Sid Eudy, wrestler known as “Sid Vicious” and “Sycho Sid,” dies at 63

Sid Eudy, a professional wrestler known as Sid Justice, Sid Vicious and Sycho Sid who rose to fame in the 1990s and won several championships, died on Monday. He was 63 years old.

The cause was cancer, his son Gunnar Eudy wrote on Facebook.

Eudy was one of the “most impressive and fearsome fighters” of his generation, World Wrestling Entertainment said in a statement. At 6'1″ and 300 pounds, he was one of the largest of the types known in the industry as “big men,” who often play supporting roles because they don't perform the spectacular moves that thrill fans.

Eudy was a very big man who became a star in his own right. He headlined Wrestlemania twice and became champion of both the World Wrestling Federation, as WWE was then known, and its 1990s rival, World Championship Wrestling – a rare triple-winner.

Eudy first entered the world of wrestling in 1989 when he signed with WCW, then an up-and-coming wrestler.

In 1991, Eudy made his WWE debut as Sid Justice, according to the organization, as a special guest referee at SummerSlam 1991.

Eudy was twice in the main event at Wrestlemania, in 1992 against Hulk Hogan and again in 1997 against The Undertaker. Eudy was a two-time WWF Champion and a two-time WCW Champion. He was also a two-time United States Wrestling Association Champion.

“One of the most brutal Superstars to ever terrorize WWE, the sadistic Sid brought an intensity that few could ever contain,” the organization wrote. “Just ask the litany of ring legends who have incurred his wrath – a hit list that includes Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Bret 'Hit Man' Hart and many others.”

Sidney Raymond Eudy was born on December 16, 1960 in West Memphis, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife Sabrina Estes Eudy, his sons Frank and Gunnar, and his grandchildren.

In 2001, during a WCW Championship match broadcast live on pay-per-view television, viewers saw Eudy injure his leg after jumping off the rope and landing awkwardly, breaking his left leg at an unnatural angle.

This effectively ended his career in professional wrestling. Eudy himself admitted this. “With my injury,” he said in an interview in 2023, “I feel like I failed to establish myself as one of the top 10, 15 moneymakers in the business.”