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Chris Candito

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1972-03-21

Birth Place

Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, USA

Movies and TV shows :

1st Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

1st Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

1998

0.0

Movie
4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

4th Annual Brian Pillman Memorial Show

2001

0.0

Movie
Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling

2013

8.0

Movie
Best Of Raw • Volume One

Best Of Raw • Volume One

1996

0.0

Movie
Blood, Brawls and Grudges

Blood, Brawls and Grudges

1995

0.0

Movie
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

2013

9.0

Movie
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

2015

9.2

Movie
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

1998

0.0

Movie
ECW As Good As It Gets

ECW As Good As It Gets

1997

8.0

Movie
ECW Barely Legal 1997

ECW Barely Legal 1997

1997

8.0

Movie
ECW Born To Be Wired

ECW Born To Be Wired

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Crossing The Line Again

ECW Crossing The Line Again

1997

4.0

Movie
ECW CyberSlam 1997

ECW CyberSlam 1997

1997

8.0

Movie
ECW CyberSlam 1998

ECW CyberSlam 1998

1998

10.0

Movie
ECW CyberSlam 1999

ECW CyberSlam 1999

1999

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996

1996

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996

1996

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

1998

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: November 23, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: November 23, 1996

1996

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999

1999

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998

ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998

1998

0.0

Movie
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999

1999

0.0

Movie
ECW Heat Wave 1998

ECW Heat Wave 1998

1998

10.0

Movie
ECW High Incident

ECW High Incident

1996

0.0

Movie
ECW Holiday Hell 1996

ECW Holiday Hell 1996

1996

1.0

Movie
ECW House Party 1998

ECW House Party 1998

1998

7.0

Movie
ECW House Party 1999

ECW House Party 1999

1999

0.0

Movie
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld

ECW It Ain't Seinfeld

1998

0.0

Movie
ECW Living Dangerously 1998

ECW Living Dangerously 1998

1998

0.0

Movie
ECW November to Remember 1996

ECW November to Remember 1996

1996

5.0

Movie
ECW November To Remember 1997

ECW November To Remember 1997

1997

3.5

Movie
ECW November To Remember 1998

ECW November To Remember 1998

1998

0.0

Movie
ECW November to Remember 1999

ECW November to Remember 1999

1999

10.0

Movie
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997

1997

0.0

Movie
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

1998

0.0

Movie
Legends Never Die

Legends Never Die

2006

0.0

Movie
Life In The Fast Lane

Life In The Fast Lane

2007

0.0

Movie
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

1997

0.0

Movie
MLW Reloaded

MLW Reloaded

2002

0.0

Movie
NEW Renegades Rampage

NEW Renegades Rampage

2004

0.0

Movie
NWA Grandslam

NWA Grandslam

1993

0.0

Movie
Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles

Phenomenal: The Best of AJ Styles

2004

10.0

Movie
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993

SMW Fire on The Mountain 1993

1993

0.0

Movie
SMW Night of The Legends

SMW Night of The Legends

1994

6.0

Movie
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993

SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993

1993

0.0

Movie
The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament

The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament

1994

0.0

Movie
The Best of Shane Douglas

The Best of Shane Douglas

1998

0.0

Movie
The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You!

The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You!

1999

0.0

Movie
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

2011

8.0

Movie
TNA Destination X 2005

TNA Destination X 2005

2005

0.0

Movie
TNA Lockdown 2005

TNA Lockdown 2005

2005

0.0

Movie
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

2006

10.0

Movie
WCW Slamboree 2000

WCW Slamboree 2000

2000

10.0

Movie
WCW Spring Stampede 2000

WCW Spring Stampede 2000

2000

9.5

Movie
poster

WCW Thunder

1998

7.7

TV
WWE Action Zone!

WWE Action Zone!

1997

0.0

Movie
WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

1996

8.5

Movie
WWE In Your House 9: International Incident

WWE In Your House 9: International Incident

1996

10.0

Movie
poster

WWE Raw

1993

6.7

TV
WWE Royal Rumble 1996

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

1996

6.2

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1995

WWE SummerSlam 1995

1995

6.2

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1996

WWE SummerSlam 1996

1996

8.5

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1995

WWE Survivor Series 1995

1995

8.4

Movie
WWE WrestleMania XII

WWE WrestleMania XII

1996

7.1

Movie
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

2004

6.3

Movie
poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

6.8

TV
XPW: Baptized in Blood

XPW: Baptized in Blood

2000

0.0

Movie
XPW: The Revolution Will Be Televised!

XPW: The Revolution Will Be Televised!

2001

0.0

Movie