Shelly Martinez on ECW Vampire Character, 'My V**' Moment, Sister Abigail, and Untold WWE Return

Shelly Martinez, also known as ECW’s Vampire Diva Ariel, joins Ring the Belle to discuss the origin of her vampire character, her iconic entrance, and her memorable feuds with Francine and Kelly Kelly. She spills the tea on her rocky relationship with on-screen partner Kevin Thorn, her realization about how she left WWE, being scanned for WWE’s video game, and the untold story of her WWE return. And, of course, we dive into the iconic moment when she screamed "my v**" mid-match in IMPACT Wrestling. A huge thanks to Shelly Martinez for this long and candid interview, and thanks to everyone who submitted questions for her. What are your favorite moments from this iconic Diva? Let us know in the comments below! #ECW #WWEDivas #WWEWomen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHAPTER TIME 0:00 Intro 1:05 Vampire life 2:08 Origins of Vampire character 5:25 Inspiration for Ariel character 6:15 Ariel name 7:13 Joey Styles lap dance 8:35 Iconic entrance 10:21 Kevin Thorn 10:54 SmackDown vs Raw fame 12:08 Not getting acknowledged by WWE 12:48 Reuniting with Kevin Thorn 14:21 WWE Release 15:05 Francine 16:23 ECW Divas Division 17:15 Backstage feud 18:51 Kelly Kelly 20:30 Women she wish she worked with 21:17 Shopping 21:31 Batista 23:04 TNA Knockouts division 24:22 "My v**" 27:24 Wrestling skills 28:33 Retirement 29:01 Untold WWE return story 30:03 Lana 30:16 Rosa Mendes 30:58 Bray Wyatt 31:55 Wrestling return 34:00 Message to fans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Follow us on Instagram Shelly Martinez (  / shellyfromcali4  ) DS Shin (  / dsshin​  ) Ring the Belle Membership (www.youtube.com/ringthebelle/join) 👕 Ring the Belle Merch! (https://ringthebelle.myspreadshop.com/) 🎙️ Ring the Belle Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZZOg32... https://deezer.com/show/1001168431 https://iheart.com/podcast/207109105/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://www.pandora.com/podcast/ring-... https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c1c... Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.