Candice LeRae | |
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LeRae in November 2014
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Birth name | Candice Dawson |
Born |
Riverside, California, US |
September 29, 1985
Spouse(s) | Johnny Gargano (m. 2016) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Candice LeRae Sweet Candy Candice LaRae Robyn |
Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Billed weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
Billed from |
Anaheim, California Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Mr. Toad's Wild Ride |
Trained by | Bill Anderson Jesse Hernandez T.J. Perkins |
Debut | 2002 |
Candice Gargano (née Dawson; born September 29, 1985) is an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name Candice LeRae. She is best known for her work on the American independent circuit, for promotions including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW). She is a former one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion with Joey Ryan as The World's Cutest Tag Team.
LeRae spent the first two years of her career wrestling for the Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF) and the International Wrestling Council. She appeared as a substitute in a round one match at the ChickFight tournament in 2004, replacing the injured Miss Chevius, but lost in the first round to Princess Sugey. During 2005, LeRae was a mainstay in the EWF, facing wrestlers including Hurricane Havana, Kid Omega, and Amazing Kong. She continued competing for the promotion throughout 2006, while also wrestling for All-Pro Wrestling and Ground Zero Wrestling. 2007 saw LeRae branch out to the Midwestern United States, where she competed for Insanity Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor (ROH). LeRae had two matches for ROH in August 2007, losing to Sara Del Rey and Daizee Haze in dark matches on August 10 and 24, respectively.