Rummel was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 1, 1959.[1][2] She began her wrestling career by running a fan club for Lanny Poffo (earning the nickname Fang Face because of her buck teeth) and working briefly as a ring girl for ICW in Kentucky, also publishing a newsletter called The Leap.[2]
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.[1]
She won a battle royal to fill the vacated title in 1984.[1] Devine competed at the AWA's SuperClash, WrestleRock '86, Battle by the Bay and War in the Windy City cards.[3][4][5][6] 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.[1] 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.[1]
She retired from wrestling in 1998.[1] Devine defeated Bambi on a USWO card on October 14, 2005.[1]
Personal life and death
Candi Devine resided in Nashville, where she worked as a physical trainer.[2] 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.[2] Judge Toler ruled in Devine's favor in the amount of $280. She eventually reconciled with Burton before he died on March 29, 2010.[2] Her sister briefly wrestled as Rose Love.[1]
In 2021, Devine suffered from a collapsed lung; additionally, she also suffered a number of seizures and dealt with a spine injury.[2] Devine died on February 9, 2022, at the age of 64.[2]