Former WWE & WCW Champion Sid Vicious passes away at 63
Former WWF & WCW World Champion Sid Vicious (real name Sid Eudy) has passed away at 63 years old.
His death was announced on Monday by his son Gunnar Eudy, who disclosed that Sid had been battling cancer for several years. On behalf of his family, Gunnar thanked everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support.
“I am deeply saddened to share that my father, Sid Eudy, has passed away after battling cancer for several years. He was a man of strength, kindness, and love, and his presence will be greatly missed,” Gunnar wrote on Facebook.
“We appreciate your thoughts and prayers as we grieve this loss. Details for a memorial service will be shared soon. Thank you for your support.”
Born in Arkansas, Sid became one of the defining big-men wrestlers of his era after entering pro wrestling in 1987. He had multiple main event runs in WCW and WWF, including joining the Four Horsemen early in his career. He went on to headline WrestleMania in both 1992 and 1997, facing Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII and The Undertaker at WrestleMania 13.
Sid was a two-time World Champion in both WWF and WCW.
The last televised match of his career was a squash of Heath Slater on Raw in 2012 when Sid returned to WWE for the first time in 15 years. It took place during the build to Raw’s 1000th episode, which Sid also made an appearance on.
In an interview with the Attitude Era podcast last month, Sid expressed that he thought a WWE Hall of Fame induction was more likely for him now that Vince McMahon is gone from the company. Sid said he was under a Legends contract with WWE.
Booker T tweeted out the following tribute to Sid:
WWE, AEW, TNA Wrestling, Sting, Ric Flair, DDP, PCO, and Marc Mero have also shared tributes.
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