Salinas Martinez
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| Salinas Martinez | |
 Martinez in October of 2011 | |
| Ring name(s) | Ariel Cle-Ho-Patra Desire Halloween Barbie Koffin Kitten Salinas Shelly Shelly Martinez |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Billed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Born | February 9, 1980 (age 32) Chino, California |
| Resides | Los Angeles |
| Billed from | Chino, California The Jewel of the Nile |
| Trained by | School of Hard Knocks WPW Lucha Libre Ultimate Pro Wrestling staff Inoki Dojo OVW staff |
| Debut | December 2000 |
Salinas Leonor Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is a Mexican American model, actress, professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work with International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) on its XCW 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 July 2002, she teamed with Threat to win the EWF Tag Team Championship. In April 2005, she signed a contract with IWE, and was assigned to their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). While in OVW she used the ring name Shelly, and managed several wrestlers, including Aaron Peters, Paul Burchill and Seth Skyfire. She moved to the XCW brand in mid-2006, and using a gimmick of a tarot reader, managed Kevin Thorn while known as Ariel. In mid-2007, she was released from her IWE contract. Later that year, she signed with TNA, and began working as Salinas. She was associated with LAX, and managed both members of the team, Homicide and Hernandez. She left TNA in September 2008.
Aside from wrestling, Martinez is also known for her acting and modelling 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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[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Early career
[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment
[edit] Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005–2007)
[edit] XCW (2006–2007)
See also: New Breed
[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007–2008)
See also: The Latin American Xchange
[edit] Other promotions
[edit] Other media
[edit] Personal life
[edit] In wrestling
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Empire Wrestling Federation
- EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Threat
