Tamara Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional wrestlingProfessional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is an athletic performing art where matches are prearranged by the promotion's booking staff. It is a non-competitive sport which contains strong elements of theatre, mock combat, and catch wrestling. Wrestling's origins date to 19th-century carnival...
managerIn professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
, personality and occasional wrestler. She achieved her greatest success as
Sunny for the
World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly-traded, privately-controlled integrated media and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
during the 1990s, and is widely considered as one of the first
DivasDiva is a term used by the professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers.-1996–2000:...
. She also performed under her own name in
Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
,
World Championship WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and his...
and
Ring of HonorRing of Honor is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein, and owned by Cary Silkin. ROH usually holds several shows each month throughout the midwest and east coast of North America. It has also held shows on the west coast, in Great Britain, Japan and ...
.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Sytch started out traveling with her boyfriend
Chris CandidoChristopher Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido. Throughout most of his career, he was accompanied by his high school sweetheart Tammy Lynn Sytch....
to make some extra money. In late-1992, she signed a six month deal with
Smoky Mountain WrestlingSmoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette...
. She first appeared onscreen as Tammy Fytch in 1993. She played a
villainIn professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling storylines. They are typically opposed by a babyface or more simply, face . Some tweeners exhibit heel mannerisms...
, who idolized
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. In her first storyline with the company, she threatened to file a sexual discrimination lawsuit due to the lack of prominent positions offered to females. She
managedIn professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
Brian LeeBrian Harris is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Prime Time" Brian Lee...
to the
Heavyweight ChampionshipThe SMW Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until 1996 when SMW folded. "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony held the title the most times with three reigns. The United States Wrestling Association briefly recognized the SMW Heavyweight...
and also began accompanying Candido in his matches, as well. By May 1994, she was managing the two men as a tag team, which won the
Tag Team ChampionshipThe SMW Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until 1995 when the promotion closed .-Title history:...
from The Rock 'n' Roll Express. Both Sytch and Candido, however, left the promotion in late 1994 for jobs with the
World Wrestling FederationWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly-traded, privately-controlled integrated media and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWF).
World Wrestling Federation
In late 1994, Sytch was contracted by the WWF, and she began appearing as Tamara Murphy, a commentator for "Live Event News" segments during syndicated WWF television shows. One month later, Candido joined the WWF, and the duo began appearing as Sunny and Skip, known collectively as the
villainousIn professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling storylines. They are typically opposed by a babyface or more simply, face . Some tweeners exhibit heel mannerisms...
fitness fanatics,
The BodydonnasThe Bodydonnas were a professional wrestling tag team in the WWF in the mid-1990s, consisting of Chris Candido as Skip, Candido's real-life girlfriend Tammy Lynn Sytch as Sunny, and Tom Prichard as Skip's kayfabe brother Zip.-History:...
.
ZipTom Prichard is an American professional wrestler. He is the brother of Chris and Bruce Prichard.-Beginnings:Tom Prichard began his career in Los Angeles, around 1979, working for Gene and Mike LeBell's Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium wrestling promotion, where he held several championships in that...
later joined the team, and Sunny was in their corner when they won the Tag Team Championship over
The GodwinnsThe Godwinns was the most well known gimmick of the professional wrestling tag team composed of Dennis Knight and Mark Canterbury that they used in the WWF. The team has used other gimmicks before they joined the WWF and had a gimmick change in the WWF shortly before disbanding...
at
WrestleMania XIIWrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on March 31, 1996 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.-Background:...
. In 1996, she won
Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
s Manager of the Year Award. She was also
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's most downloaded woman of that year. Weeks later, The Godwinns regained the championship, and Sunny turned on The Bodydonnas in favor of the new champions. She then turned on The Godwinns and helped The Smoking Gunns win the Tag Team Championship. After The Smokin' Gunns lost the title at In Your House 10: Mind Games, she fired them in the middle of the ring.
She spent a short time as the manager of
Faarooq AsadRon Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He was the first of only three African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, along with Booker T and The Rock...
, aiding him in his feud over the
Intercontinental ChampionshipThe World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is the original secondary title of WWE...
with
Marc MeroMarc Mero is an American retired amateur boxer and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as Marc Mero and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Johnny B. Badd...
and his valet
SableRena Mero Lesnar is an American model, actress, and former professional wrestler. She is primarily known for her stints in World Wrestling Entertainment as Sable....
. Sytch then began acting as host for several WWF television shows, including
LiveWirePremiering on September 21, 1996, in its initial format, LiveWire was broadcast live, and took fans' phone calls, letters, and faxes and respond to them on the air. This was the first WWF program to feature such an "interactive" element...
and Shotgun Saturday NightWWF Shotgun Saturday Night was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It aired from January 4, 1997 through August 21, 1999 and was a syndicated show that featured matches with lower card wrestlers...
. In addition, she appeared on MTVMTV is a cable television network based in New York City and launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs...
's Singled OutSingled Out is a game show that ran on MTV from 1995-1998. Each episode featured a group of 50 men and a group of 50 women competing for a date with one main contestant of the opposite sex.The original hosts were Chris Hardwick and Jenny McCarthy...
and Entertainment TonightEntertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid-like television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Kaylee Stacey is the producer...
. Meanwhile, Candido left the WWF for
Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
(ECW), and it was not long before she began making guest appearances with him in the promotion. In August 1997, she appeared at ECW's Hardcore Heaven pay-per-view.
In 1998, Sunny briefly became the manager for the reformed
Road WarriorsThe Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team originally composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members were added later...
as "Legion of Doom 2000", leading them to a win in a Tag Team Championship number one contender battle royal at
WrestleMania XIVWrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation , which took place on March 29, 1998 at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts....
. She was released in July 1998 amid rumors of backstage problems with Rena "Sable" Mero and an addiction to painkillers, as well as no-showing several appearances.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
She then joined
Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
(ECW). She made her debut appearance at Heat Wave four days after her WWF release. Now billed as Tammy Lynn Sytch, she assisted Candido in his win over
Lance StormLance Timothy Evers known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling...
and their subsequent feud. By September, Storm introduced his own valet, "
Tammy Lynn BytchDawn Marie Psaltis is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment , where she was a WWE Diva.Before entering the sports entertainment...
", a parody of Sytch. Later that year, amid more rumors of drug use, Sytch and Candido took some time off of television.
When the duo returned in 1999, Candido became a member of the
Triple ThreatThe Triple Threat was a professional wrestling heel stable that existed in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 1998. It was Shane Douglas' answer to Ric Flair's Four Horsemen...
alliance with
Shane DouglasTroy Shane Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned two decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly in the World Wrestling...
, and Sytch began a feud with Douglas's manager
FrancineFrancine Fournier , known simply as Francine, is an American former professional wrestling valet most known for her work in Extreme Championship Wrestling.-Extreme Championship Wrestling:...
. The feud was cut short when Sytch was arrested after violating a restraining order filed by her mother. After a brief tour of Australia, she returned in October 1999 on an episode of
ECW on TNNECW on TNN was a weekly professional wrestling TV show that aired on The Nashville Network on Friday nights. It was the first national broadcast of Extreme Championship Wrestling...
, where she talked openly about her past drug issues and reformation. After a brief feud with Dawn Marie (previously known as "Tammy Lynn Bytch"), there were rumors that Sytch had been found passed out in a locker room. Candido and Sytch left the promotion in December 1999.
World Championship Wrestling
In between a brief stop for
Xtreme Pro WrestlingXtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion, formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore...
(XPW) in early 2000, both Sytch and Candido signed on with
World Championship WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and his...
(WCW). Candido debuted in March of that year and Sytch debuted one month later at Spring Stampede, helping him win the
WCW Cruiserweight ChampionshipThe World Wrestling Entertainment Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment and was originally a World Championship Wrestling title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs...
in a match against
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince IaukeaMichael Hayner was a professional wrestler best known as Prince Iaukea in World Championship Wrestling. Haynes has also made a career performing and coordinating stunts for major motion pictures. He holds a Black Belt in Judo and is well trained in amateur and submission wrestling...
. She then feuded with Iaukea's valet Paisley. The short-lived feud came to a conclusion at Slamboree when The Artist and Paisley stripped Tammy's
dressA dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.Dress may also refer to:*Clothing in general*Costume, fancy dress...
off to reveal her
undergarmentUndergarments or underwear are clothes worn under other clothes, often next to the skin. They keep outer garments from being soiled by perspiration, urine, semen, feces, and other discharges; shape the body; and provide support for parts of it. In cold weather, long underwear sometimes is worn to...
s following Candido's singles victory over Iaukea. Sytch and Candido then briefly feuded with Crowbar and Daffney. Candido later dropped the title, which marked the end of the couples run with the company. As in the past, Sytch's leave was surrounded by rumors of drug abuse.
Independent circuit
After being released from WCW, the duo landed in Xtreme Pro Wrestling where she managed Candido to a title (the XPW World Heavyweight Title) once again. Candido and Sytch parted ways with XPW and started touring other independent wrestling promotions. In the spring of 2003, Sytch and Candido moved to
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands...
and were set to work for Victor Quinones'
International Wrestling AssociationThe International Wrestling Association is a wrestling promotion in Puerto Rico, started in Japan in 1994 by promoter Victor Quiñones. The hispanic division was created in 1999. The company was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance until 2001, but again became a member in 2007...
promotion. Sabu convinced them to work for Carlos Colón's rival
World Wrestling CouncilThe World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association...
promotion instead. After six months, the couple quit the promotion and headed back to the States. Upon their return to the States, both Sytch and Candido briefly lived with former ECW wrestler Hack Myers in his home in
FloridaFlorida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. It was the 27th state admitted to the United States...
.
After the death of Candido, it did not take long for Sytch to become regularly involved in the independent circuit again. Sytch made appearances as a referee for NWS Wrestling in May 2005 and attended a Chris Candido Memorial
show on June 4, 2005. Also, Sytch was a part of Hardcore HomecomingHardcore Homecoming was a series of professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion....
on June 10, 2005. She first came out with
Johnny GrungeMichael "Mike" Durham was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge. He was best known for the tag team he formed with Rocco Rock known as The Public Enemy.-Career:...
and
Pit Bull #1Gary Wolfe is a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #1" as one half of the tag team called The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante.-ECW:...
to do a tribute to former ECW wrestlers who had recently died. Among those honored were Candido,
Pit Bull #2Anthony Durante was a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #2" as one half of the tag team The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe.- ECW :...
, and
Rocco RockTheodore James Petty was an American professional wrestler better known as "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.-Career:...
. They were interrupted by
Danny DoringDan Morrison is an American better known as Danny Doring, who started with Extreme Championship Wrestling. He most recently worked in World Wrestling Entertainment in its revived ECW brand....
and
RoadkillMichael DePoli is a professional wrestler who started with Extreme Championship Wrestling. He worked for World Wrestling Entertainment in its Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental territory...
, but 911 cleared them out of the ring.
During this time period, Sytch appeared at the New Jersey-based NWA Cyberspace promotion. Soon after Sytch's departure from NWA Cyberspace, the New Jersey-based National Wrestling Superstars (NWS) became her new primary wrestling promotion. She appeared on a handful the promotion's shows in the summer, and on June 3, 2006, she managed
Lex LugerLawrence Wendell Pfohl best known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former professional wrestler and football player. He is best known for his work with the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation...
to victory over
Johnny CandidoJohnny Candido is an American professional wrestler, and is the younger brother of Chris Candido.-Career:Candido trained under his brother and debuted in 2000...
. Prior to the bout, a presentation was held from The Manasquan Elks Lodge to the Chris Candido Memorial Fund. The Elks Lodge donated $500 to the fund, with the money being used towards a
scholarshipA scholarship is an award of access to an institution, or a financial aid award for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
for a
ManasquanManasquan is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,310.The Borough's name is of Lenni Lenape origin, Man - A - Squaw - Han . Manasquan, Maniquan, Mannisquan, Manasquam, Squan, and Squan Village are variations on...
High School student. In spite of the prior ruling, Sytch returned to NWA Shockwave (formerly NWA Cyberspace) in 2006 as a featured headliner. On December 1, 2006, Sytch was appointed the new commissioner of NWA Shockwave. Immediately following this announcement, Sytch declared all Shockwave championship titles vacant and informed fans that new Heavyweight and Internet Champions would be crowned on January 13.
On December 22, 2007, Sytch won her first
championshipIn professional wrestling, a championship or title is a recognition of a wrestler being the best in their promotion.A wrestler can earn a championship by defeating the current champion in a match or in other ways determined by the promotion, such as winning a tournament for a vacant championship...
, the WSU Championship, after defeating the champion Alicia at a
Women Superstars UncensoredWomen Superstars Uncensored is an American, New Jersey based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on March 3, 2007. Shows combine wrestling interspersed with both serious and comedic storylines. The company tapes two DVDs worth of material during weekend...
(WSU) show in
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. Sytch also made an appearance on the 15th Anniversary of
RawWWE Raw is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States. The show's name, which is sometimes stylized as RAW, is also used to refer to the Raw brand, in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform...
.
Sytch made an appearance at a
Ring of HonorRing of Honor is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein, and owned by Cary Silkin. ROH usually holds several shows each month throughout the midwest and east coast of North America. It has also held shows on the west coast, in Great Britain, Japan and ...
show on December 29, 2007 held at New York City, seated at ringside during a non-title three-way match where
Daizee HazeDaizee Haze is an American professional wrestler. Whilst wrestling for many companies Daizee Haze is also a trainer for the Shimmer Women Athletes promotion.-Training and Gateway Championship Wrestling:...
defeated fellow ROH regulars
LaceyLacey is an American former professional wrestler, most known for working with numerous promotions throughout Northern America career such as Ring of Honor, SHIMMER, IWA-Mid South, Full Impact Pro, and NWA Midwest. She has also wrestled for CHIKARA, ChickFight, and was part of Wrestling Society X...
, and then-
Shimmer ChampionThe Shimmer Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Shimmer Women Athletes. It is competed for by Shimmer Women Athletes, and has been defended on shows of sister promotions Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro.-History:...
Sara Del ReySara Amato is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name, Sara Del Rey. She is a mainstay for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as Mexico's Lucha Libre Femenil, and has appeared for many independent promotions in the United States, including IWA Mid-South, Ring of Honor, All...
. Upon the conclusion of the match, Lacey verbally assaulted Sytch and accused her of denigrating women's roles in professional wrestling, which supposedly resulted in women's wrestlers not being taken seriously in the industry. She also threatened to assault Sytch, but Haze made the save on Sytch's behalf. Sytch made a few more appearances for ROH in 2008, where she repeatedly offered her services to
Austin AriesDan Solwold better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently performing in Ring of Honor, where he is the reigning ROH World Champion and the first wrestler ever to win it twice...
but was turned down. On the April 12 ROH show, Larry Sweeney announced that he had opened a "Diva School" and invited Sytch to be the "trainer", an offer she claimed she would consider.
Sytch, as Sunny, participated at
WrestleMania XXVWrestleMania XXV was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas...
on April 5, 2009 in the 25-Diva battle royal for the crown of "Miss WrestleMania", but lost after being thrown out early on in the match.
Personal life
Sytch grew up in a strict family with a father who was retired from the
United States NavyThe United States Navy is the sea branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. As of 31 December 2008, the U.S. Navy had about 331,682 personnel on active duty and 124,000 in the Navy Reserve. It operates 283 ships in active service and more than...
. She attended the same high school as her long-time boyfriend
Chris CandidoChristopher Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido. Throughout most of his career, he was accompanied by his high school sweetheart Tammy Lynn Sytch....
. Prior to joining the professional wrestling business, she studied pre-law at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She then switched to pre-med at the
University of TennesseeThe University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville...
, with the ambition to be a
pediatricianPediatrics is a branch of medical care that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The upper age limit ranges from age 12 to 21, depending on the country....
. During college, she worked as a freelance photographer.
Sytch had a nine month relationship with
Shawn MichaelsMichael Shawn Hickenbottom , better known by his ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. He performs for World Wrestling Entertainment , formerly the World Wrestling Federation, on its Raw brand...
. In 1997, Michaels accused Sytch and
Bret HartBret Sergeant Hart is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, author, and actor, best known for his time in World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling under the persona, "The Hitman". A son of wrestling patriarch Stu Hart, he was born into the Hart wrestling...
of having an affair, which Hart denied. The accusation began causing marital problems for Hart, which led to a backstage confrontation with Michaels. Sytch was friends with Hart and would entertain his children whenever they followed him on tour. In addition, she walked out of
RawWWE Raw is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States. The show's name, which is sometimes stylized as RAW, is also used to refer to the Raw brand, in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform...
the night after the Montreal ScrewjobThe Montreal Screwjob was the real life double-crossing of defending WWF Champion Bret Hart by Vince McMahon, the owner of the World Wrestling Federation , during the main event match of the professional wrestling pay-per-view event Survivor Series held on November 9, 1997 at the Molson Centre in...
, the incident in which WWF owner Vince McMahonVincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon is an American professional wrestler, promoter, in-ring announcer, play-by-play commentator and film producer. He currently serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment and is the majority shareholder of WWE. He is the creator...
enacted a plot to rid Hart of the WWF ChampionshipThe World Wrestling Entertainment Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in World Wrestling Entertainment . It is the world title of the Raw brand and one of three in WWE, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship and ECW Championship. It was established...
.
In 1997, PlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine, founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium. Playboy is one of the world's best...
approached Sytch in regards to posing nude for the magazine, but she declined the offer. According to Sytch, Playboy
offered her six figures to pose for them. Rena "Sable" MeroRena Mero Lesnar is an American model, actress, and former professional wrestler. She is primarily known for her stints in World Wrestling Entertainment as Sable....
, with whom Sytch had real-life animosity, later claimed that Playboy
never contacted Sytch for a possible photo shoot. She did, however, pose nude for Missy HyattMelissa Ann Hiatt is an American professional wrestler and valet, better known by her ring name, Missy Hyatt. She gained the majority of her fame while working for World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling...
's adult website Wrestling Vixxxens. In 2007, she claimed that she regretted doing it.
She was rushed to the hospital in 2001 after her appendix burst, which required time off from wrestling to heal. By 2007, she was once again in school, studying Medical Technology. In June 2009, Sytch did promotional work for the entertainment website Tuccioholic.com.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Stunner
A stunner is a common term in professional wrestling referring to the seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker maneuver, predominantly used by and named after Stone Cold Steve Austin, but invented by Mikey Whipwreck, who called it the Whipper-Snapper, and also used by Disco Inferno naming it the...
- Signature moves
- Diving crossbody
- Jawbreaker
- Wrestlers managed
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Brian Lee
Brian Harris is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Prime Time" Brian Lee...
- Chris Candido
Christopher Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido. Throughout most of his career, he was accompanied by his high school sweetheart Tammy Lynn Sytch....
- Faarooq Asad
Ron Simmons is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and retired American football player. He was the first of only three African Americans to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, along with Booker T and The Rock...
- L.O.D. 2000
- The Bodydonnas
The Bodydonnas were a professional wrestling tag team in the WWF in the mid-1990s, consisting of Chris Candido as Skip, Candido's real-life girlfriend Tammy Lynn Sytch as Sunny, and Tom Prichard as Skip's kayfabe brother Zip.-History:...
- The Godwinns
The Godwinns was the most well known gimmick of the professional wrestling tag team composed of Dennis Knight and Mark Canterbury that they used in the WWF. The team has used other gimmicks before they joined the WWF and had a gimmick change in the WWF shortly before disbanding...
- The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn
Monty Kip Sopp is an American professional wrestler, best known as "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and works under the ring name Kip James...
and Bart Gunn)
- Nickname
A nickname is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing. It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the proper name, which may sometimes be used simply for convenience A nickname (also spelled "nick name") is a descriptive name...
s
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
The Cauliflower Alley Club is a non-profit fraternal organization, which includes a newsletter and website, comprised of both retired and active professional wrestlers and boxers in North America....
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- PWI Manager of the Year
The PWI Manager of the Year Award, given yearly from 1972 through 1999 by professional wrestling magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated, recognizes the best manager of the year as voted by readers of the magazine. Bobby Heenan has won a record 4 times. Lou Albano, James J...
(1996)
- Women Superstars Uncensored
Women Superstars Uncensored is an American, New Jersey based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on March 3, 2007. Shows combine wrestling interspersed with both serious and comedic storylines. The company tapes two DVDs worth of material during weekend...
- WSU Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Federation
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is a publicly-traded, privately-controlled integrated media and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
- Slammy Award for Best Buns (1996)
- Slammy Award for Minds Behind the Mayhem (1996)
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