Introduction

Candice LeRae Dawson (born September 29, 1985)is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Candice LeRae. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Champion and was a member of The Way.
Dawson began her professional wrestling career in 2002, working for the Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF) promotion until 2006. Over the following years, she competed in various promotions on the independent circuit, including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Shimmer Women Athletes, DDT Pro-Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where she is a one-time PWG World Tag Team Champion, making her the only female title holder in the promotion's history. Other titles she held include the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship and the FWE Women's Championship.

After competing at the inaugural Mae Young Classic in 2017, Dawson signed with WWE in early 2018 and debuted for the NXT brand, where she became involved in her husband Johnny Gargano's feuds before becoming a singles competitor. In 2020, Dawson joined Gargano, Indi Hartwell, and Austin Theory to form the villainous faction The Way, until it dissolved the following year. She left the company in May 2022 and returned in September of the same year.

Alternative Wrestling Show
AWS Women's World Championship (2 times)
AWS Women's Title Tournament
2nd Annual Women's Tournament (2013)
3rd Annual Women's Tournament (2013)
DDT Pro-Wrestling
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
Dreamwave Wrestling
Dreamwave Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Family Wrestling Entertainment
FWE Women's Championship (1 time)
Fighting Spirit Pro Wrestling
FSP Tag Team Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Joey Ryan
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Ranked No. 18 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2016
Smash Wrestling
Gold Tournament (2015)
WWE
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Indi Hartwell

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