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Tammy and Chris'
story is everything.
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It was a love story,
it was a cautionary tale.
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It was a success story.
It was a failure story.
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[narrator]
High school sweethearts,
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Chris Candito
and Tammy Sytch,
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soared to wrestling stardom,
fuelled by their talent,
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ambition, and devotion
to one another.
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Anybody who met
Chris loved Chris.
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You couldn't help it.
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From the first time that
I saw Chris in the ring,
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I knew he had
exceptional talent.
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He was a natural, and
he loved wrestling.
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I went from seeing Chris
and Tammy backstage to
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seeing them as two of
the biggest stars.
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But as Tammy's star rose
higher and brighter
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than Chris', the bond
between the young lovers
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was put to the test.
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Tammy was the first female
internet sensation
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in professional wrestling.
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And, when she came
onto the scene...
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she took all of the
attention away from him.
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Until a series of devastating
injuries and ill-fated
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choices sent them
hurtling towards disaster.
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There was substance abuse.
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There was alcohol abuse.
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There were rumours
of infidelity.
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If you are fucking
around with a top guy,
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have enough decorum to
shut your fucking mouth.
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They were the two
cleanest kids that
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you could
possibly imagine.
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What has happened?
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What's happened
to these two?
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I know my son loved her.
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Loved her.
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As addicted to opioids
as Chris became,
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his biggest addiction
was to Tammy.
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Tammy's legacy in
wrestling is both
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a meteoric rise and
a meteoric fall.
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What happened was
bound to happen.
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You don't live like that
and not go away
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without paying the piper.
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♪
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If you would've came down to
13-year-old Chris Candito
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and said, "Listen,
you're gonna die at 33,
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but you're gonna be
a WWF champion..."
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[Indistinct shouting]
Phineas, wait a minute!
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"You're gonna have more
belts than you can count.
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You're not gonna have
kids or get married,
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but you'll be a wrestling
star who's gonna be
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remembered by the people
and by other wrestlers."
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And I'll win one
for Candito, baby!
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"Do you accept?"
He would say, "Yes."
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You know, like he
took what came.
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I'm Johnny Rae, also
known as Johnny Candito.
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I'm Chris Candito's
younger brother.
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♪
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This is the office.
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This is where he concocted
all of the, ah...
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his wrestling
ideas and stuff.
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My brother hung this fan,
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that's why I haven't
taken it down.
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He's got all the
old pictures.
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I mean, just, there's
stuff everywhere.
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And, in Chris' spare time,
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he would draw
wrestling in here.
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Wish there was
a date on this.
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This is probably
before I was even born.
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'Cook', is what me,
my family,
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everybody in the
neighbourhood calls him, Cook.
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When I was a, when
I was a baby,
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I couldn't say Chris.
I called him Cook.
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It kind of stuck.
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So, he started the Eastern
Kids Wrestling Federation.
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He took this platter...
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that was, that was left
behind at somebody's wedding.
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And, yeah, so he just made
this out of a weight belt.
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It looks like a legit
wrestling belt,
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and he made it
when he was 13.
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Like, how the fuck do you
make that at 13, right?
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Him and his friend,
Scott, would say-
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Chris would say, "I'm
sleeping at Scott's house."
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Scott would tell his mom
he's sleeping over here.
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And the two of them,
they were 13,
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they'd get on a bus,
go to Brooklyn,
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and they would wrestle
at the Galaxian Bar.
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You know, then they would
take a bus back home
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the next morning and,
you know,
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wash off their
gig marks and
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come back home like they were
just at a regular sleep over.
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Like, that's how
determined he was.
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Oh, way behind my back.
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I had no clue he
was doing that.
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I wouldn't have allowed it.
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It was not my dream or
wish for him at all.
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Hi, my name
is Peggy Rae,
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and I'm
Chris Candito's mom.
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He was confident that he
was gonna be a wrestler.
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It was what he wanted
for his future,
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that's what he
wanted to do.
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He was in a
wrestling match at
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Madison Regional
High School.
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And, I went to watch
the match that night.
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I think he was working
with Johnny Hotbody.
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And, Johnny Hotbody had him
in a headlock,
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and he's like, "Hey,
dude, you know,
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check out the blonde
in the front."
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♪
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I actually saw Tammy
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while I was sitting in
the bleachers.
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And I said to him,
"Oh, my God,
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I saw this girl and she
was all dressed in white,
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and she looked
so heavenly."
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And, he told me that,
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"Yeah, Mom, I met
that girl too.
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Actually, we all went
back to her house."
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The 'Girl In White'
was Tamara Lynn Sytch,
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a bright high school student
preparing for college,
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unaware that her life was
about to take a sharp turn.
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When Chris and Tammy
started dating,
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they were very
into each other.
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Together all the time.
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And he would say,
"Mom, Tammy's coming.
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Please be nice."
I was always pleasant.
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That relationship was
his other obsession.
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He actually had a prom date.
She was just-
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Tammy was just an
acquaintance at that time,
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but he left the
prom with the girl,
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and she was sitting
there in her convertible.
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♪
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And, he left the date, and
got in the car with her.
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♪
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Which I didn't
think was very nice.
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[Laughing]
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♪
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I thought, in the
very beginning,
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that she was lovely.
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♪
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After graduating
from high school,
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Chris does everything in his
power to establish himself
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in the wrestling business.
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My brother was
constantly on the phone
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trying to get booked,
driving to shows.
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Even if he's not booked,
he's still gonna
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drive there and see
if he can get on.
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And, he wanted to go
to Smoky Mountain,
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he was calling
Jim Cornette.
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He started sending me
VHS tapes of all of
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his matches on the
independent circuit.
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I saw a lot of natural
talent in Chris Candito.
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I'm Jim Cornette.
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I was the promoter of
Smoky Mountain Wrestling,
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and I'm the one who
brought Chris Candito and
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Tammy Sytch to
mainstream wrestling.
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The drawback for me bringing
Chris Candito to
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Smoky Mountain Wrestling
was that I couldn't pay
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him enough to justify
asking this kid...
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to move from New Jersey to
east Tennessee for
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75 bucks a night, 4 times
a week or whatever.
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At the same time,
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Tammy had never been
involved in wrestling.
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She was Chris' girlfriend.
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She would go and do some
ringside photography or
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just support him.
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But I was looking
at her, I said,
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"There's something
about her,
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she's got charisma.
She's a very pretty girl,
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but she seems quick
and intelligent."
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Finally,
I got an idea.
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What if Tammy
was a manager?
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What if she could talk?
I don't know, can she?
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I'm not sure,
she's never done it before.
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But if she can talk,
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then I could pay them
both a little bit.
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So, I called him and
pitched him the idea.
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And I said, "You're not
gonna leave school."
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So, he applied to the
University of Tennessee
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and got accepted.
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And I said,
"Well, that's great.
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Yeah, you can take
that little road trip.
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And, go see Mr. Cornette,
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as long as you
go to school."
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Yeah, I thought it was
gonna be temporary.
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Of course, he had to
wear a baby bonnet.
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[Off-screen]
[Laughing] What?
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[Laughing]
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[Announcer] And he gets that
baby bonnet, count of 2-
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And no!
Ah, can't...
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Like, wrestling just
makes me so crazy.
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They make up
these stories so,
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there was Christopher
walking around in
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a baby bonnet
and a diaper.
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[Announcer] The Suicide Blonde,
Chris Candito!
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I guess it makes
sense to some people.
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It made no sense
at all to me.
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Oh, Chris was such a
student of the game,
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and he understood that it
took more than great
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moves or a great match
to get 'over'.
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He realized he had
to be a character.
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My name is Mick Foley.
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I am a three-time
WWE champion.
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I'm known as the
'Hardcore Legend'.
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And I was a colleague
of Chris and Tammy's.
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It's just more fun
to be a bad guy.
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Bad guys have more fun.
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He embraced the
heel mannerisms.
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He liked to be a jerk.
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He was one of the best jerks
I've seen in our business.
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Though Chris relishes
playing the bad guy,
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it's Tammy who is destined
to be the ultimate villain.
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We were in east Tennessee
in the early 90s,
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and it was a highly
republican area.
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Everybody hated the Clintons.
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He's president.
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Hillary has tons of heat
with all the republicans.
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I suppose I could have stayed
home and baked cookies and
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had teas, but what I
decided to do was to
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fulfill my profession,
which is-
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I saw an opportunity to
basically piss off every
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republican and every
hillbilly in east Tennessee
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and surrounding states.
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This young lady
is Tammy Fytch.
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Now, the Smoky Mountain
Wrestling attorneys have
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advised us to let her have
her say here on the program.
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And I gave her notes.
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I said, "Here, this is the
story we'd like you
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to tell on your
first interview.
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Put it in your own words,
make it sound natural."
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Tammy?
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My name is Tammy Fytch,
of the New England Fytchs.
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I'm sure you've
heard of us.
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One take.
One take, she did.
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Mrs. Clinton has
proven that a woman
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can do anything she wants.
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Here is this woman who
idolizes the person
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that they all can't stand.
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And she was coming to
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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because she demanded
equal opportunity.
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At any rate, the reason I'm
here today is because
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I have filed a sexual
discrimination lawsuit
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against Smoky
Mountain Wrestling.
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And the people
hated that shit.
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[Booing & shouting]
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She leaned into
the idea that
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she could make
people hate her.
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She wasn't scared
of it at all.
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I'm ready to become
the first lady of
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Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
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Hi, This is Tammy Fytch,
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and I'm here with
Tammy's Tips.
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You'll be amazed at how
I can make Margie
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into an acceptable
human being.
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Tune in next week for
more of Tammy's Tips.
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I'll make something
out of you yet.
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As soon as
she was on screen...
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she lit it up, you know,
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like she just
popped onscreen.
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And Jim Cornette put her
in a perfect spot
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because she was that.
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She wasn't playing
a part either.
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That was Tammy.
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My name is Dr. Tom Prichard,
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and I was Chris Candito's
tag team partner in WWE.
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It's time to get
down to business.
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Chris with stars
in his eyes and,
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this love for this one woman
that he's gonna
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spend the rest
of his life with.
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Why wouldn't you want
to be with your partner?
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From the time they
first came to Tennessee,
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they were inseparable.
They rode together,
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they lived together,
obviously.
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They seemed
to be the most
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romantic,
loving couple.
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You know, Tammy had
no idea that wrestling
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was going to
pan out for her.
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She thought it was something
that Chris was gonna do.
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And then, actually, it made
it all the more surprising
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when she got over
quicker than he did.
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They're obviously insecure
about their masculinity.
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In early 1995,
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Tammy's charisma and
Chris' dynamic
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wrestling style catch
the attention of the WWF.
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Signing with the company,
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the pair finally achieve
their ultimate dream.
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My relationship with Chris
and Tammy was,
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obviously, as a mentor,
as well as a boss.
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But I genuinely believed
in both of their talents,
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and I wanted to
see them succeed,
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even past my promotion.
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He said, "Yeah, I'm gonna go
wrestle for the WWF,"
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which I thought was, well,
okay, so you did make it.
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That means you're
dropping out of school,
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but I guess you
did make it.
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His ultimate dream was
get into the WWF...
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and being a top talent.
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He attained his goal.
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And, a lot of people just
never attain their goal.
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And he did it without any
encouragement from me.
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Tammy,
from the beginning,
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was ready to
conquer the world.
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And didn't care
who knew it,
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didn't care what anybody
thought about her.
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Yes, I do think with
the success, her,
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her head grew...
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her head grew pretty big.
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But the transformation
that she was undergoing,
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personally, inside and
underneath all that
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was even more...
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remarkable, and honestly,
much more dangerous.
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-Hi, I'm Skip.
-And I'm Sunny.
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And we're The Body Donnas.
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At that time, a lot of people
in WWE were vocations.
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They were Mounties,
they were IRS agents,
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they were repo men.
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I love my job! Ha!
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They made them
fitness gurus.
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The Body Donnas.
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Chris was the young, jacked
guy that would work out,
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and she was the
pretty girl
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that would exercise
along with him.
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Come on, get up and work,
work, work, work, work!
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He would have been much more
comfortable being himself,
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but he, I think he just
thought of it
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as a rite of passage.
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See where it goes,
and it went...
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I mean, they won
the tag titles.
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[Indistinct shouting]
No, no, no, no!
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-What is this?
-Look at this!
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Did you see- did you
just see what Phineas-
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Wait a minute!
Three, no!
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When they added the tag
partner and they made
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Tom Prichard who had,
you know, long, curly hair,
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that he was a big fan of,
shave his head, and I'm like,
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they should have
just called me.
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It's like, I had
the hair already.
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Hi, I'm Lance Storm,
a professional wrestler
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who worked with
Chris and Tammy
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in Smoky Mountain
Wrestling,
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as well as Extreme
Championship Wrestling.
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[Crowd chatter]
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I could have
been Zip, yeah.
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Although, in hindsight
being 20/20, I mean,
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thank God they didn't.
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It sucked!
It was horrible!
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It was the worst God
damn time of my life!
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Shit!
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Just, it was rotten-
it was a rotten gimmick.
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And, that's what
Chris Candito off on
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the wrong foot with the
fans in the WWF is
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they saw this as
preliminary foolishness.
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And, they weren't mad at
Tammy anymore because
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she wasn't this bitchy
heel manager.
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She was this girl doing
jumping jacks and
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she's pretty, so they
started loving her.
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She was amazing
on the mike.
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She was amazing
as a manager.
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She was amazing at any
damn thing in the business
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that you could possibly
ask of her.
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I am Terri Runnels.
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Former diva,
manager, wrestler.
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Oh!
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She was,
back in the day,
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the most downloaded
female on AOL.
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And if you don't know
what AOL is, well...
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[Laughing] It was back in
the day, like way-
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like, back when Christ
was born, we had AOL.
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Anyway!
She was gorgeous.
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She just,
she had it all.
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Viewer discretion is advised.
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She went from a
19-year-old kid...
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to a 24-year-old
sex symbol.
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I think it timed
well with, you know,
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the explosion
of the internet,
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and all of a sudden,
it's you know,
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everyone's downloading sexy
pictures of attractive women.
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Hit it, boys!
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And, Tammy was just hitting
at the right time as this new
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sex symbol character on
wrestling television.
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And, there was a lot of
teenage or younger boys that
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thought that was a
pretty damn good thing.
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In the beginning, a lot of
people liked Tammy because
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she could come across
as very charming.
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But once you got to know her,
you understood that was...
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just a front.
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And Tammy was
all about Tammy.
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I had heard Tammy
was divisive.
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I always liked Tammy.
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I understood she was
ambitious, like...
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that's not a negative.
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But it can be if you're a
women, in a man's business.
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So, there was one time on
television before they had
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taken her off the road as
The Body Donnas manager.
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Henry and Phineas
Godwinn, the pig farmers.
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They carried a slop
bucket around and,
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they would dump the slop over
the head of their opponents
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and people would cheer,
and they just loved it.
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Henry's got the slop!
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On a particular night,
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I remember the
Godwinns coming in,
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putting the bucket down
in the locker room, said,
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"Guys, the bucket is
going on Tammy tonight,
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so don't anybody do
anything in this bucket."
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And you can imagine.
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[Indistinct shouting]
Oh, no, no!
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[Indistinct shouting]
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And there must have
been DNA from
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20 different
people in there.
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Tammy seemed to have heat
in the dressing room.
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I don't know why.
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If cockiness was a penalty,
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then we wouldn't have
much of a business.
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[Screaming & shouting]
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Everybody needs to have
the performer's ego.
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Yes, you must have
an ego, no doubt,
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and Tammy didn't lack...
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an ego. But, she went
off the rails because
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she didn't know
how to control it.
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Tammy skyrockets to fame
as one of the first
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female megastars
in the WWF.
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But her rise to the top
is plagued by
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a culture of drugs
and alcohol.
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Soon, she's caught up in
the hard, partying lifestyle.
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Well, at the time
that Tammy and
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Shawn Michaels
started their...
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liaison, ah, I didn't
know about it originally.
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Most people didn't.
Then,
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the rumours started
circulating, and then
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it started to become more
of an out in the open thing.
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[Announcer] She's mesmerized
by Shawn Michaels!
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Will she come
into the ring?
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In the mid 90s, Shawn Michaels,
the Heartbreak Kid,
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was the top
star in the WWF.
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He was the champion.
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He defeated Bret Hart in
1996 at WrestleMania and
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carried the belt through
the end of 1997.
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I think Michaels did it
'cause he could,
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and he could get
away with it.
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You know, I'm feeling
awfully randy, you know that?
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Can you feel it?
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Oh, yeah, I can,
I can feel it.
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Did Chris find out
about Shawn and Tammy?
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I don't know if he,
if he actually caught 'em
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red-handed, but how could
you not know, is my point.
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Of course he knew.
Everybody knew!
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I, I really- I have to
believe that he knew it,
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and just could
not accept it.
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[Announcer]
Oh, my goodness!
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She was a little girl that
just wanted to be loved and,
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you know, being loved
by the top guy...
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felt a whole lot better than
being loved by, you know,
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her boyfriend that was
down here, I assume.
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If Shawn Michaels hadn't
been Shawn Michaels...
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and, he got sideways
with Chris Candito,
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Chris Candito would've
broke him in 15 pieces and
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shoved him up
his own ass.
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But, Chris wasn't gonna do
that because Michaels is
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a big star, this is Chris'
dream to work for
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the biggest promotion.
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He took it, and he
internalized it, I think.
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My brother and Tammy had
an altercation in a hotel.
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It was too much, I, I...
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I couldn't watch my brother
get treated like that so,
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I grabbed him, I threw him
out of the room
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into the hallway...
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He's trying to fight
to get back in,
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I'm not letting him.
I'm like, "Dude,
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let's get in the car and let's
get the fuck out of here."
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And he's like,
"I can't do that, dude."
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He's like, "Dude, I brought
her into this business.
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It's my responsibility to
take care of her."
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I'm like, "That's bullshit,
dude." Like,
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"Let's get the fuck out
of here."
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And, he's like,
"I can't do it."
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Chris Candito's undeniable
talent isn't enough to
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make him a top star in the
eyes of the company.
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After falling down
the ranks of the WWF,
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a serious injury makes
his prospects even worse.
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It was in Madison
Square Garden.
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And, he came back to
the dressing room...
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He said,
"I got a hurt neck."
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Well, they found out that
it was more than hurt,
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it was broke.
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And this kid's going out
there busting his ass.
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You know, having a broken
neck, aching back...
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everything else in life.
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Somebody says,
"Here, try this."
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Well, if one's good,
six must be even better.
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My brother never
touched a drink,
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a drug, anything,
until he was in WWF.
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And it was out
of necessity.
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He was in pain. He was hurt,
he broke his neck.
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I was surprised when
I heard that
492
00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:58,917
Chris had fallen
into that trap.
493
00:21:58,950 --> 00:22:02,254
Because he'd always
been so clean.
494
00:22:02,287 --> 00:22:03,922
Didn't even drink.
495
00:22:03,955 --> 00:22:05,924
[Johnny ] It started for pain,
obviously.
496
00:22:05,957 --> 00:22:07,926
But then it became
he could use it
497
00:22:07,959 --> 00:22:11,363
to just go to sleep
and forget about it.
498
00:22:11,396 --> 00:22:14,399
And I think he used it for
his emotions at times, yes.
499
00:22:23,141 --> 00:22:24,710
While Tammy Sytch
revels in the fame and
500
00:22:24,743 --> 00:22:26,678
excitement of being
on top in the WWF,
501
00:22:26,712 --> 00:22:29,348
Chris Candito finds himself
squeezed out and
502
00:22:29,381 --> 00:22:32,784
even bullied by the toxic
culture of the locker room.
503
00:22:32,818 --> 00:22:35,887
He wasn't well liked by...
504
00:22:35,921 --> 00:22:38,423
a few key people in
the locker room.
505
00:22:38,457 --> 00:22:41,259
And life can be really tough
for somebody who's not
506
00:22:41,293 --> 00:22:44,129
well-liked by the key
people in the locker room.
507
00:22:44,162 --> 00:22:46,565
Battling injuries and
frustration with
508
00:22:46,598 --> 00:22:49,968
his mid-card status,
Chris leaves the WWF
509
00:22:50,001 --> 00:22:52,037
in search of the
main event spotlight,
510
00:22:52,070 --> 00:22:54,706
and joins the hardcore and
controversial,
511
00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:57,075
Extreme Championship
Wrestling.
512
00:22:57,109 --> 00:22:59,311
Paul Heyman was
in charge of ECW.
513
00:22:59,344 --> 00:23:02,614
Chris knew he would be
well utilized there.
514
00:23:02,647 --> 00:23:04,483
And he was.
515
00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:09,154
♪
516
00:23:09,187 --> 00:23:12,124
The thing that the fans
liked about Chris was that
517
00:23:12,157 --> 00:23:14,760
he was a throwback to
an old-time wrestler.
518
00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:16,995
He was exciting and
fast and strong,
519
00:23:17,028 --> 00:23:18,930
and he could talk,
and he looked good.
520
00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:22,768
That in-ring portrayal was
the best thing that
521
00:23:22,801 --> 00:23:24,936
Chris Candito ever did.
522
00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:27,272
[Shouting & cheering]
523
00:23:27,305 --> 00:23:29,608
Here's the Blonde Bomb
from the top!
524
00:23:29,641 --> 00:23:31,777
It's like, and people think-
and we were insane,
525
00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:34,446
but it's like, in ECW
when we were working,
526
00:23:34,479 --> 00:23:36,648
it's like his finisher
was the Blonde Bombshell.
527
00:23:36,681 --> 00:23:38,984
The Powerbomb
off the top rope.
528
00:23:39,017 --> 00:23:41,286
And depending on
which one of us won,
529
00:23:41,319 --> 00:23:43,622
we would give the other one
the Powerbomb
530
00:23:43,655 --> 00:23:47,159
off the top rope
every night.
531
00:23:47,192 --> 00:23:49,461
There it is, the
Blonde Bombshell!
532
00:23:49,494 --> 00:23:51,830
And he had injuries
from these Bombs.
533
00:23:51,863 --> 00:23:53,298
I remember there
was one time,
534
00:23:53,331 --> 00:23:54,699
in the middle of the night,
his back was bothering him
535
00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:57,269
so much they caved in and
took him to the hospital.
536
00:23:57,302 --> 00:23:58,837
And when they went in and
first looked at his back,
537
00:23:58,870 --> 00:24:00,172
the doctor looked and
said, "Well, I need
538
00:24:00,205 --> 00:24:01,706
to see the accident report."
And Chris was like,
539
00:24:01,740 --> 00:24:03,475
"What do you mean?"
He's like,
540
00:24:03,508 --> 00:24:04,810
"Well, you were in a car
accident, right?"
541
00:24:04,843 --> 00:24:06,278
He's like, "No."
They're like,
542
00:24:06,311 --> 00:24:08,046
"Well, how did your back
end up this messed up?"
543
00:24:08,079 --> 00:24:11,316
He's like, "Um,
I wrestle professionally."
544
00:24:11,349 --> 00:24:14,386
[Jim] The fans for that
90s grunge era
545
00:24:14,419 --> 00:24:16,521
loved that kind of shit.
546
00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:20,792
And as a result, all those
guys crippled themselves.
547
00:24:20,826 --> 00:24:23,695
Had to face the reality
of breaking my neck twice!
548
00:24:23,728 --> 00:24:27,999
And that fed the drug use
that most of the people
549
00:24:28,033 --> 00:24:30,001
involved on the
ECW roster were
550
00:24:30,035 --> 00:24:33,205
already heavily
involved with.
551
00:24:33,238 --> 00:24:37,709
Somas were a drug of choice
for a lot of wrestlers,
552
00:24:37,742 --> 00:24:41,480
especially in the
90s and 2000s.
553
00:24:41,513 --> 00:24:44,416
It's a muscle relaxer,
heavy duty muscle relaxer.
554
00:24:44,449 --> 00:24:46,418
They're really great
for back pain.
555
00:24:46,451 --> 00:24:48,820
The intended use
for Somas is,
556
00:24:48,854 --> 00:24:51,756
take one or two
with food.
557
00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:56,595
However, if you take 6, 7,
chew 'em up,
558
00:24:56,628 --> 00:25:01,032
swallow 'em, and it's like-
[Snaps]- insta...
559
00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:02,367
I was gonna say,
"insta drunk,"
560
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,269
but it's not drunk,
it's like...
561
00:25:04,302 --> 00:25:07,506
it's like a euphoric state,
is pretty much what it is.
562
00:25:07,539 --> 00:25:09,875
It seems to me like people
can be addicted with
563
00:25:09,908 --> 00:25:15,413
one prescription with
30 pills, by the time...
564
00:25:15,447 --> 00:25:19,784
that week is up,
you can be an addict.
565
00:25:19,818 --> 00:25:22,354
Tammy, she didn't have
any of that problem.
566
00:25:22,387 --> 00:25:25,056
It was the jackoffs that she
was going out and
567
00:25:25,090 --> 00:25:26,925
partying with,
they're all drinking,
568
00:25:26,958 --> 00:25:28,426
they're all doing Somas.
569
00:25:28,460 --> 00:25:29,928
She didn't have any
of those issues,
570
00:25:29,961 --> 00:25:32,464
she just started
doing it socially.
571
00:25:32,497 --> 00:25:36,568
Tammy's meteoric rise in the
WWF hits a sudden obstacle
572
00:25:36,601 --> 00:25:39,738
with the arrival of Sable,
a new diva who quickly
573
00:25:39,771 --> 00:25:42,073
outshines Tammy in
the eyes of both
574
00:25:42,107 --> 00:25:44,209
the company
and the fans.
575
00:25:44,242 --> 00:25:45,877
Shut up,
I'm reading.
576
00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:48,480
In the hopes of
revitalizing her career,
577
00:25:48,513 --> 00:25:52,617
Tammy joins Chris at ECW
as his onscreen manager,
578
00:25:52,651 --> 00:25:55,387
but her struggles with
substance abuse continue,
579
00:25:55,420 --> 00:25:57,556
affecting her
performance in the ring.
580
00:25:57,589 --> 00:26:00,158
She would, walking on
her high heels,
581
00:26:00,191 --> 00:26:02,561
her ankles would be
vibrating and shaking,
582
00:26:02,594 --> 00:26:03,795
and she'd be stumbling.
583
00:26:03,828 --> 00:26:05,630
And the audience noticed
that on her entrance.
584
00:26:13,471 --> 00:26:17,108
As Chris and Tammy's drug
use spirals out of control,
585
00:26:17,142 --> 00:26:19,244
it becomes
impossible to ignore,
586
00:26:19,277 --> 00:26:22,614
both for audiences and for
ECW owner, Paul Heyman.
587
00:26:22,647 --> 00:26:24,449
We tell a few jokes,
we get on the floor
588
00:26:24,482 --> 00:26:26,851
and do the Curly Shuffle.
There's no more jokes now.
589
00:26:26,885 --> 00:26:31,122
It's no more fun and games,
no more joking around.
590
00:26:31,156 --> 00:26:34,859
To keep their jobs in ECW,
Tammy agrees to film a
591
00:26:34,893 --> 00:26:38,964
provocative tell-all video
as directed by Paul Heyman.
592
00:26:38,997 --> 00:26:42,701
My first drink was at home.
593
00:26:42,734 --> 00:26:46,504
When there were no more pills
to make you go to sleep.
594
00:26:46,538 --> 00:26:48,807
It was disheartening.
595
00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,376
As their friend, I'm watching
it, sitting there, going,
596
00:26:51,409 --> 00:26:53,211
"This is not productive.
597
00:26:53,244 --> 00:26:55,647
This is not gonna help
these kids in any way."
598
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,316
I was hoping I wouldn't
wake up the next morning.
599
00:26:58,350 --> 00:27:00,885
[Paul] Tell me about that.
Describe that for me.
600
00:27:03,388 --> 00:27:06,391
The worst feeling
in the world.
601
00:27:06,424 --> 00:27:09,861
I was mad at Heyman, for a
long time- actually, I still,
602
00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:13,365
I could work up getting mad
at him now for doing that.
603
00:27:13,398 --> 00:27:15,567
But it was all 'cause
Paul thought people
604
00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:17,636
will watch this,
it'll get ratings.
605
00:27:17,669 --> 00:27:19,404
Well, they'll watch
two dogs fucking on
606
00:27:19,437 --> 00:27:20,905
the side of the road,
too, Paul,
607
00:27:20,939 --> 00:27:23,508
but I wouldn't put it
on my television.
608
00:27:23,541 --> 00:27:26,544
I don't think it did
anyone any favours.
609
00:27:26,578 --> 00:27:29,547
Now, the right answer
would have been that,
610
00:27:29,581 --> 00:27:31,383
their time off, they had
gone to rehab and
611
00:27:31,416 --> 00:27:33,051
got everything
worked out and...
612
00:27:33,084 --> 00:27:34,586
we had the...
613
00:27:34,619 --> 00:27:37,255
the triumphant story
on the return, but...
614
00:27:37,288 --> 00:27:39,090
that's not what happened.
615
00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:50,268
As their alcoholism and Soma
addictions grow more severe,
616
00:27:50,301 --> 00:27:52,904
Chris and Tammy's domestic
problems escalate to
617
00:27:52,937 --> 00:27:55,240
a whole new level
of intensity.
618
00:27:55,273 --> 00:27:57,242
I would see something
really crazy.
619
00:27:57,275 --> 00:27:59,344
Just crazy insanity.
620
00:27:59,377 --> 00:28:02,547
Like, she's pulling knives
out of the butcher block.
621
00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:05,116
He's, he's
running away and...
622
00:28:05,150 --> 00:28:07,686
then she's locked in
the car, and then,
623
00:28:07,719 --> 00:28:09,421
he picks me up from high
school the next day,
624
00:28:09,454 --> 00:28:12,090
and he's like,
"Oh, dude, ah, ah,
625
00:28:12,123 --> 00:28:13,358
Tammy's waiting
for you to put together
626
00:28:13,391 --> 00:28:15,026
your bedroom set."
And he's like wondering
627
00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:16,861
why I'm not stoked
to go put together
628
00:28:16,895 --> 00:28:18,296
a bedroom set.
629
00:28:18,329 --> 00:28:19,864
And we just never
talked about it.
630
00:28:19,898 --> 00:28:21,966
We just slipped it under
the rug and that was it.
631
00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:26,204
♪
632
00:28:26,237 --> 00:28:30,141
Chris would be in
the ring, wrestling.
633
00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:34,412
And, Tammy would be
somewhere else
634
00:28:34,446 --> 00:28:37,916
with somebody else,
in the back.
635
00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:40,885
While he's in the ring.
636
00:28:40,919 --> 00:28:42,754
While he's in the ring!
637
00:28:42,787 --> 00:28:44,422
You have to want to stop.
638
00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:46,291
You have to want
to get better.
639
00:28:46,324 --> 00:28:49,561
And, I don't think-
[Laughing]-
640
00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:51,329
I don't think either one of
them knew how to live
641
00:28:51,362 --> 00:28:53,131
any other way
at that time.
642
00:28:53,164 --> 00:28:55,834
While serving their
suspension from ECW,
643
00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:58,636
Paul Heyman keeps Chris
and Tammy on the payroll by
644
00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:01,272
assigning them office jobs,
including arranging
645
00:29:01,306 --> 00:29:04,275
travel plans for other
wrestlers on the road.
646
00:29:04,309 --> 00:29:07,245
My brother had this
American Express card,
647
00:29:07,278 --> 00:29:11,149
and he would book the boys'
flights and hotel rooms,
648
00:29:11,182 --> 00:29:13,118
and then get
reimbursed with cash.
649
00:29:13,151 --> 00:29:14,953
He'd do it, get
reimbursed with cash.
650
00:29:14,986 --> 00:29:17,756
And then, he stopped getting
reimbursed with cash.
651
00:29:17,789 --> 00:29:20,525
What Chris and Tammy
don't know is that ECW
652
00:29:20,558 --> 00:29:22,694
is struggling with
crippling debt.
653
00:29:22,727 --> 00:29:24,462
As the promotion
crumbles,
654
00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:26,965
the couple is stuck with a
massive bill for
655
00:29:26,998 --> 00:29:29,000
tens of thousands
of dollars in
656
00:29:29,033 --> 00:29:31,503
unreimbursed
ECW expenses.
657
00:29:31,536 --> 00:29:35,507
So, they ended up in
huge, huge debt.
658
00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:40,478
And, ultimately, ended up
losing their home.
659
00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:43,815
So, that was a
horrible time for them.
660
00:29:43,848 --> 00:29:48,486
His drug use was probably
as bad as it ever was.
661
00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,055
We knew of pharmacies
that were corrupted,
662
00:29:51,089 --> 00:29:53,224
and we could go
there and get...
663
00:29:53,258 --> 00:29:56,161
120 Somas every
other day, you know.
664
00:29:56,194 --> 00:29:58,163
So, we were at this
pharmacy and,
665
00:29:58,196 --> 00:30:00,331
we were waiting,
waiting, waiting.
666
00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:03,568
And all of a sudden,
he goes, "Oh, no."
667
00:30:03,601 --> 00:30:05,637
And he has a seizure,
and he bites his tongue,
668
00:30:05,670 --> 00:30:07,305
and he's coughing
up blood.
669
00:30:07,338 --> 00:30:09,073
And I'm holding him,
trying to get his eyes
670
00:30:09,107 --> 00:30:11,910
to like look at me,
you know.
671
00:30:11,943 --> 00:30:14,646
So, they call
an ambulance.
672
00:30:14,679 --> 00:30:17,015
And, when you come
out of a seizure,
673
00:30:17,048 --> 00:30:19,317
you don't know
what you're saying.
674
00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:22,320
They're like, they're like,
"Sir, sir! What day is it?
675
00:30:22,353 --> 00:30:23,988
Sir, what day is it?" I'm like,
"Move out of the way.
676
00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:25,824
Ask him something he knows."
I'm like, "Cook,
677
00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:28,193
how many times did Ric Flair
win the NWA title?"
678
00:30:28,226 --> 00:30:32,263
He's like, "Ah, 16." I'm like,
"Alright, he's alive."
679
00:30:32,297 --> 00:30:34,432
Then we had to go to
the hospital and he would,
680
00:30:34,465 --> 00:30:36,334
you know, be like,
"Where am I?"
681
00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:37,936
I'm like,
"You're in the hospital."
682
00:30:37,969 --> 00:30:39,070
Then he'd be like,
"I'm in the hospital?
683
00:30:39,103 --> 00:30:40,371
Get the fuck out of here."
684
00:30:40,405 --> 00:30:44,075
He'd rip the things out of
his arm and we'd go.
685
00:30:44,108 --> 00:30:47,345
After years of uncertainty,
Chris and Tammy receive
686
00:30:47,378 --> 00:30:49,581
an invitation to join an
independent wrestling
687
00:30:49,614 --> 00:30:51,249
promotion in Puerto Rico,
688
00:30:51,282 --> 00:30:54,052
with the hope of
revitalizing their careers.
689
00:30:54,085 --> 00:30:56,821
However, things quickly
take a turn for the worse.
690
00:31:18,776 --> 00:31:20,578
[Johnny] The access in
Puerto Rico to Somas
691
00:31:20,612 --> 00:31:23,114
was very easy,
you know.
692
00:31:23,147 --> 00:31:25,416
It was well known
where you could go
693
00:31:25,450 --> 00:31:28,453
to get Somas
just like that.
694
00:31:28,486 --> 00:31:30,154
I heard Chris
was struggling.
695
00:31:30,188 --> 00:31:32,991
Ah, man, I,
I heard it was bad.
696
00:31:33,024 --> 00:31:34,259
He would just say,
you know, "Dude,
697
00:31:34,292 --> 00:31:36,227
if I go out, I want to,
I want to leave a,
698
00:31:36,261 --> 00:31:37,495
leave a good-looking corpse,
699
00:31:37,528 --> 00:31:39,397
you know, blonde,
tanned, and...
700
00:31:39,430 --> 00:31:42,901
you know, I want to like
live fast, die young."
701
00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:45,436
I'm like, "Dude, don't
fucking say that shit."
702
00:31:45,470 --> 00:31:47,138
He needed a change.
703
00:31:47,171 --> 00:31:50,008
I think he even knew,
you know, that,
704
00:31:50,041 --> 00:31:51,576
that he needed to change,
and it's not time to
705
00:31:51,609 --> 00:31:53,912
throw in the towel
and just...
706
00:31:53,945 --> 00:31:57,248
you know, stay there
and fucking die.
707
00:31:57,282 --> 00:31:59,450
♪
708
00:31:59,484 --> 00:32:02,453
One day, you know,
we were sitting there...
709
00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:05,123
having our lunch, and...
710
00:32:05,156 --> 00:32:07,325
he's like, "Man, you know,
the guys on the indies
711
00:32:07,358 --> 00:32:08,826
right now fucking,"
you know, he's like,
712
00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:11,162
"they really get under my skin."
He's like, "You know,
713
00:32:11,195 --> 00:32:12,497
they don't look like
professional athletes."
714
00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:15,366
He's like, "You know,
when I was 17, 18,
715
00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:17,602
I was, I was already
big, muscular.
716
00:32:17,635 --> 00:32:19,304
I was, I was going
to Smoky Mountain,
717
00:32:19,337 --> 00:32:21,773
I was making moves.
I was doing all this stuff."
718
00:32:21,806 --> 00:32:22,774
I'm like, "Yeah, dude,
719
00:32:22,807 --> 00:32:24,309
that's why you
were a standout.
720
00:32:24,342 --> 00:32:26,210
That's why you made it,
numb nuts."
721
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:28,780
And he's like...
722
00:32:28,813 --> 00:32:30,014
He's like,
"Man, I really...
723
00:32:30,048 --> 00:32:32,617
I really fucked
everything up."
724
00:32:32,650 --> 00:32:33,685
And I was like,
"Dude, no, you didn't."
725
00:32:33,718 --> 00:32:37,322
Like, "You're, you're,
you're 32. 31.
726
00:32:37,355 --> 00:32:39,824
Let's get back on
fucking track."
727
00:32:39,857 --> 00:32:43,494
And he's like,
"Yeah, dude. Fuck it."
728
00:32:43,528 --> 00:32:47,799
It was at that point that
his love for wrestling
729
00:32:47,832 --> 00:32:51,102
overcame his
addiction to the Somas.
730
00:32:59,243 --> 00:33:00,511
Chris gets clean and
undergoes intense training
731
00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:01,980
to regain his fighting form.
732
00:33:02,013 --> 00:33:04,082
With Tammy by his side,
he returns to
733
00:33:04,115 --> 00:33:06,517
the mainland to join a new
wrestling promotion
734
00:33:06,551 --> 00:33:09,187
called Total Nonstop
Action Wrestling.
735
00:33:09,220 --> 00:33:11,756
Back on television,
he's determined to work
736
00:33:11,789 --> 00:33:13,925
his way to the top
of the industry.
737
00:33:13,958 --> 00:33:15,827
What I noticed when
Chris got sober,
738
00:33:15,860 --> 00:33:18,663
is being reinvigorated.
739
00:33:18,696 --> 00:33:22,000
Getting that drive back, and
you could see it in his eyes.
740
00:33:22,033 --> 00:33:24,402
You- I could see it
in his work.
741
00:33:24,435 --> 00:33:26,270
He was as
happy as he was
742
00:33:26,304 --> 00:33:28,573
when he first got
signed to WWF.
743
00:33:28,606 --> 00:33:30,775
Like, he had that same
happiness, like, like,
744
00:33:30,808 --> 00:33:33,511
dude, he was like
glowing, you know.
745
00:33:33,544 --> 00:33:36,414
The thing he just said,
he's like, "Dude, like, I'm,
746
00:33:36,447 --> 00:33:39,050
I'm really sorry for all
the stuff you saw at
747
00:33:39,083 --> 00:33:41,619
such a young age,
you know. I apologize."
748
00:33:41,652 --> 00:33:42,754
He's like,
"I shouldn't have, like,
749
00:33:42,787 --> 00:33:44,355
you know, put you
in that situation."
750
00:33:44,389 --> 00:33:46,591
I would just be like, "Dude,
you were a baby too,
751
00:33:46,624 --> 00:33:48,860
you know.
You were 23, 24."
752
00:33:48,893 --> 00:33:51,129
I had heard at that point
he had cleaned up,
753
00:33:51,162 --> 00:33:53,364
and he certainly seemed...
754
00:33:53,398 --> 00:33:57,101
like Smoky Mountain
Chris Candito again.
755
00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:59,404
There was a camera
in the ring,
756
00:33:59,437 --> 00:34:02,640
and he tried to bump
to get away from it.
757
00:34:02,673 --> 00:34:06,244
And that got his boot hung up
a little bit in the canvas
758
00:34:06,277 --> 00:34:09,080
when he was trying
to bump it, and...
759
00:34:09,113 --> 00:34:13,551
his shin broke.
760
00:34:13,584 --> 00:34:16,721
And, right away, he,
he wanted to stand up,
761
00:34:16,754 --> 00:34:19,323
but he couldn't.
762
00:34:19,357 --> 00:34:23,161
He got out of the ring,
and they, they took him...
763
00:34:23,194 --> 00:34:24,962
to the hospital,
and I'm...
764
00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:26,931
fucking freaking out.
I'm here, you know.
765
00:34:26,964 --> 00:34:29,934
I call his phone, and he's
just like, he's like,
766
00:34:29,967 --> 00:34:32,603
"Dude, I can't believe I
left the ring." He's like,
767
00:34:32,637 --> 00:34:34,138
"I just couldn't stand up,"
you know.
768
00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:36,808
He's like, "I'm just like
fucking embarrassed that
769
00:34:36,841 --> 00:34:39,177
I left the ring." Like, "I
shouldn't have done that."
770
00:34:39,210 --> 00:34:41,012
♪
771
00:34:41,045 --> 00:34:45,016
I talked to him
on Monday.
772
00:34:45,049 --> 00:34:48,319
And he said, "Hey, I'm
about to go in to the doctor.
773
00:34:48,352 --> 00:34:49,821
I'll call you back."
774
00:34:49,854 --> 00:34:52,590
After undergoing
extensive ankle surgery,
775
00:34:52,623 --> 00:34:54,592
Chris makes a surprise
appearance at a
776
00:34:54,625 --> 00:34:57,328
TNA event just
two days later.
777
00:34:57,361 --> 00:34:59,097
He then boards
a flight home,
778
00:34:59,130 --> 00:35:01,199
unaware of the
tragedy that awaits.
779
00:35:01,232 --> 00:35:03,534
Everybody saw the
horrendous injury that
780
00:35:03,568 --> 00:35:05,770
I sustained in lockdown.
781
00:35:05,803 --> 00:35:07,672
On Wednesday,
he flew home,
782
00:35:07,705 --> 00:35:10,208
and he called me
Wednesday night.
783
00:35:10,241 --> 00:35:12,143
And he's like...
784
00:35:12,176 --> 00:35:14,812
"Oh, Mom, I, I just don't
feel good." I said,
785
00:35:14,846 --> 00:35:17,115
"Well, Chris, you probably
shouldn't have flown home.
786
00:35:17,148 --> 00:35:20,017
You just, you just need
to go to bed."
787
00:35:20,051 --> 00:35:24,122
And, that was the last
time I talked to him.
788
00:35:24,155 --> 00:35:28,159
All I know is he, he was fine
on the phone, talking to me.
789
00:35:28,192 --> 00:35:30,461
You know, the two
of us were chatting.
790
00:35:30,495 --> 00:35:32,463
You know, last thing we said
to each other was,
791
00:35:32,497 --> 00:35:34,132
"Hey, love you, Bro."
"Love you too."
792
00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:36,234
It was the next morning that
793
00:35:36,267 --> 00:35:40,004
I get a call that
Cook's in the hospital.
794
00:35:40,037 --> 00:35:44,242
I go in there, and I
see him like laid on...
795
00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:46,043
a hospital bed.
796
00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:48,513
And, I get on top of him like
I've done a million times,
797
00:35:48,546 --> 00:35:50,381
I'm like, "Cook, Cook, Cook!"
You know- [Clearing throat]-
798
00:35:50,414 --> 00:35:53,484
I'm like, "Yo, wake up,
wake up."
799
00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:55,019
And, you know,
800
00:35:55,052 --> 00:35:56,888
I'm trying to like
open his eyes and shit.
801
00:35:56,921 --> 00:35:58,990
And then, when I...
802
00:35:59,023 --> 00:36:01,993
I was trying to grab,
once I grabbed his hand...
803
00:36:02,026 --> 00:36:04,762
I realized he passed away
because the
804
00:36:04,795 --> 00:36:09,233
blood stopped flowing,
and I was like...
805
00:36:09,267 --> 00:36:13,237
Holy shit, like,
it was fucking, like I...
806
00:36:13,271 --> 00:36:15,606
It was the worst experience
of my entire life.
807
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:19,844
♪
808
00:36:19,877 --> 00:36:23,181
I just go walking, and I
found a church and
809
00:36:23,214 --> 00:36:25,082
I went and said a
couple prayers.
810
00:36:25,116 --> 00:36:26,918
And then...
811
00:36:26,951 --> 00:36:29,554
yo...
812
00:36:29,587 --> 00:36:31,355
sorry, hold on.
813
00:36:31,389 --> 00:36:34,158
The last interaction
I had with Chris...
814
00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:39,096
Sorry.
815
00:36:43,267 --> 00:36:45,803
[Sniffling & sighing]
816
00:37:00,017 --> 00:37:02,954
Everything was off.
Everything, dude.
817
00:37:02,987 --> 00:37:04,822
You know,
just fucked.
818
00:37:04,855 --> 00:37:06,290
And...
819
00:37:06,324 --> 00:37:08,593
I got home, and
Tommy Dreamer called me.
820
00:37:08,626 --> 00:37:11,629
He said, "Chris is dead."
I said, "Chris who?"
821
00:37:11,662 --> 00:37:14,131
Couldn't have been Candito,
I just talked to him Monday.
822
00:37:14,165 --> 00:37:17,935
He said, "Candito,"
and he started crying.
823
00:37:17,969 --> 00:37:21,772
I said, "Oh, my God."
Then I hung up,
824
00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:24,408
he hung up, and I
started crying.
825
00:37:24,442 --> 00:37:27,411
[Sighing]
826
00:37:27,445 --> 00:37:32,450
♪
827
00:37:32,483 --> 00:37:34,118
[Sighing] Yeah, dude,
I don't know-
828
00:37:34,151 --> 00:37:36,654
really break up,
you know, but...
829
00:37:36,687 --> 00:37:39,957
that, that image is, is
frigging stuck with me.
830
00:37:39,991 --> 00:37:42,293
♪
831
00:38:11,522 --> 00:38:12,990
By the time I got
to the hospital,
832
00:38:13,024 --> 00:38:15,026
he was already gone.
833
00:38:15,059 --> 00:38:18,829
Yeah, I let,
I let him down.
834
00:38:18,863 --> 00:38:21,832
Because if I knew, I-
835
00:38:21,866 --> 00:38:23,301
Maybe I could
have helped him.
836
00:38:23,334 --> 00:38:25,903
Maybe I could have
saved him. Maybe, ah...
837
00:38:25,936 --> 00:38:27,471
I should have been there,
I shouldn't have
838
00:38:27,505 --> 00:38:29,974
let him gone through
surgery by himself.
839
00:38:30,007 --> 00:38:32,843
You know, you think back
on things, and you say,
840
00:38:32,877 --> 00:38:36,047
"Maybe if I was there,
things would be different."
841
00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:38,883
♪
842
00:38:38,916 --> 00:38:41,252
[Stammering]
I miss him, I...
843
00:38:41,285 --> 00:38:43,387
I miss him all the time.
844
00:38:43,421 --> 00:38:47,024
And, I just feel sad that...
845
00:38:47,058 --> 00:38:49,860
he didn't get the
opportunity to
846
00:38:49,894 --> 00:38:51,829
enjoy a lot more life
847
00:38:51,862 --> 00:38:54,999
'cause he had a lot,
a lot more life to live.
848
00:38:55,032 --> 00:38:56,901
[Indistinct speaking
off-screen]
849
00:38:56,934 --> 00:38:58,502
Okay, bye.
850
00:38:58,536 --> 00:39:00,571
♪
851
00:39:00,604 --> 00:39:03,908
You know, here's the thing
about this whole deal...
852
00:39:03,941 --> 00:39:08,112
is that this kid never did
anything wrong to anybody.
853
00:39:08,145 --> 00:39:10,614
And he finally- he has
all those problems,
854
00:39:10,648 --> 00:39:13,017
and then he finally is
getting straightened out.
855
00:39:13,050 --> 00:39:15,920
And just when he gets...
856
00:39:15,953 --> 00:39:19,857
his, his last chance...
857
00:39:19,890 --> 00:39:23,527
it was because he was so
dedicated to the
858
00:39:23,561 --> 00:39:26,097
wrestling business
that he died.
859
00:39:26,130 --> 00:39:28,866
He could have sat at home,
and they would've paid him.
860
00:39:28,899 --> 00:39:30,301
But after he had
that surgery,
861
00:39:30,334 --> 00:39:32,970
he had to get on a
plane and go somewhere.
862
00:39:33,003 --> 00:39:35,573
And, you shouldn't
fly after surgery.
863
00:39:35,606 --> 00:39:38,042
You can get blood clots,
and the altitude and
864
00:39:38,075 --> 00:39:40,578
the pressure,
whatever...
865
00:39:40,611 --> 00:39:42,046
and that's what
happened.
866
00:39:42,079 --> 00:39:44,548
A God damn broken ankle
killed him.
867
00:39:44,582 --> 00:39:46,884
[Sniffling]
868
00:39:46,917 --> 00:39:48,219
I need a minute.
869
00:39:48,252 --> 00:39:51,155
-Sure.
-I'm sorry, it just...
870
00:39:51,188 --> 00:39:53,457
That's, with Chris,
I don't get...
871
00:39:53,491 --> 00:39:57,728
[Sighing] ...sentimental
about many people.
872
00:39:57,762 --> 00:39:59,864
[Exhaling sharply]
873
00:40:08,372 --> 00:40:12,643
[Bell chiming]
874
00:40:12,676 --> 00:40:15,613
[Cheering]
875
00:40:15,646 --> 00:40:18,115
If Chis Candito
was around today,
876
00:40:18,149 --> 00:40:20,418
he'd be one of the biggest
stars in wrestling because
877
00:40:20,451 --> 00:40:22,019
the style has changed.
878
00:40:22,052 --> 00:40:26,791
And they like smaller,
younger, faster guys.
879
00:40:26,824 --> 00:40:29,927
The road that Chris
helped pave
880
00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:32,463
is now the road
most traveled.
881
00:40:32,496 --> 00:40:35,933
And I think because of that,
he's left a bigger legacy,
882
00:40:35,966 --> 00:40:39,136
even though she was by far
the bigger star at her peak.
883
00:40:39,170 --> 00:40:42,673
Tammy was that
bridge to... divas.
884
00:40:42,706 --> 00:40:45,609
The road she paved
at the time is
885
00:40:45,643 --> 00:40:48,846
a road almost no
longer traveled.
886
00:40:48,879 --> 00:40:52,283
I once heard her say
she has no regrets.
887
00:40:52,316 --> 00:40:54,351
None, zero, zilch.
888
00:40:54,385 --> 00:40:56,120
I don't know if
you are a living,
889
00:40:56,153 --> 00:40:58,022
breathing human being...
890
00:40:58,055 --> 00:41:01,192
that you can truly utter
those words and
891
00:41:01,225 --> 00:41:03,194
mean them because...
892
00:41:03,227 --> 00:41:07,097
mistakes are regrets,
in my opinion.
893
00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,469
I think she'd just
gotten out of jail.
894
00:41:11,502 --> 00:41:12,837
Real quick,
what's your last name?
895
00:41:12,870 --> 00:41:14,738
Sytch.
S-Y-T-C-H.
896
00:41:14,772 --> 00:41:16,240
-What's your first name?
-Tamara.
897
00:41:16,273 --> 00:41:17,541
Okay, what's
your middle name?
898
00:41:17,575 --> 00:41:18,576
Lynn.
899
00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:37,528
You could still always
hold out hope that
900
00:41:37,561 --> 00:41:41,065
she'd straighten up and
get her shit together.
901
00:41:41,098 --> 00:41:42,867
People do.
902
00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:46,270
And then, we got the news
and it- at this point,
903
00:41:46,303 --> 00:41:49,106
it's never surprising,
but still it's like, oh, boy,
904
00:41:49,139 --> 00:41:51,041
you know,
she's done it now.
905
00:41:51,075 --> 00:41:52,943
[News] 49-year-old,
Tamara Sytch,
906
00:41:52,977 --> 00:41:55,746
a former WWE wrestler,
crashed into the
907
00:41:55,779 --> 00:41:58,949
back of a car, killing
its 75-year-old driver.
908
00:41:58,983 --> 00:42:01,952
She's drunk,
she has no license...
909
00:42:01,986 --> 00:42:03,921
with the multiple DUIs.
910
00:42:03,954 --> 00:42:07,691
She has no business being
anywhere behind the wheel.
911
00:42:07,725 --> 00:42:12,630
And is now charged
with DUI manslaughter,
912
00:42:12,663 --> 00:42:15,299
up to 20-something
years in prison.
913
00:42:15,332 --> 00:42:19,770
She's denying it, and
denying it, and denying it.
914
00:42:19,803 --> 00:42:22,406
And, when you can't be
honest with yourself,
915
00:42:22,439 --> 00:42:25,109
you're not gonna be honest
with anybody else, so...
916
00:42:25,142 --> 00:42:27,444
I just don't think she's...
917
00:42:27,478 --> 00:42:28,812
coming out.
918
00:42:28,846 --> 00:42:30,314
I hope she doesn't.
919
00:42:30,347 --> 00:42:32,816
Don't want her doing
any more damage.
920
00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:35,219
It was surprising,
the way that
921
00:42:35,252 --> 00:42:37,788
everything turned out,
to see...
922
00:42:37,821 --> 00:42:41,425
both of 'em as young people,
and then especially
923
00:42:41,458 --> 00:42:43,928
to see what happened
with Tammy.
924
00:42:43,961 --> 00:42:47,064
Tammy changed.
Tammy...
925
00:42:47,097 --> 00:42:48,999
lost track of
what was going on,
926
00:42:49,033 --> 00:42:51,902
and Tammy lost
control of her life.
927
00:42:51,936 --> 00:42:54,638
I wouldn't have
seen that coming...
928
00:42:54,672 --> 00:42:56,607
from the girl I first met.
929
00:42:56,640 --> 00:43:00,144
Chris Candito, the real
world heavyweight champion.
930
00:43:00,177 --> 00:43:01,345
[Jim]
Chris...
931
00:43:01,378 --> 00:43:04,782
the last 15 years, I,
I don't think
932
00:43:04,815 --> 00:43:06,250
if he'd have lived
if he would have been
933
00:43:06,283 --> 00:43:08,652
a significantly
different person.
934
00:43:08,686 --> 00:43:10,788
Today, Chris would be one
of the biggest stars in the
935
00:43:10,821 --> 00:43:14,792
business, because the
business is more accepting of
936
00:43:14,825 --> 00:43:17,294
what Chris offered
and what he brought.
937
00:43:18,996 --> 00:43:21,031
His legacy...
938
00:43:21,065 --> 00:43:25,970
I think if you're happy
doing what you're doing...
939
00:43:26,003 --> 00:43:28,539
you should just do it.
940
00:43:28,572 --> 00:43:29,673
Just do it.
941
00:43:29,707 --> 00:43:31,842
If you have a dream,
dream it.
942
00:43:31,875 --> 00:43:34,478
Live your dream,
live your life to the fullest.
943
00:43:34,511 --> 00:43:38,282
He did more in 33 years
than I've done in 73.
944
00:43:38,315 --> 00:43:43,020
So, he's been everywhere,
he's seen so many things.
945
00:43:43,053 --> 00:43:45,522
He's had so many
life experiences.
946
00:43:45,556 --> 00:43:46,991
He was,
he was special.
947
00:43:47,024 --> 00:43:48,892
He was my... special kid.
948
00:43:48,926 --> 00:43:50,828
He was special to
a lot of people.
949
00:43:50,861 --> 00:43:52,963
And I'm thankful for that.
950
00:43:52,997 --> 00:44:00,204
♪
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