The Beginning:
The Naturals formed in early 2004. Within weeks they were contenders for the tag titles and won them a few months later. They had great feuds with America's Most Wanted and X-X-X (Chris Daniels & Elix Skipper). After losing the titles, they fell into a slump and turned to Chris Candido for guidance.
The Naturals formed in early 2004. Within weeks they were contenders for the tag titles and won them a few months later. They had great feuds with America's Most Wanted and X-X-X (Chris Daniels & Elix Skipper). After losing the titles, they fell into a slump and turned to Chris Candido for guidance.
Candido as mentor:
Chris Candido was a star in the WWF, WCW & ECW. After spending the past few years battling personal problems he entered TNA as a mentor for The Naturals. With the help of Candido's guidance, they regained the titles. However, the joy of this victory did not last long.
Chris Candido was a star in the WWF, WCW & ECW. After spending the past few years battling personal problems he entered TNA as a mentor for The Naturals. With the help of Candido's guidance, they regained the titles. However, the joy of this victory did not last long.
Chris Candido 1972 - 2005:
At the 4/24/05 PPV Lockdown, Chris Candido broke his ankle in a match. The next day he underwent surgery. The next day, he helped The Naturals win the titles. On Thursday the 28th, Chris Candido lost his life from a blood clot due to surgery complications. The next day, the title victory aired on TV with the telecast ending with Candido holding the titles followed by a graphic notifying the fans of his death.
At the 4/24/05 PPV Lockdown, Chris Candido broke his ankle in a match. The next day he underwent surgery. The next day, he helped The Naturals win the titles. On Thursday the 28th, Chris Candido lost his life from a blood clot due to surgery complications. The next day, the title victory aired on TV with the telecast ending with Candido holding the titles followed by a graphic notifying the fans of his death.
Notable Matches:
6/30/04 PPV - beat America's Most Wanted in a non-title match
7/7/04 PPV - win titles from America's Most Wanted
7/14/04 PPV - Lose non-title ladder match to America's Most Wanted
7/21/04 PPV - beat America's Most Wanted in a steel cage match
7/28/04 PPV - beat X-X-X
9/1/04 PPV - beat America's Most Wanted & X-X-X
9/8/04 PPV - lose titles to X-X-X
9/10/04 iMPACT! - lose to AJ Styles & Jeff Hardy
10/1/04 PPV - beat X-X-X in a non-title match
2/4/05 iMPACT! - lose to Dallas Page & Monty Brown
4/22/05 iMPACT! - beat America's Most Wanted
4/24/05 Lockdown - Gran Apolo & Sonny Siaki beat Lance Hoyt & Chris Candido in a cage match. Chris breaks his ankle in the match & dies a few days later due to a bloodclot from the surgery
4/29/05 iMPACT! - win the titles from America's Most Wanted in Chris Candido's final wrestling appearance
5/15/05 Hard Justice - beat America's Most Wanted and get a standing ovation even though they are the bad guys as a show of respect to the memory of Chris Candido
6/19/05 Slammiversary - beat Team Canada
7/17/05 No Surrender - with Lance Hoyt they lose to Team Canada
8/14/05 Sacrafice - with America's Most Wanted lose to Team Canada
8/19/05 iMPACT! - beat Team Canada
10/22/05 iMPACT! - lose the tag team titles to America's Most Wanted
6/30/04 PPV - beat America's Most Wanted in a non-title match
7/7/04 PPV - win titles from America's Most Wanted
7/14/04 PPV - Lose non-title ladder match to America's Most Wanted
7/21/04 PPV - beat America's Most Wanted in a steel cage match
7/28/04 PPV - beat X-X-X
9/1/04 PPV - beat America's Most Wanted & X-X-X
9/8/04 PPV - lose titles to X-X-X
9/10/04 iMPACT! - lose to AJ Styles & Jeff Hardy
10/1/04 PPV - beat X-X-X in a non-title match
2/4/05 iMPACT! - lose to Dallas Page & Monty Brown
4/22/05 iMPACT! - beat America's Most Wanted
4/24/05 Lockdown - Gran Apolo & Sonny Siaki beat Lance Hoyt & Chris Candido in a cage match. Chris breaks his ankle in the match & dies a few days later due to a bloodclot from the surgery
4/29/05 iMPACT! - win the titles from America's Most Wanted in Chris Candido's final wrestling appearance
5/15/05 Hard Justice - beat America's Most Wanted and get a standing ovation even though they are the bad guys as a show of respect to the memory of Chris Candido
6/19/05 Slammiversary - beat Team Canada
7/17/05 No Surrender - with Lance Hoyt they lose to Team Canada
8/14/05 Sacrafice - with America's Most Wanted lose to Team Canada
8/19/05 iMPACT! - beat Team Canada
10/22/05 iMPACT! - lose the tag team titles to America's Most Wanted
(Sources: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac & Onlineworldofwrestling.com)
