Shelly Leonor Martinez (born February 9, 1980) 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 X-change (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.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Chokehold STO
- The Shelly-shock (Sitout facebuster)
- Signature moves
- 666 Forearm (Multiple forearm smashes)
- Casadora Bulldog (Wheelbarrow bulldog)
- Tornado DDT
- Wrestlers managed
- Aaron Stevens
- Paul Burchill
- Seth Skyfire
- Kevin Thorn
- Elijah Burke
- Marcus Cor Von
- Matt Striker
- Homicide
- Hernandez
- Entrance themes
- Independent circuit
- "Hey Mama" by The Black Eyed Peas
- "Dawgz / Mi Destrojero" (Mashup) by Chris Jones, K-Dogg, Mad One & Maniak
- "Living Dead Girl" by Rob Zombie
- Ohio Valley Wrestling
- "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols
- "Headstrong" by Trapt
- World Wrestling Entertainment / Extreme Championship Wrestling
- "Mi Destrojero" by Chris Jones
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Girlfriend" by Dale Oliver
- "To Live and Die in LAX" by Dale Oliver & Serg Salinas (used as a member of the Latin American X-change)
- "Hardcore" by F.I.L.T.H.E.E. (used as a member of the Latin American X-change)
- Independent circuit
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Empire Wrestling Federation
- EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Threat
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Match of the Year (2016) – vs. Rebel (Knockouts Knockdown 2016)