I was informed last night that another friend is gone. I tried to start
writing this at the time, but was just unable to type the first word without
breaking down. I thought if I slept on it that it would be a little easier
today. I was wrong. So F*** it, I have to say good bye to you Chris. As hard
as it is for me, It’s just as hard or maybe harder for so many others who
have gotten to know and love you through all of the years you have been in
our sport. As I continue to wipe the tears from my face & off this keyboard,
I can only imagine the pain Tammy and the rest of your family are feeling. I
am thinking about the first time we met at Dennis Corraluzo’s show in Jersey
back in 1991. What were we? I guess 19 at the time. I remember how excited
about wrestling we were back then & I remember how you were just as excited
about wrestling & life when I saw you for the last time at the hotel in
Orlando Tuesday night. If you haven’t noticed, I am doing alot of
remembering right now. Like the time I worked that guy in Clementon, NJ for
Dennis & Larry Sharpe and he came off the top while I was on the floor, his
bodyweight driving my head into the concrete floor damn near killing me. I
don’t remember a thing but he was suppose to do the job for me, so he picked
me up by the “head” rolled me into the ring and somehow had me pin him as I
was out cold. You all were so pissed You threw his shit out of the building
and ran him out or something. Like I said, I don’t remember anything until
waking up in the hospital. It was You and Tammy, Dennis & Glenn Ruth I saw
standing over me. I can’t help thinking about the show we ran in Minneapolis
with Dennis. Terry Funk & Hawk, Myself & Sabu, You & Jerry Lynn, Tazz, Masa
Saito. Holy shit what a line up that was & that was pre ECW days. Well I
know alot of people thought Sabu & I had such a great match, but I have
always said the best match on that show was without a doubt You & Jerry
Lynn. Phyllis Lee was at that show. I believe that was the fist time you met
her. I say that because the last thing we did the other night was exchange
numbers, I called yours & you answered it “Phyllis Lee Fan Club”. It was
funny to us. If most of the people reading this are wondering why I am
rambling on so much about such things, it’s because I’m writing this to you,
not them. Damn, I could go on and on after nearly 15 years of knowing each
other. It was good to see You and Tammy at the XPW shows a few years ago. I
wasn’t too good to see how bad we both were doing health wise at the time &
then I came back to TNA and there you were looking fresh and excited like
You did the first day I met you in New Jersey in 1991. Chris you did it. You
went out with people remembering a Chris Candido at his best. Obviously we
all will miss you. Please say hello to Curt, Hawk, Owen, Boss Man, Louie,
Joe C., The Great Malenko(who was like a father to me), and everyone else I
haven’t named that you are probably standing right next to. I miss you all
very much. Peace be with you.
Your friend,
Sean Waltman
