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
Acting
TV
Raw
as Melina
1993
TV
Raw
1993
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Melina
1999
Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as Melina
2009
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 22
as Melina
2006
TV
TNA iMPACT!
as Melina
2004
TV
TNA iMPACT!
2004
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as Melina
2007
Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as Melina
2008
Movie
WWE WrestleMania 23
as Melina
2007
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2022
as Melina
2022
TV
WWE ECW
as Melina
2006
Movie
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending
as Jade
2014
Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as Melina
2009
Movie
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as Melina
2010
Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as Melina
2010
Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2006
as Melina
2006
Movie
WWE No Way Out 2007
as Melina (Valet)
2007
Movie
WWE Night of Champions 2009
as Melina
2009
Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as Melina
2009
TV
Ruthless Aggression
as Melina
2020
TV
WWE Tough Enough
as Self
2001
Movie
WWE Vengeance 2006
as Melina (Valet)
2006
Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2005
as Melina
2005