Chris Candido Passes Away At Age 33

[Don Carlito]

Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

Chris Candito (aka Chris Candido) passed away earlier today at the age of 33.

Details of his death are still sketchy right now. There are conflicting reports about the cause of death, and police in Matawan, New Jersey, where he lives, were not able to confirm his death.

Candito suffered a bad leg injury at the TNA Lockdown pay-per view this past Sunday, and underwent surgery for the injury on Monday. He then appeared at the TNA Impact! tapings as a manager on Tuesday night before returning home.

Candido was a big part of the Impact! show that will air tomorrow on FOX Sports, interfering and leading to The Naturals winning the NWA tag-team titles over America's Most Wanted.

[AvaBundy]

OMG.............I am at a serious loss for words........Candido was so awsome.........he will be highly missed.........ill post more later.........but i mean....omg........

[unpossibl1]

Wow....this is shocking, to say the least. Yet another wreslter dies before their time....things have to change.

[Roughneck]

RIP Chris Candido

[AvaBundy]

CHRIS CANDIDO
1972 – 2005

TNA Wrestling joins the entire wrestling world in mourning the untimely death of Chris Candido on Thursday night.

TNA is deeply devastated by the loss of Chris, who touched the lives of millions of fans around the world during his successful career.

We hope everyone will keep Candido’s friends and family in their thoughts and prayers as we say goodbye to a friend

Early Friday morning, Chris Candido's brother Johnny posted the following message to fans on the USAProwrestling.net website:

"I find it only fitting you hear the truth from me about the death of my bestfriend, brother, and soulmate. Chris died tonight due to a blood clot brought on by complications with his surgery.

I just want to tell everyone that in their sorrow, find a way to be happy that he went out the way he wanted to...on top of the world, blonde, tan, and loving life up until the last minute. Every ounce of my brother loved this sport, and for him to go out 2 or 3 years ago wouldn't have been a fitting end to the life of such a determined, passionate, and benevolent human being.

I truly view my brother as an angel as will all who knew him. Thanks to everyone for all your positive press, Chris went out a happy man and will forever live on as the(one of) greatest of all time. He would have had it no other way."

I found this at the TNA website, as well as this pic.

[Epitaph]

Chris Candido's brother, Johnny Candido, made the following statement in regards to his brother's death.

"I find it only fitting you hear the truth from me about the death of my bestfriend, brother, and soulmate. Chris died tonight due to a blood clot brought on by complications with his surgery. I just want to tell everyone that in their sorrow, find a way to be happy that he went out the way he wanted to...on top of the world, blonde, tan, and loving life up until the last minute. Every ounce of my brother loved this sport, and for him to go out 2 or 3 years ago wouldn't have been a fitting end to the life of such a determined, passionate, and benevolent human being. I truly view my brother as an angel as will all who knew him. Thanks to everyone for all your positive press, Chris went out a happy man and will forever live on as the(one of) greatest of all time. He would have had it no other way."

I am totally shocked by this, more so by the cause of death than anything else. This is such a sad, sad situation.

After his history, and everything he had been addicted to, and then to come back from that, start wrestling at a high level again and really get momentum, only to break his leg and then die from a blood clot suffered during surgery is just unbelievable.

RIP Chris Candito. My sympathies go to him and his family.

[The Kid]

Wow, that really, really sucks to hear. I'm so sad for his family. RIP Chris Candito.

[metalf8801]

First I want to say that wish that you had not said who was going to win between the Naturals and Americas Most Wanted but that not a big what is a big deal is that Chris Candito it that he died so young only 33
I want my sympathies go to his family