Sid Vicious will be honored with a posthumous induction into the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Class, with Triple H making the announcement on social media. Sid Eudy passed away from cancer on August 26, 2024, at the age of 63, and the induction recognizes one of professional wrestling’s most imposing and memorable figures.
“No matter which moniker you knew him by, Sid’s intensity was palpable across the ring and through your TV screen,” Triple H wrote. “A multi-time champion in WWE and WCW, and a two-time WrestleMania main event, it’s a pleasure to announce that he will take his rightful place in the 2026 Legacy Class of the WWE Hall of Fame.”
Sid’s Career Spanned World Championships in Both WWE and WCW
Eudy debuted professionally in 1982 and first gained widespread attention in WCW as part of The Skyscrapers tag team alongside Dan Spivey before joining the Four Horsemen stable. He arrived in WWE in 1991 as Sid Justice and headlined WrestleMania VIII opposite Hulk Hogan. He returned as Sycho Sid in 1995 and captured the WWF Championship by defeating Shawn Michaels, then won the title a second time from Bret Hart in 1997, headlining WrestleMania 13 against The Undertaker — the two WrestleMania main events Triple H referenced. In WCW, he captured the World Heavyweight Championship twice in 2000. His career was brought to a sudden end at WCW Sin in January 2001 when he suffered a double compound fracture of his left leg, one of the most shocking injury moments in wrestling history. He made a brief return at Raw 1000 in 2012 and retired permanently in 2017.
Sid joins AJ Styles, Demolition, Stephanie McMahon, and Dennis Rodman in the 2026 WWE Hall of Fame class. The ceremony takes place Friday, April 17 at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas as part of WrestleMania 42 weekend.
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