8 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Candice LeRae

4. TJP Helped Train Her

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TJP has had an odd career. He's still only 33 years old, but the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion will celebrate his 20-year anniversary as a professional wrestling this coming August. This makes him one of his employers' most experienced wrestlers, and having worked everywhere everything from Mexico to Europe means he has a wealth of skills and knowledge to impart on others.

The sport's youngest veteran has used this to help train dozens of wrestlers over the years. The list includes current NXT managerial standout Zelina Vega, and while the length and extent of their student/teacher relationship isn't known, LeRae will become the latest TJP-trained wrestler to walk into the Performance Center when she arrives later in the month.

Perkins didn't bring her into the business, though. LeRae cut her teeth while working for the Empire Wrestling Federation in the early-2000's, where she trained under Bill Anderson and Jesse Hernandez. She joins Melina, Frankie Kazarian, and Awesome Kong as a graduate of the promotion's School Of Hard Knox, which has also provided a training space for Chris Jericho, Layla, and Eve Torres over the years.

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