10 Wrestler Quirks You'll Never Be Able To Unsee
4. Sid's Not So Vicious Punches
Sid wasn't always pushed as a top star because of what he could do, but more because of what he had.
A walking talking tower of impossible charisma and intangible intensity, Sid combined these traits with an elite tier look and found a business that would reward those things quite nicely. Regardless of what else he potentially lacked.
Wrestling's not always fair in the regard, and like many athletic pursuits it's unfortunate for some that they have to do a very different type of thing to achieve similar rewards in the same field. Track athletes at the highest level train to a remarkable standard, but the long distance runners must sometimes look at the endorsements, plaudits and adoration soaked up by the 100m Heroes and grumble at their lot.
Countless grizzled in-ring generals might have done the same watching Sid lift one of his many world titles, but those same men will have had had to sell the ludicrous sight of how he lifted his hand. A terrifying physical specimen until the bell rang, Sid's inability to actually make the fighting part look real when he threw his worked punches somehow only added to his idiosyncratic charm.