Chris Candito aka Chris Candido or Skip is a professional wrestler best known for his participation in a World Wrestling Federation tag team known as The Bodydonnas with Zip (Tom Prichard) and for his wife/valet Sunny.

He was most successful during his tenure with Extreme Championship Wrestling, although he he had a short stint in World Championship Wrestling in 2000. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action.

Profile

• Height: 5'8"
• Weight: 225lbs
• Birthday: March 21, 1972
• Hometown: Spring Lake, New Jersey ^[1]
• Trained By: Larry Sharpe
• Professional Debut: 1986
• Previous Identities: Bodydonna Skip, Skip, Chris Candido, Hard Knox, "No Gimmick Needed"
• Previous Manager(s): Sunny, Cloudy,
• Finishing/Signature Move(s): Diving Headbutt, New Jersey Jam, Blonde Bombshell (Powerbomb from the top rope), Suicide-plex

Career

Chris Candido's first real success was in Smokey Mountain Wrestling , where he won a number of titles.

The World Wrestling Federation signed Candido and his wife and renamed them "Skip" and "Sunny" respectively, giving them the characters of a fitness obsessed couple. Though Candido's success was overshadowed by the popularity of Sunny, he eventually gained a tag team partner, Zip, and went on to win the WWF tag team titles. The team competed at Wrestlemania XII against their nemeses, the Godwinns . Candido eventually left the Federation, possibly because of friction between himself and the Clique.

As part of Extreme Championship Wrestling, Candido was a member of the Triple Threat which consisted of himself, the leader, Shane Douglas, and Bam Bam Bigelow . Candido also enjoyed a seven month tag team title reign with Lance Storm. ^[2]

Candido wrestled briefly for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2000, competing (and winning gold) in the cruiserweight division. He was part of the New Blood, the stable formed by Eric Bischoff to oppose the older, more powerful wrestlers dominating the promotion. Candido left WCW in late 2000, allegedly as a result of drug abuse. His wife, Tammy Lynn Sytch, who had served as his valet, was also fired. Candido then wrestled for numerous independent promotions and toured Japan.

Candido's career has underwent something of a revival in 2005, as he was hired by Total Nonstop Action, the second largest wrestling promotion in North America. He regularly competes in six man tag matches with his allies, The Naturals .

Championships/Accomplishments

• 1-time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
• 1-time WWF World Tag Team Champion
• 2-time ECW World Tag Team Champion

References

• [1] - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133754/ IMDB biography
• [2] - http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/wiamain.htm/ Wrestling Information Archive

External Links

• The official website of Chris Candido