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Sycho Sid (November 17, 1996 - January 19, 1997)
Sycho Sid returned to WWE in the summer of 1996. Four years on from his feud with Hulk Hogan, which was supposed to position him as the number one wrestler in the company, Sid finally reached the top of the WWE mountain.
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He was vociferously cheered as he defeated incumbent Shawn Michaels for the strap at the 1996 Survivor Series in Madison Square Garden. Fans had grown tired of Michaels' babyface character and were overjoyed when Sid crushed him to win the WWE title.
Unfortunately for Sid, WWE had no long term plans for him as champion. His title win existed solely so Michaels could regain it from him at the 1997 Royal Rumble which was scheduled to take place from Michael's hometown of San Antonio, Texas inside the 64,000 seater, Alamodome.
In front of his home crowd, Michaels would elicit a very different crowd response.
