Chris Candido career recordbook

[LucharesuFan619 0]

I think we've all kinda been touched by Chris Candido's sudden death in April. He had really turned his life around and the last two years of his life were perhaps the most inspirational comeback of any wrestler in history. I myself was stunned upon reading the news, especially because he had just overcame so much and now he died from a leg injury. So, I'm thinking about making a Chris Candido career recordbook with 75% of the proceeds would go to the Chris Candido Scholarship Fund.

 

To clarify and to anticipate what's sure to be a question - Some of you will obviously ask why not 100% - well, I'm a full-time student and I need to pay for college, and this would take me a good two months worth of research, so I want to get *something* out of it for myself. I'm not like one of those promoters that runs a show every month and it's not real easy to make the boys work free for a one night tribute show, I don't have the time resources, but I can guarantee 75% of the income would go to his scholarship fund.

 

It'd be only $3 or $4 shipped for about 15-20 pages, maybe a little more, about Candido's career. Included would be the results of every single match he's ever been in during his entire 19-year career, including promotion, location, and finish (pinfall, count out, DQ, etc.). We're talking 500+ matches from ECW, WCW, WWF, Japan, and no-name indy feds across the country, against his most well-known opponents like Shane Douglas and against guys you had no clue he ever worked.

 

Included also would be exclusive testimonials from those who he's wrestled. I am already in contact with Simon Diamond, CW Anderson, Low Ki, Alex Shelley, and a couple others so they would definitely all contribute, along with others who I'd contact. Furthermore, there would also be tons of hilarious rib stories that I would include that Candido has told in his many different shoot interviews (all of which I have). From riding with Tracy Smothers to the time when Candido was almost arrested for supposedly robbing a bank, I'd be sure to cover it all.

 

I'm trying to gage whether or not there'd be enough people if interested in buying this if I were to make it, and am hoping I can get at least 4 or 5 people on this board who are interested. Just drop a line in this thread if you would be interested in buying this if I did it, or PM me. You can also PM me with any questions. Thanks.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

03-20-00 - WCW Monday Nitro - Chris Candidio pins Lash LeRoux after a top-rope flying headbutt.

03-22-00 - WCW Thunder - Chavo Guerrero, Jr. pins Chris Candido after interference from The Artist.

03-29-00 - WCW Thunder - Chris Candido pins Chavo Guerrero, Jr. after a top-rope headbutt and interference from Michael Modest.

04-12-00 - WCW Thunder - Crowbar, Lash LeRoux, & Shannon Moore defeated Chris Candido, Juventud Guerrera, & The Artist when Crowbar pins Candido.

04-16-00 - WCW Spring Stampede 2000 - Chris Candido defeated Crowbar, Shannon Moore, Juventud Guerrera, Lash Leroux, and The Artist in a "Suicide Six-Way" match to win the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title by pinning The Artist after a distraction from the debuting Tammy.

04-24-00 - WCW Monday Nitro - Chris Candido & Tammy defeated The Artist & Paisley when Tammy pinned Paisley.

04-26-00 - House Show - Chris Candido pinned The Artist.

05-03-00 - WCW Thunder - Chris Candido eliminated from a battle royal by Randy Savage (mystery entrant) in which a WCW World Title Shot was on the line.

05-07-00 - WCW Slamboree 2000 - Chris Candido pinned The Artist after a top-rope headbutt.

05-10-00 - WCW Thunder - Chris Candido pinned Crowbar after a top-rope headbutt.

05-15-00 - WCW Monday Nitro - Crowbar & Daffney defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Candido & Tammy in a match where the Cruiserweight Title was on the line, when Daffney pinned Tammy. Due to a dispute between who should be champion between Crowbar & Daffney, the title was held up until the next week.

05-19-00 - House Show - The Artist defeated Chris Candidio by disqualification when Candido used a chain.

05-24-00 - WCW Thunder - WCW Cruiserweight Champion Daffney defeated Chris Candido and The Artist in a three-way match by pinning Candido after Tammy's interference backfired.

05-27-00 - WCW Worldwide - Chris Candido & Tammy defeated Shawn Stasiak & Mona when Tammy pinned Mona after a "Stunner".

05-31-00 - WCW Thunder - WCW Hardcore Champion Terry Funk pinned Chris Candido.

06-05-00 - WCW Monday Nitro - Eliminated via knockout by Kevin Nash in a "gauntlet match" that saw Nash against The New Blood.

06-07-00 - WCW Thunder - Eliminated via pinfall in a "gauntlet" match that saw Scott Steiner against The New Blood.

06-14-00 - WCW Thunder - Kronik defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Candido when Candido was pinned.

06-17-00 - WCW Worldwide - Chris Candido pinned Christopher Daniels after a top-rope headbutt.

06-19-00 - WCW Monday Nitro - "Buff" Bagwell & Kronik defeated Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido when Bagwell pinned Bigelow after a "Blockbuster".

06-21-00 - Chris Candido & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated "Buff" Bagwell when Bigelow scored the pin.

 

There's every Candido WCW match.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

In response to your question:

 

It costs you nothing to research. I'm sure your testimonials will be free. Granted, it takes time to research.

 

However, without Chris's death, interest in this book would be much less, correct? So you'd be profiting off of his death, directly, just because you "are a college student and need to make *something*.

 

I think it would be a tremendous idea to charge what it takes to create this book.

 

You should pocket nothing.

 

If this seems like a bad idea to you, and you don't think doing this and donating all the profits is worth it, I'd pick another venture. Surely you can find something that doesn't profit directly off another's death.

 

Hell, I fucking hate XPW...but with all the hype and research you've done on that company, should you release it in magazine/book form, I'd probably purchase it to learn things I didn't know before.

 

See what I mean?

 

Good idea. But don't reap rewards from another's death. You wouldn't have interest in this book if he didn't die. So either go the full monty with donations, or move on.

 

My two cents.

[cawthon777 0]

I probably wouldn't purchase a copy myself but you're more than welcome to use whatever info you need from my research.

[cawthon777 0]

It costs you nothing to research.

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I'd have to very much disagree with that. I've dropped several hundred $ since I started my little venture. Video tapes, magazines, newsletters, etc.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Well, I was thinking about doing one long before he died. There's proof in that I already did one on Sabu's career and have over 500 of his matches listed in a Word document, and was contemplating starting one on Candido's about a month before he died (which is when I finished the Sabu one, which I still have yet to release for sale, but I probably will, and when I do, 100% of the proceeds will go towards funding an interview I'm trying to set up with Sabu for my XPW retrospective). That's also why I started collecting as many Candido shoot interview tapes as I could over the last half year, so that I would have as much background knowledge as I could of his career. Up until six months ago, I had 0 Candido shoots, now I have all three he's ever done (to my knowledge). After Sabu, my idea was to do one on Candido, and then I put that on the sideline for a little when he died, but I'm thinking maybe now is the best time to do it. Besides, I was already contemplating doing some kind of Candido-related project before he died that directly involved him. I talked to some of his friends and tried to set up an interview with him for my XPW retrospective and probably would've gotten one had he not died, as - according to the middlemen I was going through - he was willing to help out. Hopefully that helps you see where I'm coming from. Cuz to somehow imply that I'm trying to make a profit off of his death is way, way out there. Thanks for the feedback.

 

When I say research, I mean RESEARCH. As in sit down for hours and go through old Observers I have, cawthon's results site, RF Video tape listings, and most importantly scrounge through the old RSPW.org archives (more than a million posts) dating from 1991 to today. May not be money, but a heck of a lot of time would be involved. The college reference was my way of anticipating concerns that I was absolutely sure would've been brought up.

 

I do hope the XPW thing will be released in book form once it's done. Also, part 5 will be posted within the next couple days, it's just about done. Thanks for the interest in that.