Chris Candito
Christopher B. Candito was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Candido. Candido is a one time world champion, having held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once. In addition, he held several championships in professional wrestling promotions such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and The World Wrestling Federation. Candido had two runs with Xtreme Pro Wrestling. The first was in 2000, and he won the XPW World Heavyweight Championship before leaving for WCW. The second run was from late 2002 until the company's final show in 2003. Also Candido and Tammy Sytch wrestled in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council in 2003 feuding with Eddie Primo Colon and in addition held the WWC World Television title. (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) defeated Elix Skipper and Petey Williams and Mikey Batts in a six-man tag team match. At the Destination X (2005) preshow, Candido and Andy Douglas defeated Lex Lovett and Buck Quartermain. On the March 18 episode of Impact, Candido and The Naturals faced Dustin Rhodes and America's Most Wanted in a losing effort. Candido competed in his final match at Lockdown (2005) when Candido and Lance Hoyt faced Apolo and Sonny Siaki in a losing effort during the match Candido broke his leg when Siaki landed on it after a flying dropkick early in the match. The injury would lead to Candido dying of acute pneumonia on April 28, 2005. His last performance was taped to air later in the week, he was featured on an episode of TNA Impact! after his death, wheelchair bound, where he helped The Naturals win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. At TNA LockDown on April 24, 2005, Candido fractured both his tibia and fibula and dislocated his ankle during a steel cage match with Lance Hoyt against Apolo and Sonny Siaki. He underwent surgery the next day to have titanium plates and screws inserted into his leg. He was at the following Impact! tapings managing The Naturals to defeat America's Most Wanted to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. On April 28, 2005, Candido felt ill and his condition worsened during the day. He collapsed in the evening and was rushed to the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was diagnosed with pneumonia. Doctors drained his lungs, but Candido died soon afterwards. He was 33 years old. His brother Johnny, reported that Candido died due to a blood clot, a complication from surgery. In a 2016 interview Johnny Candido would reveal that Chris did not die from a blood clot, but rather acute pneumonia. This death had a profound effect on fellow wrestlers such as CM Punk, who in 2014 voiced his concern of a post-elbow surgery clot similar to that of Candido. TNA subsequently held the Chris Candido Memorial Tag Team Tournament in his honor in late 2005. In 2009, he was inducted into the Hardcore Hall of Fame. Candido's Hardcore Hall of Fame banner in the former ECW Arena.
ECW Barely Legal 1997
as Chris Candido (Interview)ECW presents Barely Legal. Terry Funk, Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool compete in a Three-Way Dance...
Movie pageECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Chris Candido"The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow....
Movie pageWWE WrestleMania XII
as Bodydonna SkipShawn Michaels and Bret "Hit Man" Hart battle it out in an epic, hour long Iron Man Match with...
Movie pageECW November To Remember 1998
as Chris CandidoSabu, Rob Van Dam & Taz join forces to take on the Triple Threat in the main event. Tommy...
Movie pageWWE In Your House 9: International Incident
as Bodydonna SkipIn Your House 9: International Incident took place on July 21, 1996 at General Motors Place in...
Movie pageWCW Slamboree 2000
as Chris CandidoSlamboree 2000 took place on May 7, 2000 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The main...
Movie pageECW November to Remember 1999
as Chris CandidoRhino joins forces with The Impact Players to face Raven, Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman in the...
Movie pageWWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Bodydonna SkipThirty Superstars compete in the annual Royal Rumble with the winner advancing to WrestleMania...
Movie pageWWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling
as Chris CandidoCall him Cactus Jack, Mankind or Dude Love; by any name, there's never been anyone in or out of...
Movie pageECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
as Chris CandidoBuh Buh Ray Dudley takes on Taz with the ECW World Championship on the line. Rob Van Dam defends...
Movie pageWWE Survivor Series 1995
as Bodydonna SkipSurvivor Series (1995) was the ninth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view. It was sponsored by...
Movie pageECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
as Chris CandidoWrestlepalooza 1997 was the second Wrestlepalooza event from Extreme Championship Wrestling. It...
Movie pageECW Living Dangerously 1998
as Chris CandidoAl Snow teams with Lance Storm to face Triple Threat members "The Franchise" Shane Douglas &...
Movie pageWCW Spring Stampede 2000
as HimselfSpring Stampede 2000 took place on April 16, 2000 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois....
Movie pageECW Hardcore Heaven 1997
as Chris CandidoIn a Three-Way Dance main event, Sabu faces "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and Terry Funk with...
Movie pageECW November To Remember 1997
as Chris CandidoBam Bam Bigelow defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against "The Franchise" Shane...
Movie pageWWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies
as Bodydonna SkipIn Your House: Good Friends, Better Enemies features Goldust defending the WWE Intercontinental...
Movie pageECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
as Chris CandidoTerry Funk's Wrestlefest 1997 was an event from Extreme Championship Wrestling. It took place on...
Movie pageECW Heat Wave 1998
as Chris CandidoTommy Dreamer, Sandman & Spike Dudley battle The Dudley Boyz in a Dudleyville Street Fight. Taz...
Movie pageThe Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
as Chris CandidoThis is the veritable definition of high risk, high reward in sports entertainment, a rich...
Movie pageTNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
as Chris CandidoThey are the extraordinary TNA moments that will echo throughout the history of professional...
Movie pageECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as Chris CandidoThey're taking over! Join the voice of ECW, Joey Styles and The Blue World Order's Blue Meanie...
Movie pageECW House Party 1998
as Chris CandidoDate: 1998, January 10 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,650 Axl Rotten,...
Movie pageECW A Matter of Respect 1998
as Chris CandidoDate: 1998, May 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,600 Commentator: Joey...
Movie pageECW Crossing The Line Again
as Chris CandidoECW World Champion Raven defends his title against "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Sandman takes on...
Movie pageECW CyberSlam 1997
as Chris CandidoCyberslam 97 took place on February 22, 1997 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA with an...
Movie pageECW CyberSlam 1999
as Chris CandidoDate: 1999, April 03 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentator: Joey Styles Jerry Lynn...
Movie pageECW CyberSlam 1998
as Chris CandidoDate: 1998, February 21 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Danny Doring vs. Jerry Lynn Al...
Movie pageECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
as Chris CandidoFollowing the success of ECW Unreleased Vol 1, WWE delves even deeper into the ECW archives,...
Movie pageECW Born To Be Wired
as Chris CandidoBorn to Be Wired 1997 is an event put on by Extreme Championship Wrestling which took place on...
Movie pageECW November to Remember 1996
as Chris CandidoDate: 1996, November 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,250 Big Stevie...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 1995
as Bodydonna SkipWWE Champion Diesel puts his title on the line against King Mabel. Bret "The Hitman" Hart...
Movie pageBlood, Brawls and Grudges
as Chris CandidoThis two hour DVD release contains wild, bloody matches and brawls from Smoky Mountain Wrestling...
Movie pageECW Holiday Hell 1996
as Chris CandidoHoliday Hell 1996 is a TV event from Extreme Championship Wrestling which took place on December...
Movie pageLife In The Fast Lane
as uncreditedStory after story from some of the biggest talents in the business telling you exactly what it...
Movie pageSMW Night of The Legends
as Chris CandidoBullet Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk battle Jim Cornette's team of the...
Movie pagePhenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles
as Chris CandidoThe best of AJ Styles from the independent scene and around the world.
Movie pageTNA Destination X 2005
as Chris Candido (Ringside)Featuring Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page in a Ringside Revenge match for the NWA World...
Movie pageSMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
as Chris CandidoThe thunder rolls in the Tennessee Valley as a Tag Team Gang Fight breaks out during a wrestling...
Movie pageWWE SummerSlam 1996
as Bodydonna SkipThe temperature is on the rise as WWE's annual Summer Spectacular comes your way. Shawn Michaels...
Movie pageXPW: The Revolution Will Be Televised!
as SelfWrestlers Shane Douglas and Chris Candino make their debuts in this television premiere of the...
Movie pageECW As Good As It Gets
as Chris Candido"The Franchise" Shane Douglas prepares to defend the ECW World Heavyweight Title against...
Movie pageThe 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament
as Chris CandidoThe biggest and brightest stars in the professional wrestling universe converge on Cherry Hill,...
Movie pageBarbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling
as HimselfThe film studies the history of, and people who made, Extreme Championship Wrestling a cult...
Movie pageTNA Lockdown 2005
as Chris CandidoLockdown (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total...
Movie pageECW House Party 1999
as Chris CandidoDate: 1999, January 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentator: Joey Styles Two on...
Movie pageECW It Ain't Seinfeld
as Chris CandidoECW It Ain't Seinfeld from The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New York on May 14, 1998.
Movie pageMLW Reloaded
as uncreditedMLW reloads with an event that cannot be missed! See Satoshi Kojima debut and win not only the...
Movie pageBest Of Raw • Volume One
as SkipThis is it! The BEST Matches from the hit T.V. Show Monday Night Raw! Watch the Best of The Best...
Movie pageWWE Raw
as SkipA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageWWE Raw
as Chris CandidoA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageWWF Wrestling Challenge
as SkipWWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...
TV Show pageWCW Thunder
as Chris CandidoWCW Thunder was a professional wrestling show produced by World Championship Wrestling.
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