Cheerleader Melissa



Melissa Anderson (born August 17, 1982)[1]  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. She is currently performing on the independent circuit for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Revolution and Shimmer Women Athletes, where she is the reigning Shimmer Champion. In 2013, Anderson was ranked #1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual Top 50 Females list.



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[hide]  *1 Early life  ==Early life[edit] == 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, particularlysoccer, as well as joining Palmdale High School's athletics and amateur wrestling team as one of only four girls.[6] [8]  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.[8]  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.[6] ==Professional wrestling career[edit] == ===Training[edit] === 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.[6]  They were looking for a valet and due to their sporting gimmick, Anderson took on the role of a heel and the gimmick of acheerleader.[6]  They toured the West Coast, mostly appearing with All Pro Wrestling (APW) where she would interfere in matches, often using high-flying moves.[6]  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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_7-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]
 * 2 Professional wrestling career
 * 2.1 Training
 * 2.2 ChickFight
 * 2.2.1 Tournaments (2004–2007)
 * 2.2.2 Feud with Wesna (2007–2009)
 * 2.2.3 Pro Wrestling Revolution (2008–present)
 * 2.3 Shimmer Women Athletes
 * 2.3.1 Storyline with MsChif (2005–2010)
 * 2.3.2 Shimmer Champion (2010–present)
 * 2.4 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
 * 2.4.1 Raisha Saeed (2008–2009)
 * 2.4.2 Alissa Flash (2009, 2011, 2013)
 * 2.5 Other promotions (2005–present)
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 In wrestling
 * 5 Championships and accomplishments
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cageint_9-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cage02_10-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam_6-10" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  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.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cageint_9-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  Also as a present for her 20th birthday, she was allowed to tag team with veteran female wrestler Lioness Asuka.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam_6-11" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] ===ChickFight<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ====Tournaments (2004–2007)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After Anderson returned from Japan, she became a full-time wrestler. Moving on from her pre-Japan feud with Nikki, she continued to wrestle for APW winning its Above The Law Championship from Robert Thompson in July 2004. Under her reign it was renamed the Future Legends Championship, the title under which she lost it to Daizee Haze the following year before winning it back and retiring the belt.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-flc_11-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  In October, APW associated itself with the newly formed, all-female tournament-cum-promotion ChickFight (CF). In the first event, staged under the APW banner for their Halloween Hell weekend, Anderson made it through two rounds only to be defeated in a steel cage match for the final round by luchadora Princess Sugey.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf_12-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">She would become a staple of ChickFight, appearing at the first ten of their major events, missing the eleventh event due to injury sustained less than a week before the show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cfinjury_13-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  She made the final in the first two tournaments but exited the third in the first round after a double disqualification during a match with former rival Nikki, now under her better known name Sara Del Rey. Melissa won ChickFight V tournament, beatingJazz in the final,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf_12-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  and she also went on to win ChickFight VII: The UK vs The USA tournament when it moved from the United States over to the United Kingdom pinning "The Jezebel" Eden Black in the last match. However, the focus of ChickFight VII was on the controversial ending to her first match that saw Sweet Saraya's head hung in the ropes, Anderson continued to assault her despite being trapped until the referee ended the match and Saraya was stretchered from ringside. As Anderson celebrated her tournament victory Saraya reappeared and threatened her.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-won_14-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf7_15-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  The feud was cut short during a pre-match brawl for Real Quality Wrestling (RQW) in June that saw the two brawl both in and outside of the building and ended with Anderson winning shortly after Saraya was thrown on an already utilized aluminum can, tearing through her ligament and leaving her hospitalized.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rqwinjury_16-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  She was forced to forfeit her ChickFight IX: Our Final Chance match the following day and would not wrestle again for six months.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-saraya_17-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17] ====Feud with Wesna (2007–2009)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== Melissa using the Kudo Driver onWesna during their 45 minute draw.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Meanwhile, Anderson had begun a new feud. She did not participate in the tournament at ChickFight VIII but instead had a rematch against Eden Black for the newly createdTransatlantic Women's Championship, which she won. Later in the show she successfully defended the title against Croatian wrestler Wesna Busic.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf8_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  The two had met years previously when her internet celebrity saw her invited to German Stampede Wrestling to face Wesna in a losing effort at International Impact I.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-gsw1_19-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  After defending her Transatlantic Championship at ChickFight VII, their next CF meeting saw Wesna defend her RQW Women's Championship fought under ChickFight Rules (no disqualification and falls count anywhere) which saw the two go to a forty-five minute time limit draw. This left the two at 1–1 and so a decisive match was to be held at ChickFight X but this ended in controversy when Wesna claimed that her tap out was merely an attempt to grab the rope for a rope break; their rematch later that night saw Wesna pick up the victory leaving them drawn again at 2–2. CF XI was originally slated to be a two out of three falls match to find a decisive victory until Anderson pulled out due to injury.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cfinjury_13-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Their feud was picked up the following year for Shimmer Women Athletes at Volume 23 in May 2009. The company preluded the match with a video package showing their matches in Europe and announced that the winner would go on to face the Shimmer Champion at a later event. Towards the end of the bout, Annie Social came to the ring to distract Anderson allowing Wesna to use her CB4 Driver to pick up the victory.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim23mania_20-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  Wesna lost her championship match at Volume 25 and, owing to the controversy of their previous match, Anderson wrestled Wesna again in Volume 26 in a Knockout/Submission match where Anderson picked up the victory, making them level once more.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim25mania_21-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim23_22-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22] ====Pro Wrestling Revolution (2008–present)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Back in her home state of California, Anderson competed for the National Wrestling Alliance's Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) promotion in a series of matches fought under the ChickFight banner. After her first loss in an NWA World Women's Championship match against MsChif,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr1705_23-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  (see below) she went on a winning streak under the gimmicks of both Cheerleader Melissa and Raisha Saeed. This streak included a victory against Lacey Von Erich in one of her first matches,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr146_24-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  as well as double victories over Christie Ricci,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr212_25-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr283_26-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  Christina Von Eerie<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr3005_27-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr257_28-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  and Rain,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr291_29-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr17_30-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30]  the latter two under both characters. This long series of wins led to her, under the Alissa Flash name, competing against the luchadora Lady Apache to crown the inaugural PWR Women's Champion on January 30, 2010. In losing her first match in 20 months, she lost out on the championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr22_31-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31]  A year later, on February 5 she wrestled in Shantelle Malawski's retirement match, picking up the victory.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[32]  On February 23, 2013, Melissa defeated Dark Angel to win the vacant PWR Women's Championship for the first time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PWRChampion_33-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  She lost the title to Ivelisse Vélez on April 21 at a pay-per-view held by the Puerto Rican World Wrestling League (WWL) promotion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[34] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[35]  She regained the championship three weeks later at a PWR event on May 11.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PWRChampion2_36-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36]  On February 22, 2014, Melissa lost the PWR Women's Championship to Christina Von Eerie in a three-way match, which also included Savanah Riley.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[37] ===Shimmer Women Athletes<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ====Storyline with MsChif (2005–2010)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== Melissa and MsChif had a lengthy rivalry and then formed a tag team.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the success of ChickFight, Dave Prazak and Allison Danger set up Shimmer Women Athletes, a promotion with ties to Prazak's Ring of Honor intending to raise the credibility of women's wrestling on an international scale.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slamshim_38-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38]  Her first match with the promotion was on November 6, 2005, for Volume 1 in a losing effort to MsChif, starting a wild feud between the two.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim1_39-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[39]  The loss saw Anderson demand a special attraction rematch—the match would be Shimmer's first hardcore match, fought under Falls Count Anywhere rules and helped Anderson gain the victory after nearly thirty minutes of wrestling on February 12, 2006, at Volume 4.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim3_40-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]  MsChif took her revenge at Volume 5 by distracting Anderson during a match with Allison Danger, causing her to lose the match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim5_41-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  Naturally the rivalry was not abated and their next match, main eventing Volume 6 on May 21, was declared a Last Woman Standing match with MsChif eventually coming out on top.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim5_41-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  Further interferences took an interesting turn at Volume 7 when Anderson came out during MsChif's match against Rain. However, before she could interfere, Rain's partner Lacey pushed her to the ground while trying to distract the referee in order to allow Rain to use an illegal weapon; an incensed Anderson fought back against Lacey in time for the referee to see the foreign object in the ring and declare MsChif the winner via disqualification.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim7_42-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]  After Anderson had won her main event match, Lacey and Rain (The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew), ambushed her with a beat down until MsChif ran out, saving her nemesis before leaving her to celebrate the victory.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim7_42-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]  The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew had threatened Anderson for involving herself in their plans against MsChif and similarly threatened MsChif for being in the way of ambushing Melissa and, after declaring themselves the best tag team in the world, demanded a match with the two for Volume 8 which became the penultimate bout of the evening. The Home Wrecking Crew's experience won out over MsChif and Anderson when a double team maneuver led to MsChif being pinned; after the match Anderson and MsChif shook hands as a sign of respect.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim7_42-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]  The two soon showed they could work as a team though when they beat veterans The Experience (Lexie Fyfe and Malia Hosaka), with MsChif pinning Hosaka.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim11_43-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[43]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The two would meet again three months later in England for RQW's 2007 No Pain, No Gain event challenging Eden Black for the RQW Women's Championship but both came up short.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rqwpain_44-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[44]  The match served to build up interest for the aforementioned ChickFight VII: The UK vs The USA where Melissa would secure a victory against Black. She also beat MsChif in the semi-final.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf7_15-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  At RQW'sTaking On The World the three met again with MsChif and Black teaming up in a losing effort against Anderson and Black's nemesis Jetta.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rqwworld_45-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[45]  In May 2008 MsChif put her NWA World Women's Championship on the line during Pro Wrestling Revolution's debut show but Anderson did not win the belt.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pwr1705_23-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vault_46-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[46]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">These series of bouts against each other did not stop them teaming together when they main evented Volume 17 on April 26, 2008, taking on an erstwhile enemy of Anderson again in the form of Sara Del Rey, alongside her Dangerous Angels partner Allison Danger. This time it was Melissa making the pinfall after an Air Raid Crash.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim17_47-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[47]  Despite these string of successes, the tag team did not compete during the Volume 21tag team gauntlet for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vol21_48-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[48]  but they reunited when MsChif was threatened by both Kong and Del Rey for her Shimmer Championship. With both Kong and Del Rey wanting title shots, the two tag teams were actually booked for a contendership match for the Tag Team Championship during Volume 24 on May 2, 2009, which Anderson and MsChif lost.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vol23_49-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[49]  After this loss, Anderson went on a four match winning streak, including avenging a loss to Wesna Busic (see above).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim23_22-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-50" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[50]  On April 10, 2010, at the tapings of Volume 29, Anderson and MsChif received a shot at the Shimmer Tag Team Championship, but were defeated by the defending champions Nicole Matthews and Portia Perez.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim2932_51-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  The team's two back-to-back tag team losses led to Melissa dissolving her team with MsChif in order for her to focus on her singles career.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim2932_51-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51] ====Shimmer Champion (2010–present)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On Volume 30, Anderson was defeated by Madison Eagles in a match, where the winner would receive a shot at MsChif's Shimmer Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim2932_51-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  The following day Anderson defeated Misaki Ohata on Volume 31and Ayako Hamada in the main event of Volume 32, before demanding a title match from the new Shimmer Champion Eagles.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim2932_51-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  She received her title match on September 11, 2010, on Volume 33, but was defeated by Eagles.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-52" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[52]  The following day on Volume 36 Melissa pinned Eagles to win an eight woman elimination tag team match, where she, Ayako Hamada, Ayumi Kurihara and Serena Deeb defeated Eagles, Daizee Haze, Sara Del Rey and Tomoka Nakagawa.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[53]  On October 2, 2011, at Volume 43, Melissa defeated Kana to become the number one contender to the Shimmer Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Shimmer4344_54-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[54]  Later that same day on Volume 44, Melissa defeated Madison Eagles to become the fourth Shimmer Champion. During her title celebration, she was attacked from behind by Nicole Matthews.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Shimmer4344_54-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[54]  Melissa made her first two title defenses on March 17, 2012, defeating Nicole Matthews on Volume 45 and Portia Perez on Volume 46.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[55]  The following day, after successfully defending the Shimmer Championship against Jessie McKay on Volume 47, Melissa lost the title to Saraya Knight on Volume 48.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[56]  After pinning Knight to win a ten woman elimination tag team match on October 28 at the tapings of Volume 50,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[57]  Melissa was granted a rematch for the Shimmer Championship the following day on Volume 52, but was defeated after being hit with the title belt.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[58]  On April 6, 2013, at the Volume 53 internet pay-per-view (iPPV) in Secaucus, New Jersey, Melissa defeated Knight in a steel cage match to win the Shimmer Championship for the second time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Shimmer53_59-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[59]  Melissa made her first successful title defense a week later on April 13 at Volume 54, where she defeated Mercedes Martinez.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[60]  Later that same day on Volume 55, Melissa made another successful title defense against Courtney Rush.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[61]  The following day on Volume 56, Melissa made her third and final title defense of the weekend by defeating Kalamity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62]  Later that same day on Volume 57, Melissa took part in Allison Danger's retirement match, where she and Ayako Hamada faced Danger and Leva Bates. Melissa initially submitted Danger for the win, but the decision was reversed when she refused to let go of the hold after the match. Post-match, Melissa completed her heel turn by attacking Hamada.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64]  On October 19 at Volume 58, Melissa made her fourth successful title defense against Leva Bates. Post-match Melissa attacked both Bates and the retired Allison Danger, before being chased away by LuFisto.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Shimmer58_65-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65]  Later that same day, after another successful defense against Hiroyo Matsumoto on Volume 59, Melissa was again run off by LuFisto, who was, as a result, named the next challenger for her Shimmer Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66]  The title match between Melissa and LuFisto took place on the following day's Volume 60 and saw Melissa retain the title.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67]  Following the match, Melissa was taken to a local hospital, where she received ten stitches above her left eye. As a result, Volume 61 became the first Volume in Shimmer history, which did not feature a Cheerleader Melissa match.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[68]  On April 5 at the Volume 62 iPPV in New Orleans, Louisiana, Melissa successfully defended the Shimmer Championship against LuFisto in a two out of three falls match, following outside interference from Mercedes Martinez.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-69" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[69]  A week later on Volume 64, Melissa made another successful title defense against Japanese wrestler Yumi Ohka.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-70" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[70] On April 13, Melissa first successfully defended the Shimmer Championship against Mia Yim on Volume 65, before teaming with Mercedes Martinez to unsuccessfully challenge the Global Green Gangsters (Kellie Skater and Tomoka Nakagawa) for the Shimmer Tag Team Championship on Volume 66.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-71" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[71] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[72] ===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ====Raisha Saeed (2008–2009)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== Anderson as Raisha Saeed (left),Awesome Kong's (right) manager.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On the January 10 edition of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNA_Impact! TNA Impact!]'' Anderson made her Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) debut as an unknown woman wearing a niqāb,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw101_73-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73]  later named Raisha Saeed and billed from Syria. She was in Awesome Kong's corner when Kong defeated Gail Kim to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw101_73-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73]  Her first pay-per-view appearance with the company was again in Kong's corner at Against All Odds, distracting Kong's opponent ODB to help her retain the Knockout Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-odds8_74-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[74]  The situation with Kim and ODB intensified, leading to Anderson's first match as a competitor with the promotion. At TNA's all-steel cage event Lockdown, she and Kong took on Kim and ODB in a tag team match, where Saeed was pinned by ODB.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-lockdown8_75-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]  On the July 3, 2008 edition of Impact!, Saeed lost a match against newcomer Taylor Wilde which saw Wilde become number one contender for the Knockout Championship despite outside interference from Kong.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw307_76-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[76]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In September her costume became a focal point for angles as Saeed became a more regular in-ring performer. On September 4's Impact! ODB pinned her and then chased her backstage, coming out later with the burqa. Kong hit ODB in the back of the head while Saeed ran to reclaim her attire, her face masked by her hair at the time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw509_77-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[77]  Later that month Roxxi used a burqa to disguise herself as Saeed while Kong was facing newcomer Mercedes Steele. After the match Roxxi removed her disguise and attacked Kong with a steel chair, while Saeed appeared at the top of the entrance ramp bound in ropes (implying that she had been abducted by Roxxi prior to the match).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw2609_78-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[78]  Kong took revenge, pinning Roxxi in a tag effort also involving Saeed and Wilde, respectively,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw910_79-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[79]  but Roxxi would make a return pin on Saeed in a singles match weeks later.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw1610_80-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[80]

The Kongtourage.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Kong and Saeed soon aligned themselves with Knockout Rhaka Khan. On the November 6 edition of Impact! Khan substituted for Roxxi as Wilde's tag team partner against Kong and Saeed in a match. In the event Khan turned on Wilde during the match to help Kong make the pinfall,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw911_81-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[81]  but her good luck was short lived as Kong and Saeed, with Khan in their corner, lost to Wilde and Roxxi in a tag team match at Turning Point.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-point8_82-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[82]  Saeed lost to Christy Hemme on the November 27 edition of Impact!,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw2711_83-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[83]  allowing her to challenge for Kong's belt at Final Resolution but Saeed caused a disqualification, giving Hemme the win but retaining the belt for Kong.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-res8_84-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[84]  Through December Khan and Saeed were joined in their support for Kong by newcomer Sojourner Bolt; the group dubbed themselves the Kongtourage and took on ODB, Roxxi and Hemme in a losing effort during a Street Fight on January 15.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw16_85-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[85]  Hemme was scheduled for a rematch at Genesis, however, she suffered a legitimate injury prior to the match and the Kongtourage impromptu number one contender match was made at the pay-per-view with ODB picking up the victory, teaming to gain a future title shot.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[86]  The Kongtourage finally picked up a victory over ODB in a four-on-one handicap match on January 29's Impact!.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw291_87-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[87]  The Kongtourage rapidly fell into disarray, though, when Bolt won a number one contender battle royal in early February,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw212_88-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[88]  and a fortnight later Khan expressed her dissatisfaction with the group leading to a tag match that Khan and Bolt, who were being portrayed as fan favorites now, won.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw226_89-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]  Saeed's attempts to interfere in the Knockouts Championship match at Destination X were unsuccessful but Kong still managed to retain her title.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-dx9_90-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[90]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Kong eventually dropped the title to Angelina Love at Lockdown 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-91" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[91]  After this loss, and with Kong unable to regain the championship, the team of Saeed and Kong were entered into the tournament to decide the inaugural Knockouts Tag Team Champions. In the first round, the team beat The Main Event Mafia's team of Sharmell and Traci Brooks. Saeed scored the pin over Brooks, tagging herself in after Kong had done much of the work causing Kong to stare angrily at Saeed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imp2808_92-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[92]  They were less successful in the following round, losing to the eventual tournament winning team of Taylor Wilde and Sarita.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imp1709_93-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[93]  After inadvertently costing Kong the Knockout title at Bound for Glory,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-94" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[94]  the two of them faced off on the October 22 edition of Impact! with Saeed now being referred to as a former manager. Kong won the match and then Awesome Bombed her through the entrance stage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-95" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[95] ====Alissa Flash (2009, 2011, 2013)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On the May 1, 2008 edition of Impact!, Anderson appeared as her signature Cheerleader Melissa gimmick and defeated Daisy Haze in a singles match that was billed as a "try-out" for both women. However, she reappeared as Saeed later that night.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pw015_96-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[96]  At the May 26, 2009 Impact! taping, Anderson wrestled as "Future Legend" Melissa Anderson in a dark match where she was defeated by Awesome Kong.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TNAMelissaAnderson_4-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]  Her television return occurred on the July 16, 2009 edition of Impact! as she wrestled under the revised name of "Future Legend" Alissa Flash, losing to the debuting Sarita and attacking her afterward.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alissdebut_97-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[97]  Flash's losing streak continued in the first round of the Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament where she and Daffney lost to Sarita and Taylor Wilde.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imp1109_98-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[98]  As Flash, Anderson had a new outfit which included a streaks of make up around her eyes in tribute to Sherri Martel.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-back_99-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[99]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">She picked up her first victory on the September 17 edition of Impact! by defeating Cody Deaner in an intergender Lumberjack match. The win, though, was largely due to interference from all the other Knockouts who were lumberjacks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-100" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[100]  Frustrated at her lack of meaningful victories, Flash interrupted an interview with newcomer Hamada by voicing her frustration at the lack of fanfare her arrival in the company received in comparison to foreign Knockouts Sarita and Hamada. Flash then began to brawl with Hamada, throwing her down the bleachers of the empty arena.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imp2409_101-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[101]  The two met weeks later on the October 8 Impact! in an eight-woman elimination tag team match; when both were legal members in the ring they brawled out onto the floor until they were counted out and eliminated.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-imp810_102-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[102]  The following week on Super Impact! the two met in a Falls Count Anywhere match which Flash lost after taking a moonsault from Hamada through a table.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-supimp_103-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[103]  She finally scored an unassisted singles win on November 12 against Traci Brooks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact11122009_104-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[104]  After not being used by the company thereafter, Anderson requested her release which was granted on January 21, 2010.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-105" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[105]  On March 14, 2011, at the tapings of the March 17 edition of Impact!, Anderson, as Alissa Flash, made a one night return to TNA, unsuccessfully challenging Madison Rayne for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship as part of her open challenge series.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-106" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[106] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-107" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[107]  On March 17, 2013, Anderson made another one night return to TNA to take part in the taping of the Knockout Knockdown pay-per-view, where she, as Alissa Flash, was defeated by Gail Kim.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-108" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108] ===Other promotions (2005–present)<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">As well as being a regular for APW, ChickFight, Shimmer and TNA, Melissa continues to tour the independent circuit working for a number of different promotions. She has had two stints in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliate Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. In her second run, during September 2005, she had a short feud with Nattie Neidhart, taking her on in a singles match where Neidhart won using herSharpshooter after some interference from Belle Lovitz. Enraged by interference, Anderson formed an impromptu tag team with Tiffany called Girls Gone Wrestling (GGW) and pinned Nattie after an Air Raid Crash. The following day she lost a SuperGirls Championship match against the reigning Rebecca Knox due to some interference, this time from Scotty Mac. GGW teamed up again to take Mac and his partner Ladies Choice in a Men vs Women tag match that Anderson won with a pin.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eccw_109-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[109]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also in 2005 she wrestled at Givin Em The Bizness for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA: Mid-South) in a six way elimination match for the NWA Midwest Women's Championship against champion Ariel as well as MsChif, Mickie Knuckles, Sara Del Rey and eventual winner Daizee Haze.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-iwa05_110-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[110]  In March 2006 she wrestled a string of matches for Pure Wrestling Association winning their Elite Women's Championship in a match against 21st Century Fox and defending it successfully against her but losing it back to her in a three way match, also including Misty Haven.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pureoww_111-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[111]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Anderson has participated in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) workouts with Ivory, Molly Holly and Jazz.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam_6-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  She also had a tryout match on the May 26, 2006 edition of WWE Heat. Wrestling under her birth name, Anderson fell to a Widow's Peak by Victoria in Las Vegas, Nevada.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-heat_112-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[112]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On January 7, 2007, Anderson won Pro Wrestling World-1's inaugural Queen's Cup tournament. After beating Melissa Strips in the first round, she received a bye through to the final to face Allison Danger. During an autograph session, she attacked Danger to the point where she was said to not to be able to compete, though Danger fought through her injury. By winning, Anderson earned herself a number one contendership for the AWA World Women's Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zero1_113-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[113]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In an attempt to build a strong women's division, Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) opened 2009 with January's Female Revolution. Under her Cheerleader gimmick, she beat Nikki Roxx and later appeared as Raisha Saeed also winning against Ariel. She appeared again in May losing a return match to Roxx but staying undefeated as Saeed against Daizee Haze.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-japw1_114-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[114]  She was scheduled for a rematch with Roxx on November 16 but after Roxx pulled out she defeated Hailey Hatred to earn a match against Sara Del Rey for the JAPW Women's Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-japw3_115-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[115]  Anderson won the match by disqualification after Hatred interfered,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-japw3_115-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[115]  leading to a no-disqualification Three Way match in January 2010 at Back Where It All Began for the title in which Anderson was pinned by Del Rey.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-116" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[116]  Anderson met Del Rey later in 2010, on July 25, under the guise of her Raisha Saeed gimmick. It was during her Chikara debut in a tag team match, where she and Amazing Kong were defeated by Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Haze and Del Rey).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-117" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[117]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On July 3, Anderson appeared as Alissa Flash for the Texas based promotion River City Wrestling (RCW). At Declaration of Champions, she wrestled RCW Champion Joey Spector in the main event to become the first female champion of the company.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwchamp_118-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[118]  The result was however nullified on July 12, after RCW Commissioner Jeromy Sage announced that the contract for the title match stipulated that the length was supposed to be 15 minutes, but the match was 15 and a half minutes long.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-119" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[119]  A rematch was scheduled on August 7 with no time limits or disqualifications, Flash won the match and the championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwtitle_120-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[120]  On May 5, Flash teamed with Darci Drake to defeat San Antonio's Most Wanted in a lumberjack match to win the RCW Tag Team Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwtt_121-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[121]  They would hold the title for four months, before being defeated by Gulf Coast Connection (AJ Summers and Rudy Russo) on September 3. As a result of being pinned in the title match, Flash had to leave RCW for 90 days.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwtt_121-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[121]  On February 4, 2012, Flash became River City Wrestling's first female Triple Crown Champion, when she defeated Rick David for the RCW International Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwin_122-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[122]  She was stripped of the title on March 5, 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwin_122-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[122]  On August 10, Flash defeated Angelina Love to become the inaugural RCW Angels Division Champion.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwangels_123-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[123]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In October 2010, Anderson began extending her profile internationally by making two appearances for Mexican promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, under her Alissa Flash ring name, picking up tag team victories over the Moreno sisters (Cynthia and Esther) and the Apache sisters (Faby and Mari).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-124" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[124] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-125" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[125]  On November 5, 2011 she made her debut for All Japan Pro Wrestling in Taiwan, teaming with Black Bushi andDark Dragon in a six person tag team match, where they were defeated by Bushi, Makoto and Último Dragón.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-126" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[126]  The following day, Melissa defeated Makoto in what was billed as the first ever women's wrestling match in Taiwan.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-127" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[127]  In December 2011, Anderson took part in TNA's Indian promotion Ring Ka King, performing as both Alissa Flash and Raisha Saeed.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-128" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[128] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-129" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[129]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On March 16, 2014, Anderson, working under the ring name Melissa, returned to Japan to work for World Wonder Ring Stardom, unsuccessfully challenging Io Shirai for the World of Stardom Championship.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-130" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[130] ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Anderson's favorite opponents include Mariko Yoshida (who innovated the Air Raid Crash finishing move that Melissa herself also uses), Wesna and Tiffany.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10q_131-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[131]  She won ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Show! Attack of the Show!]'''s contest, "MySpace Girl of the Week", on September 6, 2006. She appeared on the show in person rather than the usual webcam format and went on to participate in later segments of the show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-g4_132-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[132] ==In wrestling<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] == ==Championships and accomplishments<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] == Melissa with the Shimmer Championship belt in October 2013.*All Pro Wrestling
 * Finishing moves
 * As Cheeleader Melissa
 * Air Raid Crash (Over the shoulder back-to-belly piledriver)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_2-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shimbio_5-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]
 * Kondo Clutch (Inverted cloverleaf)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shimbio_5-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]
 * Kudo Driver (Back-to-back double underhook piledriver)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shimbio_5-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]
 * As Alissa Flash
 * Fujiwara armbar<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Impact11122009_104-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[104]
 * Sitout scoop slam piledriver<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alissdebut_97-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[97]
 * As Raisha Saeed
 * Damascus Drop (Elevated Boston crab dropped into a sitout position)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-133" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[133]
 * Signature moves
 * Curb Stomp (Standing inverted Indian deathlock surfboard followed into a head stomp)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-134" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[134] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-135" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[135]
 * Missile dropkick<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol16_136-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[136]
 * Multiple suplex variations
 * Fisherman<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-137" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[137]
 * German<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_2-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-glory_7-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]
 * Snap<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-138" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[138]
 * Reverse STO<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Vol16_136-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[136]
 * Samoan drop<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-shim10mania_139-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[139]
 * Single Minor (Forward Russian legsweep)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_2-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-140" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[140]
 * Wrestlers managed
 * The Ballard Brothers (Shane and Shannon)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_2-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]
 * Awesome Kong<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-OWOW_2-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]
 * The Sheiks (Sheik Abdul Bashir and Sheik Mustafa Bashir)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-141" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[141]
 * Nicknames
 * "The Future Legend"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Cage_1-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[1]
 * "The Female Terminator" Cheerleader Melissa<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-142" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[142]
 * Entrance themes
 * "#1 Da Woman" by Tricky (Shimmer / APW / ChickFight)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-143" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[143]
 * "Firestarter" by The Prodigy (APW / IWA-MS)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-144" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[144]
 * "Get A Beat" by Dale Oliver (TNA; as Cheerleader Melissa)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-145" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[145]
 * "Arabic Dancer" by Dale Oliver (TNA; as Raisha Saeed)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-146" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[146]
 * "Empire March" by Dale Oliver (TNA; used while accompanying Awesome Kong)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-147" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[147]
 * APW Future Legend Championship (2 times)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-148" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[148]
 * Cauliflower Alley Club
 * Future Legend Award (2004)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-slam_6-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]
 * Women's Active Award (2014)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-149" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[149]
 * ChickFight
 * Transatlantic Women's Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf8_18-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]
 * ChickFight V<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf_12-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]
 * ChickFight VII<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-cf7_15-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]
 * Northern Championship Wrestling
 * Amazones and Titans (2011) – with Jay Phenomenon<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-a.26t_150-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[150] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-151" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[151]
 * Pure Wrestling Association
 * PWA Elite Women's Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-pureoww_111-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[111]
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked her #1 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female Top 50 in 2013<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Shimmer58_65-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65]
 * Pro Wrestling Revolution
 * PWR Women's Championship (2 times)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PWRChampion_33-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-PWRChampion2_36-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36]
 * Pro Wrestling World-1
 * Queen's Cup (2007)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-zero1_113-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[113]
 * River City Wrestling
 * RCW Angels Division Championship (1 time, current)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwangels_123-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[123]
 * RCW Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwtitle_120-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[120]
 * RCW International Championship (1 time)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwin_122-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[122]
 * RCW Phoenix Champion (1 Time)
 * RCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Darci Drake<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-rcwtt_121-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[121]
 * Shimmer Women Athletes
 * Shimmer Championship (2 times, current)