Former WWE Diva Melina Responds to Report That She Was “Extremely Difficult” to Work with in Lucha Underground

December 3, 2015

Yesterday the Wrestling Observer reported that former WWE Diva Melina was replaced in Lucha Underground season 2 by Taya Valkyrie. The report noted Lucha officials made the call to replace Melina because she was reportedly “extremely difficult” to work with.

Melina took to Twitter and responded to the report by posting the following:

“I love wrestling,but I never thought I’d see this much crazy from people where they’d start rumors & such,long after I’ve stopped wrestling. During my career, All I wanted was to be around people that loved what I loved and make magic with them. I’m not even in wrestling anymore and people still keep fabricating stories of this evil, villain of a woman. It’s awesome to think my onscreen character was that convincing,but in actuality… That’s just crazy!”

When I first set out to be in wrestling, I was thinking it was going to be all #HappyJoyJoy #AtTimesItSOisnt! pic.twitter.com/eq3WTraOg8

— Melina (@RealMelina) December 3, 2015

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.