Shelly Martinez
Birthday: Born in 1980-02-09 in Chino, California, USA
Deathday: Alive
Shelly Leonor Martinez is an American model, actress, retired professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Salinas as valet to The Latin American Xchange (LAX). Martinez entered professional wrestling in December 2000. She 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 (EWF). In April 2005, she signed a contract with WWE, and was assigned to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). She moved to the ECW brand in mid-2006, and using a gimmick of a tarot reader, managed Kevin Thorn, while known as Ariel. In 2007, she was released from her WWE contract, and signed with TNA. Known as Salinas, she was associated with LAX, and managed both members of the team, Homicide and Hernandez. She left TNA in September 2008, and appeared for several independent promotions until her retirement in 2017. Martinez is also known for her acting and modeling work. She was a contestant on the reality television show, The Search for the Next Elvira, and has also appeared in films. She starred in The Notorious Jewel De'Nyle & Shelly Martinez, a softcore pornography video alongside Jewel De'Nyle, and has also posed nude on several occasions.
TV Credits
TNA iMPACT!
Character:
TNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with high-flying athleticism and cutting edge action. TNA's roster includes the biggest names in wrestling today, and the hottest new stars in the sport....
The Search for the Next Elvira
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The Search for the Next Elvira is a reality television series created by Eric Gardner and Cassandra Peterson for the Fox Reality channel. The reality competition show is a search to be the next late-night horror cult movie host Elvira, Mistress of the Dark....
WWE SmackDown
Character: Ariel
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown....
Raw
Character: Ariel
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars....
WWE Tough Enough
Character: Self
WWE Tough Enough is a professional wrestling reality television program produced by WWE where in participants undergo professional wrestling training and compete for a contract with WWE....
ECW Hardcore TV
Character: Ariel
ECW Hardcore TV is a hard-hitting, edgy alternative to more mainstream sports entertainment programming....
Movie Credits
Ballerina I'm Not
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An underground, underdog story of the prolific journey that women take to follow their dreams and find their way in a male dominated fight industry....
TNA: Knocked Out
Character: Salinas
The knockouts of TNA Wrestling recap the year of 2008 with some extras....
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
Character: Ariel
"Talent on loan from God" - that is how Alex Shelley referred to himself the night Generation Next made its debut in Philadelphia and given the amazing wrestling abilities he has displayed throughout his career, it's a nickname hard to discredit. Even before he helped found the group, during his tag team and subsequent rivalry with Jimmy Jacobs, Alex Shelley demonstrated gifts few wrestlers possess and it only blossomed further under the GenNext banner. Battles with Jay Lethal, Doug Williams, an...
CM Punk: Icon
Character: Ariel
Through hard work & dedication...through blood, sweat, and tears, CM Punk fought his way to the top of the ladder in Ring of Honor. His skill inside the squared circle, his verbal gifts, and his innate charisma made him a figure that demanded attention from each and every person that watched his journey from unknown Midwestern talent to worldwide superstar....
Silent Night Bloody Night
Character:
Max needs to rush over to his girlfriends house Frankie because he must leave town for work. Frankie wants to give Max his Christmas present. What Max finds in the box is his worst nightmare....
The Bachelor Party
Character: Agent Shelly Martinez
Mr. Playboy Hugh Hefner has passed away. In shock over his hero's passing, the most famous bachelor in the galaxy, Shawn "The Showstopper" Valentino, is considering leaving the playboy lifestyle for one of his special girl friends. The Famous Bachelor has invited them to his secret mansion to make the decision of a lifetime between love...and The Lifestyle....
Porn Shoot Massacre
Character: Junie
7 unlucky girls are about to experience a film shoot where they will play real-life victims in a real-life horror film....
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
Character: Herself
A behind the scenes look into the lives, injuries and sacrifices of professional wrestlers....
Speed Dragon
Character: Sugar
A rock n’ roll band finds success with a wide audience. Meanwhile, a twisted record executive plots how to kill the group's frontman....
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
Character: Shelly Martinez
There's "total nonstop action" in this behemoth pay-per-view event filmed in 2007 in the suburbs of Atlanta, an all-star, high-octane contest featuring some of the biggest TNA wrestling stars on the circuit. Highlights include a spirited matchup between Samoa Joe and Christian Cage (with Matt Morgan serving as "special enforcer") and a Monster's Ball brawl involving Abyss, Raven, Rhino and Black Reign....
ECW December to Dismember
Character: Ariel
December to Dismember (2006) was a PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on December 3, 2006 at the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia. The event starred wrestlers from the ECW brand . The main attraction on the event card was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship. The six participants were defending champion Big Show, Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, CM Punk and Test. The featured bout on the undercard was a tag...
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
Character: Ariel
Royal Rumble (2007) was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown! and ECW brands. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Umaga. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus Mr. Ken...
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Character: Ariel
Behind the scenes, Trish Stratus and Lita are the best of friends, but when they go eye to eye in a WWE ring, they become two of WWE’s greatest adversaries. For the first time ever, WWE Home Video collects this historic rivalry from beginning to end with Trish and Lita: Best Friends, Better Rivals. From their first foray into sports entertainment as valets, to their legendary matches for the WWE Women’s Championship, to their team ups, this set covers their parallel journeys together in sports e...
WWE WrestleMania 23
Character: Ariel (Valet)
WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania PPV. It took place on April 1, 2007 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view, featuring performers from the Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brands. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. The primary match on the ECW brand was an Eight Man...
TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 4
Character: Shelly Martinez
TNA held a series of matches featuring various 8 TNA Knockouts and 8 indie women. The winner of these matches would advance farther in Knockouts Gauntlet match to crown the "Queen of the Knockouts". It took place on March 17, 2016, from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, and it is set to air on ppv on April 22, 2016....
TNA Hard Justice 2008
Character: Salinas (Ringside)
Hard Justice (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on August 10, 2008 at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. It was the fourth event under the Hard Justice name and the eighth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, three of which were for championships....
TNA Lockdown 2008
Character: Salinas
Lockdown (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on April 13, 2008 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Massachusetts. It was the fourth under the Lockdown chronology and fourth event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches, two of which for championships, were featured on the card. In the tradition of Lockdown events, every match took place inside a six sided steel structu...
TNA Destination X 2008
Character: Salinas (Ringside)
Get ready for action with all three hours of TNA Wrestling's 2008 Destination X event. See Samoa Joe, Kevin Nash and Christian Cage take on TNA superstar Kurt Angle and his Angle Alliance; Curry Man team up with Shark Boy against Team 3D in a Fish Street Market Fight; Awesome Kong tackle Gail Kim and O.D.B. for the TNA Women's World Championship; Roxxi square off with Angelina Love; and five other bone-crunching brawls....
TNA Sacrifice 2008
Character: Salinas
Witness every minute of hard-hitting action with all three hours of TNA Wrestling's Sacrifice 2008 event. See unlikely partners A.J. Styles and Super Eric take on B.G. James and Awesome Kong, former rivals Kip James and Matt Morgan team up against L.A.X. and Christian Cage and Rhino battle Robert Roode and Booker T. Plus, a Terrordome X Division Match separates the men from the boys, with the winner going on to compete for the World Title....
TNA Victory Road 2008
Character: Salinas (Ringside)
Victory Road (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on July 13, 2008 at the Reliant Arena in Houston, Texas. It was the fourth event under the Victory Road name and the seventh event in the 2008 TNA PPV schedule. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card, three of which were for championships....
The Other Side of the Ring
Character: Shelly Martinez
4 amazing women take us behind the scenes of the mostly male dominated world of professional wrestling....