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.
Ballerina I'm Not
TNA: Knocked Out
(Salinas)
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
(Ariel)
CM Punk: Icon
(Ariel)
Silent Night Bloody Night
Alastor
(The Baroness)
The Bachelor Party
(Agent Shelly Martinez)
Porn Shoot Massacre
(Junie)
At What Cost? Anatomy of Professional Wrestling
(Herself)
Speed Dragon
(Sugar)
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
(Shelly Martinez)
ECW December to Dismember
(Ariel)
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
(Ariel)
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
(Ariel)
Middle of the Night
(Devin)
WWE WrestleMania 23
(Ariel (Valet))
TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 4
(Shelly Martinez)
TNA Hard Justice 2008
(Salinas (Ringside))
TNA Lockdown 2008
(Salinas)
TNA Destination X 2008
(Salinas (Ringside))
TNA Sacrifice 2008
(Salinas)
TNA Victory Road 2008
(Salinas (Ringside))
The Other Side of the Ring
(Shelly Martinez)
Saturday Night's Main Event
TNA iMPACT!
The Search for the Next Elvira
ECW Hardcore TV
WWE SmackDown
(Ariel)
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
WWE Raw
(Ariel)
WWE Tough Enough
(Self)
WWE Raw