Sid Vicious is a former World Champion (WWE)
Sid Vicious is best known for his various Sid Gimmicks. But when did he retire?
Sidney Raymond Eudy is an American former Professional Wrestler. He is distinguished by many ring names like Sid Justice, Sid Vicious and Sycho Sid in WCW and WWF, later known by WWE.
Sid performed to an international television audience for four decades, from the 1980s to the 2010s. He is a six-time world champion which includes WWF Championship twice, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship twice.
He also held the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship once. During his tenure with WWF and WCW, Sid headlined many PPV and mainevented WrestleMania VIII and XIII in 1992 and 1997.
Sid faced Steiner Jeff Jarrett and Road Warrior Animal in a Four Corners Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, where he suffered a near career-ending injury. He suffered a leg fracture during the match following his leap from the second turnbuckle.
He awkwardly landed on one foot which broke his left leg in half, snapping the tibia and fibula with at least one of the bones breaking through the skin. Which resulted in his first retirement. After much rehabilitation, Sid did make a comeback.
On August 5, 2017, Sid wrestled the last match of his career as he defeated Paul Rosenberg in Ottawa, Ontario, for Great North Wrestling.
Jim Ross believes that Sid Vicious did not last long in WWE due to his injury problems. While speaking on the Grilling JR podcast, he mentioned that if Vicious could have stayed active and consistent, it would have been great.
“Sometimes I think Sid, his tolerance for the travel, and his tolerance for the business in general at times, were not his strong suit,” Ross said. “They were not his cup of tea. You wonder if Sid had been able to stay healthy and stay active consistently, how great he could have been and how much money he would have drawn, how much more money he would have drawn, if that would have been able to occur.”
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