With our 10th Round Pick, the Second City Saints select:
In the 90's-00's category
"The Master and Ruler of the World"
"Sycho" Sid Vicious
Sid made his TV debut in the WWF on the July 20, 1991 episode of
WWF Superstars under the name
Sid Justice. He was announced as the
special guest referee for the main event of that year's
SummerSlam, where
The Ultimate Warrior and then-
WWF Champion Hulk Hogan teamed up against The Triangle of Terror (
Sgt. Slaughter,
Col. Mustafa, and
Gen. Adnan) in a 3-on-2
Handicap Match. Later that night, Sid saved
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage and
Miss Elizabeth from an attack at the hands of
The Undertaker and
Jake "The Snake" Roberts at the newly-wed couple's reception. Sid dominated a short feud against
The Undertaker before he took on Jake. In a match with Roberts Sid injured his biceps and couldn't wrestle at
Survivor Series (1991).
Entering at number 29, Sid participated at the
1992 Royal Rumble Match, wherein the winner would win the vacant WWF Title. He managed to be one of the Final Four wrestlers, along with Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Ric Flair. He eliminated Savage and then Hogan over the top rope, leaving him and Flair in the ring. Hogan, who was still at ringside after being eliminated, grabbed Sid’s arm and distracted him long enough for Flair to eliminate Sid, win the Royal Rumble Match, and become the new WWF Champion. After the match, Sid and Hogan got into an argument in the ring and had to be separated by security. This incident temporarily
turned Sid into a
heel.
Less than a week later, on the January 25, 1992 episode of WWF Superstars, WWF President
Jack Tunney held a press conference to announce who among Sid, Savage, Hogan,
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper and The Undertaker would face Ric Flair for the WWF Championship at
WrestleMania VIII. Before Tunney even announced who the #1 contender would be, Sid stood up as if Tunney called his name. Yet to Sid’s annoyance, Tunney chose Hogan. After the press conference, Sid referred to it as “the most bogus act Jack Tunney has ever pulled off”. Sid later issued an apology to Hogan, which Hogan accepted.
Sid and Hogan then teamed up to face The Undertaker and Ric Flair on the
February 8 edition of
Saturday Night's Main Event. During the match, after
double-clotheslined Undertaker and Flair, Hogan reached to Sid for a tag. Sid refused to tag in, and walked out of the match. Hogan won the match by DQ.
On February 22 on an episode of WWF Superstars, Sid appeared as a guest on
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's "The Barber Shop". Knowing that Hulk Hogan (Beefcake's good friend) was not in the arena, Sid attacked Beefcake and destroyed the Barber Shop set with a chair (this was the final Barber Shop segment). Later that night, it was announced that Hogan would battle Sid (and not WWF Champion Ric Flair) at the main event of WrestleMania VIII; as a result, Flair would now face Randy Savage for the WWF Title. A week later, Sid hired
Harvey Whippleman as his manager.
During their match at WrestleMania VIII, after Hogan got a near fall following his
Atomic Leg Drop on Sid. Harvey Whippleman interfered, causing Hogan to win by disqualification and
Papa Shango then came to the ring and attacked Hogan. Sid and Papa Shango continued to double-team Hogan until The Ultimate Warrior made his return and saved Hogan.
A month later, Sid left the WWF.
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