10 Most Intense Performers In Wrestling History

Sid was so intense that he once knifed Arn Anderson in the gut with a pair of scissors. He was only fractionally less intense onscreen.

Sid's intensity was sadly lacking in the ring. If he possessed just a tenth of the intensity of his promos between the ropes, he may have been one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. As it happens, his offence was disappointingly mild. He never truly looked capable of annihilating his opponents; it took herculean efforts from peerless greats to position him as the monster his look promised, and he landed his powerbomb with an almost polite reluctance. Shawn Michaels, who carried him to his best ever match, at WWF Survivor Series 1996, once labelled him the most expensive piece of luggage in history. Known as a legendary backstage irritant, Michaels actually said this on camera.

Sid didn't need such assistance on the microphone - apart from that time Jim Ross had to remind him he was on live television. Sid, so intense as to exist in a constant cloak of sweat, spoke, at first, as if he was barely able to control the force of nature within. He was all low whispers and sharp intakes of breath - before screaming his face off in a terrifyingly jarring, Frank Costanza-like quiet/loud dynamic.

Sometimes, those outbursts were menacing - "You better listen to me, boy!" - others, he would hilariously refer to Gene Okerlund as a "fat, bald-headed little oaf - but he was never once subdued.