Melina Perez
Melina Nava Perez: Born on March 9, 1979, Melina Nava Perez is an American professional wrestler and model. She gained prominence during her tenure with WWE under the ring name Melina. Beyond WWE, Perez also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Her journey in professional wrestling began in 2000 when she commenced training at Jesse Hernandez’s School of Hard Knocks. By 2001, she had made her debut. Although her audition for WWE’s reality show Tough Enough III in late 2002 didn’t lead to victory, Al Snow’s encouragement fueled her determination. In March 2004, Perez inked a contract with WWE and joined Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE’s developmental territory. There, she managed the tag team MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury), guiding them to three WWE Tag Team Championship reigns. Nitro also secured two WWE Intercontinental Championship reigns under her guidance. Perez boasts an impressive record: three-time WWE Women’s Champion and two-time WWE Divas Champion. Her second Divas Championship win made her the first woman in WWE history to hold both the Women’s and Divas titles multiple times. Renowned for her flexibility, showcased during her entrance and in-ring maneuvers, Perez earned accolades. Bret Hart hailed her as “one of the best wrestlers in the world,” and WWE recognized her arsenal of offensive moves as unparalleled in Diva history
59 acting credits
Acting · 59
Raw
1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE Tough Enough
2001
TNA iMPACT!
2004
WWE ECW
2006
NWA Powerrr
2019
Ruthless Aggression
2020
QuizzleMania
2020
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
WWE Night of Champions 2010
2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
2007
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
2009
WWE No Mercy 2007
2007
WWE Survivor Series 2006
2006
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
WWE Backlash 2007
2007
The Best of Mickie James
2020
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2006
2006
WWE One Night Stand 2008
2008
WWE One Night Stand 2007
2007
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
2022
Adventures of Serial Buddies
2011
WWE Unforgiven 2006
2006
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
2007
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
WWE Armageddon 2005
2005
WWE Judgment Day 2005
2005
WWE SummerSlam 2010
2010
WWE Judgment Day 2008
2008
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2010
2010
WWE The Bash 2009
2009
WWE Vengeance 2006
2006
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005
WWE Survivor Series 2007
2007
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending
2014
WWE No Way Out 2007
2007
WWE Night of Champions 2009
2009
WWE Divas: Do New York
2006
WWE No Way Out 2006
2006
ECW December to Dismember
2006
WWE Judgment Day 2006
2006
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021
WWE Diva Diaries
2007
IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2021
2021
NWA Into the Fire
2019
WWE Divas: Viva Las Divas
2005
NWA Empowerrr
2021
NWA Hard Times
2020