Candi Devine
| Candi Devine | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Candace Maria Rummel |
| Born | January 1, 1959[1][2] Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | February 9, 2022 (aged 63) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Candi Devine Candi Divine Christy Monroe The Goddess Lady Divine |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Billed weight | 147 lb (67 kg) |
| Trained by | Don Fargo Joey Rossi Owen Henley |
| Debut | 1980[1] |
| Retired | 1998 |
Candace Maria Rummel (January 1, 1959 – February 9, 2022) was an American professional wrestler better known by her ring name, Candi Devine.[2]
Early life
Born as Candace Rummel, 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. Her sister, Rose Rummel also became a wrestler (as "Rose Love"/"Rose Devine").
She died Wednesday morning (February 9, 2022) at the age of 63.[3]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1980–1985)
She also wrestled Diane Von Hoffman aka Moondog Fifi for 2 summers in Canada 1983-1985. Moon Dog Fifi defeated Candi for her belt in 1994 in Evansville, IN.
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 briefly she considered quitting wrestling.[1]
American Wrestling Association (1985–1990)
Devine is best known for her time spent in the American Wrestling Association feuding with Sherri Martel. She held the AWA Women's Championship on four occasions.
She won a battle royal to fill the vacated title in 1984. Devine competed at the AWA's SuperClash, WrestleRock '86, Battle by the Bay and War in the Windy City cards. She was recognized as champion several times during that time period, mostly being awarded the belt by default as the number one contender (a common practice of the AWA), and trading it with Martel. Her feud with Martel carried over to Wild West Wrestling. She even tagged with Fabulous Lance a.k.a. Lance Von Erich against Martel and Iceman King Parsons.
She 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. She 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.
Independent circuit (1990-1998)
She also spent time in the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association as "The Goddess". She competed in the Women's Pro Wrestling organization in the early 1990s.[4]
On June 9, 1991, Rockin' Robin defeated Devine to become the first UWF Women's Champion at UWF Beach Brawl, the company's first and only pay-per-view. Devine won the UWF Women's Championship in 1994 after she defeated Tina Moretti. She dropped the title to Miss Texas in December of that year. She retired form wrestling in 1998.
Candi Devine occasionally does local shows for LadySports.com and SlamminLadies.com. Devine defeated Bambi on a USWO card on October 14, 2005.
Death
In 2021 she suffered a collapsed lung. She suffered from a number of seizures and suffered a spinal injury as well. She died on February 9, 2022.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
- American Wrestling Association
- AWA Superstars of Wrestling
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Great Lakes Wrestling Association
- GLWA Women's Championship (1 time)[7]
- New Independent Wrestling Association
- NIWA Women's Championship[7]
- New Wrestling Association
- NWA Divas Championship (1 time)
- Ozark Mountain Wrestling
- OMW Women's Championship (1 time)[7]
- Pomales Wrestling Entertainment
- PWE World Women's Championship (3 times)
- United States Wrestling Association
- Universal Wrestling Federation
- Western Ohio Wrestling
- WOW Women's Championship (1 time)[7]
- Windy City Pro Wrestling
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- WWWA Woman's Championship (1 time)[7]
- World Wrestling Council
Personal life
Candi Devine resided in Nashville, where she worked as a physical trainer. She 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. Devine sued Burton for $630 and accused Burton of running over her beloved cat with his car, killing it, which he denied. Judge Toler ruled in Devine's favor in the amount of $280. She eventually reconciled with Burton before he died on March 29, 2010.
References
- ^ a b c "Candi Devine Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ a b "SLAM! Wrestling News/Rumours". slam.canoe.ca. 2015-01-01. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
A number of New Year's babies to mention: Women's wrestling great Candi Divine, World Class and Mid-South veteran Steve Cox is 56 years old
- ^ "American Pro Wrestler Candi Devine's Cause of Death Shocks Fans". US day News. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
- ^ "Women Wrestling Video and DVD". Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ https://twitter.com/CACReunion/status/1491434524945031170
- ^ "Ladies Honorees". Ladies Award History. CauliflowerAlleyClub.org. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e f Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Candi Devine at SlamminLadies.com
- Candi Devine at LadySports.com
- Candi Devine in LPWA
- Candi Devine's profile at Cagematch.net
