Melina Perez Pictures & Biography |
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Real
Name: |
Melina
Nava Perez |
Wrestling
Names: |
Melina, Kyra, Melanie
Little Dear |
Height: |
5'4" (1.63 m) |
Weight: |
123 lb |
Date of
Birth: |
March 9, 1979
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Hometown: |
Los Angeles, California |
Debut: |
April 2002 |
Trained
by: |
Jesse Hernandez (EWF), Ultimate University (UPW) & OVW |
Signature
moves: |
Bodyscissors, Bow and arrow stretch, double knee drop |
Finishing moves: |
Last Call (sunset flip powerbomb), Sunset Split (leg drop bulldog) |
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Melina Perez Biography
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Championships & Accomplishments:
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 Melina
Perez began her wrestling career at EWF School of Hard
Knocks. Although she was a wrestling fan, she didn't take
the initiative until after approached by Mikey Henderson
(Suicide Kid) who noted that getting into the business
would be a great option. She wrestled in the independent
wrestling scene under the name Kyra. Notable recognition
came as being part of Ultimate Pro Wrestling and the final
25 in MTV's Tough Enough competition.
In March of 2004, she began making appearances in Ohio
Valley Wrestling, the training ground for the WWE at the
time, and she began working storylines with John Hennigan,
Matt Cappotelli and others. On November 29th 2004's edition
of Raw, she made her Monday Night Raw debut as a RAW Diva
during Randy Orton's "Diva Lingerie" Contest and she continued
to make a few appearances with the other WWE women in
segments and contests. However, she was quickly taken
off of Raw.
 In April 2005, she made a return as a valet for the Smackdown
tag-team; MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro). In that same
month, she helped her team become the tag-team champions.
It was evident that her role on Smackdown was going to
be substantial. It was not long before she got into conflicts
with other WWE Divas. On June 23rd 2005's Smackdown, she
got into a catfight with Michelle McCool, and a week later
she defeated her in a wrestling match.  She
then went on to have a confrontations with Smackdown Divas;
Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson, which escalated to
her defeating Torrie Wilson in 2005's Great American Bash
Pay Per View. She then had altercations with Booker T
and Sharmell Sullivan, leading to her and Joey Mercury
defeating Booker T and Sharmell on the August 18th, 2005
episode of Smackdown, with the help of Jillian Hall. A
feud with Christy Hemme soon followed. On September 30th's
episode of Smackdown, she defeated Christy Hemme in a
wrestling match, but would come up short at No Mercy that
year as The Legion of Doom & Christy Hemme defeated her
and MNM.
 It wasn't long before she went after the WWE Women's Championship
gold. On November 14th 2005, on a special RAW, she won
a Nine-Diva Inter-promotional Battle Royal, and challenged
Trish Stratus to a Women's title match. She got her shot
at the gold after weeks of confrontations with Trish Stratus,
she however came up short; at Survivor Series 2005...
Trish Stratus--with Mickie James defeated her, despite being
accompanied by MNM for the Women's title match. Although
the match-up was physically charged with huge crown participation,
the feud with Trish ended. Melina then continued her impact
on Smackdown into 2006. On May 21st 2006 at Smackdown's Judgment Day Pay Per View,
MNM lost the Tag-Team titles, as well as Jillian Hall
defeating Melina Perez. She and Johnny Nitro complained
to Theodore Long at the Pay Per View and were fired. This
booking was basically to send her and Johnny Nitro to
the Raw brand. On the May 29th 2006 RAW edition, it was
official, as she accompanied Johnny Nitro in his match
against John Cena.
Melina Perez made the transition from Smackdown to Raw.
There she reignited her rivalry with Trish and formed
an unlikely friendship with Mick Foley. The friendship
with Mick Foley ended on August 21th 2006 on RAW when
Mick Foley was tricked into kiss Vince McMahon's ass in
order to save her from being fired. She then turned on
Mick Foley and it was he who got fired. On October 9th 2006 on RAW, the hunt for the WWE Women's
Title continued when she defeated Torrie Wilson in the
1st Round of the Women's Title Tournament, a week later
another friendship was brought to television as she was
in the middle of a storyline involving Kevin Federline
(ex-husband to Britney Spears).  October 23rd 2006 on RAW,
Mickie James defeated her in the 2nd Round of the Women's
Title Tournament. Despite the loss, she was still in the
spotlight as her storyline with Kevin Federline and John
Cena continued.
After her involvement in the Kevin Federline vs. John
Cena storyline ended, her quest to become the WWE Women's
Champ continued. In 2007, she was involved frequently
in match ups in the midst of a Victoria vs. Mickie James
feud. The feud then transitioned into herself against
Mickie James. On February 5th, 2007, she came up short
of a title win, however two weeks later; she defeated
Mickie James to become the WWE Women's Champion.
After victories against Maria Kanellis and Mickie James,
a feud against Ashyley Massaro came into play. The feud
culminated in a Wrestlemania 23 victory against Ashley
for the Women's Championship in a Lumberjill match (April
1, 2007). After her feud with Ashley, her rivalry against Mickie
James re-ignited. This lead to an April 24, 2007 WWE Live
Event, in which Mickie James defeated her for title. She
however regained the belt the same night in a re-match. A title feud against Candice Michelle followed. After
weeks of matches, on June 24, 2007, Candice Michelle defeated
her to become WWE Women's Champion at Vengeance 2007.
 On July 22, 2007 at the Great American Bash, Candice Michelle
defeated Melina to retain the WWE Women's title.
She then continued to wrestle on Raw throughout 2007, into 2008, with more losses than victories. In early 2008, she picked up numerous victories over Mickie James, Maria Kannellis and in tag-team matches. This included the March 10th 2008 airing of Raw, where she defeated Maria after hitting the Sunset Split. She then went on to team up with the Women's Champion Beth Phoenix at WWE WrestleMania 24 to defeat Maria and Ashley Massaro. The following month, she was on the winning side of a 12-Diva Tag-Team match at 2008's Backlash Pay-Per-View. It was not long before Melina and Beth were at each other's throats, and she was defeated in a Women's Title match at One Night Stand with I Quit rules. A few weeks later she took some time off due to a heel injury, but returned at the end of 2008. She kept her eyes on the Women's title into 2009, and on January 25th 2009 at the Royal Rumble, she defeated Beth to become a 3-Time Champion. Her reign last 154 days, where she lost the belt on June 28 at the 2009's "The Bash" Pay-per-view to Michelle McCool.
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