Jerry Lawler pays tribute to WWE legend Sid Vicious (Exclusive)

Sid Vicious, real name Sid Eudy, passed away on August 26, 2024 at the age of 63 following a battle with cancer. In an exclusive interview, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler recalled how he played a part in the wrestling legend's introduction to the business.

In 1987, Sid and Austin Idol lost to Lawler and Nick Bockwinkel at a Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) event in Memphis. At the time, the debuting Sid wore a mask and went by the name Lord Humongous.

Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling Senior Editor Bill Apter, Lawler only had positive memories to share about Sid:

"I helped him to get started when he first started working for me here in Memphis. He was a great guy. He was just so big, so awesome to work with. People just believed him. I mean, he started out as a masked wrestler, Humongous, and it just went over well, and then when he went on to the bigger things with WWE and all of that stuff, I sort of lost contact with him a little bit but he still lived here in Memphis." [3:37 – 4:26]

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Jerry Lawler reacts to Sid Vicious passing away

After making a name for himself in Memphis, Sid Vicious became one of wrestling's biggest stars in the 1990s in WCW and WWE.

Jerry Lawler added that he remained in touch with Sid and learned about his cancer battle several years ago:

"I'd heard years ago that he had had some sort of brain cancer, and then he went on and on and I said, 'Well, he's doing better,' but then I heard that somebody went to find him, his ex-wife, and she found him in his apartment at the house and he had been dead for two days." [5:40 – 6:04]

Sid won the WWE Championship twice and WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice. He also headlined WrestleMania 8 and WrestleMania 13 against Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker, respectively.

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