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Once called the
"greatest big man in the history of professional wrestling,"
the former WWF and WCW champion will always be remembered in future
generations for his contribution to the sport.
After debuting in the CWF and CWA promotions, Sid entered WCW in early
1989 and formed a tag team with Dan Spivey, and they were collectively
known as The Skyscrapers, managed by Teddy Long. Sid would stay in
the tag team until he defeated Tom Prichard for the Texas Heavyweight
Title.
Shortly after, Sid departed for the World Wrestling Federation and
feuded with Hulk Hogan. The two met at Wrestlemania 5, but Sid went
down to defeat to the Hulkster. After a brief stint being managed
by Harvey Wippleman, Sid returned to WCW.
Sid went on to defeat Jerry Lawler for the USWA Title in the summer
of 1994 and returned to the WWF. After feuding with Owen Hart, Yokozuna
and Razor Ramon, he faced "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels
for the WWF championship at Survivor Series.
On that night in Madison Square Garden, Sid destroyed "HBK"
to capture a major WWF title for the first time. After losing the
belt to Bret Hart, he won their rematch on Raw in early 1997. Sid
departed once again in 1998, and entered ECW. Soon, however, another
ECW locker was left empty and Sid made a huge impact at WCW's Great
American Bash of 1999, Powerbombing Kevin Nash during his title defense
against Randy Savage, causing a DQ.
Title Summary:
NWA Southeastern Champion
Alabama Continental Tag-Team Champion w/ Shane Douglas
CWF Heavyweight Champion
CWA Heavyweight Champion
CWA Tag-Team Champion w/ Shane Douglas
CWA Texas Heavyweight Champion
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion (2)
WWF World Heavyweight Champion (2)
NWA Wildside (Georgia) Heavyweight Champion
NWA NEW Champion
WCW United States Heavyweight Champion
WCW World Heavyweight Champion (2)
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