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Smackdown vs Raw 2008 - Melina

Melina is a very popular diva on Monday Night Raw; mainly because of her unique and spectacular entrance.

Height   5'4"     Weight   122 lbs     Hometown   Los Angeles, California     Finishers   Extreme Makover California Dream               Strength     5.0 Submission     6.0 Durability     6.0 Technique     7.0 Speed     7.0 Charisma     7.5 Hardcore     6.0 Stamina     7.0     Overall   71 Analysis Melina is ranked higher than ECW's Kelly Kelly, but that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Unlike Kelly Kelly, Melina is actually a wrestler. She's been trained as a wrestler. Her weaknesses are her hardcore abilities and her physical strength, which isn't a surprise either. Melina's charisma level is high, but that can be explained by her great mic work as a heel. She's also got some pretty good stamina, which makes sense as well.

Blast From The Past

As a former WWE Women's Champion, Melina has had some pretty memorable moments inside the ring.

• Melina vs Michelle McCool - Melina's first ever WWE match was against Michelle McCool.
  
  
• Melina vs Torrie Wilson - Melina's first ever WWE pay per view match was a Bras and Panties match against Torrie Wilson at the Great American Bash.
  
  
• Mick Foley (with Melina) vs Ric Flair - At Summerslam 2006, Mick Foley and Ric Flair battled in an I Quit match that Melina got involved in.
  
  
• Melina vs Mickie James - These two wrestled in the first ever Falls Count Anywhere match in WWE Women's Championship history.
  
  
• Melina vs Ashley Massaro - Melina feuded with Ashley Massaro after making comments about her being in Playboy magazine. They had a Lumber Jill match at Wrestlemania.
  
  
• Melina vs Candice Michelle - Melina lost the WWE Women's Championship to Candice Michelle at Vengeance.

Dream Matches

There's still a couple of dream matches for Melina to participate in. Smackdown vs Raw 2008 allows us to make that happen.

• Johnny Nitro (with Melina) vs Batista - On Smackdown, they once did a storyline where Melina claimed that Batista was sexually harassing her. Recreate that storyline by having Johnny Nitro come to her rescue.
  
  
• Melina vs Kelly Kelly - Kelly Kelly is the only diva in Smackdown vs Raw 2008 who has yet to face Melina.
  
  
• Johnny Nitro (with Melina) vs Rick Rude - Do a match where Rick Rude challenges Johnny Nitro. If Rick Rude wins, then he gets Melina for the night. That's old school booking right there.
  
  
• Johnny Nitro (with Melina) vs CM Punk - Johnny Nitro recently lost the ECW Heavyweight Championship to CM Punk. That probably wouldn't have happened had Melina been in his corner.
  
  
• Johnny Nitro (with Melina) vs Terry Funk - Both are former ECW Heavyweight Champions. Both are from different sides of life. A match between Johnny Nitro and Terry Funk would be a clash between two totally different types of people.

Stable Ideas

Melina has managed Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury before, but she also seems suited to manage several of the other wrestlers in Smackdown vs Raw 2008 as well.

• Johnny Nitro & Melina - The most obvious pairing for Melina would be to put her back with boyfriend, Johnny Nitro.
  
  
• Johnny Nitro, Gregory Helms & Melina - Joey Mercury isn't in the game, but you can use Gregory Helms as a good replacement tag team partner for Johnny Nitro. Of course, you probably shouldn't call them MGH. Give them a better name.
  
  
• Mick Foley & Melina - They're friends in real life, so it would be cool to have her as his manager in Smackdown vs Raw 2008.
  
  
• Rick Rude, Randy Orton, Johnny Nitro & Melina - You'll have trouble finding a stable of wrestlers who are as cocky and talented as these three guys. Melina would be perfect as the manager for this stable.
  
  
• Johnny Nitro, Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von & Melina - ECW could use a new New Breed stable. Johnny Nitro fits the bill because he's someone that has no ties to the original ECW.
  
  
• Edge, Randy Orton, Johnny Nitro, Gregory Helms & Melina - These four guys once teamed up together at the Survivor Series. Put them together in a permanent stable on Smackdown vs Raw 2008 to give more life to Rated RKO.