The Master and Ruler of the World to return?

[Johnny D]

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

John Laurinaitis is the WWE executive pushing for the company to bring back Sid Vicious. While it would certainly be an interesting move, it is being called a long shot at best. It is interesting to note that Laurinaitis would bring up Sid’s name considering the two have had heat for years as Laurinaitis was the WCW road agent that suggested he try the kick from the middle rope at the WCW Sin PPV on January 14, 2001 which resulted in him suffering a very graphic compound fracture to his leg.

The match at Sin pretty much ended Sid’s career, although he has been working independent dates every now and then in his mid-40s. Laurinaitis attended an independent wrestling show over the weekend that featured Vicious headlining against Jerry “The King” Lawler. Based on all that we have heard, Sid was moving around good.

[Arturo Classico]

that would rock.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

Been wanting this for months ever since I learned Sid was up and about again....please, god, please.

[The Ichi]

I'd be so paranoid to watch Sid's matches again after that leg fracture.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

Thank god long shot is being applied to this news. We already have a crappy big man that cuts horrible promos. His name is Snitsky.

[Legion]

Snitsky + SID = Psycho fued and then psycho tag team (or vice versa). I think it would rock.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

legion said:

Snitsky + SID = Psycho fued and then psycho tag team (or vice versa). I think it would rock.

And television sets the world over click off as fans ask "Who's that old, limping fat guy and what's he doing with that ugly dude?"

[Aaron E. Dangerously]

The Master of the Powerbomb is on a rampage!

[Deleted]

For once, I'm glad about something Johnny Ace did...

[Lair of the Shadow MaDaBa]

See, there's only two things I care about, and I'm gonna see is the man who wins the title and the belt, and that man will be me!!!

[salz4life]

I'd love to Sid come back in a bodyguard role. I don't think I want to see him as a FT wrestler again though. I don't want to see what happen at WCW Sin again.

[Celtic Heat]

Sid, a former member of a tag team known as the Skyscrapers. In order to look at a Skyscraper, you have to look up. "Things are looking up"...I don't like where that's going.

Seriously, I hope Sid does return just for the trainwreck/entertainingly horrible promos aspect. Also, a thread in the Ask RD and Blade forum recently mentioned that RD Jr's birthday is coming up, and it would make a nice birthday gift for WWE to provide for his future by ensuring that RD has more Sid material to sell books with (the coverage of Sid's 2000 run being the best part of the Death of WCW book, hands down).

[-Lithium-]

Look at that nostaglia work.

But yeah, dont want Sid back...

[x]

Any Sid is good Sid. He'll be over as hell no matter what. If you bring him in and have him manage the undefeated Snitsky they'll be ready for a main event push.

[The Beast Disincarnate]

i read somewhere (not on raja.com) that the main problem is that before Sid returns, he should succeed the drug test and he has already told the WWE officials that he's sure to fail because he's not clean.

[seano]

Sounds like Johnny Ace wants to make it up to Sid by giving him one last run that doesn't end with a hideous bodily injury. Good for him.

And us. Sid returning would be neat.

[Joie De Vivre]

Just I hear another unintentionally funny Sid promo, I'm all for it.

[royboy8]

The man is always in shape and wherever he goes is majorly over. I don't see what any negatives would be in bringing in the guy for a short term run.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

royboy8 said:

The man is always in shape and wherever he goes is majorly over. I don't see what any negatives would be in bringing in the guy for a short term run.

The fact that, except for about a brief 2 year period in the late 80's, he's always sucked as a wrestler, and as a promo guy, he's only slightly worse than the Warrior? Honestly, why are people letting nostalgia color their perceptions of talent?

[Schemer]

chuckymac314 said:

royboy8 said:

The man is always in shape and wherever he goes is majorly over. I don't see what any negatives would be in bringing in the guy for a short term run.

The fact that, except for about a brief 2 year period in the late 80's, he's always sucked as a wrestler, and as a promo guy, he's only slightly worse than the Warrior? Honestly, why are people letting nostalgia color their perceptions of talent?

I always knew what he was saying which is why it was funny... I never had a damn clue what Warrior said, which makes Sid a zillion times better... Besides, Sid isn't really a crazed lunatic... He just played one well... Warrior really is batshit crazy.

Also... In the early face run he had in McMahonland, he was super over... He didn't have to talk... He was getting more popular than Hogan... Just watch the unedited ending to the 1992 Rumble... When Sid bundles out Hogan, the crowd went bonkers.