Melissa Anderson
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| Melissa Anderson | |||
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| Ring Names | Cheerleader Melissa Malicia Melissa Anderson Miss Spartan Raisha Saeed Alissa Flash | ||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight | 142 lbs (64 kg) | ||
| Born | August 17 1982 | ||
| Los Angeles, California | |||
| Died | |||
| Resides | |||
| Billed | Damascus, Syria (as Raisha Saeed) Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California | ||
| Trained by | American Dragon Christopher Daniels Robert Thompson | ||
| Debut | August 17, 1999 | ||
| Retired | |||
Melissa Marie Anderson (August 17, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Cheerleader Melissa. She is best known for her work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where she worked as Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed.
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Early life
Anderson's father Doug wrestled professionally in the early 1980s. Growing up she became a fan of her father's work and also showed her own flair for sports, particularly soccer, as well as joining Palmdale High School's athletics and amateur wrestling team as one of only four girls. While only 15, she had already become involved in the wrestling business, traveling to San Bernardino frequently to train in and work for the wrestling school of Billy Anderson, her father's former tag team partner, as well as involving herself in the running of things and before long she made her debut front of stage. Despite touring so young, Anderson still studied and gained her high school diploma largely through the help of e-mailing teachers; she also credits the internet for helping her become famous while only wrestling in front of small crowds.
Professional wrestling career
Training
While training at Billy Anderson's school, she met the Ballard Brothers (Shannon and Shane) who were using the gimmick of hockey players, similar to the Hanson Brothers from the film Slap Shot. They were looking for a valet and due to their sporting gimmick, Anderson took on the role of a heel and the gimmick of a cheerleader, despite them not playing a part in ice hockey. They toured the West Coast, mostly appearing with All Pro Wrestling (APW) where she would interfere in matches, often using high-flying moves. As Cheerleader Melissa she also received training from Christopher Daniels for a short period of time before moving on to APW where she trained under the tutelage of Robert Thompson and "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.
After gaining experience from ring side, Cheerleader Melissa eventually had her first proper match on her 17th birthday against Lexie Fyfe in a losing effort at an outdoor carnival event. In 2001 she entered into Ultimate Pro Wrestling and lost a tag team match alongside Looney Lane which led to a feud between the two. The first lost in the tag team match would be her only one with the company as she went on to win a grudge match between the two followed by a succession of mixed tag matches, first with Shannon Ballard and then alongside both Ballard Brothers, beating Lane and Frankie Kazarian in the |mixed tag team match as well as Nova in the final six-person intergender tag match. The following year, in the summer of 2002, Anderson was personally invited to wrestle and train for three months in Japan for the promotion ARSION. She was selected alongside Taylor Matheny who had recently received exposure in World Wrestling Entertainment's Tough Enough program, and thus Anderson received much internet attention by association. Among the rigorous training schedule she wrestled what she claims to be some of her favorite matches, particularly a 15-minute draw against Rie Tamada and her loss to Mariko Yoshida. Also as a present for her 20th birthday, she was allowed to tag team with veteran female wrestler Lioness Asuka.
Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
- Single Minor (Forward Russian legsweep)
- Air Raid Crash (Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver)
- Damascus Drop (Elevated Boston Crab into a sitout position) - As Raisha Saeed
- Kondo Clutch (Inverted cloverleaf)
- Kudoh Driver (Back to back double underhook piledriver)
- Leg hook sitout scoop slam piledriver- As Alissa Flash
- Wrestlers managed
- Shane Ballard (Independent)
- Shannon Ballard (Independent)
- Awesome Kong (TNA) (2008-2010)
- Sojourner Bolt (TNA)
- Nicknames
- Future Legend
- Theme music
- "#1 Da Woman" by Tricky (ROH, SHIMMER, APW)
- "Firestarter" by The Prodigy (APW)
- "Trouble" by Pink (APW)
- "Arabic Dancer" by Dale Oliver (TNA; as Raisha Saeed)
- "Empire March" by Dale Oliver (TNA; used while accompanying Awesome Kong)
- "Let's Go" by Dale Oliver (TNA; as Cheerleader Melissa)
- "Take It Out On You" by Goldy Locks (TNA; as Alissa Flash)
Championships and accomplishments
- APW Future Legends Champion (2 time)
- ChickFight Trans-Atlantic Champion (1 time)
See also
External links
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