PROFILE:
- • REAL NAME: Melina Perez
• RING NAME: Melina
• BORN: March 9, 1979
• HEIGHT: 5'5"
• WEIGHT: 125lbs
• HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, California
• FINISHER: Knockout Punch
• DEBUT: 2001
• RIVALS: Mickie James, John Cena, Jillian Hall, Trish Stratus, Mick Foley
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Melina beginning of her career she was the model and she won a Miss California beauty contest as well as also modeled as an athletic wear for Nike. After talking to Empire Wrestling (EWF) superstar Mike Henderson in 2000 then she decided to become a professional wrestler. Many EWF officials stated that she had the most natural ability of any woman who came through their school. In late 2002 Melina auditioned for World Wrestling Entertainment's reality show Tough Enough III, making it through to the final twenty-one before being eliminated from the competition in the final cut of the first episode. Melina pro-wrestling debut came in 2002 on a tour of the independent wrestling scene. After she was eliminated from the contest, trainer Al Snow pulled Melina aside and encouraged her to keep trying to pursue her dream as a wrestler.
BIOGRAPHY:
Melina Perez was born in March 9, 1979 in Los Angeles, California. She is better known simply as Melina, are an American professional wrestler and manager, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand.
Melina is known for her ring entrance, which is a display of her flexibility. 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. Michael Cole and Tazz were quick to label this "the greatest ring entrance in the history of sports entertainment." Melina would go on to add a high-pitched scream during matches when cheering on her team, which has been labeled the "primal scream."