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She is currently dating [[John Hennigan]] who also used to play her on-screen boyfriend, Johnny Nitro.<ref name="misscalifornia">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/05/29/1062165.html|title=Melina wants to do it all|author=Scott Zerr|accessdate=2007-01-01|publisher=SLAM! Sports|date=May 29, 2005}}</ref>
She is currently dating [[John Hennigan]] who also used to play her on-screen boyfriend, Johnny Nitro.<ref name="misscalifornia">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/05/29/1062165.html|title=Melina wants to do it all|author=Scott Zerr|accessdate=2007-01-01|publisher=SLAM! Sports|date=May 29, 2005}}</ref>

Perez has expressed a disinterest in posing for Playboy.<ref name="misscalifornia">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/onmydayoff/2007/june15-21/4925212|title=On My Day Off}}</ref>


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Revision as of 03:20, 2 July 2007

Melina Perez United States
Born (1979-03-09) March 9, 1979 (age 45)[1]
Los Angeles, California California[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Melina
Kyra
Melanie Little Deer[3]
Billed height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[4]
Billed weight[undue weight? – discuss][4]
Billed fromLos Angeles, California[5]
Trained byJesse Hernandez
Lance Storm
Dave Finlay
Ultimate Pro Wrestling[4]
OVW
Debut2000

Melina Perez (born March 9, 1979), better known simply as Melina, is an American professional wrestler and manager, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its RAW brand.

Melina is a two-time former WWE Women's Champion and manager for the tag team MNM, managing them to a record three reigns as WWE Tag Team Champions as well as boyfriend and MNM member Johnny Nitro to two reigns as WWE Intercontinental Champion.

Career

Early career

Prior to her professional wrestling career, Perez was a model, having won a Miss California beauty contest and modelling athletic wear for Nike.[6] In 2000, after talking to Mike Henderson, she decided to become a professional wrestler and enrolled in Jesse Hernandez's School of Hard Knocks to train.[3][7] Perez's pro-wrestling debut came in 2002 on a tour of the independent wrestling scene. She joined a number of California-based promotions such as the Empire Wrestling Federation (EWF), where she wrestled for years under the ring name Kyra, and CRUSH, as Melanie Little Deer.[2] Many EWF officials stated that Melina had the most natural ability of any woman who came through their school.[8] Perez tried out for WWE's reality show Tough Enough III.[5] She made the final 21, but was eliminated from the competition in the final cut of the first episode.[9][8]

World Wrestling Entertainment

Perez debuted in World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) "farm territory" Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in March 2004 when Matt Cappotelli (kayfabe) brought her in as a way to taunt her ex-boyfriend Johnny Nitro.[4] Melina, however, turned on Cappotelli and aligned herself with Nitro.[4] Soon after, Nitro began teaming with Joey Matthews, later known as Joey Mercury.[4] On November 10 the trio, now known as MNM, won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship.[10]

While in OVW, Melina made occasional appearances on WWE television. On a Thanksgiving episode of SmackDown! in 2003, Melina dressed up as a Native American and was shown serving food and drinks.[11]

Melina made her first RAW appearance on November 29, 2004 when Randy Orton was the guest General Manager and hosted a diva lingerie fashion show.[12] Melina made more RAW appearances in late 2004, including a limbo contest in December when Chris Jericho was General Manager for the night, but she ultimately returned to OVW and MNM.[13]

2005

MNM debuted as heels on the April 14, 2005 edition of SmackDown! by interrupting the first ever "Carlito's Cabana" interview segment, where one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Rey Mysterio, was a guest.[14] Melina insulted Mysterio and had Mercury and Nitro attack him, leading to MNM's in-ring debut the next week on SmackDown! in a title match. Melina lead the team to victory over Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero.[15] This was MNM's first title reign.[16] It was during this feud that Melina was the last person to be frogsplashed by Guerrero before his death.[17]

While managing the Tag Team Champions, Melina feuded with and attacked many of her fellow Divas, proclaiming herself to be "the most dominant diva in WWE".Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). This led to Melina's official WWE in ring debut match on June 30, and she was victorious over McCool.[18]

In June, Melina feuded with Torrie Wilson, in which Melina won her first pay-per-view match; a Bra and Panties match at The Great American Bash 2005.[19] Also at the PPV, MNM lost their championship, prompting Melina to bring in Jillian Hall, a "fixer" to assist Melina in feuds with the other WWE Divas.[19][20]

On September 30, Melina started a feud with Christy Hemme and in the process, Hemme joined forces with the Legion of Doom, and together feuded with MNM.[21] At No Mercy 2005 on October 9, Hemme and the L.O.D. defeated MNM in a six-person intergender tag team match.[22] Melina's feud with Hemme continued into November, with Melina defeating Hemme again on November 25.[23]

On the Eddie Guerrero Tribute edition of RAW, Melina won an interpromotional Divas battle royal by eliminating Women's Champion Trish Stratus.[24] This match led to an interpromotional feud with Melina getting a shot at the Women's Championship at Survivor Series 2005, a match that was proclaimed the "The Divas Match of the Year" by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The match ended in Melina's first WWE singles loss due to interference by Mickie James.[25]

During this time, MNM was set to defend their Tag Title at Armageddon 2005 in a match against The Mexicools but before the event, they first had to defend their title against Rey Mysterio and the World Heavyweight Champion Batista. In an attempt to get Batista to call off the match, Melina visited Batista in his locker room and attempted to seduce him, saying it would be "worth his while". Batista, who seemed very receptive to the idea, allowed Melina to (kayfabe) engage in sexual acts. He then simply thanked Melina for the "warmup" before leaving to take part in the match, where he and Mysterio won the tag titles.[26]

On the last SmackDown! of 2005, MNM envoked their rematch clause for a match against Batista and Mysterio. However, before the match took place, Melina, accompanied by a lawyer, held a press conference in the ring where she claimed that Batista had sexually harassed her. During the tag team match, Mark Henry (making his WWE return) aided MNM in winning back their WWE Tag Team Championship.[27]

2006

On the first SmackDown! of 2006, Melina announced that Mark Henry was there for her personal protection against Batista.[28] Henry accompanied Melina and aided the other members of MNM in matches against Batista and Mysterio. MNM and Henry also feuded with Kurt Angle and were soon joined by Daivari, to whom Melina later gave Henry's contract.[29]

On the April 28, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Melina began a feud with Jillian Hall after getting into a catfight backstage.[30] This led to a match between the two at Judgment Day 2006. At Judgment Day MNM lost their WWE Tag Team Championships to Paul London and Brian Kendrick and the trio imploded, with Melina and Nitro attacking Mercury, blaming him for the loss.[31] Later that night, Melina lost her match with Hall and after slapping General Manager Theodore Long in anger, she and Johnny Nitro were fired from SmackDown!.[32]

Melina and Johnny Nitro made their way to the RAW brand on May 29, 2006, with Nitro losing to WWE Champion John Cena.[33] The following week, Melina faked a sprained ankle, allowing Nitro to roll up Charlie Haas for his first RAW win.[34]

Melina continued to manage Nitro during his successful hunt for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, while rekindling her feud with Trish Stratus.[35][36] The feud turned into a tag team feud when Carlito joined forces with Trish to take on Melina and Nitro.[37] Their feud continued to Saturday Night's Main Event, where Nitro and Melina lost to Carlito and Trish in a mixed tag team match.[38]

With her arrival on RAW, came Mick Foley making mentions of her in promos (playing on the (real) friendship they'd forged and he'd talked about in his WWE.com columns) and they soon formed an on-screen friendship.[39] At SummerSlam, Melina caused Foley to lose an "I Quit" match when Flair was going to hit Melina with a barbed wired bat and Foley "quit" to prevent Flair's striking her.[40] On the August 21, 2006 edition of RAW, her career was (kayfabe) endangered when Foley was offered the chance to either join Vince McMahon's Kiss My Ass club or have Melina fired. After begging Foley not to go through with it, Foley "joined the club" to save Melina's job, only to have her suddenly turn on him by delivering a low blow and "firing" him at the behest of McMahon.[41]

At the same time she entered a tournament to crown a new Women's Champion, defeating Torrie Wilson in the opening round in a Lumberjill match on the October 9, 2006 edition of RAW before losing to Mickie James in the semi-finals two weeks later.[42][43]

2007

In early 2007, Melina would begin a small feud with Maria.[44] Melina would also form an alliance with Victoria, defeating the team of Mickie James and Maria in their first match as a tag team when she hit Maria with a new finisher known as Extreme Makeover.[45]

On the January 26 episode of SmackDown!, Melina wrestled in her first SmackDown! match since May 2006, which resulted in a win for MNM over London, Kendrick and Ashley in a mixed tag team match.[46]

Following the Royal Rumble, Melina would become the number 1 contender for the WWE Women's Championship, as well as introducing her KyraPractor finisher to WWE fans, under the new name California Dream. On February 5, Melina lost a title match against Mickie James.[47] The following week on RAW, Melina pinned the Women's Champion in a mixed tag team match and then challenged James for the title for the next week on RAW.[48] In a back and forth battle, Melina eventually pinned Mickie James to capture her first WWE Women's Championship.[49] In continuation of their feud, Melina won the first ever Women's Falls Count Anywhere Match in WWE history, by pinning James after a blocked hurricanrana to retain her title.[50]

In March 2007, Melina would show jealousy towards SmackDown! Diva Ashley, due to her burst of popularity and attention towards her appearance in Playboy.[51] She also feuded with former Playboy cover girls Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle during this time.[52][53] At WrestleMania 23, Melina pinned Ashley in a Lumberjill match to retain her Women's Championship in her first WrestleMania match.[54]

After WrestleMania, Mickie James interrupted Melina's photo shoot with the Women's Championship, resulting in another feud between the two Divas.[55] On April 24 at a house show in Paris, France, Melina lost the WWE Women's Championship to Mickie James in a Triple Threat Match that also involved Victoria, but on the orders of Jonathan Coachman, she was entitled to a rematch on the same night, where she pinned James to regain the title and become a two-time WWE Women's Champion.[56] At WWE Backlash 2007 Melina retained the WWE Women's Championship by using an Inverted DDT on Mickie James.[57]

Melina then began a feud with Candice Michelle.[58] Candice began picking up wins against Melina in various tag team matches, as well as in a non-title bouts.[59][60][61][62] At Vengeance 2007, Candice Michelle defeated Melina for the Women's Championship.[63]

In wrestling

  • Characteristics
    • Ring entrance: Standing beside the ring, she lifts her right leg onto the apron, then lifts her left leg, performing the splits, and then bends her upper body under the bottom rope. Another variation is when she goes to the apron, and jumps down into a split. Michael Cole and Tazz were quick to label this "the best ring entrance in the history of sports entertainment."
    • Nicknames:
    • Screaming loudly at ringside during Johnny Nitro's matches or on the apron in tag team matches with Nitro.

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Perez is of American and Mexican heritage and is also bilingual. She can speak both English and Spanish fluently.[1]

Perez has had her teeth knocked in by female wrestlers, and dislocated her kneecap.[7]

She is currently dating John Hennigan who also used to play her on-screen boyfriend, Johnny Nitro.[6]

Perez has expressed a disinterest in posing for Playboy.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "FAST FACTS". ringbabe.net. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  2. ^ a b "PERSONAL STATS". ringbabe.net. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  3. ^ a b "WRITTEN BIO". ringbabe.net. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "OWoW Profile". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  5. ^ a b "Superstars > Raw > Melina > Bio". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  6. ^ a b c Scott Zerr (May 29, 2005). "Melina wants to do it all". SLAM! Sports. Retrieved 2007-01-01. Cite error: The named reference "misscalifornia" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c Melina (WWE) (February 23, 2007). "Internet Confessions of a True Diva, No. 2". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  8. ^ a b Steven Bryant (January 7, 2004). "WWE signs Melina Perez (Kyra) to a developmental contract". socaluncensored.com. Retrieved 2007-04-09.
  9. ^ "21 Semi-Finalists Are Whittled Down to the Final 13 Competitors Vying To Become the Next WWET Superstars". WWE Corporate. October 7, 2002. Retrieved 2007-06-29. The 21 semi-finalists featured in the season premiere are:[…]Melina, 23 yrs old, Hesperia, CA
  10. ^ "MNM's OWoW Profile". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  11. ^ "Photo of Melina on a SmackDown! Thanksgiving special". ringbabe.net. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  12. ^ "RAW results - November 29, 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Randy Orton introduces Melina, Maria, Candice & then calls out Christy Hemme, and Baltimores-own Stacy Keibler!
  13. ^ "RAW results - December 6, 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. DIVA LIMBO: Chris Jericho + Christy Hemme & Stacy Keibler & Maria & Candice Michelle & Melina Perez + Muhammad Hassan..
  14. ^ "SmackDown! results - April 14, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  15. ^ "SmackDown! results - April 21, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. MNM def. Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio (New WWE Tag Team Champions)
  16. ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > WWE Tag Team > 20050421 - MNM". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  17. ^ "SmackDown! results - November 4, 2005". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Eddie Guerrero jumped and gave Melina the frog splash on her back, and the referee helped Melina out..
  18. ^ "SmackDown! results - June 30, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina def. Michelle
  19. ^ a b "Great American Bash 2005 - July 24, 2005". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  20. ^ "SmackDown! results - July 28, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina and MNM also announced they hired a publicist and personal fixer to help them since losing the WWE Tag Team Championship at The Great American Bash.
  21. ^ "SmackDown! results - September 30, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  22. ^ "No Mercy 2005 - October 9, 2005". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  23. ^ "SmackDown! results - November 25, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina def. Christy
  24. ^ "RAW results - November 14, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina wins the Diva Battle Royal
  25. ^ "Survivor Series 2005 - November 27, 2005". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Trish Stratus won with a facebuster off the top rope after a little help from Mickie James..
  26. ^ "SmackDown! results - December 16, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  27. ^ "SmackDown! results - December 30, 2005". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  28. ^ "SmackDown! results - January 6, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Earlier in the night, after Henry destroyed three men, Melina announced that he was there for her protection, and nothing else.
  29. ^ "SmackDown! results - January 20, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  30. ^ "SmackDown! results - April 28, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Jillian tossed a compact back in Melina's face, and the two Divas got into a fight, tossing various beauty products at each other.
  31. ^ Ed Williams III (May 21, 2006). "London & Kendrick are golden; MNM are broken". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  32. ^ Ed Williams III (May 21, 2006). "Melina's night goes from bad to worse". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  33. ^ "RAW results - May 29, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. […] they landed on their feet very quickly and now have a new home on RAW.
  34. ^ "RAW results - June 5, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. As Haas had Nitro in the corner, Melina ran into the ring and faked spraining her ankle.
  35. ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Intercontinental > 20060625 - Johnny Nitro". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  36. ^ "RAW results - June 26, 2006". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina Perez suggested that Trish leave the ring, and Trish shoved Melina but Nitro stepped in to stop it..
  37. ^ "RAW results - July 10, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  38. ^ "Saturday Night's Main Event results - July 15, 2006". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. The match was kept short and Trish & Carlito scored the victory over Nitro & Melina
  39. ^ Mick Foley (April 18, 2006). "Foley is Blog: The Story Behind the Melina Photos". Official Women Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  40. ^ "SummerSlam 2006 - August 20, 2006". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Ric Flair again rejected the finish and threatened to attack Melina with the bat -- Foley saw this and yelled "I Quit!"
  41. ^ "RAW results - August 21, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  42. ^ "RAW results - October 9, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina def. Torrie Wilson (Lumberjack Match)
  43. ^ "RAW results - October 23, 2006". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Mickie James def. Melina
  44. ^ "RAW results - January 1, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  45. ^ "RAW results - January 8, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Victoria and Melina got some revenge for Victoria's New Year's Revolution loss by defeating WWE Women's Champion Mickie James and Maria.
  46. ^ "SmackDown! results - January 26, 2007". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  47. ^ "RAW results - February 5, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  48. ^ "RAW results - February 15, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Later, Melina in fact did get to announce that she would face James for the gold next week […]
  49. ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Women's > 20070219 - Melina". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  50. ^ "RAW Results - March 5, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  51. ^ "SmackDown! Results - March 9, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Melina has been insanely jealous of the attention Ashley has been getting as of late […]
  52. ^ "RAW Results - March 12, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Women's Champion Melina def. Torrie Wilson (Non Title Match)
  53. ^ "RAW Results - March 19, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Women's Champion Melina def. Candice Michelle (Bra and Panties Match)
  54. ^ "WrestleMania 23 - April 1, 2007". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  55. ^ "RAW Results - April 2, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. […] Women's Champion Melina entered the ring to strut her stuff in a sexy photo op; however, Melina's moment in the spotlight was quickly interrupted by a Tornado DDT from former Women's Champion Mickie James.
  56. ^ "WWE: Inside WWE > Title History > Women's > 20070424 - Melina". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  57. ^ "Backlash 2007 - April 29, 2007". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  58. ^ "RAW Results - April 30, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Mickie James & Candice Michele def. Victoria & Women's Champion Melina
  59. ^ "RAW Results - May 7, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Candice Michelle & Mickie James def. WWE Women's Champion Melina & Victoria
  60. ^ "RAW Results - May 21, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. Candice Michelle scored an impressive win, pinning Women's Champion Melina in a non-title match.
  61. ^ "One Night Stand 2007 - June 3, 2007". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  62. ^ "RAW Results - June 4, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29. It was Candice's fourth straight win over the Women's Champion in as many weeks.
  63. ^ "Vengeance 2007 - June 24, 2007". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-06-29.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melina_Perez&diff=141933997&oldid=141918960

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