Chris Candido
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| Ring name | Skip Chris Candido |
| Additions to names | Hard Knox Mr. Charisma Mr. 'No Gimmicks Needed' |
| height | 173 cm |
| Fighting weight | 102 kg |
| birth |
March 21, 1972 Spring Lake , New Jersey |
| death |
April 28, 2005 Matawan , New Jersey |
| Announced from | Spring Lake, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Chuck Richards |
Chris Candido , also known as Skip (born March 21, 1972 in Spring Lake , New Jersey , † April 28, 2005 in Matawan , New Jersey) was an American wrestler . He was best known for his appearances in the promotions World Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling .
Career
Beginnings
Candido was trained by his grandfather "Popeye" Chuck Richards, a former wrestler, and was close friends with Jonathanrechner . He brought the later balls Mahoney to wrestling and both trained together with Richards.
Independent I
1986 Chris Candido started his career in smaller independent leagues.
NWA Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
In 1989 Candido moved to the NWA Tri-State Wrestling and now had the first opportunity to work on a major wrestling promotion. He worked there until they were sold.
NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling
Chris Candido joined NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling in 1992 after his employer was bought out and reorganized into the ECW. In this early stage he was allowed to hold the NWA-ECW Tag Team Championship twice . But during the second title reign, Candido left the ECW for the SMW.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Candido had now signed with Smoky Mountain Wrestling and was given the Valet Sunny as a manager. After that, both were a couple in private. At SMW, Candido competed several times against Cactus Jack , who was employed there at the same time.
National Wrestling Alliance
After his move from Smoky Mountain to the National Wrestling Alliance , Candido was able to prevail on November 19, 1994 in a tournament against nine opponents and was allowed to hold the previously vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Candido held the title at a time when the NWA no longer had any TV contracts and the ECW, the last NWA branch with a TV contract, had separated from it.
His title defense took place mostly in independent doctorates. Candido lost the title on February 24, 1995 to Dan Severn , who also defended the title in Japan .
World Wrestling Federation
From 1995 Candido (under the gimmick Skip) was under contract with Sunny in what was then WWF , where they formed the Tag Team Body Donnas . Together with Tom Prichard he won the WWF Tag Team title in 1996 , this title was his greatest success in the WWF.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
After losing the title, the Body Donnas parted ways and Candido returned to the ECW in 1996 . There he formed a stable with the then 24-year-old Steve Corino, for whom he challenged and was defeated as part of the storyline Taz . Taz inflicted a neck injury on his first appearance at the ECW , which turned out to be fake candidos 14 days later.
He later formed the Triple Threat team with Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow , with whom he was close private friends . This is considered to be one of the best groups ever among ECW fans. He was also able to secure the ECW Tag Team title together with Lance Storm at the end of 1997 . The two later separated and feuded against each other. Then Chris Candido took a break. In 1999 he was hired for a short time at ECW, after the contract expired he turned his back on his doctorate.
World Championship Wrestling
In the spring of 2000, Chris Candido switched to WCW . At the event Spring Stampede 2000 he was able to secure the Cruiserweight Championship in a six-way match . But he lost this title again to Crowbar Devon Storm only a month later . Then he teamed up again with Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow (for legal reasons one could not use the previous name, as it was a trademark of the ECW). Even before the storyline started , his friend Tammy Lynn Sytch was fired by the WCW in the summer of 2000 because various drugs and drugs were found in her locker room. In order to forestall a dismissal on the part of the WCW, both asked for an early termination of the contract.
Independent II
In 2000 and 2002 Candido was active in Xtreme Pro Wrestling , where he once held the XPW World Heavyweight Championship .
After Candido finally got his drug problems under control, he made his comeback in 2004 with the independent promotion IWA Mid-South . In this Candido showed his old strength again.
Total non-stop action wrestling
Through his achievements in the IWA, the WCW successor promotion NWA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling finally became aware of Chris Candido. She recruited him from the IWA Mid-South and put him under contract. In the TNA, Candido also had his last match in 2005.
death
In a wrestling match for TNA on April 24, 2005, he suffered a broken calf and shin and an ankle injury. After his appearance at the major event Lockdown of the wrestling league TNA , Candido was operated on successfully. After complications, a thrombosis developed in his leg , which ultimately led to the death of the 33-year-old. In memory of him, the Chris Candido Cup was held at TNAW and the IWA .
successes
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- WCW World Cruiserweight Champion
- WWF World Tag Team Champion
- 3 × ECW World Tag Team Champion
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Candido, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spring Lake , New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 2005 |
| Place of death | Matawan , New Jersey |