Shelly Martinez

[6.0] "One of my favorites everywhere she goes OVW, WWE, TNA. Unfortunately besides OVW, ECW and TNA didnt even give even one legit match to show what she can do. Her character work is amazing tho, whatever the character - an Idol girl, a vampire, a chola, her indie character, she made it work a thousand percent. On her wrestling... I've seen enough of her matches to fight that she has some skill but at the same time she wasnt fully there with her peers. She trained with Mickie, Melina, Beth, Jillian, Angelina, Trinity and somehow turned the worst out of them (wrestling wise). Missed opportunity WWE didnt bring her back to be sister Abigail and TNA didnt give her a second run too."

[0.0] "Shelly might be the worst wrestler I have seen that made it to a major promotion. I actually think her wrestling 'custom' matches might look more fluid than what she was doing in TNA and indies. Her WWE run was kinda forgettable and she never seemed to be any good at cutting promos or showing charisma. Led to some funny awkward/botched moments over the years though. But Shelly was a 15+ year veteran in the industry at one point and was wrestling worse than people in their first year. I think the vampire gimmick could have worked down the line but she just didn't have the skill or charisma to pull it off."

[5.0] "I'll maintain she had potential both with and Kevin Thorne in ECW and LAX in TNA. She had the look and could play a character. Unfortunately, the wrestling never materialized. There have been far worse especially for women wrestlers at her time but her body of work in wrestling is limited"

[2.0] "I loved the Ariel look and character. She was fantastic in that role and I wouldve liked to have seen it go further, or more of the pirate character with Paul Burchill which I think she only did on Velocity. In TNA, she started off promising as LAXs valet to counter Beer Moneys Jackie Moore. But then once Salinas got in the ring we saw that it wasnt just Kelly Kelly responsible for their abominations back in WWECW. I feel bad for Shelly Martinez cuz she seems like a sweet girl who wanted to be a professional wrestler but she was one of the most inept in-ring performers of all time."

[1.0] "She gets 1 point for having a a great look and solid gimmick in the mid-2000's in ECW as Kevin Thorn's manager, but her in-ring ability was truly awful. She's had some of the worst matches in wrestling history in WWE & TNA/Impact. I don't know how her rating is anything above 2 to be honest.."

[4.0] "For as long as she was wrestling youd think she would be better. Shes passable and thats about it. Her character work can be corny but she can work a crowd and go for a basic match. Shes remembered more for her disastrous TNA One Night Stand match with Rebel which was a train wreck but shes not awful."

[2.0] "The fact that some fans rate her over 2 baffles me. I want to meet these people and offer them a complete psychiatric assessment. I'm not joking by the way. I am incapable of conceiving how she's been able to work in wrestling for over 10 years with zero charisma, zero wrestling skills, a mediocre look and an outdated act."

[2.0] "Absolutely stunningly beautiful, but her ring work? Eh. I feel bad because, she really wanted to be a wrestler and not just do softcore porn, but she only did one of those to a moderately passable level."

[6.0] "Not very good in the ring, but she was a decent manager with tons of personality, in babyface or heel roles."

[1.0] "If you look on the dictionary "cover oneself in ridicule" you will find Shelly Martinez's picture right next to it. You know what, she would have been absolutely fine had she just accompanied her charges to the ring and done a little spot every now and then but somebody thought she had potential as a wrestler and... well. We got "masterpieces" such as her OVW stint and the infamous 2016 "match" with Rebel/Reba in TNA. As usual if everything else fails, immortality may be achieved through spectacular failure."

[2.0] "She played characters very well, and was a very attractive woman, but in the ring, she simply wasn't good at all. She was so clunky and awkward, and I got second hand embarrassment quite a bit seeing her on my tv. She should've only been a valet for someone, or in a stable to hide her many flaws. Nothing she did in the ring looked believable."

[3.0] "Anything above a 4 or 5 genuinely astounds me. I'm guessing most of those marks are based on her looks/appearance (most likely) or her valet work (which is nothing more than decent) rather than her actual in-ring abilities. As a wrestler she is not good."

[3.0] "How can you mess up a sexy vampire girl gimmick? Well, Shelly Martinez found a way. Didn't help that Kevin Thorne was not good to begin with, I suppose. Post WWE-ECW she proved to be an embarrassment to the industry in more ways that one. I would have like to see her succeed as a manager for LAX... but she really didn't. And then her matches. Oh dear...."

[4.0] "Despite the fact that she can put on some pretty entertaining matches, Shelly Martinez is one of the most boring in ring performers I have seen in the ring in a long time. She is experienced, due to her wrestling for more than a decade, so it's kind of jarring that she is so bland in the ring. She has some personality, which makes up for her utter lack of a moveset. She is admittedly quite attractive, but that doesn't change the fact that she is incredibly bland. I wouldn't even consider her to be bad, but she is just a boring, vanilla wrestler. Strengths: Attractive, Charismatic. Weaknesses: Bland moveset, boring and sloppy grappling."

[0.0] "Awful. Just awful. Shelly Martinez is absolutely atrocious. From the bad breast augmentation, to the horrid, trashy tattoos, to the severe lack of in-ring ability, Shelly Martinez is just offensive. Her recent "match" with Rebel from the One Night Only PPV may be one of the worst matches every put on in the history of the industry. Complete fail."

[3.0] "Shelly Martinez has a pretty big personality, she's also a natural when interacting with the fans. It's her actual wrestling, however, that really doesn't hold up much quality."

[6.0] "Talk about a series of unfortunate events. Shelly Martinez had a brief run in the WWE (2006-2007) with the vampire portrayal of the character Ariel. A backstage conflict with Dave Batista ultimately costed her job with the WWE and while she would try to perform something special in TNA as Salinas, she was left to the wayside with other TNA Knockouts being pushed over her. I feel like she could of been a somebody, instead of being just an indie has been but, we'll know after Shelly was let go by both WWE and TNA."

[7.0] "It's a damn shame that Shelly Martinez could never make it in the big leagues. She had all the tools. (Plus great charisma that she didn't get to show off as much as Ariel or Salinas. ) But she is a witty and wonderful presence on the independent circuit."

[7.0] "Shelly Martinez is a decent wrestler betta than half of the current WWE divas, she never minds doing the 'job' is always looking to improve plus she trys to work the crowd and can wrestle a decent match. Its just a pity that the WWE divas division goes on looks and not workers"