1. Cheerleader Melissa is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she worked as Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed.
31 Facts About Cheerleader Melissa
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Cheerleader Melissa is currently performing on the independent circuit for promotions such as Shimmer Women Athletes, where she is a former two-time Shimmer Champion.
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Cheerleader Melissa was selected alongside Taylor Matheny who had recently received exposure in World Wrestling Entertainment's Tough Enough program, and thus Anderson received much internet attention by association.
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Cheerleader Melissa would become a staple of ChickFight, appearing at the first ten of their major events, missing the eleventh event due to injury sustained less than a week before the show.
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Cheerleader Melissa made the final in the first two tournaments but exited the third in the first round after a double disqualification during a match with former rival Nikki, now under her better known name Sara Del Rey.
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Cheerleader Melissa won ChickFight V tournament, beating Jazz in the final, and she went on to win ChickFight VII: The UK vs The USA tournament when it moved from the United States over to the United Kingdom pinning "The Jezebel" Eden Black in the last match.
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Cheerleader Melissa was forced to forfeit her ChickFight IX: Our Final Chance match the following day and would not wrestle again for six months.
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Cheerleader Melissa did not participate in the tournament at ChickFight VIII but instead had a rematch against Eden Black for the newly created Transatlantic Women's Championship, which she won.
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Cheerleader Melissa preluded the match with a video package showing their matches in Europe and announced that the winner would go on to face the Shimmer Champion at a later event.
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On February 23,2013, Cheerleader Melissa defeated Dark Angel to win the vacant PWR Women's Championship for the first time.
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On February 22,2014, Cheerleader Melissa lost the PWR Women's Championship to Christina Von Eerie in a three-way match, which included Savanah Riley.
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The team's two back-to-back tag team losses led to Cheerleader Melissa dissolving her team with MsChif in order for her to focus on her singles career.
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Cheerleader Melissa received her title match on September 11,2010, on Volume 33, but was defeated by Eagles.
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On October 2,2011, at Volume 43, Cheerleader Melissa defeated Kana to become the number one contender to the Shimmer Championship.
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Later that same day on Volume 44, Cheerleader Melissa defeated Madison Eagles to become the fourth Shimmer Champion.
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Cheerleader Melissa made her first two title defenses on March 17,2012, defeating Nicole Matthews on Volume 45 and Portia Perez on Volume 46.
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Later that same day on Volume 55, Cheerleader Melissa made another successful title defense against Courtney Rush.
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Later that same day on Volume 57, Cheerleader Melissa took part in Allison Danger's retirement match, where she and Ayako Hamada faced Danger and Leva Bates.
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Cheerleader Melissa initially submitted Danger for the win, but the decision was reversed when Cheerleader Melissa turned heel and refused to let go of the hold after the match.
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Post-match, the evil Cheerleader Melissa completed her heel turn by attacking Hamada.
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Post-match Cheerleader Melissa attacked both Bates and the retired Allison Danger, before being chased away by LuFisto.
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Later that same day, after another successful defense against Hiroyo Matsumoto on Volume 59, Cheerleader Melissa was again run off by LuFisto, who was, as a result, named the next challenger for her Shimmer Championship.
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Cheerleader Melissa was in Awesome Kong's corner when Kong defeated Gail Kim to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship.
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Cheerleader Melissa accompanied Awesome Kong on a 10-Knockout tag team match.
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Cheerleader Melissa has had two stints in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliate Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling.
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Cheerleader Melissa had a tryout match on the edition of May 26,2006 of WWE Heat.
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Cheerleader Melissa was stripped of the title on March 5,2013.
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On March 16,2014, Anderson, working under the ring name Cheerleader Melissa, returned to Japan to work for World Wonder Ring Stardom, unsuccessfully challenging Io Shirai for the World of Stardom Championship.
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Cheerleader Melissa returned to the promotion on June 14,2015.
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Cheerleader Melissa made her debut on March 9,2016, episode, under a mask and the ring name Mariposa, portraying Marty Martinez's sister.
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Cheerleader Melissa appeared on the show in person rather than the usual webcam format and went on to participate in later segments of the show.