Candice Michelle

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2004–2009)

Vince's Devils (2004–2006)

In July 2004, Beckman auditioned to be a contestant for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s Raw Diva Search. Despite not being chosen to be in the final ten, 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. She was then moved back to Raw in a trade along with Wilson. According to Michelle, she was traded back to RAW since SmackDown was rated PG and her character didn't fit the rating. 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). On the September 5 episode of Raw, Wilson defeated Massaro after the interference from Victoria and Candice. On the October 17 episode of Raw, where she, Torrie and Victoria faced off against the team of Stratus, Massaro, and their new ally Mickie James in a winning effort after Wilson pinned James. 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. At the Tribute to The Troops on December 19, Michelle teamed up with Maria Kanellis in a winning effort defeating then Women's Champion Trish Stratus and Ashley Massaro in a divas-tag-team match after Candice pinned Ashley. On the February 13 episode of Raw, Michelle accompanied Torrie in a losing effort to Ashley. After the match, Candice slapped Wilson, blaming her, in storyline, for the loss. This feud led to a match at WrestleMania 22 in which both Playboy cover girls competed in a Playboy Pillow Fight. Torrie Wilson won the match. On the June 12 episode of Raw, 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 the WWE 2006 Summer Special magazine. The feud continued sporadically in backstage segments where Candice was depicted as Vince McMahon's "sex slave". In a January 2021 interview with the Wrestling Inc. Daily, Candice described her on-screen romance angle with McMahon as being uncomfortable and "awkward," and in August 2023 also stated that she actually had no idea that McMahon would do things like grab her breasts before it happened. On the July 11 episode of ECW, the villainous Candice appeared as Kelly Kelly's dance partner on that night's Kelly's Exposé segment, and attempted to seduce Kelly in a backstage segment before the two divas went out to perform. 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. On the November 27 episode 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. 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 ran into the ropes, causing Candice to fall face-first off of the turnbuckle onto her face, neck, and shoulders necessitating a rushed finish and putting her out of action for 14 weeks.

Injuries and release (2008–2009) Candice made her on-screen return on the February 18, 2008, episode 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. 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 episode 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. On November 23, 2008, Candice competed in 5 on 5 Survivor Series Elimination Match where her team went victorious. On the February 2 episode of RAW, Candice was defeated by Beth Phoenix after an interference by Mendes and Marella. She, however, never reappeared on the brand and was released from her WWE contract on June 19, 2009. where she defeated Lisa Marie Varon in singles action.

Sporadic appearances in WWE (2019, 2024) On July 22, 2019, Candice returned to WWE during the Raw Reunion episode in a backstage segment with Melina, Naomi, and 24/7 Champion Kelly 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. Shortly after, Candice lost the title via submission to Alundra Blayze.

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.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2026–present) On January 15, 2026, Candice made a televised appearance for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on the TNA Impact! premiere on AMC as an audience member. On March 13, Candice signed with TNA as a producer.

Other media

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2005 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 Candice MichelleVoice 2006 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 Candice Michelle 2007 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Candice Michelle 2008 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 Candice MichelleVoice

Music videos In December 2011, Candice Michelle along with Torrie Wilson filmed Lilian Garcia's music video "U Drive Me Loca".

Other appearances During the week of November 5, 2007, Beckman appeared on five episodes of Family Feud with several other WWE performers. Beckman appeared on the February 6, 2008, episode of Project Runway, in an episode where the contestants were challenged to design wrestling attire for several of WWE's female wrestlers. 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. Beckman made a special appearance on the November 12, 2008, episode of Redemption Song, which is hosted by fellow WWE wrestler Chris Jericho, with several other WWE personalities. She also appeared alongside WWE performers in the February 2009 issue of Flex Magazine.

Filmography Film

Television

Personal life On May 7, 2005, she married Ken Gee Ehrlich, a Los Angeles chiropractor.

She has a tattoo of the word "faith" on her inner wrist, which she considers a "personal affirmation". 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.

Championships and accomplishments Pro Wrestling Illustrated Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2007) Ranked No. 10 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2008 Woman of the Year (2007) WWE 24/7 Championship (1 time)

AskMen.com No. 82 on "100 Most Desirable Women List" (July 2007).