1. Shelly Martinez is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Salinas as valet to The Latin American Xchange.
30 Facts About Shelly Martinez
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Shelly Martinez worked mainly on the independent circuit in Southern California, using the name Desire, competing for promotions including Revolution Pro Wrestling, Ultimate Pro Wrestling and the Empire Wrestling Federation.
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Shelly Martinez moved to the ECW brand in mid-2006, and using a gimmick of a tarot reader, managed Kevin Thorn, while known as Ariel.
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Shelly Martinez left TNA in September 2008, and appeared for several independent promotions until her retirement in 2017.
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Shelly Martinez was a contestant on the reality television show, The Search for the Next Elvira, and has appeared in films.
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Shelly Martinez worked as an actress, and after being cast in an independent film about wrestling, she was introduced to a wrestling promoter and trainer.
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Shelly Martinez trained at his school for two and a half years.
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Shelly Martinez first wrestled in Southern California under the ring name Desire, appearing in several independent promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling, Empire Wrestling Federation and Ultimate Pro Wrestling, where she worked as the storyline sister of Kyra.
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Shelly Martinez had a run in Women's Extreme Wrestling, where she played the storyline cousin of Mercedes Martinez.
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Shelly Martinez was involved in a scripted rivalry with Alexis Laree, with Shelly and Phoenix attacking her on several occasions and the pair wrestled her in handicap matches.
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In mid-2006, Shelly Martinez joined the ECW brand as Ariel, a tarot reading fortune teller.
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Originally, Shelly Martinez was to be part of a 'vampire' faction with Gangrel and Kevin Thorn; however, the faction did not materialise on television.
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At the Bound for Glory pay-per-view in October 2007, Shelly Martinez participated in a Knockout Gauntlet battle royal to crown the first TNA Knockout Champion, which was won by Gail Kim.
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At the Final Resolution pay-per-view in January 2008, the mystery masked wrestler was unveiled as Shelly Martinez after attacking Hemme again.
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Shelly Martinez made her in-ring debut for TNA in a singles against Awesome Kong, and was quickly defeated.
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Shelly Martinez then began competing more frequently in matches, including intergender tag team matches alongside Homicide and Hernandez.
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Shelly Martinez participated in a gauntlet battle royal match for the number one contendership to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship, but was unsuccessful, and a few weeks later lost a three-on-one handicap match to Awesome Kong and The Beautiful People.
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Shelly Martinez opted to leave and star in an Italian thriller movie.
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Shelly Martinez wrestled under her real name for the Perros del Mal promotion in Mexico.
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Shelly Martinez is part of both World Independent Ladies Division and World Wrestling Fan Xperience in the Philippines.
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Shelly Martinez has appeared as a valet for Dragon Gate USA.
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Shelly Martinez defeated Lucky O'Shea in her debut match for the promotion in August 2010.
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In 2016, Shelly Martinez appeared on TNA's One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 4, where she fought Rebel in a losing effort.
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Shelly Martinez announced her retirement from professional wrestling in May 2017.
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Shelly Martinez starred in a pin-up film titled American Pinups Vol.
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In October 2009, Shelly Martinez posed nude for a contest called "THE 1 Contest".
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In November 2012, Shelly Martinez appeared on the fourth season of the Bad Girls Club spin-off Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too.
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Shelly Martinez starred in the independent supernatural horror movie Dead Things.
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Shelly Martinez appears in the beginning of the Motley Crue music video for "Saints of Los Angeles".
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Shelly Martinez is an advocate of medical marijuana and is as an animal rights activist.