For every redemption story, there are usually several falls from grace just around the corner. Enter: Tammy “Sunny” Sytch. Beginning her wrestling career in 1992, simply as an extra money gig alongside her boyfriend Chris Candido in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Sytch caught the eye of the World Wrestling Federation and debuted in 1994 as Tamara Murphy, a live event news commentator. Soon after, she would accompany Candido, as Skip, to the ring, showcasing the Sunny persona for the first time, and Tom Prichard, as Zip, would join the two as The Bodydonnas.
Representing various wrestlers and tag teams over the years, Sunny would soar in popularity very quickly, even being named in 1996 as the most downloaded woman on AOL. After a hiatus during which she appeared with Candido in ECW on a handful of occasions, Sunny would return to the WWF in 1998 before rumors of backstage drama and drug abuse began to surface, leading to her release. Back with ECW under her real name, Sytch was used regularly before being arrested for violating a restraining order and leaving the company in 1999.
From 2000-on, Sytch would appear for WCW and various independent promotions and made sporadic appearances on WWE television culminating in a Hall of Fame induction in 2011. From there, things seemed to spiral for the former Sunny. Her latest arrest, on DUI manslaughter charges after a crash in Ormond Beach, Florida resulted in the death of a 75-year-old man, saw her enter a no contest plea, and Sytch is currently awaiting sentencing, facing up to 25 years in prison.

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