Tammy Sytch Tamara " Tammy " Lynn Sytch ( December 7 , 1972 ) is an American professional wrestling manager , personality , and occasional wrestler . She achieved her greatest success under the ring name Sunny within the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s , and is widely considered as one of the first Divas . She also performed under her own name in Extreme Championship Wrestling , World Championship Wrestling and Ring of Honor . Early life . Sytch grew up in a strict family with a father who was retired from the United States Navy . She attended the same high school as her long - time boyfriend Chris Candido . Upon entering Smoky Mountain wrestling in 1993 , a kayfabe claim was made that she had come from studying pre - law at Wellesley College in Massachusetts . She then switched to pre - med at the University of Tennessee , with the ambition to be a pediatrician . During college , she worked as a freelance photographer . Professional wrestling career . Smoky Mountain Wrestling ( 1992 – 1995 ) . Sytch started out traveling with her boyfriend Chris Candido to make some extra money . In late - 1992 , she signed a six month deal with Smoky Mountain Wrestling . She first appeared onscreen as Tammy Fytch in 1993 . She played a villain , who idolized Hillary Clinton . In her first storyline with the company , she threatened to file a sexual discrimination lawsuit due to the lack of prominent positions offered to females . She managed Brian Lee to the Heavyweight Championship and also began accompanying Candido in his matches . By May 1994 , she was managing the two men as a tag team , which won the Tag Team Championship from The Rock ' n ' Roll Express . Both Sytch and Candido , however , left the promotion in early 1995 for jobs with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . World Wrestling Federation ( 1995 – 1998 ) . In late 1994 , Sytch was contacted by the WWF , and she began appearing as Tamara Murphy , a commentator for " Live Event News " segments during syndicated WWF television shows . One month later , Candido joined the WWF , and the duo began appearing as Sunny and Skip , known collectively as the villainous fitness fanatics , The Bodydonnas . Zip later joined the team , and Sunny was in their corner when they won the Tag Team Championship over The Godwinns at WrestleMania XII . In 1996 , she won " Pro Wrestling Illustrated " ' s Manager of the Year Award . She was also AOL ' s most downloaded woman of that year . Weeks later , The Godwinns regained the championship , and Sunny turned on The Bodydonnas in favor of the new champions . She then turned on The Godwinns and helped The Smoking Gunns win the Tag Team Championship . After The Smokin ' Gunns lost the title at , she fired them in the middle of the ring . She spent a short time as the manager of Faarooq Asaad , aiding him in his feud over the Intercontinental Championship with Marc Mero and his valet Sable . Sytch then began acting as host for several WWF television shows , including " LiveWire " and " Shotgun Saturday Night " . In addition , she appeared on MTV ' s " Singled Out " and " Entertainment Tonight " . Meanwhile , Candido left the WWF for Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , and it was not long before she began making guest appearances with him in the promotion . In August 1997 , she appeared at ECW ' s Hardcore Heaven pay - per - view . In 1998 , Sunny briefly became the manager for the reformed Road Warriors as " Legion of Doom 2000 " , leading them to a win in a Tag Team Championship number one contender battle royal at WrestleMania XIV . She was released in July 1998 amid rumors of backstage problems with Rena " Sable " Mero and an addiction to painkillers , as well as no - showing several appearances . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1998 – 1999 ) . She then joined Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) . She made her debut appearance at Heat Wave four days after her WWF release . Now billed as Tammy Lynn Sytch , she assisted Candido in his win over Lance Storm and their subsequent feud . By September , Storm introduced his own valet , " Tammy Lynn Bytch " , a parody of Sytch . Later that year , amid more rumors of drug use , Sytch and Candido took some time off of television . When the duo returned , Candido re - aligned with Shane Douglas ' Triple Threat , and Sytch began a feud with Douglas ' s manager Francine . The feud was cut short when Sytch was arrested after violating a restraining order filed by her mother . After a brief tour of Australia , she returned in October 1999 on an episode of " ECW on TNN " , where she talked openly about her past drug issues and reformation . After a brief feud with Dawn Marie ( previously known as " Tammy Lynn Bytch " ) , there were rumors that Sytch had been found passed out in a locker room . Candido and Sytch left the promotion in December 1999 . World Championship Wrestling ( 2000 ) . After a brief stop in Xtreme Pro Wrestling ( XPW ) in early 2000 , both Sytch and Candido signed on with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . Candido debuted in March of that year and Sytch debuted one month later at Spring Stampede , helping him win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship in a match against The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea . She then feuded with Iaukea ' s valet Paisley . The short - lived feud came to a conclusion at Slamboree when The Artist and Paisley stripped Tammy ' s dress off to reveal her undergarments following Candido ' s singles victory over Iaukea . Sytch and Candido then briefly feuded with Crowbar and Daffney . Candido later dropped the title , which marked the end of the couples run with the company . As in the past , Sytch ' s leave was surrounded by rumors of drug abuse . Independent circuit ( 2000 – present ) . After being released from WCW , the duo landed in Xtreme Pro Wrestling where she managed Candido to a title ( the XPW World Heavyweight Title ) once again . Candido and Sytch parted ways with XPW and started touring other independent wrestling promotions . In the spring of 2003 , Sytch and Candido moved to Puerto Rico and were set to work for Victor Quinones ' International Wrestling Association promotion . Sabu convinced them to work for Carlos Colón ' s rival World Wrestling Council promotion instead . After six months , the couple quit the promotion and headed back to the States . Upon their return to the States , both Sytch and Candido briefly lived with former ECW wrestler Hack Myers in his home in Florida . After the death of Candido , it did not take long for Sytch to become regularly involved in the independent circuit again . Sytch made appearances as a referee for NWS Wrestling in May 2005 and attended a " Chris Candido Memorial " show on June 4 , 2005 . Also , Sytch was a part of " Hardcore Homecoming " on June 10 , 2005 . She first came out with Johnny Grunge and Pitbull # 1 to do a tribute to former ECW wrestlers who had recently died . Among those honored were Candido , Pitbull # 2 , and Rocco Rock . They were interrupted by Danny Doring and Roadkill , but 911 cleared them out of the ring . During this time period , Sytch appeared at the New Jersey - based NWA Cyberspace promotion . Soon after Sytch ' s departure from NWA Cyberspace , the New Jersey - based National Wrestling Superstars ( NWS ) became her new primary wrestling promotion . She appeared on a handful the promotion ' s shows in the summer , and on June 3 , 2006 , she managed Lex Luger to victory over Johnny Candido . Prior to the bout , a presentation was held from The Manasquan Elks Lodge to the " Chris Candido Memorial Fund " . The Elks Lodge donated $ 500 to the fund , with the money being used towards a scholarship for a Manasquan High School student . In spite of the prior ruling , Sytch returned to NWA Shockwave ( formerly NWA Cyberspace ) in 2006 as a featured headliner . On December 1 , 2006 , Sytch was appointed the new commissioner of NWA Shockwave . Immediately following this announcement , Sytch declared all Shockwave championship titles vacant and informed fans that new Heavyweight and Internet Champions would be crowned on January 13 . On December 22 , 2007 , Sytch won her first championship , the WSU Championship , after defeating the champion Alicia at a Women Superstars Uncensored ( WSU ) show in Lake Hiawatha , New Jersey . Sytch also made an appearance on the " 15th Anniversary of Raw " . Sytch made an appearance at a Ring of Honor show on December 29 , 2007 held at New York City , seated at ringside during a non - title three - way match where Daizee Haze defeated fellow ROH regulars Lacey , and then - Shimmer Champion Sara Del Rey . Upon the conclusion of the match , Lacey verbally assaulted Sytch and accused her of denigrating women ' s roles in professional wrestling , which supposedly resulted in women ' s wrestlers not being taken seriously in the industry . She also threatened to assault Sytch , but Haze made the save on Sytch ' s behalf . Sytch made a few more appearances for ROH in 2008 , where she repeatedly offered her services to Austin Aries but was turned down . On the April 12 ROH show , Larry Sweeney announced that he had opened a " Diva School " and invited Sytch to be the " trainer " , an offer she claimed she would consider . Tammy made an appearance at Dynamite Championship Wrestling ' s 9 Year Anniversary Event in February 2012 . She would be the official Host of the Event . Return to WWE ( 2009 – 2011 ) . Sytch , as Sunny , participated at WrestleMania XXV on April 5 , 2009 in the 25 - Diva battle royal for the crown of " Miss WrestleMania " , but lost after being thrown out early on in the match . It was announced on the March 7 , 2011 episode of " Raw " that Sytch would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame , class of 2011 . She was inducted by the entire roster of WWE Divas at the Hall of Fame ceremony on April 2 , 2011 . Personal life . Sytch had a nine month relationship with Shawn Michaels . In 1997 , Michaels accused Sytch and Bret Hart of having an affair , which Hart denied . The accusation began causing marital problems for Hart , which led to a backstage confrontation with Michaels . Sytch was friends with Hart and would entertain his children whenever they followed him on tour . Sytch walked out of " Raw " the night after the Montreal Screwjob , the incident in which WWF owner Vince McMahon cost Hart the WWF Championship . In 1997 , " Playboy " approached Sytch in regards to posing nude for the magazine , but she declined the offer . According to Sytch , " Playboy " offered her six figures to pose for them . Rena " Sable " Mero , with whom Sytch had real - life animosity , later claimed that " Playboy " never contacted Sytch for a possible photo shoot . She did , however , pose nude for Missy Hyatt ' s adult website " Wrestling Vixxxens " . In 2007 , she claimed that she regretted doing it . Sytch was rushed to the hospital in 2001 after her appendix burst , which required time off from wrestling to heal . By 2007 , she was once again in school , studying Medical Technology . In 2012 , Sytch was arrested five times in a four - week span , for disorderly conduct , 3rd Degree burglary , and 3 counts of violating a protective order . She was represented by Connecticut Criminal Defense Attorney Rob Serafinowicz . Sytch recently dated professional wrestler Damien Darling .