"Not even Triple H was ready" - Female WWE Superstar opens up on returning to the company
Candice LeRae returned to WWE on the September 26th edition of RAW and it even caught Triple H by surprise.
LeRae defeated Nikki A.S.H. in her main roster debut. Candice's husband, Johnny Gargano, had previously returned to the company on the August 22nd edition of RAW in Toronto. Gargano was a free agent for nine months but opted to return. The couple recently welcomed a newborn son into the family, which was a catalyst for their departure.
Speaking on the "Muscle Memory with MuscleManMalcolm" show, the Poison Pixie admitted that keeping her return a secret was difficult:
“So Johnny and I both knew for sure about what I wanted to say a week before he debuted," said LaRae. "So I knew for a while. Keeping a secret was very very difficult. In this day and age there’s so much social media and so many things leaking and trying to keep a secret was really difficult. I think being a secret was a little harder than me being a secret was easier but hard because I was going with him to train."
The 37-year-old added that even Triple H was surprised that she came back to the company so soon:
"I was his training buddy but we were just like oh yeah I’m just training with him. I think people just weren’t expecting me to be ready to come back so soon, not even Triple H was ready haha.” H/T: MuscleManMalcolm
How did WWE keep Candice LeRae's return a secret?
Candice LaRae's return was a well-kept secret to fans and to most backstage as well.
Fightful reported that the company listed a different match internally for Nikki A.S.H. on the September 26th episode of WWE RAW. She was scheduled to battle Doudrop but LeRae was revealed as her opponent instead.
As @CandiceLeRae returns on #WWERaw, @WWENikkiASH just took off her mask! https://t.co/RLmGLnOe9d
The Poison Pixie is a one-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. She captured the belts with Indi Hartwell in 2021. It will be interesting to see if LeRae finds more success on the main roster.
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