Shelly Martinez

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Shelly Martinez


Statistics
Ring name(s)	Desire Shelly Halloween Barbie Cle-Ho-Patra Ariel Shelly Martinez Vampira Salinas (TNA)
Billed height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)^[1]
Billed weight	135 lb (61 kg/9.6 st)^[1]
Born	February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09) (age 28) Chino, California, U.S.
Trained by	School of Hard Knocks WPW Lucha Libre RPW staff UPW staff Inoki Dojo OVW staff^[1]
Debut	December 2000^[1]

Shelly Lenore Martinez (born February 9, 1980)^[2] is an American model, professional wrestler and valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Salinas as valet to the Latin American Xchange (LAX). She is also known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel.^[3]

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 Media
5 Personal life
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Martinez was trained and first wrestled in Southern California under the ring name Desire, appearing in several independent promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling, Empire Wrestling Federation^[4] and Ultimate Pro Wrestling^[5] where she worked as the (kayfabe) sister of Kyra (WWE's Melina). While in UPW, she also competed under the name Halloween Barbie.^[6]. She also had a run in Women's Extreme Wrestling, where she played the (kayfabe) cousin of Mercedes Martinez.

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

[edit] Ohio Valley Wrestling

In April 2005, Martinez signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). By July of that year she was placed in their primary developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), for further training. Her first role there had her, along with Beth Phoenix, acting as co-manager for Aaron Stevens, but this threesome broke up within the year.

Martinez defeated Mickie James to win her debut singles match at an OVW house show on October 29. From there she engaged in numerous feuds with the likes of Beth Phoenix, Serena, Sosay, and Fuji Cakes. In late December, Martinez and Phoenix revived their "co-manager" gimmick to accompany Aaron Stevens to the ring at several SmackDown! house shows for tryout matches. They also appeared together on the January 27, 2006 episode of WWE Heat as part of The Heart Throbs (Romeo Roselli and Antonio Thomas) "Throb-o-Meter" section, dancing in the ring with the team and teasing a kiss, before being interrupted by Trevor Murdoch.

At the February 22, 2006 OVW TV Tapings, Shelly came to ringside and attacked Sosay during an Elijah Burke vs. Robbie Dawber match. Around this time she started a gimmick of being obsessed with Paul Burchill, who was using a pirate gimmick on SmackDown!. On the May 6, 2006 edition of WWE Velocity, Martinez appeared as Burchill's valet, Shelly, for his match against Road Warrior Animal, but before she could become a permanent fixture the entire gimmick was dropped.^[7] Returning to OVW, she became involved in Seth Skyfire's ongoing feud with Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Roni Jonah.

[edit] Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)

Kevin Thorn and Ariel.

When the ECW brand was launched Martinez joined on as Ariel, a tarot reading fortune teller. She was joined by Kevin Thorn, a vampire character who had previously been seen stalking ECW arenas, and announced that she "saw a future that held blood" followed by Thorn spitting blood at the camera. From there, she began acting as a valet for Thorn, joining him at ringside for his matches and kissing him during them. On September 19, she got into her first ECW catfight, rumbling with Francine who'd accompanied Balls Mahoney to ringside for a match against Thorn.^[8] Ariel made her (ECW) in-ring debut against Francine on September 26 in an "Extreme Catfight", which went to a no-contest due to interference from both Thorn and Mahoney.^[9] The building feud was soon dropped when Francine was released from WWE just weeks later.^[10] When the ECW brand held its first pay per view, December to Dismember, Ariel and Thorn defeated Kelly Kelly and Mike Knox in a mixed tag team match.^[11] The next Tuesday on ECW, Ariel lost to Kelly in a one on one match when Kelly surprised her with a rollup.^[12] This would be her final wrestling match. In February 2007, Ariel along with Kevin Thorn joined the New Breed stable and engaged in a feud with their ECW Original foes. On the May 1, 2007 edition of ECW on Sci-Fi, Kevin Thorn & Ariel quit from The New Breed after Elijah Burke yelled at them for losing to CM Punk earlier in the night.

On May 18, 2007 Martinez was released from her WWE contract after a backstage argument with Batista.^[13]

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

At Bound for Glory, Shelly participated in a Knockout Gauntlet battle royal to crown the first TNA Women's Champion. She was ultimately eliminated by Awesome Kong. Shortly there after, Martinez began to appear as a masked member of the LAX, interfering in their matches to help them gain victories leading to an issue with The Rock 'n Rave Infection valet Christy Hemme, who believed she was a man attacking women, an infraction in TNA. However, at TNA Final Resolution, Martinez unveiled herself after attacking Hemme again, clearing up a possible man-on-woman violence issue. On the following edition of iMPACT, Martinez was given the name Salinas.

Salinas participated at Lockdown in the first ever "Queen of the Cage" match, which was won by Roxxi Laveaux. She then participated at Sacrifice in the first ever Knockouts "Makeover Battle Royal", which was won by Gail Kim.

[edit] In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves^[1]
As Shelly

Shell Shocked^[1] (Sitout facebuster)
Casadora Bulldog (Wheelbarrow hold into a Bulldog)
Cameltoe Clutch (Standing camel clutch)
Tornado DDT

As Salinas

As Ariel

Love Bite (Chokehold STO)
Elbow drop with theatrics
Corner foot choke

Wrestlers managed

Threat
Aaron Stevens
Eddie Guerrero
Paul Burchill
Seth Skyfire
CM Punk
Vampiro
The New Breed (Kevin Thorn, Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von and Matt Striker)
Latin American Exchange (Homicide and Hernandez)

Entrance themes

"Brick House" by Rob Zombie (OVW)
"Living Dead Girl" by Rob Zombie (OVW)
"Headstrong" by Trapt (OVW)
"Mi Destrojero" by Jim Johnston (ECW)
"Don't Waste My Time" by Jim Johnston (ECW)
"Girlfriend" by Dale Oliver (TNA) (2007)
"To Live and Die In LAX" (TNA)
"Hardcore" by Filthee / Brickman Raw (TNA)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Empire Wrestling Federation

EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Threat^[14]

[edit] Media

During her time in California, Martinez posed nude for a private pornography company which later leaked on the internet. She also starred in a pin-up film titled American Pinups Vol. 2.^[15]

She also starred in the independent supernatural horror movie Dead Things.^[16]

Porn director Jewel De'Nyle stated in August 2007 that she is working on trying to work with Martinez in a Bettie Page type solo film. "I might get Shelly Martinez to do a solo Bettie Page fetish type movie just starring her doing different set ups with stockings, boots, heels, whips etc."^[17] The DVD, entitled The Notorious Jewel De'Nyle & Shelly Martinez, an all-girl spanking and softcore bondage video, was released on February 11, 2008.

She was a contestant on the reality show The Search for the Next Elvira, which debuted October 13, 2007 on Fox Reality.^[18] She was eliminated on the second show.

Shelly currently has one action figure produced. It is her as Ariel and is available through the Jakks Pacific, ECW Series 2 collection.

[edit] Personal life

Martinez is currently dating wrestler Chris Cage. She also has numerous tattoos: one on each wrist, one on each ankle, a sacred heart with a pair of dice below her navel, a 1940's Alberto Vargas pin up girl on her lower back, and a set of cards surrounded by flames and hearts that reads "Queen Of Hearts" on her upper right arm, and a Mexican style female skull with the word "Punkin" under it between her shoulder blades, in dedication to her sister, who Shelly calls "Punkin".^{[citation needed]}