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Sid Eudy
Sid Vicious (as Sycho Sid) in 1995.
Ring name(s)	Sid Steele[1] Lord Humongous[1][2] Vicious Warrior[1][2] Sid Justice[1][2] Sid Vicious[1][2] Sycho Sid[1][2]
Billed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[3]
Billed weight	317 lb (144 kg)[3]
Born	(1960-07-04) July 4, 1960 (age 51)[1][2] West Memphis, Arkansas[1][2]
Billed from	Marion, Arkansas West Memphis, Arkansas (WWF)[3] "Wherever he darn well pleases"
Trained by	Tojo Yamamoto[1][2]
Debut	1987[1][2]

Sidney Raymond "Sid" Eudy^[2] (born July 4, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, best known as Sid Vicious in World Championship Wrestling, and as Sid Justice and Sycho Sid in the World Wrestling Federation. He is a six-time world champion: a two-time WWF Champion, two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, a two-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career[link]

Early years (1987–1989)[link]

Eudy entered the wrestling industry after an encounter with Randy Savage and his brother Lanny Poffo. After being trained by Tojo Yamamoto, Eudy made his debut as he teamed with Austin Idol and wrestled the team of Nick Bockwinkel and Jerry Lawler. He then adopted the masked wrestler persona known as Lord Humongous.^[3] After competing mainly on the continental wrestling circuits (Alabama, Mississippi, Memphis, and Georgia), he captured several regional titles while there. He also competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he challenged Tatsumi Fujinami for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship under the name Vicious Warrior, but was unable to win the title. Eudy then made a very brief stint in World Class Championship Wrestling, where he adopted one of his most notable ring names: Sid Vicious, which he took from the punk rock musician of the same name who played bass for the Sex Pistols.^[3]

World Championship Wrestling (1989–1991)[link]

In 1989, Eudy signed with World Championship Wrestling and retained his Sid Vicious ring name.^[3] Originally slated as a singles wrestler, Eudy was eventually paired with Danny Spivey to form The Skyscrapers.^[3] Managed by Teddy Long, The Skyscrapers feuded with The Steiner Brothers and the Road Warriors. During this time, he incorporated the Powerbomb as his finishing move. However, the team was short-lived; Eudy was replaced by "Mean" Mark Callous after suffering a broken rib and a punctured lung during a match with The Steiner Brothers at the November 1989 Clash of the Champions.

Following his recovery, Eudy returned in May 1990 as a member of Ric Flair's Four Horsemen,^[3] and he was billed by the ring announcers as being from "wherever he damn well pleases". His first televised match back was a ten second loss to Lex Luger on Clash of the Champions in which the referee performed one of the faster three counts in wrestling history. As one of the Horsemen, Eudy feuded with Paul Orndorff and the Junkyard Dog. He attacked NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sting following the champion's title match of the August 1990 Clash of the Champions, setting up his first feud as a singles wrestler. At Halloween Havoc, a fake Sting (Barry Windham), in collusion with Sid, let Sid pin him after switching places with the real Sting in order for Sid to win the belt. However, they were thwarted when the real Sting came out and beat Sid to retain the title.

Sid's association with the Horsemen became tenuous following this episode, and he began a quasi-face run in November 1990 when he faced The NightStalker on Clash of the Champions. Eudy won but was attacked post-match by the debuting Curtis Hughes. In response Sid recruited former partner Dan Spivey for a short-lived reunion of the Skyscrapers at Starrcade 1990, where the two defeated Mr. Hughes and The Motor City Madman. Following this match Eudy made an abrupt return to heel status, ending Trucker Norm's WCW run in January 1991 and memorably squashing Joey Maggs in a Clash of the Champions later that month. He returned to full fledged Horsemen activity and participated in the February War Games. The Horsemen amicably split in April 1991, during which time he entered negotiations with the WWF. Despite a huge contract offer and a promise of a world championship run, Eudy announced his intentions to leave WCW. Before departing he had a short feud with El Gigante that ended with his loss to the giant at SuperBrawl I.

World Wrestling Federation (1991–1992)[link]

On the July 20, 1991 episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling, Eudy made his World Wrestling Federation debut as a babyface 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 Roberts. In a match with Roberts, Sid injured his biceps and was forced to miss the Survivor Series pay-per-view.

Sid returned to active duty at the Royal Rumble, emanating from Albany New York that year. This particular edition had a special stipulation: the winner would win the vacant WWF Title, which had been stripped from Hulk Hogan after two controversial title switches in a row between Hulk and the Undertaker. Sid entered at #29, and was among the final four wrestlers, along with Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Ric Flair, before he eliminated both Savage and then Hogan, leaving himself and Flair in the ring. During the initial live pay-per-view broadcast, this action was loudly cheered by the audience in attendance even though, as per storyline plans, Sid "sneaked up from behind" to throw Hogan out. The reaction is in retrospect widely believed to be due to a combination of fans tiring of Hogan's all-American superhero persona, and also responding positively to Sid's charisma. Nevertheless, this reaction was edited out of future television replays as well as the Coliseum home video release of the event; Play-by-play announcer Gorilla Monsoon even re-recorded his voiceover commentary, now condemning Sid for his actions when he previously said that Justice's elimination of Hogan was fair. Hogan, who was still at ringside after being eliminated, grabbed Sid's arm and distracted him long enough for Flair to eliminate him to win the 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 began Sid's turn into a villain.

Less than a week later, on the January 25 episode of 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 number one 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 Flair on the February 8 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event. During the match, after he double clotheslined Undertaker and Flair, Hogan reached to Sid for a tag. However, Sid refused to tag in and walked out of the match, completing his heel turn. Despite this, Hogan won the match by disqualification.

On February 23 on an episode of Wrestling Challenge, 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. Later that night, it was announced that Hogan would battle Sid (and not WWF Champion Ric Flair) at the main event of WrestleMania VIII, resulting in Flair facing Randy Savage for the WWF Title instead. A week later, Sid hired Harvey Whippleman as his manager. Sid also began a post-match gimmick where he would further "injure" his defeated opponents with one or more powerbombs (his finishing move), and sometimes — after the defeated wrestler placed on a stretcher — following this up by grabbing the stretcher and running it into a fixture, such as a ringpost or guardrail.

At WrestleMania VIII, Sid lost his match to Hogan by disqualification when Papa Shango interfered on Sid's behalf, allowing the two to double-team Hogan until the returning Ultimate Warrior stormed the ring and saved Hogan. During the match, Sid kicked out of Hogan's trademark Atomic Leg Drop; according to popular belief, Charles Wright (who portrayed Papa Shango) missed his cue to break up the pin attempt. During the match, Monsoon referred to Sid as "Sycho Sid," a name that Eudy would use during his later-1990s run in the WWF.

On a November 22, 2011 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez, Dave Meltzer confirmed a story where Sid failed a drug test prior to his Mania match with Hulk Hogan. He was allowed to do the match and then went on their European tour. After the tour, he was told he was going to serve his suspension, so Sid quit instead. His last televised match was a defeat of Chris Walker. It has been said many times that he was trying to pursue a career in softball.^[4]

World Championship Wrestling (1993)[link]

Eudy, under his Sid Vicious ring name, returned to WCW in May 1993 as a mystery competitor of Col Robert Parker against Van Hammer at Slamboree. Sid defeated Hammer in a stretcher match. That summer he teamed with Big Van Vader and reignited his feud with Sting. At Fall Brawl, Sting's team (Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster) defeated Sid's team (Sid, Vader, and Harlem Heat) in a WarGames match. At Halloween Havoc, Sid faced Sting in a rematch of the same pay-per-view three years previous, but was beaten via a rollup. The following week on television Sid turned on Rob Parker and became a babyface.

During their United Kingdom tour in Blackburn, Lancashire on October 27, Eudy was involved in a hotel room scuffle with Arn Anderson that resulted in both wrestlers stabbing each other with scissors. Both were rushed to the hospital, as Anderson suffered scissor stab wounds to the chest and stomach. Vicious stabbed Anderson twenty times, while being stabbed four times himself.^[1] Sid was released from WCW after several wrestlers threatened to walk out because of him. It had been planned to have Sid challenge then-World Heavyweight Champion Vader at that year's Starrcade, but Sid's departure removed him from this match and Ric Flair was elevated to be the challenger against Vader. Based on WCW Worldwide tapings that took place his departure, Sid would have defeated Vader and become the new champion. In one event never aired on television at these tapings, Sid placed the massive Vader in a torture rack.

United States Wrestling Association (1994–1995)[link]

Following his departure from WCW, Eudy returned to United States Wrestling Association in Memphis, where he began feuding with old rival Jerry Lawler. On July 16, he won the promotion's Unified World Heavyweight Championship by forfeit when Lawler, who had been attacked and injured by Eudy earlier in the card, could not appear for the scheduled match. While Lawler was able to defeat Eudy in non-title matches, Eudy was able to retain his title in several championship defenses through screwjobs initiated by The Spellbinder, his ally at the time. Sid also participated in the UWF Blackjack Brawl in September 1994, challenging "Dr. Death" Steve Williams for the UWF World Heavyweight Championship. On February 6, 1995, Lawler won the Unified World Heavyweight Title back from Sid.

Return to World Wrestling Federation (1995–1997)[link]

Bodyguard; Million Dollar Corporation[link]

Sid was managed by Ted DiBiase during his time in the Million Dollar Corporation.

On the February 20, 1995 episode of Monday Night Raw, Eudy returned to the WWF under the ring name Sycho Sid, where he became the bodyguard of Shawn Michaels. He, along with Jenny McCarthy, accompanied Michaels to ringside for Michaels' WWF Championship match against the champion and Michaels' former bodyguard, Diesel, at WrestleMania XI. Michaels had the match won after hitting his signature Sweet Chin Music, but Sid stood on the ring apron and distracted referee Earl Hebner, allowing Diesel time to recover and pin Michaels after a Jackknife Powerbomb to win the match and retain his title. The next night on Raw, Michaels expressed dissatisfaction with Sid's interference and gave him the night off for his rematch against Diesel at the first-ever In Your House pay-per-view. In response, Sid replied to Shawn, "You don't give me the night off!", and attacked Michaels from behind and powerbombed him three times, turning Michaels into a face again. Diesel came to Michaels' aid and clotheslined Sid over the top rope. Michaels sustained a legitimate back injury as a result of the attack and was sidelined for six weeks, thus taking him out of the title bout.

Two weeks later on the April 17 episode of Raw, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase announced Sid as the newest member of the Million Dollar Corporation after Bam Bam Bigelow left the Corporation. After joining, Sid challenged Diesel to a match for the WWF Championship at In Your House, which Diesel accepted. Diesel won the match via disqualification, and thus retained his title, when Tatanka interfered. After the match, Sid and Tatanka continued to double-team Diesel until Bam Bam Bigelow came out to save him. At the King of the Ring, Diesel and Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Sid and Tatanka. Sid faced Diesel once again at In Your House 2: The Lumberjacks for the WWF Title in a lumberjack match, which Diesel won to end the feud. Following this, Sid onto a feud with Shawn Michaels and was scheduled to face him at SummerSlam, but was replaced by Razor Ramon at the request of WWF President Gorilla Monsoon, with Ramon challenging for Michaels' Intercontinental Championship in a ladder match as Sid was seen watching on the backstage television monitors. On the September 5 episode of Raw, Sid faced Michaels for the title but lost after being hit with Sweet Chin Music three times. Sid then started a brief feud with Henry Godwinn, culminating in a victory over Godwinn at In Your House 3: Triple Header.

On the November 13 episode of Raw, Sid faced the Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon in a non-title match, with Ramon's friend The 1-2-3 Kid as the special guest referee. Razor was about deliver the Razor's Edge on Sid, but The 1-2-3 Kid helped Sid avoid it, allowing Sid to pin Ramon with a powerbomb after with the Kid making a fast count. After the match, the Kid turned heel and joined the Million Dollar Corporation. In the first elimination match at Survivor Series, Sid and Corporation leader Ted DiBiase helped The 1-2-3 Kid pin Marty Jannetty to win and become the sole survivor for his team. Later in the event, Sid was randomly teamed up with his rival Shawn Michaels, Ahmed Johnson, and The British Bulldog to face Yokozuna, Owen Hart, Razor Ramon, and Dean Douglas in a "Wild Card" Survivor Series Match. Sid was eliminated by Razor Ramon after Michaels hit Sid with Sweet Chin Music. After his elimination, Sid powerbombed Michaels. At In Your House 5: Season's Beatings, Razor Ramon and Marty Jannetty defeated Sid and The 1-2-3 Kid. Sid and The 1-2-3 Kid teamed up the next night to participate in the first-ever Raw Bowl, which The Smoking Gunns won.

A severe injury sustained before or during a January 2, 1996 house show match in Hartford, Connecticut with Bob Holly led to Sid being taken off television.

WWF Champion[link]

Eudy would not be seen again until the July 8 episode of Raw, when he was announced as the replacement of The Ultimate Warrior (who had left the WWF) for the six-man tag team match, teaming with former rival Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson against Vader, Owen Hart, and The British Bulldog at the main event of In Your House 9: International Incident, effectively making him a face. However, Sid's team lost the match.

The next night on Raw, Sid started a feud with The British Bulldog. Sid faced the Bulldog at SummerSlam on August 18 and pinned Bulldog with the powerbomb, despite interference from Owen Hart. At In Your House 10: Mind Games on September 22, Shawn Michaels hit Mankind with Sweet Chin Music and went for the pin to retain the WWF Championship, but Vader came out, broke up the count, attacked Michaels, and got Mankind disqualified. After the match, Mankind and Vader double-teamed Michaels until Sid came out to make the save. He and Vader fought their way backstage, starting a feud between the two.

Sid earned himself into contention for the WWF Championship and left the company very soon after losing it to The Undertaker.

Sid fought Vader at In Your House 11: Buried Alive on October 20 in a match where the winner would face Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship at Survivor Series on November 17. As Sid was about to powerbomb Vader, Vader's manager Jim Cornette got on the ring apron to distract him. Michaels responded and pulled Cornette off the apron before hitting him with Sweet Chin Music. Sid then pinned Vader with a chokeslam to win the match and to become the number one contender for the WWF Championship. After the match, Sid celebrated his victory with Michaels.

At the 1996 edition of the Survivor Series, history repeated itself. Sid grabbed a camera from the cameraman and prepared to hit Michaels with it. Michaels' manager, Jose Lothario, got on the ring apron and told Sid to put the camera down, but Sid refused and hit Lothario in the chest with the camera instead. Although this was the act of a heel, the audience cheered wildly for him and booed Michaels, just as they had done, in Sid's favor, four and a half years earlier against Hogan at the Royal Rumble. Sid dropped the camera and as soon as he turned around, Michaels hit him with Sweet Chin Music; however, Michaels went outside the ring to check on his manager instead of going for the pin. Sid hit Michaels in the back with the camera, then threw him back in the ring before hitting him with the powerbomb to win the WWF Championship.

At In Your House 12: It's Time on December 15, Sid defended the title against Bret Hart in a match where the winner would defend the title against Shawn Michaels at the 1997 Royal Rumble on January 19. Hart made Sid tap out to the Sharpshooter, but the referee was knocked out and unable to witness the submission. As Shawn Michaels was commentating at ringside, Sid and Hart left the ring and started fighting right beside him. After Sid pushed Michaels then climbed into the ring with Hart, Michaels went to hit Sid but Sid threw Hart into him. Sid then pinned Hart with the powerbomb to retain the title.

At the Royal Rumble, Sid defended the title against Michaels. During the match, Sid hit the chokeslam on Michaels and repeatedly powerbombed him outside the ring. Later on in the match, Jose Lothario got on the ring apron and Sid approached him, but before he could do anything to Lothario, Michaels hit Sid in the back and the face with the camera, knocking him out in the process. Michaels went for the pin, but Sid managed to kick out. Michaels then hit Sid with Sweet Chin Music to become the WWF Champion for the second time. Michaels soon forfeited the title due to being unable to wrestle, a claim still widely disputed by many during that time, especially Bret Hart, who believe Michaels didn't want to drop the title to him at Wrestlemania XIII. At In Your House: Final Four in Chattanooga, a four-way title match was held for the vacant belt between Bret Hart, the Undertaker, Vader, and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Hart won, and was scheduled to face Sid the following night, on the February 17, 1997 episode of Raw. During that match, Hart had Sid trapped in the Sharpshooter submission when Stone Cold Steve Austin, whom Hart was feuding with, came to the outside of the ring and hit Hart with a steel chair, allowing Sid to hit Hart with the powerbomb to win the WWF Championship for the second time.

At WrestleMania 13 on March 23, Sid defended the title against The Undertaker. Hart interfered during the match, allowing The Undertaker to hit the Tombstone Piledriver and pin Sid to become the WWF Champion for the second time. Following WrestleMania, Sid was kept off of television until the May 12 episode of Raw, where he returned as a face. He competed against Owen Hart and defeated him to become the partner of The Legion Of Doom in their feud with The Hart Foundation. At King of the Ring on June 8, Sid and The Legion Of Doom faced The Hart Foundation (Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart) in a six-man tag team match, which The Hart Foundation won when Owen pinned Sid with a roll-up. On June 9, Sid made his final appearance in a victorious effort against Owen Hart on Raw before leaving the WWF once again.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999)[link]

After some time on the Memphis independent circuit again, Eudy debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in January 1999, where he feuded with the Dudley Boyz, John Kronus, Skull Von Krush and Justin Credible. He left ECW in May due to the monetary problems plaguing the promotion.

Return to World Championship Wrestling (1999–2001)[link]

At the behest of his real life friends Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, Eudy returned to WCW in mid-1999, joining Randy Savage's heel stable Team Madness. Upon his return, he took the nickname of "The Millennium Man," shortly after Chris Jericho's "Millennium Man" gimmick debuted in the WWF. WCW even released a home video highlighting Sid's return to WCW called Sid Vicious: Millennium Man. Additionally, Sid was dubbed as undefeated, having a winning streak much like Goldberg had previously; although, the majority of this streak was due to Sid coming to the ring and attacking wrestlers already in a match or immediately following their match and thus "defeating" them. On September 12, 1999, Sid won his first and only US Heavyweight title from Chris Benoit at Fall Brawl. He then began a feud with Goldberg who challenged him for the US Title at Halloween Havoc. Earlier that night, however, their backstage fighting led Sid to require stitches, though he refused to be treated, which led to Sid bleeding openly the entire night. After brawling with Goldberg, a weary Sid lost the bout due to excessive bleeding, awarding Goldberg the US Championship against his opponent's will. Sid lost again to Goldberg in an "I Quit" match at Mayhem, effectively ending their feud and Sid's "streak."

After the "Millennium Man" gimmick ran dry, Sid became a face and started to contend for the World Heavyweight Championship. He was placed in a match at Souled Out in January to fill the suddenly vacant title after Bret Hart was forced to relinquish it due to a concussion. Sid would lose the match to Chris Benoit, but the title was again vacated as Benoit left for the WWF the next day. The onscreen explanation was that Sid's foot was under the rope during his submission loss. The next week, Sid was presented with a challenge by Nash, who had become commissioner of WCW. If he could beat Don and Ron Harris in a match on Monday Nitro that night, he would face Nash for the championship that night. Sid managed to defeat the Harris Brothers and eventually Nash himself to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Two nights later on Thunder, Nash stripped Sid of the championship due to him not beating the legal Harris brother in the match on Nitro. A rematch between Sid and Nash was set up, but Sid again defeated Nash on Nitro to win the title for a second time. He later successfully defended the title at SuperBrawl 2000 in a three-way match against Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett.

On March 19, Sid defended his title against Jeff Jarrett thanks in part to help from a returning Hulk Hogan, which set up a match for the following night's Nitro pitting Sid and Hogan vs. Jarrett and Scott Steiner. During the course of the match, Sid turned heel and attacked Hogan, due to his being incensed that the fans were chanting Hogan's name. He chokeslammed Hogan and forced the referee to count Hogan being pinned, although the official result was a no contest. This apparently might have been to set up a match for the upcoming Spring Stampede pay-per-view in April. However, shortly after this, WCW began its New Blood angle and Sid (along with all the other WCW champions at the time) was stripped of his championship. He did not play a large role in the angle that followed, and was kept off of television for several months. He returned late in the year as a challenger for Scott Steiner's World Heavyweight Championship, but Sid failed to defeat Steiner in their title match at Starrcade.

Injury[link]

On January 14, 2001 at the Sin pay-per-view, Sid faced Steiner, Jarrett, and Road Warrior Animal in a Four Corners match for the WCW Championship. During the bout, however, he suffered a near career-ending injury.^[3]

Members of WCW management allegedly felt that Eudy needed to broaden his arsenal of wrestling moves and suggested that he try an aerial maneuver, despite his "unwillingness." Eudy felt it unnecessary for a wrestler of his size and type to do high spots, and didn't feel comfortable doing them. During the match, Eudy suffered a leg fracture following his leap from the second turnbuckle in an attempted big boot on Steiner. This had him awkwardly landing on one foot while kicking with the other, severely fracturing the leg he landed on. Eudy broke his left leg in half, snapping both the tibia and fibula, with at least one of the bones breaking through the skin.^[5] The fracture was too graphic for many TV stations to re-air,^[5] although it was shown on the following Nitro.

The injury put Sid out of action indefinitely, and he pondered retiring from wrestling for good.

"I had about a year left on my contract, and I was thinking back then prior to hurting my leg what was I going to do as far as wrapping up my career. The only thing I really wanted to do was ideally go out in a big pay-per-view, like a WrestleMania or something like that main event, leave like that, and not come back again. It would really be the retirement match."^[6]

A 17-inch (43 cm) rod was placed in his leg during the two-hour surgery. For a while, Eudy used a cane to walk. Sid later sued WCW, claiming that he was made to jump off the second rope against his objections.^[6] The injury forced a plot change in the 2001 SuperBrawl Revenge event. The main event was supposed to be Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, and Sid against Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, and Road Warrior Animal but was rewritten as Kevin Nash vs. Scott Steiner. WCW would then be purchased by the WWF the following month, ceasing any possibility of Sid's return to the company after rehabilitation.

Special appearances; return to wrestling[link]

During his rehabilitation, Eudy made several appearances as World Wrestling All-Stars's commissioner during its 2002 Australian tour, though at the beginning of WWA's Sydney show, it was announced that Eudy would not be featured due to a broken arm. On June 5, 2004, Eudy returned to active wrestling with the Canadian-based Internet Wrestling Syndicate. Appearing as Pierre Carl Ouellet's mystery partner, Eudy competed and won a ten team battle royal.

Sid then made his way to Memphis Wrestling, with his brother Johnny Rotten, on July 14, 2007 and started a feud with old rival Jerry Lawler, while also serving as "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock's enforcer. Sid also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance from March to September.^{[citation needed]} Sid also appeared at the Juggalo Championship Wrestling event Evansville Invasion, helping Tracy Smothers attack the promotion's Heavyweight Champion Corporal Robinson.

He also had a match at the "Jerry Lawler 35th Anniversary Wrestling event" on November 7, 2008 at the Tennessee Fairgrounds. He wrestled in the main event and lost to Lawler.

Sid advertised to wrestle for Chris Setaro's Powerhouse Wrestling in April 2011 in Auburn, Massachusetts and wrestled Josef Von Schmidt.

Sid wrestled Eddie Kingston at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's Refuse To Lose II event on May 27, 2011 in Queens, NY.

Other media[link]

Sid made an appearance in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble alongside David Arquette and Scott Caan. In 2011, Sid starred alongside fellow wrestlers Kurt Angle and Kevin Nash in the horror movie River of Darkness.

Sid also starred in the 2011 horror film Death from Above, alongside fellow wrestlers Kurt Angle, James Storm, Matt Morgan, Terry Gerin and Jessica Kresa.

Personal life[link]

Eudy is married to Sabrina Paige and they have two sons together, Frank and Gunnar. He currently lives in Marion, Arkansas.

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Chokeslam^[1][2][3]
  • Release powerbomb^[1][2][3]
  • Vicious Crossface (Arm Trap Crossface) 1999–2000^[7]
• Signature moves
  • Big boot^[8]
  • Cobra clutch slam
  • Leg drop
  • Military press drop
  • Sidewalk slam
  • Snake Eyes

• Managers
  • Teddy Long^[9]
  • Ole Anderson
  • Oliver Humperdink^[10]
  • Harvey Wippleman^[11]
  • Col. Robert Parker^[9]
  • Ted DiBiase^[9]

• Nicknames
  • "The (self-proclaimed) Master and Ruler of the World"^[2][3]
  • "The Millennium Man"^[1][2]
  • "Psycho" Sid Vicious^[2]

• Entrance Music
  • "Crying in the Rain" by Whitesnake (NJPW)
  • "The Way of the Wizard" (WCW)^[12]
  • "Metal Demon" (WCW)^[13]
  • "China White" (WCW) by The Scorpions - as part of The Skyscrapers
  • "Justice"^[14] (WWF)
  • "Psycho-Dance" by J.Johnston (WWF) 1995-1997
  • "Millenium Man" (WCW, 1999–2001)
  • "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Saliva (NWA, 2007)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• American Wrestling Federation
  • AWF Super Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[15]

• Continental Wrestling Association
  • CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[16]

• NWA Northeast
  • NWA Northeast Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[17]

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Northern Division) (1 time)^[18]
  • NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shane Douglas^[19]

• United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[20]
  • USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[21]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Comeback of the Year (1996)

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[22]
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[23][24]

• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Championship (2 times)^[25][26]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • 5 Star Match (1991) with Arn Anderson, Barry Windham and Ric Flair vs. Sting, Brian Pillman, Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (February 24, WarGames match, WrestleWar)

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• WWE Alumni Profile
• Online World of Wrestling Profile
• Pro Wrestling Archive Profile
• HitTheRopes.com Interview
• Sid Eudy at the Internet Movie Database
• Oct 30 2008 Audio Interview with In Your Head
• Interview recap

Bill Goldberg
Bill Goldberg visits USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Born	William Scott Goldberg (1966-12-27) December 27, 1966 (age 45)[1] Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.[1][2]
Other names	Goldberg
Occupation	Football player/Wrestler/Actor
Years active	1990–1995 (football player) 1997–2004 (wrestler) 1998–present (actor)
Website
Official website

William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966) is a former professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).^[1][2] He is famous for his lengthy undefeated streak in singles competition)^[3] The official count is listed as 173-0,^[3][4][5] although some have disputed the legitimacy of that total.^[6][7]

Goldberg is recognized by WWE as a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time World Heavyweight Champion, with both reigns represented by the Big Gold Belt. He was the first of four men to hold a version of the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, later followed by Chris Benoit, Booker T and Big Show.^[8][9] He is also recognized by WWE as a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Bret Hart).^[10][11][12]

Before he was a professional wrestler, Goldberg was a football player. After retiring from wrestling, he began working as a commentator for the mixed martial arts promotion EliteXC until its closure. He is currently hosting the television show Garage Mahal on the DIY Network.

Football[link]

Goldberg earned a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team where he served as a defensive tackle. He was taken in the 11th round, with the 302nd overall selection, in the 1990 NFL Draft.

He played for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1990 NFL season, followed by a stint with the Atlanta Falcons from 1992 to 1994. After being cut from the Falcons, in 1995 he was selected by the new expansion team, the Carolina Panthers, in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft, but never played a game with the team.

Goldberg's NFL career ended when he tore his lower abdomen off his pelvis. He had hopes of returning to the league after rehabilitation but, due to his lack of success, wasn't considered a major asset. Goldberg has described playing in the NFL as "a mixed emotional experience" because, despite reaching the goal of simply playing in the NFL, he didn't obtain the level of achievement that he desired.^[17]

Professional wrestling career[link]

World Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)[link]

Undefeated streak[link]

During the rehab following his NFL injury, Goldberg began power lifting and mixed martial arts training. Although not a fan of professional wrestling, he saw it as an alternative to his fledgling football career and began training at the WCW Power Plant.

On the September 22 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, Goldberg defeated Hugh Morrus in his debut match. Soon afterward, Goldberg's succession of wins saw him quickly advance up the card, and he was pushed as a singles wrestler. The newcomer captivated fans with his monstrous yet silent charisma, brute strength, and agility that saw him vault the ropes, perform high kicks and even the occasional backflip. Goldberg made his pay-per-view debut at Starrcade defeating Steve McMichael.^[1][2] In early 1998, Goldberg defeated Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII and Perry Saturn at Spring Stampede in squash matches.^[1][2] Around this time, WCW began counting Goldberg's consecutive wins on television as he continued to climb up the ranks. Goldberg's win over Saturn was his 74th consecutive without a loss, and the next night on Nitro he challenged Raven for the United States Heavyweight Championship that Raven had won the night before at Spring Stampede. Despite interference from Raven's Flock, Goldberg overpowered them all and defeated Raven for his seventy-fifth straight win and his first professional wrestling championship.^[18] Two days later, on the April 22 edition of WCW Thunder, he made his first successful title defense against Mike Enos.^[19] Goldberg then started a feud with Raven and The Flock. At Slamboree, he ended his feud with the Flock after a successful title defense against Saturn.^[2] Goldberg would continue to make successful title defenses against Konnan at The Great American Bash and Curt Hennig.^[2] By this time, he had adopted the catchphrase "Who's next?" in reference to his rapidly-expanding winning streak.^[20]

Main event push and WCW World Heavyweight Champion[link]

As Goldberg was getting over as a main eventer, he continued to defend the United States Championship and was slowly becoming a contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship that was held by nWo leader Hollywood Hulk Hogan. Hogan eventually promised Goldberg a title match, which was to take place on the July 6, 1998 edition of Nitro. However, Hogan elected instead to make Goldberg earn it in a match with his stablemate Scott Hall which Goldberg won. Goldberg was able to defeat Hogan later in the evening to become a world champion. At Road Wild, Goldberg won a battle royal, consisting of New World Order (nWo) members.^[1][2]

After Diamond Dallas Page became the number one contender for the WCW Title, Goldberg and Page began a feud with each other. At Halloween Havoc, the feud was settled after Goldberg defeated Page to retain the title.^[1][2] At Starrcade, Goldberg's undefeated streak was ended at 173 victories when he lost his title to Kevin Nash after Scott Hall, disguised as a ringside security guard, made a run-in and shocked Goldberg with a taser gun.^[1][2] Goldberg, however, avenged this act by facing Hall at Souled Out, in a Ladder Taser match. Goldberg won when he used the taser, which was hung high above the ring, requiring the ladder to obtain it.^[1][2] At the same time, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) began mocking Goldberg with the character Gillberg, a perennial jobber who dressed similarly to Goldberg and mocked his signature entrance and mannerisms, but was small and scrawny.

At Spring Stampede, Goldberg gained his revenge against Nash after defeating him.^[1][2] Then at Slamboree the following month, Goldberg was "injured" in an attack by Rick and Scott Steiner and took some time off to prepare for his movie debut in 1999 film Universal Soldier: The Return alongside No Retreat, No Surrender film star Jean-Claude Van Damme.^[2] He returned two months later and defeated Rick Steiner at Road Wild.^[2][21] Goldberg then restarted his feud with Diamond Dallas Page also involving Page's allies, The Jersey Triad, which culminated in a match at Fall Brawl that Goldberg won.^[2] After Goldberg settled his rivalry with Page, he began focusing on Sid Vicious and challenged him to a match to end Sid's winning streak.^[2] The two feuded with each other, which culminated in a match at Halloween Havoc for Sid's U.S. Title. Goldberg defeated Sid via referee stoppage, and thus won his second United States Heavyweight Championship.^[22] Later that night, he answered an open challenge from World Heavyweight Champion Sting and defeated him to win the championship.^[1][2] On the next night's edition of Nitro, commissioner J.J. Dillon ruled that the match had not been sanctioned by WCW and that, therefore, Goldberg's victory was void.^[2] The title was vacated and a 32-man tournament was held to determine a new champion, which started that night.^[2] Goldberg entered the tournament and wrestled his first match against Bret Hart later that night, choosing also to defend his newly won U.S. Title in the match. Interference from Sid Vicious cost Goldberg the match and the title as well as his second official WCW loss.^[2] Goldberg continued his rivalry with Vicious and defeated him in an "I Quit" match at Mayhem.^[2]

Shortly thereafter, Goldberg joined forces with Hart, teaming with him to defeat Creative Control for the WCW World Tag Team Championship.^[12] One week later, they lost the title to The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash). At Starrcade, Goldberg challenged Hart for the World Heavyweight Championship. In the course of the match, Goldberg delivered a stiff kick to Hart's head, legitimately giving him a concussion and tearing a muscle in his neck. After being diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, Hart wrestled only three more matches and retired several months later. Despite that, Goldberg lost the match to Hart,^[1][2] but Hart vacated the title the next night on Nitro, saying he did not want to win that way and granting Goldberg a rematch.^[23] Goldberg was defeated again due to outside interference from the Outsiders, who began to beat on Goldberg with baseball bats.^[23] In a swerve, Hart took one of the bats from The Outsiders and began beating on Goldberg himself, doing enough damage to score the pin and regain his championship.^[2][23] After the match, Hall, Nash, Hart, and Jeff Jarrett announced the reformation of the nWo,^[23] and gave Goldberg a new target for a feud. However, it would not last long.

Pursuit of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship[link]

Shortly after his title match loss, Goldberg was accidentally injured during a sequence where he chased the nWo limousine into the parking lot. A spot in the sequence called for Goldberg to pound on the windshield of the limousine with his hands. To ensure his safety, Goldberg had protective covering placed over his hands and the windshield glass was also covered with plastic. However, Goldberg got a little too overaggressive in his pounding, broke through the plastic covering the windshield, and severely injured his forearm when shards of the glass sliced it, causing him to miss the January 4, 2000 New Japan Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome show, where he was scheduled to face Manabu Nakanishi. After taking time off to recuperate, Goldberg returned to WCW on May 29, 2000 interfering in a match between Kevin Nash and the team of Tank Abbott and Rick Steiner on Nitro.^[2] At The Great American Bash, Goldberg betrayed Nash during Nash's World Heavyweight Title match against Jeff Jarrett and turned heel for the first time in his career, aligning himself with The New Blood faction.^[1][2] This did not last long, as Goldberg would again be lost to injury and miss time. As a result of this betrayal, Goldberg feuded with Nash and defeated him at Bash at the Beach, with help from fellow New Blood member Scott Steiner.^[2] Goldberg participated in a triangle number one contender's match against Nash and Steiner at New Blood Rising, which Nash won.^[2] Goldberg walked out of the match midway through while Nash had him ready for the Jackknife Powerbomb and swore at Vince Russo as he left the ring, turning face again. He then began a rivalry with Steiner, culminating in a no disqualification match at Fall Brawl which Goldberg lost.^[2]

After his loss to Steiner Goldberg's rivalry with Russo accelerated and in October, having finally had enough, Russo gave Goldberg an ultimatum. If Goldberg was to lose another match at any point in time, unless he managed to duplicate his undefeated streak from 1997-98, his career would be over and he would be forced to retire from professional wrestling. Goldberg defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) at Halloween Havoc in a handicap elimination match to begin his undefeated streak.^[1][2] He started a feud with Lex Luger, who claimed to be the first wrestler to end both Goldberg's streak and career.^[2] This culminated in a match at Mayhem, which Goldberg won.^[2] They continued their rivalry and battled in a rematch at Starrcade.^[1][2] Goldberg won the match, but after the match, he was attacked by Luger's partner Buff Bagwell.^[1][2] Goldberg feuded with both Luger and Bagwell, who called themselves Totally Buff. His streak was broken at Sin when Goldberg, teaming with his Power Plant trainer Dwayne Bruce, lost to Totally Buff in a tag team no disqualification match after a "fan" maced him, enabling Totally Buff to pin him.^[1][2] The storyline was intended to enable Goldberg to have shoulder surgery, but WCW was sold to the WWF in March 2001, while Goldberg was still recuperating. The WWF did not buy out Goldberg's contract with Time Warner (the parent company of WCW) as they had done with several other WCW employees, so he was not involved in the WWF "Invasion" angle. Goldberg instead remained under contract to Time Warner until May 2002, when he agreed on a contract buyout.^[1][2]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002–2003)[link]

Goldberg had suffered an arm injury during the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Long Beach Grand Prix in April 2002. In August 2002, he returned to the ring in Japan. He initially joined All Japan Pro Wrestling, defeating Satoshi Kojima and Taiyō Kea. He went on to defeat Rick Steiner in a match for the W-1 promotion, and teamed with Keiji Mutoh to defeat KroniK. His success in Japan led the WWF – now renamed World Wrestling Entertainment – to begin contract negotiations with him.^[1]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2004)[link]

Early feuds[link]

After leaving Japan, Goldberg signed a one year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in March 2003, debuting in WWE on the March 31 edition of Raw, the night after WrestleMania XIX. Immediately, he began a feud with The Rock by spearing him.^[1] Their rivalry intensified when The Rock held a segment entitled The Rock Concert, where he taunted Goldberg along with Gillberg. He defeated The Rock in his debut match at Backlash. The match was won by Goldberg following three spears and a Jackhammer.^[24] Goldberg went undefeated over the subsequent half-year, defeating 3-Minute Warning in his first match on Raw.^[1] Goldberg defeated Christian on the following edition of Raw in a steel cage match.^[1]

Goldberg next feuded with Chris Jericho. During Jericho's first edition of the Highlight Reel, an interview show, where Goldberg was the guest, he complained that no one wanted Goldberg in WWE and continued to insult him in the following weeks. On May 12 on Raw, a mystery assailant attempted to run over Goldberg with a limousine. A week later, Co-Raw General Manager, Stone Cold Steve Austin, interrogated several Raw superstars to find out who was driving the car. One of the interrogatees was Lance Storm, who admitted that he was the assailant. Austin forced Storm into a match with Goldberg, who defeated Storm. After the match, Goldberg forced Storm to admit that Jericho was the superstar who conspired Storm into running him over. On May 26, Goldberg was once again a guest on the Highlight Reel. Jericho expressed jealousy towards Goldberg's success in WCW and felt that since joining WWE, he had achieved everything he had ever wanted in his career and all that was left was to defeat Goldberg and challenged him to a match. At Bad Blood, Goldberg settled the score with Jericho and defeated him.^[1]

World Heavyweight Champion[link]

Goldberg entered a rivalry with Triple H, challenging him for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam in the second Elimination Chamber match in WWE; after squashing and eliminating Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, and Jericho, he was pinned by Triple H after Ric Flair threw a sledgehammer inside the Chamber. Triple H proceeded to attack Goldberg with the sledgehammer and as a result, Triple H retained the title.^[25] Goldberg continued his feud with Triple H and finally defeated him for the World Heavyweight Championship at Unforgiven, after agreeing to put his career on the line.^[26][27] The next night on Raw, Goldberg successfully retained the championship against Chris Jericho. A week later, Triple H issued a $100,000 bounty to anybody who could take Goldberg out of the game. Steven Richards, Mark Henry, La Résistance and Tommy Dreamer all attempted to collect the bounty but were unsuccessful. On October 20, Batista collected the bounty after he interfered in Goldberg's title defense against Shawn Michaels on Raw and attacked Goldberg, placing a folding chair around Goldberg's ankle and jumping off the middle rope onto the chair, shattering his ankle. Furious, Goldberg demanded a match against Batista. Triple H, however, got involved in the match between Goldberg and Batista trying to cripple Goldberg, but Goldberg fought back and speared Triple H before attacking Batista with a sledgehammer. At Survivor Series, Goldberg retained his championship against Triple H despite interference from Evolution.^[28]

On November 17, Goldberg faced Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista in a Handicap match on Raw but was pinned following an RKO, a Batista Bomb and finally a Pedigree. After the match, Kane unexpectedly came out to seemingly assist Goldberg after Evolution continued their assault on him following the match. After scaring off Evolution however, he turned on Goldberg and chokeslammed him. The following week, Kane attacked Goldberg again while he was defending his championship against Triple H in a rematch from Survivor Series and later that night, expressed his desire to face Goldberg for the title. Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff announced that Goldberg would be defending his championship against both Kane and Triple H in a triple threat match at Armageddon. Goldberg teamed with Shawn Michaels and Rob Van Dam to face and defeat Kane, Batista, and Orton in a six-man tag team match. On December 8 on Raw, Goldberg faced Kane in a Lumberjack match which ended in a disqualification when Evolution and Mark Henry entered the ring and assaulted Goldberg. At Armageddon, Goldberg ultimately lost the title when Triple H pinned him after interference from Evolution and a chokeslam from Kane.^[29]

Feud with Brock Lesnar and departure[link]

During the Royal Rumble in 2004, he crossed paths with then-WWE Champion Brock Lesnar when the latter interrupted Goldberg during a backstage interview. While Goldberg was in the midst of dominating the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar interfered in the match and hit Goldberg with the F-5. With his attention turned on Lesnar, Kurt Angle eliminated a distracted Goldberg from behind.^[1] Goldberg vowed revenge on Lesnar and after defeating Mark Henry and Jonathan Coachman in a No DQ match, he declared Brock Lesnar his next victim. On February 2, Goldberg was given a front row ticket to No Way Out by Austin. Smackdown! General Manager Paul Heyman appeared on Raw and, along with Vince McMahon attempted to get Goldberg to back off in his vendetta against Brock Lesnar which resulted in Goldberg spearing Heyman and accidentally spearing Austin when he was aiming for McMahon. Goldberg attended No Way Out as a fan, confronting Lesnar at the event and, after several insults by Brock Lesnar, entered the ring and executed a Jackhammer on him. Goldberg was then detained and escorted out of the arena by security guards. During the main event between Brock Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero, Goldberg reemerged from the crowd and cost Brock Lesnar the WWE Championship.^[30] This led to a match between the two being scheduled for WrestleMania XX with Austin serving as special guest referee. Fans knew this would be the final WWE match for both Goldberg and Brock Lesnar and thus gave largely negative reactions through the performance. After Goldberg defeated Brock Lesnar, both men were given a Stone Cold Stunner by Austin on their way out.

Mixed martial arts[link]

On July 22, 2006, Goldberg served as color commentator in mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion World Fighting Alliance (WFA) King of the Streets pay-per-view in Los Angeles, California. When asked whether he was interested in becoming a mixed martial artist, Goldberg stated, "I'd love to, especially if I was 21 or even 29, but these guys are so far ahead of me in terms of experience. I never say never, though. But I don’t see myself stopping my movies, my shows, my commentating, or being a dad to do that". On June 7, 2007 Bill Goldberg was also adding Color Commentary to K-1 Dynamite.

Goldberg became a color commentator for the EliteXC organization during their inaugural event. The event, EliteXC Destiny, was broadcast live on Showtime, on February 10, 2007. He has continued in this role through all of EliteXC's showcase and combined cards, including Dynamite!! USA, Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni, EliteXC: Renegade, and EliteXC: Street Certified.

Other media[link]

Goldberg began acting while working for WCW in 1999. His appearance in Universal Soldier: The Return corresponded with him being featured in the music video.^[31][32] He was a special guest star on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. On the show he showed the contestants his various power moves yet also how to hit the opponent with a steel chair. He also spent three seasons as host of the Speed Channel show Bullrun.

In 2005, Goldberg also starred in a Happy Madison produced movie, The Longest Yard, as an inmate, along with fellow wrestlers Kevin Nash, The Great Khali, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, as well as actors Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Burt Reynolds. In the same year he was also the host of The History Channel documentary series "'Auto-Maniac" and later starred in the movie Santa's Slay where he plays a homicidal Santa Clause who goes on a killing spree on Christmas.

In March 2010, Goldberg appeared on the ninth season of Donald Trump's reality series The Celebrity Apprentice and was eliminated in the sixth episode.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2010, Goldberg joined forces with Louis Gregory, CEO of Uncle Louie Music Group and Uncle Louie Management when Bill placed "Uncle Louie" on Team Goldberg.^[33]

Personal life[link]

Goldberg's mother, Ethel, is a classical violinist, while his father, Jed, a graduate of Harvard University, was an obstetrician and gynecologist.^{[citation needed]} They divorced, and Jed died in late 2006.^{[citation needed]} In addition to playing the violin, Ethel breeds flowers, and once succeeded in creating an award-winning hybrid orchid which she named after Goldberg.^{[citation needed]}Bill is also proud of his Jewish religion and became well known for his Jewish ethnicity during his wrestling career.^[34][35] Goldberg's Jewish ancestors came from Russia and Romania. His Romanian grandfather, Marcel, emigrated from Bucharest and came to America through Ellis Island.^[36] His other great-grandfather, Willie, was an immigrant from Russia.

Goldberg was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had a bar mitzvah at Temple Israel^[37] and graduated from Tulsa Edison High School.^[38] He acquired a love for football early in life and was a bouncer at age 16.^[17]

On April 10, 2005, Goldberg married Wanda Ferraton, a stunt double whom he met while filming Santa's Slay, as stated in that movie's audio commentary. The couple have one son together named Gage Goldberg.^[39][40]

Goldberg is an animal welfare advocate and an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) spokesman, and has addressed the United States Congress in order to raise awareness of illegal animal fighting.^[41] Every year, Goldberg also plays golf in the Jimmy V Golf Classic and visits with children in local hospitals who are undergoing cancer treatment.

Goldberg co-owns and operates the "Extreme Power Gym" Muay Thai and Amateur boxing training facility in Oceanside, California. He also owns over 25 vintage cars,^[42] including a Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible, Shelby Cobra 427, and a Mustang Boss 429 "Lawman" (one of the two cars used in the Vietnam War to entertain the U.S. Army).

Goldberg has a long scar on the right side of his torso from a tear suffered during a college football game that required surgery to repair. He also acquired a scar on his right forearm from an altercation in WCW which kept him out of action for quite some time due to the surgery needed to fix.^[43] He has a large tribal tattoo on his left upper shoulder and a skull on his right biceps.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Jackhammer (Delayed vertical suplex powerslam pin)^[1][44]
  • Spear

• Signature moves
  • Ankle lock^[45][46]
  • Belly to belly suplex^[47][48][49]
  • Big boot^[50][51][52]
  • Clothesline
  • Crucifix armbar^{[48][53][54][55][56]}
  • Dragon screw^[57]
  • Dropkick^[54][58][59]
  • Fireman's carry slam^[54]
  • Full nelson slam^[60]
  • Hook kick^[61]
  • Kneebar^{[49][50][58][62][61][63][64]}
  • Multiple military press variations, sometimes preceded by a single arm choke lifted into a^[65]
    • Drop^{[66][67][68][69]}
    • Flapjack^[70][71]
    • Gutbuster^[50]
    • Slam^[65]
    • Spinebuster^[1]
  • Multiple powerslam variations
    • Back suplex side slam^[66][72]
    • Front powerslam^{[73][74][63][75]}
    • Scoop powerslam^[72][76]
    • Sidewalk slam^[77]
    • Ura-nage^[78]
  • Pumphandle into either a slam,^[60][79] a fallaway slam^[63][75][80] or a suplex^[45][81]
  • Shoulder block^[52][54][77]
  • Snap swinging neckbreaker^{[56][77][82][83][84]}
  • Superkick^{[1][72][54][85][86]}
  • Underhook suplex^{[72][51][52][77][78]}

• Nicknames
  • "Da Man"^{[52][55][85][87]}
  • "Greenzilla"^[88]
  • "The Beast"^[88]
  • "The Predator"^[88]

• Entrance themes
  • "Twisted" (WCW; 1997)
  • "Invasion" by Christian Poulet and Jean-Yves Rigo^[89] (WCW/WWE September 22, 1997–March 2001,March 31, 2003–April 21, 2003)
  • "Crush 'Em" by Megadeth^[89][90] (WCW; 1999)
  • "Invasion (Remix V1)" by Jim Johnston (WWE; Backlash 2003)
  • "Invasion (Remix V2)" by Jim Johnston^[89] (WWE; May 5, 2003–March 14, 2004)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1998)^[91]
  • PWI Rookie of the Year (1998)^[92]
  • PWI ranked him #2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998^[93]
  • PWI ranked him #75 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[94]

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[10][11]
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 times)^[8]
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bret Hart^[12]
  • Fifth WCW Triple Crown Champion¹
• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Rookie of the Year (1998)

1 ^ Goldberg became the fifth man to win the Triple Crown along with Bret Hart as they both won on the same day.

See also[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• List of select Jewish football players
• List of select Jewish professional wrestlers
• List of multi-sport athletes

Footnotes[link]

References[link]

• Goldberg, Bill and Goldberg, Steve (2000) I'm Next: The Strange Journey of America's Most Unlikely Superhero, ISBN 0-609-60780-4

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bill Goldberg

• Official website
• WWE Alumni profile
• Bill Goldberg at the Internet Movie Database
• Goldberg's "Jackhammer Java" Signature Coffee
• Bill Goldberg at MySpace
• Goldberg Biography at J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews