Sytch grew up in a strict family with a father who was retired from the United States Navy. Upon entering Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1993, her fictional "in-character" storyline presented her as having 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 plastic or orthopedic surgeon. During her first year of college, she worked as a freelance photographer.
TammyLynn Sytch, better known by her in-ring name Sunny, is a former WWEHall of Famer and a prominent former WWE figure, who played a pivotal role in shaping the wrestling industry during the 1990s.