Shelly Martinez
Shelly Leonor Martinez 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.
Acting
TV
Raw
as Ariel
1993
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Ariel
1999
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Ariel
2007
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Ariel
2007
TV
Dog Whisperer
as Self - Owner of Fred & Ethel
2004
TV
WWE ECW
as Ariel
2006
TV
ECW Hardcore TV
as Ariel
1993
Movie
Porn Shoot Massacre
as Junie
2009
TV
WWE Tough Enough
as Self
2001
Movie
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as Ariel (archive footage)
2019
Movie
ECW December to Dismember
as Ariel
2006
Movie
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
as Shelly Martinez
2007
Movie
The Other Side of the Ring
as Shelly Martinez
2021
TV
The Search for the Next Elvira
2007
Movie
TNA Lockdown 2008
as Salinas
2008
Movie
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
as Ariel
2013
Movie
The Bachelor Party
as Agent Shelly Martinez
2018
Movie
TNA Hard Justice 2008
as Salinas (Ringside)
2008
Movie
Ballerina I'm Not
2017
Movie
TNA: Knocked Out
as Salinas
2008
Movie
CM Punk: Icon
as Ariel
2016
Movie
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
as Herself
2015
Movie
Speed Dragon
as Sugar
2019
Movie
TNA Wrestling: Destination X
as Salinas (Ringside)
2008
