WWN & SHINE Wrestling present SHINE 37, Ybor City, FL, 9/2/2016. Matches include: SHINE Championship Match Ivelisse w/ ACR defends vs. LuFisto • I Quit Match Thunderkitty vs. Malia Hosaka w/ Leilani Kai • Mercedes Martinez vs. Andrea • Su Yung vs. Vanessa Kraven • Santana vs. Raquel • Four Way Freestyle Amber Gallows vs. Leva vs. Tracy Taylor vs. Kennadi Brink • SHINE Sparkle Showcase Match Dominique Fabiano vs. Priscilla Kelly • Rachel Ellering vs. The Debuting Randi West • Luscious Latasha vs. The Debuting Layne Rosario • Stormie Lee vs. The Debuting Thea Trinidad.
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is an American female professional wrestler. She is currently wrestling in many promotions through the Independent circuit. She has wrestled for Wrestlicious, SHIMMER, Evolve Wrestling, Impact Championship Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, New York Wrestling Connection, Northern Championship Wrestling, Squared Circle Wrestling, National Wrestling Superstars, World Xtreme Wrestling, Full Impact Pro, IWA-MS, Ring of Honor, New England Championship Wrestling, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling.
Mercedes got involved in professional wrestling after an injury sustained playing basketball in college. Mercedes was a standout basketball player in high school. She later transitioned to professional wrestling due to her love for contact sports. As Mercedes explained in an article for the Boston Herald in 2004, "Wrestling just came at the right time." Mercedes Martinez began her training under Jason Knight in October 2000. She defeated a male wrestler by the name of "Juice" in her first match on November 12, 2000. In 2001, she gained exposure under promoter Sheldon Goldberg. Goldberg subsequently formed a women's division in New England Championship Wrestling around Martinez, including bringing in foreign talent such as Yoshimoto Ladies Pro's Sumie Sakai. The duo traded the North American Women's Championship.
Through 2003 and 2004, Martinez competed in various promotions in New England such as Connecticut Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Ian Rotten's IWA Mid South. In IWA, Martinez was brought in to face the star of the women's division, Mickie Knuckles.
Santana Garrett is an American professional wrestler, valet and model. During her career, Garrett has wrestled in many independent promotions. She also performed in Impact Wrestling under the ring name Brittany. She has won many titles, national and international, such as the Shine Championship, the Shine Tag Team Championship and the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
is an American female professional wrestler. She is currently signed to the World Wrestling Network where she worked in matches for SHINE Wrestling and Full Impact Pro.
Professional wrestling career
Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment (2015-present)
Kelly made her debut on March 13, 2015 at AWE/WPW/MCW Culture Shock teaming up with Devyn Nicole in a tag match won by the team of Amanda Rodriguez & Amber O'Neal. Three months later on June 18 at AWE To Be The Man! Kelly wrestled her first singles match won by Kiera Hogan.
She returned the following year on May 14, 2016 at AWE Freaknik Live!, where Kelly defeated Gabby Gilbert. On June 5 at AWE Follow The White Rabbit 3: What Is Real? Kelly was defeated by Mickie Knuckles. On June 17 at AWE Season 2 Finale: Keeping It Real, Kelly wrestled in a six-person battle royal won by Ashton Starr. On August 13 at AWE Double Dip The Chip, Kelly was defeated by Kimber Lee in singles action. On October 23 at AWE The First Battle Of New Atlanta, Kelly won a four-way match against Angel Blackwell and Ashton Starr and Kiera Hogan. On December 11 at AWE ROAR, Kelly defeated the Atlantic territory favorite Tessa Blanchard. Kelly ended her second year in AWE on December 27 at AWE Show Of The Year 3 winning a dark match against diva Heidi Lovelace.
World Wrestling Network
SHINE Wrestling (2016-present)
Kelly made her WWN debut in conjunction with her debut for SHINE Wrestling at SHINE 37 on September 2, 2016. She teamed with Dominique Fabiano in an unsuccessful title match challenge for the SHINE Tag Team Championship held by BTY (Jayme Jameson & Marti Belle). At this same event, she later faced and defeated her tag partner Dominique Fabiano in a singles match. Kelly returned on November 4 at SHINE 38 where she was defeated by Chelsea Diamond. At SHINE 39 Kelly was defeated by Malia Hosaka.
World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE (2018)
Main article: WWE Mae Young Classic 2018
Kelly debuted in WWE on August 8, 2018, during the second annual Mae Young Classic, where she was eliminated in the first round by a returning diva Deonna Purrazzo.
Martibel Payanois a Dominican American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Marti Bell. She is best known for her work on independent circuit in the United States under the ring name Marti Belle, for promotions including Evolve, Shimmer Women Athletes, Shine Wrestling and Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU).
Thea Megan Trinidad was born and raised in Queens, NY to Monique and Michael Angel Trinidad on December 27, 1990. As a child Thea religiously watched wrestling with her father and younger brother Timothy. Although her interest was primarily wrestling, Thea also enjoyed swimming and playing baseball with her grandfather Jose Padilla. On September 11, 2001 Thea's father Michael Angel Trinidad was tragically killed by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center where he worked for the firm Cantor Fitzgerald as a Telecom Analyst. Thea was 10 years old.
The family then moved to Centereach, Long Island where Thea trained as a dancer, singer and actress. She participated in dance classes such as ballet, jazz, hip-hop, step, belly dancing and Zumba. In high school, Thea competed in step competitions and won 2nd place both years. Thea took acting classes as well as worked with a vocal coach while she sang in her school’s chorus group.
During the summer Thea attended Camp Haze as a counselor, a camp for children that lost a parent on 9/11. She shared with her fellow campers her desire to be in the ring. Thea also participated in charitable causes such as Habitat for Humanity after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans with Tuesday's Children. Making sandwiches for poor through her church and participated in a charity Zumba class for breast cancer research as well as visit military troops in Colorado Springs.
Thea expanded her training to wrestling at the age of 17 and trained with professional wrestlers such as Javi-Air, Azrieal, and main trainer Amazing Red. Later she worked with Sarita and veterans in Mexico, Hijo del Gladiador and Tony Salazar.
Her passions for wrestling lead her to sign with TNA iMPACT Wrestling in January 2011, after being discovered by Tommy Dreamer. Thea's work ethic and determination helps her to focus on perfecting her craft as a wrestler and as a performer.
Thea Trinidad's successes include participating in feature films The Witches of OZ and later in Self Storage along side Tommy Dreamer, Eric Roberts, Michael Berryman and Jonathan Silverman. Thea has been featured in numerous magazines and News media such as Pro-Wrestling Illustrated, Superluchas, Luchas 2000, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Orlando Sentinel, USA Today and more. Thea is also listed #31 of 50 best single female wrestlers in PWI Magazine, placed #10 out of 38 participants in the WBFF Fitness Competition, has co-hosted Busted Open Radio on Sirius XM and interviewed by popular New York radio station Hot97.
Thea also appeared in the critically acclaimed documentary Children of 9/11 and on the first anniversary of September 11th Memorial Ceremony participated in the reading of victim names.
