Shelly Martinez  |
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| Ring name(s) | Desire Shelly Halloween Barbie Cle-Ho-Patra Ariel Shelly Martinez Vampira Unknown Latino Member |
| Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 120 lb (54 kg/8.6 st)[1] |
| Born | February 9 1980 Chino, California  |
| Trained by | School of Hard Knocks WPW Lucha Libre RPW staff UPW staff Inoki Dojo OVW staff[1] |
| Debut | December 2000[1] |
Shelly Martinez (born February 9, 1980)[2] is an American model, professional wrestler and valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. She is best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel.[3]
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Career
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]
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007)
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 The Road Warrior, 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.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)
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, Aaron, Jess, Kory, Sue 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 Faction 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.[13]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007-Current)
At Bound For Glory, Shelly participated in a Knockout Gauntlet battle royal to crown the first TNA Women's Champion, she was eliminated by Awesome Kong. After that, she joined LAX and she started a feud with Christy Hemme.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves[1]
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- Shell-Shock (Sitout facebuster) - as Shelly
- Chokehold STO - as Ariel
- Casadora Driver (Wheelbarrow lift dropped into a bulldog)
- Cameltoe Clutch (Standing camel clutch)
- Tornado DDT
- Wrestlers managed by Martinez
- Entrance Themes
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- While on ECW she used Kevin Thorn's Theme
- She also used the New Breed's theme while accompanying them to the ring.
- She is currently using the LAX's theme song, she as been masked, but will be reveiled at TNA first Pay Per View of 2008
Championships and accomplishments
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- EWF World Tag-Team Championship (1 time) - with Threat
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 has 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] 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.
Personal life
Martinez 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 pumpkin with the word "Punkin" under it between her shoulder blades, in dedication to her sister, who Shelly calls "Punkin".
References
- ^ a b c d e Ariel (ECW) Profile. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ Shelly Martinez at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ http://www.koffinkitten.com/bio/bio.htm
- ^ EWF's Superstar Alumni. EmpireWrestlingFederation.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ Desire's UPW Profile. UPW.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ UPW's Vixens Page. UPW.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ (2006, May 6). Paul Burchill vs. The Road Warrior (Windows Media Video) [Television production]. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ ECW results - September 19, 2006. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ ECW results - September 26, 2006. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ Francine released. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
- ^ December to Dismember results - Kevin Thorn & Ariel def. Mike Knox & Kelly Kelly. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ ECW results - December 5, 2006. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-23.
- ^ Ariel, Scotty 2 Hotty & Nick Mitchell released (May 18, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
- ^ EWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY. Empire Wrestling Federation. Retrieved on 2007-03-24.
- ^ American Pinups Vol. 2 cover
- ^ Dead Things at IMDb
- ^ Shelly Martinez to Make Fetish Film for Pornstar Jewel De’Nyle. ecw.twentyeyes.com (2007-08-20). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
- ^ The Search for the Next Elvira at IMDb
