Tammy Lynn Sytch

Tammy Lynn Sytch
Sytch in 2010
Born
Tamara Lynn Sytch

(1972-12-07) December 7, 1972 (age 51)[1]
Matawan, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
Occupations
  • Professional wrestling manager
  • ring announcer
  • adult entertainer
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Partner
Criminal charge
  • DUI manslaughter
  • Driving with a suspended license and causing injury or death
Penalty17 years in prison
Imprisoned atLowell Correctional Institution
Ring name(s)Tammy Spirit[1]
Tammy Lynn Fytch[1]
Tamara Murphy[1]
Sunny[1]
Tammy Lynn Sytch[1]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Billed weight118 lb (54 kg)[1]
Trained byKevin Sullivan[2]
Chris Candido[2]
Jim Cornette[2]
Debut1992
Retired2018

Tamara Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972), commonly known by her ring name Sunny, is an American former professional wrestling personality.

Sytch was introduced to the professional industry by her longtime boyfriend Chris Candido, and debuted in the Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) territory in the early 1990s. During the later half of the 1990s, Sytch gained mainstream fame within the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) as Sunny, becoming one of the most popular figures in the company during the New Generation Era and early Attitude Era. WWE widely considers Sunny as their first Diva,[3][4][5] and America Online named her the most downloaded celebrity on the internet in 1996.[6] After departing the WWF in 1998, she appeared alongside Candido in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). After Candido's 2005 death, Sytch was active on the independent circuit until she retired in 2018. Lauded as one of the greatest managers in WWE history, she was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.[7]

Since 2012, Sytch has been arrested and incarcerated several times, including multiple arrests for driving under the influence. In November 2023, she was sentenced to seventeen and a half years in prison on DUI and manslaughter-related charges stemming from a March 2022 incident. Although lauded as having "redefined the role of women in WWE",[8] various commentators have noted how her personal controversies have impacted her legacy.

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  3. ^ Shields, Brian (September 15, 2014). 30 Years of WrestleMania. DK Publishing. ISBN 9780241182963.
  4. ^ "Sunny". www.wwe.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Sunny returns to WWE, Raw, retrieved April 1, 2022
  6. ^ "Sunny outshines Sable". www.canoe.ca. February 17, 1999. Archived from the original on October 12, 2000.
  7. ^ "Top 25 WWE managers | WWE". www.wwe.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
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