Candi Devine won singles championships in several promotions, most notably in the American Wrestling Association, where she held the AWA Women's Championship four times.
22 Facts About Candi Devine
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Candi Devine began her wrestling career by running a fan club for Lanny Poffo and working briefly as a ring girl for ICW in Kentucky, publishing a newsletter called The Leap.
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Candi Devine wrestled Diane Von Hoffman aka Moondog Fifi for two summers in Canada from 1983 to 1985.
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Candi Devine was badly injured in Memphis in 1985, when she and Amy Monroe collided head to head in a monkey-flip, fracturing her jaw and cheek; a lengthy recovery time and plastic surgery became needed to repair the damage and she briefly considered quitting wrestling.
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Candi Devine is best known for her time spent in the American Wrestling Association feuding with Sherri Martel.
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Candi Devine held the AWA Women's Championship on four occasions.
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Candi Devine won a battle royal to fill the vacated title in 1984.
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Candi Devine competed at the AWA's SuperClash, WrestleRock '86, Battle by the Bay and War in the Windy City cards.
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Candi Devine was recognized as champion several times during that time period, mostly being awarded the belt by default as the number one contender, and trading it with Martel.
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Candi Devine was very active in the AWA in late 1989 and throughout 1990 as part of the Team Challenge Series, wrestling in mixed tag team matches and in singles matches against Wendi Richter and Magnificent Mimi.
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Candi Devine won the title the final time on December 6,1989, when she defeated Judy Martin to determine the new Women's Champion after Richter vacated the belt.
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Candi Devine spent time in the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association as "The Goddess".
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Candi Devine competed in the Women's Pro Wrestling organization in the early 1990s.
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Candi Devine was a 4 times World Wrestling Council Woman's Champion in Puerto Rico.
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On June 9,1991, Rockin' Robin defeated Candi Devine to become the first UWF Women's Champion at UWF Beach Brawl, the company's first and only pay-per-view.
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Candi Devine won the UWF Women's Championship in 1994 after she defeated Tina Moretti.
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Candi Devine defeated Bambi on a USWO card on October 14,2005.
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Candi Devine resided in Nashville, where she worked as a physical trainer.
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Candi Devine sued her long-term boyfriend, former wrestler Tom Burton, in a telecast of Divorce Court before Judge Lynn Toler that was originally aired on March 31,2009.
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Candi Devine sued Burton for $630 and accused Burton of running over her beloved cat with his car, killing it, which he denied.
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Candi Devine eventually reconciled with Burton before he died on March 29,2010.
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In 2021, Candi Devine suffered from a collapsed lung; additionally, she suffered a number of seizures and dealt with a spine injury.