Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972 in Matawan, New Jersey) is a professional wrestling diva for ECW, WCW, WWE and various independent promotions. She achieved her greatest success as Sunny in WWF in the mid to late 1990's.
Career
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Tammy started out travelling with her boyfriend (later husband), Chris Candido. She did some camera work for the New Jersey-based WWA. She first appeared onscreen as Tamara Murphy Fytch in Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1993. She played a rich, spoiled brat, who was billed as having come from Wellesley College. Tammy Fytch became extremely hated by the fans in Smoky Mountain. She managed Candido, Brian Lee and Boo Bradley, who would become Balls Mahoney in ECW.
World Wrestling Federation
In late 1994, Tammy, as Tamara Murphy, started appearing on "Live Event News" segments during then-World Wrestling Federation television shows, where she would promote local WWF house show events. A few months later, in Spring 1995, Tammy and Chris (now known as Sunny and Skip) debuted as the fitness-freaks Bodydonnas. Tammy would come to the ring with a microphone talking about how great they were and about how out of shape the fans were and quickly became hated. However, she was also becoming loved by men everywhere for her looks. She became AOL's most downloaded woman thanks to her risque pictorials that were offered exclusively from AOL. In 1996, she won two Slammy Awards. She won for Best Buns and Best Manager. She also won Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Manager of the Year Award. The WWF split her up from Candido and she went on the manage The Godwinns in a swerve where she teased Phineas Godwinn so he would follow her every whim and caused them to lose the WWE World Tag Team Titles to the Smokin' Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn).
One of her favorite moments in the WWF was when she got slopped. The Godwinns had a gimmick where they were pig farmers and carried around a bucket of slop to their matches. Tammy called Phineas out to the ring to apologize and then slapped him and berated him. The Smokin' Gunns jumped him from behind. Henry Godwinn and their manager Hillbilly Jim came out to the rescue and cornered Tammy. Henry gave Phineas a slop bucket but he could not do it. Tammy realized this and finally got it together, after feaking out at the thought of being slopped and blew Phineas a kiss. Phineas had enough and poured the slop all over her.
She soon became "The Clique Chick". She would hang out with the members of the Clique so they gave her that name. Candido had problems with the Clique members, so she eventually quit hanging out with them. She also developed some drug and alcohol problems around this time.
WWF management soon took Tammy away from managing and used her to be the ring announcer for matches and to model new t-shirts. During this time, she had backstage problems with Sable.
Candido left WWF for ECW without Tammy. She soon started making guest appearances in ECW with Chris. In 1998, she managed the Road Warriors as "LOD 2000". This lasted a few months and she left WWF for ECW for good.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
She feuded with Dawn Marie while Candido feuded with Dawn's wrestler, Lance Storm. They had several very entertaining mixed tag team matches against each other. In 1999, Paul Heyman, the owner of ECW, had Tammy do an interview on TV about her drug and alcohol problems. This was not something usually done in professional wrestling, but ECW was a very "smart" atmosphere, and its fans were largely aware of her ordeal.
She left the WWF after she was caught having an affair with Road Warrior Animal.
World Championship Wrestling
By 2000, Tammy had cleaned up her act and went with Chris to World Championship Wrestling where she feuded with Paizley, better known as Sharmell Sullivan. She ended up feuding with Daffney but their stay ended abruptly when Kimberly Page found a syringe that she claimed belonged to Tammy in the women's restroom. Tammy volunteered to a drug test and passed but they released her anyway.
Indies
Tammy has been working on the independent circuit ever since with Candido, at one point relocating to Puerto Rico for eight months. She considered becoming a Flight attendant, but instead opened and began running a tanning salon in May 2004.
Death of Chris Candido
Candido unexpectedly died on April 28, 2005. His cause of death was, according to his brother Johnny, from acute pneumonia caused by complications from surgery to repair his broken ankle that he suffered at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's PPV on April 24 2005.
Tammy made an appearance in Women's Extreme Wrestling on May 7 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She gave a short speech before the show began after they had a ten bell salute to honour Candido. She then managed Talia while wearing one of Candido's ring jackets. She was briefly hospitalized for a minor nervous breakdown the same weekend but was soon released.
Tammy has made appearances as a referee for NWS Wrestling in May 2005 and attended a Chris Candido Memorial Show on June 4 2005.
Indies after Candido's Passing
Tammy has returned to the indie circuit and was part of Hardcore Homecoming on June 10, 2005. She first came out with Johnny Grunge and Pit Bull #1 to do a tribute to former ECW wrestlers who have passed on recently. Among those honored were Chris Candido, Pit Bull #2 and Rocco Rock. They were interrupted by Danny Doring and Roadkill but 911 cleared them out of the ring.
After the show, they hosted a Q & A session and took donations for the Chris Candido Scholarship Fund. Somebody donated $700 and Tammy said she would flash her breasts at anybody who topped that. A guy paid $800 and Tammy flashed him in what was said to be the highlight of the session.
Recently she has been working with NWA Cyberspace as the valet of the Cyberspace Tag Team Champions, All Money Is Legal.
Trivia
- Tammy was involved in the porn website Wrestling Vixxxens with Missy Hyatt from 2001 to 2003.
- She bought a tanning salon in New Jersey in 2005 and runs it now.
- She attempted to become an airline stewardess in 2004 but did not qualify.
- She is a huge fan of KISS and Marilyn Monroe.
- She was a cheerleader in high school.
She is now dating a local businessman by the name of Rudy Torres.
Finishing/Trademark moves
Accomplishments/Awards
- PWI Manager of the Year Award in 1996.
- Twice Slammy Award winner (Best Buns & Brains Behind the Brawn).
- WWE Diva of the Decade Nominee.
External links
- Official Website
- RedHotDivas
- Tammy Sytch Live
- TammySytch.net Fan tribute to Tammy Sytch.