The Incredible TRUE STORY Of Sycho Sid Vicious (Inside The Ring And Out)

Solomonster remembers Sid Eudy, better known to wrestling fans as Sid Vicious and Sycho Sid, who passed away this past week at 63. This is the incredible true story of a man who probably had the best look of any pro wrestler that ever lived, got over and won championships everywhere he went, yet still never reached the heights that he should have. Includes the infamous "Squeegee Sid" story, the scissors incident with Arn Anderson and the gruesome leg injury that cut his career short.
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[@mramos1126]

The fact that Sid didn't burst laughing during the shock master is what I'll remember the most. R.I.P. Sid

[@doubles7533]

I loved that because he stayed in character and kept selling it until the end lol.

[@ashishnair12]

He single handedly tried to sell the Shockmaster as a threat after that embarrassing fall. He deserved an Oscar for that performance.😂

[@johnathancard9140]

Sid keep that whole segment going. Also when the shock master falls u can hear sid say I told u. Cuz he told them b4 the he may stumble over the the wood bottom.

[@DisasterMaggot]

@@johnathancard9140 If I am remembering correctly he also said 'oh we are fucked.

[@fatherdamien69]

He looked scared honestly

[@doubles7533]

"Goldberg!! Goldberg!!! Why me! Whyyyyy meeeee!" Best moment ever.

[@mrterp04]

“22!?!”

[@markfroman738]

That shit was great. 🤣🤣🤣

[@edecanemane]

His car got crushed. 😂

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

He was the beast incarnate of the 90s, Rest In Power.

[@philly_sports1558]

I always thought "Master and Ruler of the World" was one of the most badass nicknames in wrestling. RIP Sid.

[@MisterE1976]

I agree. You can also add where he's from which was billed "Anywhere he darn well pleases."

[@joeynova9896]

WWE not putting Sid in the WWE hall of fame while he was alive is criminal!

[@fatherdamien69]

Big Van Vader too, but hey Vince hated him. So thats why both of them weren't inducted while alive. It sucks man. I really wanted to see sid's speech but it just wasnt in the cards I guess.

[@paulcarpenter7844]

And that's the problem everybody wanted him in last year people kept saying you got to do it before he's gone and now

[@philly_sports1558]

Yeah it's borderline disgusting how long they wait for some people. Sid was a multi-time WWF and WCW champion, main evented 2 WrestleManias, and was one of the most notable figures in 90s North American wrestling. Why did they wait forever to put him in?

[@lexkanyima2195]

​@@philly_sports1558but it was long overdue

[@wegoku7274]

​@@philly_sports1558 They did the same thing to the Macho Man and Chyna. Should've been in the hall of fame ages ago.

[@williamho7393]

WWE, please put Sycho Sid to the hall of fame in 2025!

[@mikhailabdurrachman2443]

Hell yeah, he was Brock Lesnar before there even was a Brock Lesnar

[@sherardblake2399]

Goddamm right like now.. he should have been in there while he was alive!! 😮‍💨 Now WWE HHH Get him in there as a headliner he deserves it

[@mikegamerofsparta]

Sid is a legend sucks that he is gone alot of memories he should be in the hall fame years ago RIP the master of masters Ruler of the world.

[@jamesmorant1406]

Such a good heel

[@g-dub5272]

His powerbombs were smooth as hell

[@mramos1126]

smooth like butter

[@richardwallerius3269]

not if you took them according to the wrestlers

[@Fire_Panda738]

“Vader has been awoken from his slumber” fuck me that’s a terrifying sentence

[@fatherdamien69]

Even scarier because he came out into the hallway in nothing but his underwear. What a scary vision that would be lol

[@williamjones1077]

An old football teammate of mine worked security at a WWF event and got to see Sid up close, he was 6’6” and about 320 and he said Sid dwarfed him, he was freakin huge.

[@lukeHyams]

This piece sums up why Solomonster is pound for pound the best wrestling podcaster / journalist / personality working today. Perfect blend of commentary & historical recap of a truly unique wrestling legend.

[@jacobgarber7711]

Perfectly said.

[@deputydog3137]

Sid was the man. He had one of the best powerbombs ive ever seen. R.I.P big man🙏🏾🕊️

[@SameDifferences]

Sid was one of my all time favorites. So underrated. After eliminating Hogan, you can read Sid's mouth when he tells Hogan "it's every man for himself big boy!"...Sid was awesome everywhere he went. Even the ECW crowd loved when Sid would come out.

[@benespinosa6725]

Sycho sid was awesome sid being revealed as shawn michaels and Ahmed Johnson's tag team partner for in your house international incident was great jim cornette's reaction was hilarious sid's match at Survivor Series 1996 against shawn michaels in November was great sid being cheered even though he's the heel was crazy the shockmaster's debut in 1993 was hilarious davey boy smith was the MVP of that segment that half the brain promo he cut with the outsiders in the ring with kevin nash wearing a sid mask was hilarious it's like sid was arguing with himself seeing sid on raw in 2012 was a cool moment sid's short run in ECW was very entertaining.

[@taofeng718]

I’m a firm believer Sid invented the fist bump. It was so cool as a kid to see a heel like Sid still give love to people that cheered him regardless of his status.

[@yeagershots]

I was a huge Sid fan, thank you SoloMonster!

[@leonsheppard322]

Probably the best natural look for a wrestler in history.

[@chrisbiggs5415]

Sid has always been one of my favorite big men in professional wrestling. His physique was insane. My favorite run was his 1996 return. He was part of one of my favorite main event scene that year into the spring of 1997 with Bret Hart, Shawn Micheals, The Undertaker, Stone Cold, and occasionally Vader. Loved his powerbomb. Just the way he executed his powerbomb looked like it hurt like hell. I am a fan of Sid’s match against Goldberg at Halloween Havoc 1999. It was a brutal bloodbath from Goldberg busting Sid open earlier in the show and the wounded was reopen during their match. Awesome stuff. I can only imagine if Sid didn’t suffer that career ending injury how dope it would had been to see him included in the WCW Invasion storyline. Really going to miss Sid. Wish WWE had inducted him into the Hall of fame before his tragic passing. R.I.P Sid Eudy 🙏 🕊️

[@jessehaltia4795]

Great video. Sid was an awesome wrestler and a much better human being.

[@skinnyelephant7752]

22:04 Sid holding scissors and covered in blood is the most terrifying thing to think about

[@Jay-ek9fu]

Didn't get a chance to listen to the Show on Sunday but I wanted to hear the memorium for Sid. One of my favorite Big Men in Wrestling.

[@exeortegarubio]

7:57 Ryan of Wrestling Bios fame has an interesting theory of why WWE never went for the Hogan vs. Flair main event at WrestleMania VIII. Hogan had made a fool of himself at the Arsenio Hall Show when he denied he'd ever used steroids in the midst of the steroid scandal. Giving the World championship to Hogan would've been terrible timing on the WWF and Vince McMahon's behalf.

[@ryankeefe2102]

There's several factors The Hogan v Flair series didn't really draw big money on the house shows Logistically also doing Flair v Hogan at that point would be problematic Hogan was leaving for a year as the heat came down because of steroids and at that point McMahon didn't want heels to walk out of Mania as champion Now you COULD'VE done a finish where Perfect and Flair jump Hogan causing a DQ then Warrior comes out and clears house but then the "dream match" would be a let down

[@mastermace7770]

Sid was awesome. Even though he had some silly moments, they were still great and memorable, plus ➕️ he was better than most wrestler at that time, especially in the 90s. Top 15, maybe top 10 wrestlers in the 90s.

[@yazr1712]

Solomonster - you're such a great storyteller! Love listening to you telling stories from the past. Would be great to have a playlist including all those kinds of stories (if that doesn't already exist). Cheers!

[@My19812011]

The absolute prototype of how the perfect wrestler look of the mid 80’s to mid 90’s should be, was the first heel I saw that was regularly cheered and was terrifying in the late 80’s and early 90’s when I was a kid.

[@sonicheroxd5767]

"22!? OH MAN!!! OH MAN!!!" Never gets old.

[@ralphyboy26]

I really enjoyed this video about Sid. I like how you story tell about Sid’s career. Thank you so much 🙏🏾💯🙌🏾

[@InkedupT-raw]

They don't make em like Sid anymore!!! 💯💯 Dude was so cool one of my favorites Fr!!! Prayers to his family

[@jordanbyford2693]

That Arn Anderson scissors story is insane old wrestling stories are crazy how more wrestlers didn't kill each other is a miracle

[@nowtheworld138]

23:19 no matter how many times I’ve heard this story it’s still amazing no one died

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

For me, i thought Sid was one of the better big guys and was the whole package for what you wanted a monster wrestler to look like in the ring. He was strong, intimidating and worked very well as both a heel & as a face. My favourite memory was Sycho Sid vs Shawn Michaels from Survivor Series 96 which i recently watched again after a long time and i still remember the massive pop he got when made his way to the ring, he was a monster heel but was getting loud cheers in MSG and was giving fist bumps to the fans whereas HBK, he came out and got completely booed out of the building even though he was the babyface world champion. I'll never forget the fans going nuts when he hit HBK with the TV camera, delivered the powerbomb and pinned him to become world champion. It was an unbelievable moment. RIP big man, you truly were the ruler of the world

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

Sycho Sid Viscous/Justice is one of my all-time favorite pro wrestlers. It was always great to see him and the monster reactions that he would get, no matter where he performed. How this legend is not in the WWF HOF is utterly mind boggling. My thoughts and prayers for his family, friends and fans.Thank you and RIP to the master and the ruler of the world. 🙏

[@cctitansfan]

Sid was one of the first heels I ever cheered for along with Owen Hart. Dude was so cool and a total bad ass. Really hurt to hear when he passed. We will miss you,Sid

[@quarantinebored1427]

Sid was so over with the fans in 1996. So sad that he’s gone. He was part of my childhood.

[@RaulSHermano]

The squegee-incident got a good laugh out of me

[@Ucey365]

Man most of favorites wrestled just as a job. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that, so long as they’re respectful to the industry. People making an honest living shouldn’t be a negative.

[@billymarino4452]

Just about to say the same thing. Not everyone (and I guess most people) don't do what they wanted to do career wise at 5 years old as adults. I remember reading somewhere that at least 50 percent of college graduates do jobs that have nothing to do with their major. Sometimes life throws a curveball at you and you just go with it. Even Ric Flair was studying medicine at university before he decided to become a wrestler. And Hogan was a musician and was trying to get into baseball before he got into the wrestling business. But I suppose they are bad examples because Flair was a wrestler in high school and Hogan was a fan of pro wrestling growing up.

[@Farmerb1985]

Rip sid and thanks for great memories in pro wrestling,still hall of fame worthy

[@-XKHAN-]

The last thing I heard was he was hoping to get that call to be a manager for one of WWE's wrestlers!! Sid proclaimed he would have been a good manager and I thought personally it would be something I would like 2 see, Rest In Peace Sid...we now will never see it

[@That_80s_Geek]

He will always be my favorite.

[@teambigv]

Yes Sid played softball in the area I'm from. I watched him as Lord Humongous on channel 5 wrestling (Memphis) in my younger age. I hated to hear the news.

[@lalomontoyajr.9282]

The reason why Sid's run and himself where very popular in 96 was because that's when the attitude era was starting and the audience wanted more destruction and anti-heros. And Sid represented attitude, destruction and an anti-hero.

[@colelatshaw2317]

As a long time casual listener of solomonster I’ll say I really dislike some of his hot take and review videos where he shows his heavy aew bias especially over their last few crummy years but his in memoriam videos are so amazingly well done. Kudos to him. Meltzer was long praised for his obituary articles which have really fallen off recently. I think solos tribute vids are the absolute best wrestler career retrospectives around. Rip SID

[@mrmoviemanic1]

R.I.P Sid. One of the best big men ever.

[@ant4158]

I remember Royal Rumble 1992, it was Flair Hogan and Sid, prior Sid was showing signs of a heel turn, but not yet, Sid eliminated Hogan to a massive pop, Sid tells Hogan "Every man for himself big boy", of course Hogan cheats and gets Sid eliminated

[@146zigzag3]

When I think of Sid, Think of late 96-early 97 Sycho Sid. The nane, the look, the music,the promos, it was all perfect. I don't like his last WCE run cause of how he played up as comedy. It was entertaining but i prefer him as the psychotic monster people feared.

[@LEGENDGAMES-SD]

Gone too soon. Thank you for the video and the fantastic stories.

[@ststriker]

Sadly we can now add Sid's name to the list of wrestlers WWE waited too long on and will never get to hear a HOF induction speech from. Right alongside names such as Vader, Randy Savage and King Kong Bundy.

[@cowboywaingro7259]

Great recap thanks

[@bmstyty3549]

Fun fact sid vs Bret was the first time a wwe title match & title change happened on raw.

[@zurijdogg]

RIP Sid Eudy. The perfect example of what a “monster heel” professional wrestler should look, work and talk like. The master and ruler of world. 🙏🏾

[@LALakersNornIron]

The match at the following months Superbrawl pay-per-view was meant to be Sid Vicious, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page vs Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett and Road Warrior Animal. That would have been a kick ass six man tag team main event.

[@JDWanko]

I agree to a certain extent that Pro Wrestling, like any endeavor that involves money, you ultimately are working a j-o-b. Still, pro wrestling is also a career, and like most careers, success is largely due at least partially in ones love for the endeavor-while I'm sure there are pilots, firefighters, teachers and musicians who do it strictly for money, most dream of doing it since their youths. So many guys and girls dream of doing this since their childhoods, break bones and loose sleep and family time to make it, to see a guy who didn't really have deep affection for the business but still get main events and all that goes with it can't help but rub some folks wrong, fair or not.

[@LINKMASTERX]

No one can convince me that Brock from the Venture Bros. wasnt based off of SID. Also, Sid with a healthy bicep probably wouldve killed someone w the squeegee 😂

[@Lord_Bibulous]

I remember cheering like hell when Sid dumped Hogan out of the Rumble.

[@zacharylewis2802]

Sting had Robocop as an ally? How the fuck did he ever lose?

[@kevinlee9929]

Vince's ridiculous logic regarding the RR 92 finish was likely that people would view Sid as the bad guy. Because he eliminated Hogan from behind like a "Coward". Mind you that Hogan eliminated his "Friend" Tugboat from behind just 1 year prior in the 91 RR Lol

[@bdr113080]

Rest in peace Sid. he was also one of my favorites growing up and I think anyone my age that grew up as a little kid in the 80s and a teenager in the 90s will tell you the same thing. Every one of us always marked out for him. I really do hope with Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn out of the picture that this prejudice against southern wrestlers will end and will start seeing people like him, The Midnight Express, Luger , etc. Will be inducted into the HOF. and yes I know others have been in but when you’ve got people like that not in the Hall of Fame and then I’m watching wrestlers that started wrestling after the year 2000 get in before them. It just makes me sick.

[@uttermanbo]

His look was definitely what you would call head turning. Gym freaks always talk about that look. 6'9 and jacked to the gills. The fact that he wasn't a politician or a mark in the wrestling business makes me like him more. He did the job for Benoit in 2000 when most main event big guys at that time wouldn't.

[@1992SMOFF]

Rip Sid 🙏

[@jamesmorant1406]

He had such an intense personality just like Macho Man and Ultimate Warrior his best run was definitely 1996-1997 RIP Sid

[@tylernelson3343]

I still remember watching Sycho Sid wrestling in person at taping of WWF SuperStars

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Rest In Peace Sid ❤️

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@nwo2cool]

Sid Justice's theme was one of WWE's best theme music. I thought his psycho theme was funny with its serial killer tone.

[@HyperActive7]

Sid was part of that era of our generation where he was able to get over because he was truly a master at his character and one of the most famous scenes I remember as a kid watching was when he destroyed Brutus the Barber Beefcake's barber shop and ended up with whipped cream all over the front of him and he's going all psychotic while Beefcake is running for his life to save it because Sid would have probably left him laying in the wreckage of the shop.

[@justcredible9]

Wwe Needs to be better at putting people in the hall of fame before they die Rip Sid should have been in years ago

[@ckludecke]

Bret Hart would agree that there’s a lot of reasons to shit on Goldberg

[@lumpencelt3318]

Forgot to mention in the late 96/early 97 run in WWF when he was over he also got some nice tax breaks too

[@claymathewselevator8121]

The Master and Ruler of The World

[@garychilpa5012]

They just don’t make talent like that anymore

[@Dr_1212]

Rip 🙏

[@bobbypowles]

I felt the exact same when I saw sid break his leg I only watched it once and never again but in a shoot interview with sid, he says it was vince russo who told him to do a dropkick off the ropes and sid protested saying he was too big to do that but russo threatened his job and he wanted to make sure he could provide for his family so he did it and he had hated russo ever since.

[@austintucker1586]

Ik lot of people don't like this match but my favorite match of his is his wrestlemania 13 match with Undertaker

[@jamesriegel13]

Actually he did make a cameo in Ready to Rumble

[@TheDimeDrawer]

Sid should have played Sabertooth in the first X-Men movie.

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

0:07 Sid, Lex Luger from the 80's, or Triple H

[@mexiwolf009]

“We’re live pal”

[@jordanbyford2693]

AH yes the Papa Shango spot 😂🤦🤦 also loved a Sid promo they were so bad they were good RIP big man ❤

[@-XKHAN-]

One of the most intimidating tag teams you actually left out!! Dan Spivey and Sid Vicious, The Skyscrapers!! Arguably one of the most scariest tag teams!! These dudes were really tough an the powerbombs these guys dropped!! They were tag champs at one point!!

[@TheSolomonster]

Yes, I mentioned them

[@harddeal6097]

RIP Sid.

[@thomasmuller1425]

I never knew Sid Vicious was supposed to beat Vader at Starrcade '93 for the WCW World Title & become the new top babyface. If only Sid didn't stab Arn with scissors.

[@adamaizenberg756]

Now I really wish his son won Big Brother

[@muzman486]

Robocop for hall of fame!

[@TheAxeGrinder]

>not including the squirrel incident or Shawn's line about Sid being the world's biggest piece of luggage WHY?

[@user-pj6vg8ur4f]

Rip

[@TheLizardKing1967]

6 ft 6 in .............Not 6 ft 9 in .....RIP Sid

[@DominicPersonal-g3l]

2x WWFE Champion 2x WCW e champion. Goldberg Injured Bret Hart

[@wrestlingusedtobegood]

How bout when Sid went nuts on the barber shop and had all the white powder all over his face as he was screaming into the camera . Or when he power bombed aldo Montoya and picked him up so high he almost threw him over his head . LMFAO 😂😂😂 Sid was freaking great

[@bigvanpapi]

I believe the reason why Sid isn’t in the HOF is because he left on bad terms twice when they (WWF) needed stars!

[@TheSolomonster]

They've got plenty of stars in the HOF who left on bad terms. It's not a good reason to not put him in. Not saying you're wrong, but it's a lame excuse.

[@gaipontiff2]

Spooked Ms. Elizabeth? To me, she looked like she was doing her best not to laugh at that angle. She was trying to cover her face with her hand.

[@dagarob_c]

A SQUEEGEE like its a fucking SMITH A WESSON!!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scottskorupa107]

Too bad we never got to see Sid Vicious vs Andre The Giant!!!!

[@mexmexican8619]

This is what it felt like when Warrior died. All the smarks hated him but all the kids loved him.

[@dtmgomc2039]

why do these (all too often) passing legends only get talked about and praised once they pass?

[@TheSolomonster]

That's what you got out of this?

[@dtmgomc2039]

@@TheSolomonster Solomonster, this was an awesome listen per usual. Been following you since 2014 now. This wasn't directed entirely at you because I know you cover past and current Wrestling I just mean I hate seeing people act (mainly Twitter) like they were HUGE fans of ____ when they pass.

[@nicholaschristie8699]

The more stories I hear about wrestlers trying to intentionally try to kill each other from back then for the dumbest of reasons, the happier I am that the culture of wrestling has changed for the better. If I was a wrestler, I wouldn't want to be scared to go to work because one of my coworkers were having a bad day that day. Just saying....

[@BViper24]

How dare Sid eliminate Hogan from the Rumble now damn it Hogan you help Flair win the Rumble and Sid will be the Heel in this😂

[@lonnietoth5765]

He should have been the Hulk Hogan figure ! He was bigger , stronger and looked and acted like a wrestler ! WWF HOF , WTF ? Just like the Rock & Roll HOF , selective ! Like the band " Bad Finger " , Sid was not marketed properly ! Squeegee incident ? You can't write this stuff ! Now my mind ( warped ) is running from feather dusters to dildoes ? Last time I saw this was when two of my friends got into a " Kitchen Fight " ! It got so bad , one picked up a candle and broke it in half ( holding it like a knife ) and the other went into the garbage ( we did not have recycling then but most likely we still would have thrown it in the garbage ? ) and tore a wax paper milk carton ( with a " Missing Persons " picture of the Dallas Cowboys Defense on it ) in half , thrusting the tore edge into my friends exposed neck , sending , day old warm milk splattering the walls and all of us , like a scene scene from Charley Manson's " Helter Skelter " or that failed 1923 " Association for the Blind " Ax throwing competition ( 6 dead 11 wounded ) ! I pissed my pants and two others had %$#@ing heart attacks ! YOU CAN'T WRITE THIS SHIT ! Some may take his place , but no one will ever replace , what's his name ? ! RIP SID !

[@-XKHAN-]

Hogan dogg and pony show got old!! 😂😂😂

[@samoanjoseph1457]

Hey, I don't care that Goldberg wanted to make money. I care that for some reason he keeps targeting the heads of legends I grew up on. Maybe all that slamming his head into lockers made him think others enjoy it. They do not.

[@DisasterMaggot]

Lord Humongous sounds like a name that Cornette would come up with. I can also absolutely see Dusty convincing Sid to cut a promo on Robocop, I couldn't have done it without laughing. The Half the Brain promo is still one of my favorite promos of all time. You can see the moment Sid knew he botched it, it was fucking wonderful. Wrestling is so fucking stupid and I love it.