candice michelle

World Wrestling Entertainment

Candice Michelle came to WWE as a contestant in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. Although she wasn't one of the final ten contestants to make it to the televised event, WWE hired Candice anyway and placed her on the RAW brand under the gimmick of a makeup artist.

Initially, Candice Michelle's role was limited. She was never given an angle on RAW and she rarely made television appearances unless to participate in one of the program's occasional lingerie pillow fights or bikini contests that were held between Christy Hemme, Lilian Garcia, Maria, Stacy Keibler, and herself.

SmackDown!

On June 30, 2005, at the end of the WWE Draft Lottery, Candice Michelle was traded to the SmackDown! brand for where she became involved in a feud between Torrie Wilson and Melina Perez. Candice Michelle quickly became Jillian Hall and Melina's rival when she befriended Wilson. On July 24, 2005, at The Great American Bash, Candice Michelle served as the special guest referee for the Bra and Panties match between Torrie Wilson and Melina. Melina was victorious. After the match, Melina seemed to gain some type of confidence and pushed Candice from behind. This resulted in both divas attacking Melina and removing her clothing as well.

RAW

She was then moved to RAW in a trade along with Wilson, while Keibler and Hemme went to "SmackDown!" From that point on, Candice Michelle and Wilson continued to taunt Ashley Massaro (2005 WWE Diva Search Winner), bringing in Victoria to attack her as part of their "initiation" for the new Diva. This continued on until Trish Stratus returned from injury to help Massaro retaliate against Candice and her two cohorts, who became known as the stable Ladies in Pink, and later Vince's Devils, which seemed to be a play on Charlie's Angels.

On the February 25, 2006, edition of RAW, Candice Michelle would get her first WWE Women's Championship match while a part of Vince's Devils in a losing effort to then-champion Trish Stratus. After this match Candice Michelle would slap Wilson, blaming her for the loss.

The team would be short-lived after this as Torrie Wilson would soon become a babyface diva once again with Candice Michelle and Victoria turning on her. This feud between Candice Michelle and Wilson would become a lenghy feud which lead to a match in which Playboy Magazine's then-newest cover girl Candice Michelle would face off against the 2-time former cover girl (Wilson) at WrestleMania 22 in a Playboy Pillow Fight. Wilson would win this match but the feud would still continue on-and-off when Michelle was working backstage segments with Vince McMahon.

On the July 17, 2006 edition of RAW, Candice was the special guest referee during the tag team match between Trish Stratus & Torrie Wilson vs. Victoria & Mickie James . At one point, Mickie James got in Candice's face, but Candice retaliated by slapping her and tossing her out of the ring. Afterwards, Victoria tried to closeline Candice but she ducked, allowing Trish to hit the Stratusfaction for her and Torrie Wilson to win the match. On the September 25, 2006 edition of RAW, Candice lost the first round of the WWE Women's Championship Tournament to Lita after being speared by Edge, who was the special referee for the match.

In wrestling

Finishing/Signature Moves

• Sugar Rush (Forward Russian legsweep)
• Candylicious (Hanging Figure Four Necklock)
• Go Daddy Elbow Drop (Go-Daddy Dance into an Elbow Drop)
• Reverse Splash
• Powerbomb
• Spinning wheel kick

Wrestlers managed By Candice

• Torrie Wilson
• Victoria

Championships & Accomplishments

• April 2006 Playboy Covergirl
• Was named Superstar of the week for her September 18th victory over veteran Lita

Media

Throughout Candice's career, she has appeared in many television shows, fashion shows, and movies. Her film appearances include roles in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and High Crimes. In television, she has appeared on Party of Five, The Man Show, Playboy TV's Totally Busted, and Monk. Her most notable appearance was her appearance on Hotel Erotica. She has also posed nude for Ivolt.com and Playboy Cyber Club prior to joining WWE. She posed for the cover and a celebrity spread in the April 2006 issue of Playboy.

Candice achieved a moment of notoriety in 2005 after appearing in a risqué TV commercial for Go Daddy that aired during Super Bowl XXXIX. Beckman played a woman petioning a broadcast censorship committee to appear in an advertisement who experiences a wardrobe malfunction. The ad was a parody of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. From then on she was often referred to as "Miss GoDaddy.com" or the "Go Daddy Girl" by fans, and on WWE TV shows, where she also does the "Go Daddy Dance" (twirling her arm around her body) as part of her gimmick. In the following year she was featured in another Go Daddy commercial at 2006 NFL playoffs (this time as a window washer, cleaning windows seductively with her breasts), and she also appeared in another Super Bowl Go Daddy commercial during Super Bowl XL, in a parody where she seduced an ABC executive in order to procure an ad slot for Go Daddy.

Candice played the role of Natasha in the "Model Behavior" episode of Hotel Erotica, a softcore pornography cable TV series. In the episode, she portrays a new model competing with a more established model. She seduces the photographer on the hotel porch even though he is thought to be "gay" (as the character describes himself). The episode ends with a ménage à trois in the hotel room.

Her current theme is "All Eyes On Me", a WWE production theme. Candice's current entrance theme was originally used for Smackdown's 2005 Rookie Diva Competition. However, on the WWE Wreckless Intent CD, her theme was promoted as being "Holla" by Desiree Jackson, but that theme has been given to Kelly Kelly instead.

Personal life

Beckman married Dr. Ken Gee Ehrlich on May 7, 2005. ^[1]

Candice is training to improve her wrestling skills in a grungy, underground training facility in the outskirts of Los Angeles called the Barrio. Arn Anderson has also been helping in Candice's training.^[2]

References

1. ^ Michael Dorausch, D.C., "April Playboy GoDaddy Girl Candice Michelle and Chiropractic Husband", Planet Chiropractic, March 28, 2006
2. ^ Zack Zeigler "More Than Eye Candy" WWE.com article, August 17, 2006

External links

• WWE Profile
• Official site
• Candice-Michelle.net (Fansite)