Chris Candido passes a way!!

maxtrax

Just learned that current TNA star and former WWF tag champ (Skip) Chris Candido passed away on Thursday night. He was 33 years old.

Details are very sketchy at this point as there are conflicting reports regarding the cause of his death. Candido suffered a broken leg at the Lockdown PPV this past Sunday in Orlando and underwent surgery on Monday. He was able to work the Impact! tapings on Tuesday night before returning to his home. It is believed his recent surgery was the cause of death, although that has yet to be confirmed at this point.

Candido played a very strong role in the first taping for Impact! where America's Most Wanted defending the NWA World Tag Team Titles against The Naturals in the main event.

From what is known at this time, Candido collapsed in his home on Thursday night and was then rushed to a hospital by amublance. Candido eventually passed away a short time later.

Chris Candido's brother stated to a few wrestling websites that the cause of death appears to be a blood clot after complications from surgery.



Title History:

World Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Hot Body (June 3/90)

World Wrestling Association Junior Heavyweight title defeating Chris Evans (March 6/92)

World Wrestling Association Tag Team titles w/Chris Evans (March 6/93)

Smokey Mountain Wrestling/WWA Heavyweight Title (April 93)

ECW World Tag Team title w/Johnny Hot Body defeating Tony Stetson and Larry Winters (April 3, 1993)

Smokey Mountain Wrestling United States Title defeating Bobby Blaze (Oct 4/93)

Smokey Mountain Wrestling United States Title defeating Bobby Blaze (1993-again)

Smokey Mountain Wrestling Television Title defeating Tracy Smothers (Dec 6/93)

California Creative Wrestling title defeating Sabu (June 19/94)

Smokey Mountain Television Title (2)

NWA New Jersey Title defeating Tracy Smothers (November 19, 1994)

PCW United States title defeating Ray Odyssey (Dec 1/95)

WWF Tag Team Titles w/Zip defeating the Godwinns (Wrestlemania 12)

ECW Tag Team Titles w/Lance Storm defeating Furnas & LaFon (Dec 6/97)

Xtreme Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Title defeating Damien Steele (Feb 26/2000)

Jersey Championship Wrestling Television title defeating Don Montoya (September 8, 2001)

USA Pro Wrestling United States title defeating The Amazing Red (August 19, 2002);

USA Pro Wrestling United States title defeating Mike Tobin (June 19, 2004);

Lamar

o ****.............................................damn i am shocked right now.............
RIP chris

Fozzy

I never really liked the guy, but ****in hell.. Totally unexpected

RIP

bombidol

RIP. They are getting weirder.

Cat O'Nine Tail

Rest In Peace, Chris.

a-hole

he died from a blood cloth after serguary on his foot or leg

RebelRockChick

Plus he's married to Tammy Lynn Snytch ( Sunny in WWE ).

Brow

Very unfortunate. So young to go to.

Mr.Nice Guy

I didn't know too much about him as I don't get to see TNA but it is a terrible thing to have someone die so young. It's truly shocking. RIP Chris.

TOPDAWG

What is it with wrestlers dying so young these days?? Sad story.

Vince135792003

I could n't beleive how young he was for someone that had been around such a long time. Like 10 years ago he was in the then WWF and at 23 he looked so at ease and natural in the ring. Very technically good. Its just very sad.

Skud

RIP

WWE posted it on their site...

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/20050429_chriscandido.jsp

Guess they felt since he was ECW and WcW they could do it. He worked for TNA.

Fozzy

He was a WWF tag champ too.. As Skip of the Bodydonna's

Jonny Arson

I'm absolutely shocked to hear about another death on the pro Wrestling scene. I never saw much of Chris Candido but the general consensus has been that he has been one of the most hard working pro wrestlers over the past 10 years.

andyman

Very hard working and such a shock to find out that he died so young.

RIP You will not be forgottin

Mossy Monk

saw it on RAW last night

RIP