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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Candice Michelle Beckman (1978-09-30)September 30, 1978 (age 47)[4] |
| Alma mater | Santa Monica College |
Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | candicemichelle |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Candice Michelle Candice |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 120 lb (54 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1][3] |
| Trained by | Dave Finlay[2] Arn Anderson[1] Trish Stratus[4][5] John Cena[6] CM Punk[1] |
| Debut | November 15, 2004[2] |
| Retired | December 2, 2017 |
| Occupations | |
| Known for | |
Candice Michelle Beckman[2] (born September 30, 1978), better known asCandice Michelle, is an American model, actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure inWWE.
After spending years modeling and acting, Michelle was hired by WWE in 2004, after she participated in theWWE Diva Search.[7] Outside wrestling, she is considered to be asex symbol and is known as theGo Daddy Girl,[8] performing in the company's annualSuper Bowl commercials.[9][10] She also posed for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue ofPlayboy.[11] AtVengeance in 2007, she defeatedMelina to win her firstWWE Women's Championship and became the first former Diva Search contestant to win a WWE Championship.[12] She was released from her WWE contract on June 19, 2009.[13] She made a return to WWE on theRaw Reunion episode on July 22, 2019, and became the second woman to win theWWE 24/7 Championship.
Beckman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Michael Beckman (1951–1980) and his wife, Kathleen (née Iwen; 1951–2002).[3] Beckman is of German andCosta Rican descent.[14] She played varsity and collegebasketball and has an interest in many sports.[15] Candice is aGreen Bay Packers fan.[14]
At sixteen, Beckman won a modeling competition at her local skating rink.[16] Around 1999, she moved toLos Angeles, California, to become a professional model and actress.[17][18] She studied Theater Arts atSanta Monica College and had on-camera acting andMeisner technique training at The Piero Dusa Acting Studio.[19] It was during this time that Beckman adopted her middle name Michelle as her working last name.[4][20] She appeared in numerousbodybuilding andcarmagazines such asFLEX andLowrider Magazine, as well as being namedCyber Girl of the Week in the June 2002 issue ofPlayboy,[4][21][22] and between 2002 and 2006, she worked as afetish model under the nameMackenzie Montgomery.[23][24] Beckman also made appearances on television programs such asParty of Five,7th Heaven andHotel Erotica, as well as appearing in such films asTomcats,Anger Management,DodgeBall andA Man Apart.[25]
In July 2004, Beckman auditioned to be a contestant forWorld Wrestling Entertainment'sRaw Diva Search.[3][26] Despite not being chosen to be in the final ten,[3] she was hired by the company under thegimmick of amakeup artist.[2][7] She competed onRaw in severalDiva contests, includinglingerie fashion shows andlimbo contests, until the end of the year.[27][28]
On June 30, 2005, Candice was moved toSmackDown! where she became involved in a storyline betweenTorrie Wilson andMelina.[2][29] On July 24, Candice made herpay-per-view debut atThe Great American Bash where she served as theSpecial Guest Referee for theBra and Panties match between Wilson and Melina.[30] She was then moved back toRaw in a trade along with Wilson.[31] In her next storyline, Candice and Torrie became villains by taunting2005 Diva Search winnerAshley Massaro, and they joined forces with fellowRaw DivaVictoria to form an alliance known as Ladies in Pink (later Vince's Devils). On the September 5 episode ofRaw, Wilson defeated Massaro after the interference from Victoria and Candice.[2] They continued feuding with Massaro untilTrish Stratus returned from alegitimate injury to help Massaro "retaliate" against Vince's Devils.[32] On the October 17 episode ofRaw, where she, Torrie and Victoria faced off against the team of Stratus, Massaro, and their new allyMickie James in a winning effort after Wilson pinned James.[2] On November 28 episode ofRaw, Candice teamed up with Victoria andTorrie Wilson in losing effort to Trish, Ashley and Mickie.[33] In November, Candice signed on to pose for the April 2006 issue ofPlayboy.[11] She had her first shot at theWWE Women's Championship in aFulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal atTaboo Tuesday but was eliminated from the match by Massaro.[34] At theTribute to The Troops on December 19, Michelle teamed up withMaria Kanellis in a winning effort defeating then Women's ChampionTrish Stratus andAshley Massaro in a divas-tag-team match after Candice pinned Ashley.[2]
In January, Candice appeared atNew Year's Revolution in the first everBra and Panties Gauntlet match, where she was eliminated byMaria.[35] On the February 13 episode ofRaw, Michelle accompanied Torrie in a losing effort to Ashley.[2] After winning a number one contender'sDiva battle royal onRaw, Candice got her first singlesWWE Women's Championship match, but lost to then-championTrish Stratus on February 27.[36][37] After the match, Candice slapped Wilson, blaming her, in storyline, for the loss.[37] Vince's Devils later broke up when Torrie became a fan favorite after Candice and Victoria turned on her during Candice'sPlayboy cover unveiling.[38] This feud led to a match atWrestleMania 22 in which bothPlayboy cover girls competed in aPlayboy Pillow Fight.[39] Torrie Wilson won the match. On the June 12 episode ofRaw, Candice was defeated by Torrie in the first ever "Wet and Wild match", a wrestling match involving water balloons and squirt guns, in which the winner of the match would be on the cover of theWWE 2006 Summer Special magazine.[40] The feud continued sporadically in backstage segments where Candice was depicted asVince McMahon's "sex slave".[41] On the July 11 episode ofECW, the villainous Candice appeared asKelly Kelly's dance partner on that night'sKelly's Exposé segment, and attempted to seduce Kelly in a backstage segment before the two divas went out to perform.[2]
On the July 17 episode ofRaw, Candice was the Special Guest Referee during a tag team match of Stratus and Wilson against Victoria andMickie James. James entered the match without being tagged in, so Candice threw her out of the ring. Afterwards, Victoria tried toclothesline Candice, but she ducked out of the way, allowing Stratus to perform aStratusfaction for the victory. As a result of her participation in the match, Candice became a fan favorite.[42] On theRaw followingUnforgiven, Candice won a match againstLita.[43] The next week, in her second match against Lita, Candice waspinned after she wasspeared by guest refereeEdge, in the first round of the WWE Women's Championship tournament.[44] On the November 27 episode ofRaw, during the Diva battle royal, Candice suffered alegitimate broken nose when Victoria kicked her in the face.[45] She had surgery on November 30 to repair herdeviated septum.[46]
Candice returned atNew Year's Revolution on January 7, when she went to the ring with Maria to fight off Melina as she tried to interfere in the Women's Championship match between then-champion Mickie James and Victoria.[47] Candice made her in-ring return on January 22 when she and Mickie James defeated Victoria and Melina in a tag team match with Candice scoring the pinfall.[48] Candice then resumed her feud with Melina, who claimed in herblogs that noPlayboy cover model was capable of defeating her in the ring.[49] Candice took offense to this, which led to a Bra and Panties match between the two, which she lost.[50] During this time, Candice began training on her off-days to improve her in-ring abilities.[3] Weeks later, Candice was beginning to receive more air-time and higher profile matches, and she won tag matches that pitted her with Mickie James against Victoria and Melina. She also picked up several wins against the latter two in singles matches, which culminated atOne Night Stand, where Candice defeated Melina in the first ever match held in a swimming pool full of pudding.[51][52][53] Candice defeated Melina to capture her first WWE Women's Championship atVengeance, becoming the first everWWE Diva Search contestant to win the Women's Title.[12] Candice retained her title against Melina in a rematch atThe Great American Bash as well as debuting a newfinisher called theCandywrapper.[54]
Beth Phoenix became the number one contender for the Women's Title after winning a Diva battle royal atSummerSlam.[55] At theUnforgiven pay-per-view, however, Candice successfully retained her title in their match by countering one of Phoenix's moves with acrucifix pin.[56] Their feud continued when Phoenix pinned Candice during a non-titlemixed tag team match onRaw on September 24. AtNo Mercy on October 7, Candicedropped the title to Phoenix, ending her reign as Women's Champion.[57] On October 22, Candice legitimately cracked herclavicle during her rematch for the Women's Title against Phoenix in atwo out of three falls match; Phoenix ran into the ropes, causing Candice to fall face-first off of the turnbuckle onto her face, neck, and shoulders necessitating arushed finish and putting her out of action for 14 weeks.[58][59]
Candice made her on-screen return on the February 18, 2008, episode ofRaw, distractingBeth Phoenix during a match withMaria. She returned to in-ring action on March 17, teaming up with Maria to defeatJillian Hall andVictoria.[60] During the match, Candice injured her left shoulder by tearing the scar tissue over her previously broken left clavicle.[60] Unlike her previous injury, Candice broke her clavicle in four separate places, in essence, shattering it.[61] As a result, Candice was replaced byAshley for her scheduled match atWrestleMania XXIV. On March 23, Candice underwent successful surgery on her re-broken clavicle.
On the September 1 episode ofRaw, Candice made her in-ring return match teaming up withKelly Kelly andMickie James to defeat Jillian Hall,Katie Lea Burchill and Beth Phoenix, with Candice pinning Phoenix.[62] Candice received a push upon her return as she was named the number one contender for the Women's Championship, but lost to Beth Phoenix atNo Mercy. On November 23, 2008, Candice competed in 5 on 5 Survivor Series Elimination Match where her team went victorious. On the February 2 episode ofRAW, Candice was defeated by Beth Phoenix after an interference by Mendes and Marella.[2] On the February 16 episode ofRAW, Candice, James and Kelly stopped Marella and Mendes from interfering in the Women's Championship match between Melina and Phoenix, which was won by Melina.[2]
On April 15, 2009, Candice was drafted to theSmackDown brand as part of the2009 Supplemental Draft.[63] She, however, never reappeared on the brand and was released from her WWE contract on June 19, 2009.[13]
In October 2017, it was announced that Candice Michelle's retirement match would take place on December 2, at theHouse of Hardcore 36 – Blizzard Brawl show,[64] where she defeatedLisa Marie Varon in singles action.[65]
On July 22, 2019, Candice returned to WWE during theRaw Reunion episode in a backstage segment withMelina,Naomi, and24/7 ChampionKelly Kelly, who Candice congratulated for winning the title. After Melina revealed herself as a referee, Candice attacked Kelly, after which she pinned Kelly to become the new 24/7 Champion.[66] Shortly after, Candice lost the title via submission toAlundra Blayze.[67]
On August 12, 2024, Candice made a surprise cameo on an episode of Raw, as she was seen in the crowd during the women's tag team match.[68]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 | Candice Michelle | Voice |
| 2006 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 | Candice Michelle | |
| 2007 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 | Candice Michelle | |
| 2008 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 | Candice Michelle | Voice |
In December 2011, Candice Michelle along withTorrie Wilson filmedLilian Garcia's music video "U Drive Me Loca".[69]
On October 11, 2002, Candice starred in an episode of the softcore porn television series –Hotel Erotica that aired onCinemax, playing a character calledNatasha.[70]
During the week of November 5, 2007, Candice appeared on five episodes ofFamily Feud with several other WWE superstars and Divas.[71] Also in 2007, Candice Michelle was No. 82 on AskMen.com's "100 Most Desirable Women" list.[8]
Beckman appeared on the February 6, 2008, episode ofProject Runway, in an episode where the contestants were challenged to design wrestling attire for several of WWE's female wrestlers.[72] Beckman made a special appearance on the November 12, 2008, episode ofRedemption Song, which is hosted by fellow WWE wrestlerChris Jericho, with several other Divas.[73] She also appeared in the February 2009 issue ofFLEX magazine.[74]
Beckman gained national attention in 2005 when she appeared in acommercial for internet domain providerGo Daddy, which aired duringSuper Bowl XXXIX.[3][9][15] She played a character named "Nikki Cappelli" who had trouble with a snapped spaghetti strap on her tank top as she testified before a panel holding broadcast censorship hearings.[14][75] The commercial was aparody of the 2004 "wardrobe malfunction" in whichJanet Jackson's right breast was exposed.[9] She then became widely known as "Miss GoDaddy.com" and the "Go Daddy Girl".[3][8][76]
The following year, she was featured in several more Go Daddy commercials. During the 2006NFC playoffs, she was featured cleaning windows.[10] She later appeared in a commercial duringSuper Bowl XL, where she seduced anABC executive to acquire an advertising slot for Go Daddy.[8] She appeared in another commercial forSuper Bowl XLI in 2007, where she danced in a room being doused with champagne.[77] Beckman appeared onAmerican Chopper to promote the commercial as well as Go Daddy's custom madechopper.[78][79] In 2008, she was featured in her fourth consecutive Go Daddy commercial forSuper Bowl XLII, entitled "White Light", butFox refused to air it.[80]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tomcats | Stripper (as Candice Beckman) | |
| 2002 | Roommated Wanted | Tammy Cartwright (as Candice Beckman) | Video |
| 2002 | Province 77 | KC | |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Cheerleader (uncredited) | |
| 2006 | Living the Dream | Melissa | |
| 2011 | Horrorween | 2nd Wife | Video |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sexy Urban Legends | (Segment "Spring Break Mistake") | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Hotel Erotica | Natasha | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Monk | Sapphire Model (uncredited) | 1 episode |
| 2003-2004 | Totally Busted | Series Regular | 24 episodes |
| 2004 | Entourage | Party Girl (uncredited) | 1 episode |
| 2005 | WWE Byte This! | Candice Michelle | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | SummerSlam (2005) | Candice Michelle | TV Special |
| 2006 | ECW on Sci-Fi | Candice Michelle | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Olvidarte jamás | Layla | 1 episode |
| 2007 | WWE Sunday Night Heat | Candice Michelle | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | WrestleMania 23 | Candice Michelle | TV Special |
| 2005-2008 | WWE SmackDown | Candice Michelle | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania | Candice Michelle | TV Special |
| 2004-2019 | Monday Night Raw | Candice Michelle | 128 episodes |
On May 7, 2005, she married Ken Gee Ehrlich, a Los Angeles chiropractor.[17] Together they have three daughters.[81][82][unreliable source?][83]
She has atattoo of the word "faith" on her inner wrist, which she considers a "personal affirmation".[84] It is also a reminder, in her words, to "believe in myself and have 'faith'".[84] She got the tattoo, which was documented on thereality showLA Ink, after breaking her collarbone in 2007.[84] The tattoo is also related to herChristian beliefs.[84][85] When Candice made her return, she had new tattoos on her back, her new tattoos are of five stars, which starts at the lower part of her back then finished at the middle of her back.
Candice, along withBatista,Shelton Benjamin, andJosh Mathews, represented WWE at the2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the2008 Presidential election.[86]
When I got eliminated, I was hurt, [...] So when they called me later, I was surprised and excited.
The following the 28 finalists where chosen from each of the locations: [...] Candice Michelle Beckman
Well, when you're the boss I guess you can make some people your sex slave.
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