 On the July 17 episode of Raw , Candice was the Special Guest Referee during a tag team match of Stratus and Wilson against Victoria and Mickie James . James entered the match without being tagged in , so Candice threw her out of the ring . Afterwards , Victoria tried to clothesline Candice , but she ducked out of the way , allowing Stratus to perform a Stratusfaction for the victory . As a result of her participation in the match , Candice became a fan favorite . On the Raw following Unforgiven , Candice won a match against Lita . The next week , in her second match against Lita , Candice was pinned after she was speared by guest referee Edge , in the first round of the WWE Women 's Championship tournament . On the November 27 episode of Raw , during the Diva battle royal , Candice suffered a legitimate broken nose when Victoria kicked her in the face . She had surgery on November 30 to repair her deviated septum . 
