Sid Eudy, a six-time wrestling champion and World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) icon, handed away on Monday aged 63 following a prolonged battle with most cancers, his household introduced.
Eudy – recognized amongst followers as Sid Justice, Sid Vicious and Sycho Sid – rose to fame within the Nineteen Nineties as one of many trade’s “most imposing and terrifying rivals of his technology”, in accordance with the WWE.
His son, Gunnar Eudy remembered him as “a person of power, kindness, and love” who will likely be “drastically missed”.
Thanking folks for his or her help on Fb, Gunnar stated the household “admire your ideas and prayers as we grieve this loss”, including particulars for a memorial service can be introduced quickly.
Born on 16 December, 1960 within the US state of Arkansas, the six-foot-nine determine entered the world of wrestling when he joined the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) circuit in 1989, going through off towards greats comparable to The 4 Horsemen and The Steiner Brothers.
In a press release, the WWE stated: “Sid’s repute as one of many hardest and most thrilling superstars cemented his legacy in WWE, and his affect can nonetheless be seen in wrestling rings all over the world.
“WWE extends its condolences to Eudy’s household, pals and followers.”
Eudy debuted in WWE as Sid Justice, the organisation stated, the place he served because the particular visitor referee on the SummerSlam 1991, which included WWE legend Hulk Hogan.
His wrestling profession noticed the two-time WWE champion (then known as WWF) headline WrestleMania twice, and take residence two wins on the WCW’s heavyweight championship.
WWE stated the wrestler’s accolades would have continued had he not suffered “a catastrophic in-ring leg harm” in 2001.
Condolences poured on from followers and different professionals following his dying.
Two-time WWE corridor of famer Booker T Huffman stated Eudy’s influence on wrestling was “plain”, including that he “paved the way in which for therefore many people”.
“With out Sid Vicious, I don’t suppose my brother and I’d have made it to WCW…My deepest condolences to his household throughout this troublesome time,” he wrote on X.
Eudy is survived by his spouse Sabrina Paige and his two kids.
