Shelly Martinez
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Martinez in October 2011
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| Birth name | Shelly Leonor Martinez |
| Born |
February 9, 1980 Chino, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ariel Cle-Ho-Patra Desire Halloween Barbie Koffin Kitten Salinas Shelly Shelly Martinez |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Billed from | Chino, California The Jewel of the Nile |
| Trained by | School of Hard Knocks WPW Lucha Libre Ultimate Pro Wrestling Inoki Dojo Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | December 2000 |
Shelly Leonor Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is an American model, actress, 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 July 2002, she teamed with Threat to win the EWF Tag Team Championship. In April 2005, she signed a contract with WWE, 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 Stevens, Paul Burchill and Seth Skyfire. 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 mid-2007, she was released from her WWE 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, and has since appeared for several independent promotions.
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