| Shelly Martinez | |
|---|---|
 Martinez in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Shelly Leonor Martinez[1] |
| Born | February 9, 1980[2] Chino, California, U.S.[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ariel[2] Cle-Ho-Patra[3] Desire[2] Halloween Barbie[2] Koffin Kitten[2] Salinas[2] Shelly[2] Shelly Martinez[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg)[4] |
| Billed from | Chino, California[5] The Jewel of the Nile[3] |
| Trained by | School of Hard Knocks[6] WPW Lucha Libre[6] Ultimate Pro Wrestling[6] Inoki Dojo[6] Ohio Valley Wrestling[2] |
| Debut | December 2000[2] |
| Retired | May 2017 |
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 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.
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