Candice Michelle

Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (September 30, 1978), better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is an American model, actress and wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its RAW brand, where she is the former WWE Women's Champion.

After spending years modelling and acting, Candice Michelle was hired by WWE in 2004, after she participated in the WWE Diva Search. Outside of wrestling, Candice is known as the Go Daddy Girl, performing in the company's annual Super Bowl commercials. She posed for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue of Playboy. On June 24, 2007, she defeated Melina to win her first Women's Championship and become the first former WWE Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title.

2004–2005
In July 2004, Candice auditioned to be a contestant for World Wrestling Entertainment's Raw Diva Search. Despite not being chosen to be in the final ten, she was hired by the company under the gimmick of a makeup artist. She competed on Raw in several Diva contests, including lingerie fashion shows and limbo contests, until the end of the year.

On June 30, 2005, Candice was moved to SmackDown! where she became involved in a storyline between Torrie Wilson and Melina. On July 24, Candice made her pay-per-view debut at The Great American Bash where she served as the Special Guest Referee for the Bra and Panties match between Wilson and Melina. Melina would win the match and attack Candice. Torrie & Candice would gain revenge by stripping Melina to her bra & panties. Candice would then strip to her bra and panties for the pleasure of the fans. She was then moved back to Raw in a trade along with Wilson. In her next storyline, Candice and Torrie became villains by taunting 2005 Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro, and they joined forces with fellow Raw Diva Victoria to form an alliance known as Ladies in Pink (later Vince's Devils). They continued feuding with Massaro until Trish Stratus returned from a legitimate injury to help Massaro "retaliate" against Vince's Devils. In November, Candice signed on to pose for the April 2006 issue of Playboy. She had her first shot at the WWE Women's Championship in a Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal at Taboo Tuesday but was eliminated from the match by Massaro.

2006–2007
In January, Candice appeared at New Year's Revolution in the first ever Bra and Panties Gauntlet match, where she was eliminated by Maria. After winning a number one contender's Diva battle royal on Raw, Candice got her first singles WWE Women's Championship match, but lost to then-champion Trish Stratus on February 27. After the match, Candice slapped Wilson, blaming her, in storyline, for the loss. Vince's Devils later broke up when Wilson became a fan favorite after Candice and Victoria turned on her during Candice's Playboy cover unveiling. This feud led to a match at WrestleMania 22 in which both Playboy cover girls competed in a Playboy Pillow Fight. Wilson won the match, but the feud continued sporadically in backstage segments where Candice was depicted as Vince McMahon's "sex slave".

On the July 17 edition of Raw, Candice was the Special Guest Referee during a tag team match of Stratus and Wilson against Victoria and Mickie James. James entered the match without being tagged in, so Candice threw her out of the ring. Afterwards, Victoria tried to clothesline Candice, but she ducked out of the way, allowing Stratus to perform a Stratusfaction for the victory. As a result of her participation in the match, Candice became a fan favorite. On the Raw following Unforgiven, Candice won a match against Lita. The next week, in her second match against Lita, Candice was pinned after she was speared by guest referee Edge, in the first round of the WWE Women's Championship tournament, which was made after Stratus had retired when she became champion. On the November 27 edition of Raw, during the Diva battle royal, Candice suffered a legitimate broken nose when Victoria kicked her in the face. She had surgery on November 30 to repair her deviated septum.

Candice returned at New 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. 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. Candice then resumed her feud with Melina, who claimed in her blogs that no Playboy cover model was capable of defeating her in the ring. Candice took offense to this, which led to a Bra and Panties match between the two, which she lost. During this time, Candice began training on her off-days to improve her in-ring abilities. 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 at One Night Stand, where Candice defeated Melina in the first ever match held in a swimming pool full of pudding. Candice defeated Melina to capture her first WWE Women's Championship at Vengeance, becoming the first ever WWE Diva Search contestant to win the Women's Title. Candice retained her title against Melina in a rematch at The Great American Bash as well as debuting a new finisher called the Candywrapper.

Beth Phoenix became the number one contender for the Women's Title after winning a Diva battle royal at SummerSlam. At the Unforgiven pay-per-view, however, Candice successfully retained her title in their match by countering one of Phoenix's moves with a crucifix pin. Their feud continued when Phoenix pinned Candice during a non-title mixed tag team match on Raw on September 24. At No Mercy on October 7, Candice dropped the title to Phoenix, ending her reign as Women's Champion. On October 22, Candice legitimately cracked her clavicle during her rematch for the Women's Title against Phoenix in a two out of three falls match; Phoenix pushed herself into the ropes, causing Candice to fall off of the turnbuckle onto her groin necessitating a rushed finish and putting out her of action for 14 weeks.

2008–2009
Candice made her on-screen return on the February 18 edition of Raw, distracting Beth Phoenix during a match with Maria. She returned to in-ring action on March 17, teaming up with Maria to defeat Jillian Hall and Victoria. During the match, Candice injured her left shoulder by tearing the scar tissue over her previously broken left clavicle.[56] Unlike her previous injury, Candice broke her clavicle in four separate places, in essence, shattering it. As a result, Candice was replaced by Ashley for her scheduled match at WrestleMania XXIV. On March 23, Candice underwent successful surgery on her re-broken clavicle.

On the September 1 edition of Raw Candice made her in-ring return match teaming up with Kelly Kelly and Mickie James to defeat Jillian Hall, Katie Lea Burchill and Beth Phoenix, with Candice pinning Phoenix. 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 at No Mercy. Over the next weeks WWE used Candice as a heel in house shows but never made the complete turn. Later in 2009 she was released from her contract.

Personal life
On May 7, 2005, she married Dr. Ken Gee Ehrlich, a West Los Angeles chiropractor. They met at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on the same week she initially moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and modeling career. Candice was home with her husband only one-to-four days a week due to her touring schedule with WWE.

In early and mid-2007, Candice Michelle had a real-life feud with fellow Diva Melina Perez in their WWE.com blogs. The feud began when Candice accused Perez of stealing one of her signature moves in the ring. Perez responded to Candice's accusation in her blog by posting a picture of herself performing that move during an independent wrestling show in 2003, proving that she has been using the same move long before she joined the WWE and before Candice began her professional wrestling career. She then wrote a blog in April of that year that WWE.com would not publish due to the feelings she expressed towards Perez. Candice took exception to Perez claiming that she had a "spare tire" during an episode of Raw, and in retaliation, Candice claimed Perez was just jealous. The off-screen fighting between the duo was eventually turned into an on-screen storyline.

She has a tattoo of the word "faith" on her inner wrist, which she considers a "personal affirmation". It is also a reminder, in her words, to "believe in myself and have 'faith'". She got the tattoo, which was documented on the reality show LA Ink, after breaking her collarbone in 2007. The tattoo is also related to her Christian beliefs. 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 with Batista, Shelton Benjamin, and Josh Mathews, represented WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.

In November 2009, Beckman announced on her website that she was expecting her first child. She gave birth to a daughter named AkiAnne Rose on May 23, 2010. On February 14, 2011, Beckman announced that she was pregnant with her second child. On February 22, 2011 Beckman announced on her Twitter that she has suffered a miscarriage.

Trivia

 * Candice Michellle had the flu on the day that her GoDaddy commercial was shot.
 * When Candice Michelle was growing up, her basement was covered in Hulk Hogan posters.
 * It's a tradition for Candice's family to take pictures of Candice and her sister where they are each touching their noses with their tongues.
 * Candice Michelle's most extravagant purchase is the Rolex she bought herself after her Playboy shoot.

Quotes
"I actually pride myself on bringing some sexiness into the wrestling business. There’s enough men out there, but it’s another thing when you see a hot girl that’s sexy and she can wrestle. I mean, you don’t want to see a girl that looks like a guy that can wrestle because you’ve got all the men on the show that can wrestle... There’s just something sexy about an athletic female... I sex it up even more beyond just being a female; I make it the sexy goddess who goes out there and wrestles. So, it gives guys something else to look at and it’s a little change of pace in the show. I think having both together, the men and the women, is what makes it a great show."

"Well I love Fergie, so if I ever have the opportunity to come out to her music or put a move to the 'Fergalicious' that would be great. Maybe I could do move on Fergie though, I think that might better."

"But, about being taken serious, I think it’s kind of a facade in Hollywood; some people are always like, 'Oh, if you want to be an actress, you know, you’re doing all sexy scenes or you’re doing the stripper scenes or you’re a wrestler or you play this bubbly character.' And you know it’s really about acting. I mean you put me in front of a dramatic scene and you’ll see a different side of me. I think that if I take myself seriously then Hollywood will take me seriously. If I don’t have my head on my shoulders and I come off as being a flimsy, then that’s what Hollywood will see also. So it’s really, I think, in my hands."

On her Playboy photoshoot:

"Well, when I did the shoot... they just put together such a great team to make me feel comfortable -- it’s a closed set. You have you’re stylist that’s getting clothes that you feel -- or barely any clothes, maybe jewelry (laughs) -- that you feel beautiful wearing, a pair of sunglasses... But I mean, you don’t really think of the fact that millions of men are really going to be looking at it, you’re just kinda focusing on giving your best shots and putting together a really great shoot. Arny Freytag was the photographer and he just makes you feel comfortable… you almost forget that you’re naked. It was actually a great experience for me."

When asked if there's a golden rule men should live by:

"I think men need lots of rules . I heard on a TV show one time… a really great golden rule. The guy had said that whenever his wife asks him something he says, “Yes dear.” And I think that is a great relationship (laughs). But men don’t really learn that until they’re married for 30 years."

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing moves
 * Candy Wrapper
 * Sugar Rush
 * Sweet Tooth


 * Signature moves
 * Northern Light Suplex
 * Hurricarana
 * Spear
 * Turnbuckle Evasion into Rear Mat Slam
 * Turnbuckle Evasion into a Heel Kick or Hangmans Choke
 * Diving Crossbody
 * Figure Four Neck Lock
 * Springboard Arm Drag
 * Flying Clothesline
 * Roundhouse Kick
 * Body Scissors executed into a Heel Kick on turnbuckle
 * Foward Russian Leg Sweep
 * Springboard Headlock takeover
 * Candy sissors


 * Tag teams and stables
 * Vince's Devils with Victoria and Torrie Wilson

Championships and accomplishments

 * World Wrestling Entertainment
 * WWE Women's Champion (1 time)

Other media
In mid-August 2007, Candice taped an episode of The Family Feud with Batista, John Cena, Mr. Kennedy, King Booker, Layla El, Maria, Michelle McCool, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Queen Sharmell. It aired in November 2007.