Rip Sawyer

Rip Sawyer
Rip Sawyer in April 2013
Birth nameSidney F. Garrison
BornJanuary 26, 1965 (1965-01-26) January 26, 1965 (age 59)
Pennsylvania, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Rip Sawyer
Sid Garrison
Debut1988

Sidney F. Garrison (born January 26, 1965)[1][2] is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Rip Sawyer. He competed in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As one-half of The Cream Team with longtime tag team partner Dino Casanova, they won the MEWF Tag Team Championship in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation in 1991. Defending the title for over 10 months, they were the promotion's longest reigning champions.

The team also had short stints in Eastern Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling League. Prior to his retirement in 1995, Sawyer briefly appeared in World Championship Wrestling with Rip Rogers As well as the WWF on Monday Night Raw battling Diesel in singles action. In recent years Rip has competed in indy promotions throughout VA such as AWE and TCW.

  1. ^ Schwan, Brett (2008). "Birthdays". WrestlingClothesline.com. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  2. ^ Solomon, Aaron (2009). "Wrestling Birthdays". OO Reference Desk: Birthdays List. OOWrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2010-05-14.