Melissa Anderson (born August 17, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Cheerleader Melissa. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she worked as Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed. She is currently performing on the independent circuit for promotions such as SHIMMER Women Athletes, where she is a former two-time SHIMMER Champion. In 2013, Anderson was ranked #1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual Top 50 Females list.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- As Mariposa
- Butterfly Effect (Back-to-back double underhook piledriver)
- As Cheerleader Melissa
- Air Raid Crash (Back-to-belly piledriver)
- Kondo Clutch (Figure-four cloverleaf)
- Kudo Driver (Back-to-back double underhook piledriver)
- As Alissa Flash
- Cross-legged Boston crab
- Inverted facelock sitout slam piledriver, sometimes transitioned into a double underhook brainbuster
- As Raisha Saeed
- Damascus Drop (Reverse Boston crab, dropped into a sitout position)
- As Mariposa
- Signature moves
- Axe kick
- Boston crab backbreaker
- Corner foot choke
- Curb Stomp (Standing modified Indian deathlock surfboard followed into a head stomp)
- Dragon screw legwhip
- Kitchen sink
- Missile dropkick
- Modified Indian deathlock
- Mounted punches
- Multiple suplex variations
- Fisherman's
- German
- Snap
- Reverse STO, followed by a Koji clutch
- Samoan drop
- Single leg Boston crab, sometimes from the top rope
- Single Minor (Forward Russian legsweep)
- Spinning delayed scoop slam
- Twisting snap elbow drop, preceded with a scoop slam
- Wrestlers managed
- The Ballard Brothers
- Awesome Kong
- The Sheiks
- Marty Martinez
- Nicknames
- "The (Future) (Female) Legend Crash Terminator"
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "#1 Da Woman" by Tricky
- "Firestarter" by The Prodigy
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Get a Beat" by Dale Oliver (as Cheerleader Melissa)
- "Arabic Dancer" by Dale Oliver (as Raisha Saeed)
- "Empire March" by Dale Oliver (used while accompanying Awesome Kong)
- "Take It Out on You" by Goldy Locks (as Alisa Flash)
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Pro Wrestling
- APW Future Legend Championship (2 times)
- Alternative Wrestling Show
- AWS Women's Championship (1 time)
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Future Legend Award (2004)
- Women's (Active) Wrestling Award (2014)
- ChickFight
- Transatlantic Women's Championship (1 time)
- ChickFight V
- ChickFight VII
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
- Gold Rush Pro Wrestling
- GRPW Lady Luck Championship (1 time)
- Lady Luck Title Tournament (2015)
- Northern Championship Wrestling
- Amazones and Titans (2011) – with Jay Phenomenon
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Elite Women's Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #1 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female Top 50 in 2013
- Pro Wrestling Revolution
- PWR Women's Championship (2 times)
- Pro Wrestling World-1
- Queen's Cup (2007)
- River City Wrestling
- RCW Angels Division Championship (1 time)
- RCW Championship (1 time)
- RCW International Championship (1 time)
- RCW Phoenix Champion (1 time)
- RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Darci Drake
- SHIMMER Women Athletes
- SHIMMER Championship (2 times)
- SHIMMER Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mercedes Martinez
- SoCal Uncensored
- Southern California Match of the Year (2015) – vs. Hudson Envy (May 30)
- World Wonder Ring Stardom
- 5★Star GP Award
- 5★Star GP Technique Award (2014)
- 5★Star GP Award