Jim Ross: Sid ‘overqualifed’ for WWE Hall of Fame, Legacy Wing a ‘joke’

The son of “Sycho” Sid Vicious has said his father’s induction at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony was “disrespectful as hell.” Jim Ross, who called Vicious’ matches in WWE and WCW, agrees. 

Vicious was technically inducted into the so-called Legacy Wing of WWE’s Hall of Fame. As such, he had no induction ceremony at the Hall of Fame, just a video package being aired and a shot of his family in the crowd. 

Vicious’ son Gunnar thought his father deserved better, and Ross doesn’t blame him. 

“If my daddy was going into the Hall of Fame, I would want them to have the biggest presentation that they could produce,” Ross said on an episode of Grilling JR. 

Ross was also disappointed that Vicious was limited to a Legacy Wing induction. “Based on previous years’ criteria, by a variety of talents, Sid was overqualified to go into the Hall of Fame,” he said. “[The Legacy Wing] is a joke. It’s just one way to give somebody a payday or some recognition, I understand that, but a guy who headlined WrestleMania a couple of times, a multi-time champion, he deserved and earned [it].”

Ross acknowledged that Vicious wasn’t always the easiest wrestler to work with. “Was Sid a pain in the ass?” he asked. “Yeah, sometimes. No doubt about it. He was moody. He had a lot of pride, and some who worked with him closely may say that he had too much pride because he became a pain in the ass to work with, but does that mean he doesn’t deserve to be in the regular Hall of Fame? No. He should’ve been in the regular Hall of Fame.” 

Regardless, Ross is happy Vicious will be remembered. “Sid’s legacy, whether he’s in the Hall of Fame of Legacy Wing, he’s never going to be forgotten,” he said.