Early career (1987–1989) Eudy entered wrestling after an encounter with
Randy Savage and his brother
Lanny Poffo. After he was trained by
Tojo Yamamoto, Eudy made his debut as he teamed with
Austin Idol and wrestled the team of
Nick Bockwinkel and
Jerry Lawler. He began his career in
Continental Championship Wrestling (CCW) in 1987 under the masked wrestler persona "
Lord Humungous". On Christmas Day 1987, Sid won the
NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division). Later, he turned into a
fan favorite after rekindling a (
kayfabe) childhood friendship with
Shane Douglas, resulting in the two forming a tag team and capturing the
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship. Originally slated as a singles wrestler, Eudy was eventually paired with
Danny Spivey to form
The Skyscrapers, and were managed by
Teddy Long. During that time, he incorporated the
powerbomb as his finishing move. The team was short-lived, as Eudy was replaced by
"Mean" Mark Callous after breaking a rib and
puncturing a lung during a match with the Steiner Brothers on November 15 at
Clash of the Champions IX.
Four Horsemen (1990–1991) After recovering from injury, Eudy was introduced on the May 11, 1990, episode of
NWA Power Hour as the newest member of
Ric Flair's
Four Horsemen. As one of the Horsemen, Eudy feuded with
Paul Orndorff and the
Junkyard Dog. He attacked
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sting following the champion's title match at
Clash of the Champions XII in September, setting up his first feud as a singles wrestler. On October 27 at
Halloween Havoc, a fake Sting (
Barry Windham), in collusion with Sid, let Sid pin him after switching places with the real Sting for Sid to win the belt. They were thwarted when the real Sting came out and beat Sid to retain the title. Sid's association with the Four Horsemen became tenuous following this episode, and he began a quasi-
face run on November 20, when he defeated
The Nightstalker at
Clash of the Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder. On December 16, The Skyscrapers had a short-lived reunion when Sid and former partner Spivey defeated
Big Cat and the
Motor City Madman at
Starrcade '90: Collision Course. Following this match, Eudy made an abrupt return to heel status, squashing
Joey Maggs at
Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite on January 30, 1991. He returned to full-fledged Horsemen activity and participated in the
WarGames match on February 24 at
WrestleWar. 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 with
El Gigante on May 19, 1991, at
SuperBrawl I.
World Wrestling Federation (1991–1992) At a
Superstars taping on May 28, 1991, Eudy made his WWF debut in an untelevised segment, attacking
The Mountie following Mountie's open offer. On the June 8 episode of
Prime Time Wrestling,
vignettes began airing promoting his WWF debut and introducing him as Sid Justice. During this time, Sid defeated
Kato in his first televised match on the September 21 episode of
Superstars. Less than a week later, on the January 25 episode of
Superstars, WWF President
Jack Tunney held a press conference to determine Flair's opponent at
WrestleMania 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 on ''
Saturday Night's Main Event XXX''. On the February 23 episode of
Wrestling Challenge, Sid appeared as a guest on
Brutus "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. 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.
World Championship Wrestling (1993) On May 23, 1993, Eudy, now back under the "Sid Vicious" ring name, returned to WCW as a mystery competitor of
Colonel Robert Parker against
Van Hammer at
Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion. That summer, he teamed with
Big Van Vader and reignited his feud with Sting. On September 19 at
Fall Brawl '93: War Games, Sting's team (Sting,
Davey Boy Smith,
Dustin Rhodes, and
The Shockmaster) defeated Sid's team (Sid,
Vader, and
Harlem Heat) in a
WarGames match. At
Halloween Havoc on October 24, Sid faced Sting but was defeated via a roll-up. After this, Sid turned face and was scheduled to challenge then
WCW World Heavyweight Champion Vader at
Starrcade '93: 10th Anniversary and win the title.
United States Wrestling Association (1994–1996) After his departure from WCW, Sid moved to the
United States Wrestling Association (USWA) in
Memphis, where he began feuding with old rival
Jerry Lawler. Along with
Jenny McCarthy, Sid accompanied Michaels to ringside for Michaels' WWF Championship match against then-champion and Michaels's former bodyguard,
Diesel, at
WrestleMania XI. Michaels had hit his signature
Superkick, but Sid stood on the ring apron and distracted referee
Earl Hebner, allowing Diesel time to recover and pin Michaels after a
Jackknife Powerbomb to win the match and retain his title. The next night on
Raw, 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 a
face again. At
King of the Ring on June 15, Sid and Tatanka lost to Diesel and Bigelow. On July 23, Sid faced Diesel once again at
In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks for the WWF Championship in a
lumberjack match, which Diesel won to end the feud. Following this, Sid moved on to a feud with Shawn Michaels and was scheduled to face him at
SummerSlam, but was replaced by
Razor Ramon at the request of WWF President
Gorilla Monsoon, with Ramon challenging for Michaels'
Intercontinental Championship in a
ladder match as Sid was seen watching on the backstage television monitors. On the November 13 episode of
Raw, Sid faced Intercontinental Champion
Razor Ramon in a non-title match, with Ramon's friend
The 1–2–3 Kid as the special guest referee. Razor was about to deliver the
Razor's Edge on 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 turned
heel and joined the Million Dollar Corporation. On December 17 at
In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings, Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty defeated Sid and The 1–2–3 Kid. Sid and The 1–2–3 Kid teamed up the next night to participate in the first-ever Raw Bowl, which
The Smoking Gunns won. Shortly after, he left the WWF, claiming a neck injury.
WWF Champion (1996–1997) Eudy was not seen again until the July 8, 1996, episode of
Raw. 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 menacing
fist bumps with fans during entrances. In his return, he replaced
The 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, and
The British Bulldog in the main event of
In Your House 9: International Incident on July 21, effectively making him a
face. Sid's team lost the match. The next night on
Raw, Sid started a feud with The British Bulldog, whom he defeated at
SummerSlam on August 18. At
In Your House 10: Mind Games on September 22, during the WWF Championship match between Michaels and
Mankind, Michaels went for the pinfall on Mankind until
Vader came 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. On October 20 at
In Your House 11: Buried Alive, Sid defeated Vader despite interference from his manager
Jim Cornette, earning a match against Michaels for the WWF Championship at
Survivor Series. On November 17 at
Survivor 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. At
In Your House 12: It's Time on December 15, Sid defended the title against
Bret 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. At the
Royal Rumble on 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, a four corners elimination title match was held for the vacant championship between
Bret Hart,
The Undertaker,
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Vader at
In Your House 13: Final Four on February 16, which Hart won. The next night on
Raw, 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. 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 of
Raw, where he failed to regain the title from the Undertaker. Sid defeated Owen the next night on
Raw before disappearing from television for over a month, making a brief final appearance on July 14. Eudy debuted in
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in January 1999, where he had matches with
The Dudley Boyz,
John Kronus,
Skull Von Krush and
Justin Credible. Upon his return, he took the nickname of the "Millennium Man" and faced WCW World Champion
Kevin Nash on the July 5, 1999, episode of
WCW Nitro. Sid was dubbed as undefeated having a winning streak much like
Goldberg had previously; although, the majority of this streak was due to Sid coming to the ring and powerbombing wrestlers already in a match or immediately following their match and thus "defeating" them. On September 12, Sid won his first and only
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship from
Chris Benoit at
Fall Brawl. He then began a feud with Goldberg, who challenged him for the United States Heavyweight Championship on October 24 at
Halloween 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. Sid lost again to Goldberg in an
"I Quit" match at
Mayhem on November 21, effectively ending their feud and Sid's "streak." WCW later released a
VHS home video highlighting Sid's return to WCW called
Sid Vicious: Millennium Man.
WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2000) Sid turned
face after the "Millennium Man" gimmick ran dry. He was placed in a match at
Souled Out on January 16, 2000, to fill the suddenly vacant
WCW World Heavyweight Championship after
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. 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 beat
Don and Ron Harris on
Nitro that 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. Two nights later on
WCW Thunder, Nash stripped Sid of the championship due to him not beating the legal Harris brother in the match on
Nitro. Later that night, Sid defeated Nash in a
Caged heat match to win the title for a second time. On February 20, he retained the title at
SuperBrawl in a three-way match against
Scott Hall and
Jeff Jarrett. At
Uncensored on March 19, Sid successfully defended his title against Jarrett with help from a returning
Hulk Hogan. On the following night's
Nitro, during a tag team match pitting Sid and Hogan against Jarrett and
Scott 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. Shortly after this, WCW began its
New Blood angle and on April 10, Sid (along with all the other WCW champions at the time) was stripped of his championship. He did not play a large role in the angle that followed, and was kept off of television for several months. At Starrcade on December 17, Sid failed to win the title. On January 14, 2001, at the
WCW Sin pay-per-view in Indianapolis at
Conseco Fieldhouse, Sid faced Steiner, Jeff Jarrett and
Road Warrior Animal in a
four corners match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. 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. although it was shown on the following
Nitro. 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 a
WrestleMania or something like that main event, leave like that, and not come back again. It would really be the retirement match". 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. Eudy returned to active wrestling in 2004 with the Canadian-based
Internet Wrestling Syndicate. Sid then 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. == Personal life ==