Saturday Morning Ringside: Remembering Sid Vicious (aka Sid Justice/Sycho Sid)(1960-2024)

 He took his ring name from the late punk rocker from the Sex Pistols, and made his own legend.

Sid Vicious (Sid Eudy), or, in WWE, Sid Justice or Sycho Sid, made his debut in 1987 on the independent circuit, including a stint in Memphis, before signing with the NWA and World Championship Wrestling.

At first, Vicious was part of a tag team, the Skyscrapers, with former football player Dan Spivey. managed by Teddy Long. However, after a few months, Vicious left, with Mean Mark Callous (Mark Calaway, aka The Undertaker) replacing Vicious. By the time Vicious returned, the Skyscrapers were no more, and Vicious instead joined the Four Horsemen.

In the summer of 1991, however, Vicious came to the then-World Wrestling Federation as Sid Justice, enabling Vince McMahon to copyright the new persona. Sid started as a babyface, and in one of his last matches in that role, took on Big Bully Busick (Nick Busick) in the latter's final match.

After the 1992 Royal Rumble at what was then the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, where he finished 2nd to Ric Flair, his former Horsemen teammate, Sid was turned heel, and aligned with Busick's manager, Harvey Whippleman (Bruno Lauer), whom he knew from Memphis. But, by the summer, Sid was gone again, and would return to WCW. He resurfaced in the WWF in 1996, now a part of Ted DiBiase's Corporation, but that didn't last, and he eventually turned babyface after a falling out with Shawn Michaels, defeating Michaels to win his first world title at the 1996 Survivor Series in Madison Square Garden.

After a stint in ECW, Sid's final stint in WCW saw him win 2 world titles before breaking his leg in a match vs. Scott Steiner. His final WWE match was in 2012 on Monday Night Raw, defeating Heath Slater.

Earlier today, it was learned that Sid Eudy had lost a long bout with cancer at 63. Rest in peace.