. Originally slated as a singles wrestler, Eudy was paired with Danny Spivey to form The Skyscrapers. Managed by Teddy Long, The Skyscrapers feuded with The Steiner Brothers and The Road Warriors. The team was short-lived, Eudy was replaced by Mean Mark Callous after suffering a broken rib and a punctured lung. Following his recovery, Eudy returned as a member of Ric Flair's Four Horsemen. As a Horsemen, Eudy feuded with Paul Orndorff, and The Junkyard Dog and even unsuccessfully battled WCW World Champion Sting for the title. Despite being offered a multi-year, guaranteed contract and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, Eudy left the company for the World Wrestling Federation.

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Under the Sid Justice moniker, Eudy had a very brief run with the company. Originally a babyface, Eudy was the WWF/E's special enforcer, however, he turned heel and feuded with Hulk Hogan. Details of Eudy's departure are unclear. In an interview, Eudy stated he was negotiating with WCW to return because of his unhappiness with the environment of the WWF/E. However, Vince McMahon made it financially worth it to remain with the company. WWF/E claims that prior to Wrestlemania VIII, Eudy was discovered to be cheating on a drug test and left the company in order to avoid suspension.

Back at WCW

After spending less than a year with the WWF/E, Eudy returned to WCW and teamed with Vader to form the Masters of The Powerbomb. The two feuded with Sting and The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. Once again Eudy was slated to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade '93, but it never came to fruition.

Two weeks away from winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship during a tour in the United Kingdom, Eudy had an argument in a hotel bar with Arn Anderson after Anderson overheard Eudy insulting his friend Ric Flair. Eudy later went up to Anderson's hotel room to settle the argument and (allegedly) hit Anderson over the head with a hotel chair when he answered the door. Eudy then brawled with Anderson inside the room and ended up stabbing Anderson over 20 times with a pair of safety scissors. Anderson was rushed to hospital and survived the incident, while Eudy lost his World Title shot (which was then awarded to Ric Flair). WCW President Eric Bischoff fired Eudy after several wrestlers threatened to walk out if he was not terminated. Eudy has since apologized to Anderson for the incident and the pair are on speaking terms today.

World Wrestling Federation Part II

Following his termination, Eudy briefly competed in the United States Wrestling Association and defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler for the USWA Heavyweight Title. In 1995, Eudy re-emerged in the WWF as Sycho Sid and briefly served as Shawn Michael's bodyguard and as a member of Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation stable. During his final WWF run, Eudy feuded with Diesel, Razor Ramon, and Shawn Michaels. Experiencing back problems, Eudy disappeared from the company for half a year, only to return again and feud with Vader and Shawn Michaels. On November 16, 1996, Eudy defeated Michaels and finally won his first of two WWF World Heavyweight Titles. He would lose it back to Michaels at the 1997 Royal Rumble, but regained the belt after defeating Bret Hart on the February 17, 1997 edition of Monday Night Raw. At WrestleMania 13, Eudy's World Title loss to the The Undertaker signifying the beginning of the end of his second WWF/E run. A few months following his defeat, the WWF was unable to create an appropriate storyline for Eudy and since he had suffered another serious injury, Eudy was released from the company.

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