Rip Sawyer

Rip Sawyer
Rip Sawyer in April 2013
Born	January 26
Residence	Waynesboro, Virginia, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Rip Sawyer
Debut	1988
Retired	1995

Sidney F. Garrison (born January 26) 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.

Making his debut around 1988, Rip Sawyer spent his early career in the Philadelphia area. In May 1988, they defeated International World Class Championship Wrestling's Billion Dollar Babies (G.Q. Stratus & Mike Sampson) in a tournament final to become the first tag team champions for Max Thrasher's Atlantic Wrestling Federation.

On August 27 of that year, he teamed with Diamond Dave in a tag team match against The Jersey Boys for a benefit show held at the Bavarian Club in Northeast Philadelphia. Other wrestlers on the card included King Kaluha, Larry Winters, The Cheetah Kid and Jules Strongbow. At the end of the year, he began teaming with David Casanova as The Cream Team and, on December 17, they faced The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the Virginia Wrestling Association tag team titles. Successful on the Mid-Atlantic indy circuit, they wrestled The Brothers Superior (Superior & Neil Superior) in a match to crown the first NWL Tag Team Champions in 1989.