Melissa Coates
Canadian professional wrestler and model
Melissa Coates (June 18, 1971 – June 23, 2021) was a Canadian professional wrestler, bodybuilder, fitness model, and actress. Coates was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
| Melissa Coates | |
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 Coates at an NWA Anarchy event in October 2007 | |
| Born | June 18, 1971[1][2] Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada[3][1][2] |
| Died | June 23, 2021 (aged 50) Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S. |
| Cause of death | blood clot |
| Alma mater | Lakehead University |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Melissa Coates[3][1] The Bag Lady[3][1] Mistress Melissa[3] Super Genie Mile High Melissa[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3][1][4][2] |
| Billed weight | 150 lb (68 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Los Angeles, California U.S.[3] |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski[3][1] Ultimate Pro Wrestling[3][1][4] Ohio Valley Wrestling[3] Wild Samoan Training Center[5] Deep South Wrestling[3] NWA Anarchy |
| Debut | 2002[3] |
| Bodybuilder | |
| Professional career | |
| Pro-debut |
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| Best win |
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| Predecessor | Sue Gafner |
| Successor | Chris Bongiovannii |
She was best known for appearing in the first two seasons of the Game Show Network show Extreme Dodgeball. She was known for her appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment's developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling, NWA Anarchy, and Women Superstars Uncensored.
Coates died on June 23, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada from problems caused by a blood clot, aged 50.[6]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Cagematch profile".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "IMDB profile".
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 "Melissa Coates' OWOW profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Official resume". Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ↑ "Melissa Coates Announced as 6th Elite Entrant| WrestlingFigs".
- ↑ Fallece "Super Genie" Melissa Coates a los 50 años
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