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  names '''Melissa Coates'''</br>Coates Rack (on '' Extreme Dodgeball '')</br>Bag Lady
  real Height 5 ft 5 in
  real Weight 150 lb
  birth Place Thunder Bay, Ontario
  resides McDonough, Georgia
  billed Thunder Bay, Ontario , Canada
  trainer Killer Kowalski ,</br> Ultimate University
  debut 2002


Melissa Coates (born June 18 , 1972 ) is a Professional Wrestler , Fitness Model , and Bodybuilder .


CAREER

Coates appeared at WWE Backlash 2005 , during the " Masterlock Challenge " segment. After this initial appearance, Coates was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). However, Coates left the company to work for WXw and refocus her training. Soon after training in wXw, Coates began regularly working for Ohio Valley Wrestling , often facing off with several of OVW's divas. After a stint in OVW, Coates was then assigned to Deep South Wrestling as the Bag Lady. Soon after, Melissa began to undergo an attire change, dressing more diva like and began feuding with Krissy Vaine and Angel Williams , winning all of her matches. However, Melissa's stay in DSW was also short lived and she began touring the Independent Circuit . In her first appearance on the indy circuit, Melissa won the NWA/GCW Women's Championship over Scream Queen and former WCW star Daffney while wrestling for Great Championship Wrestling. Along the way she defeated former WWE developmental talents Tracy Taylor and Trinisha. Coates has made several appearances for Georgia Wrestling Promotions in a wrestling and non-wrestling role, also ending up on the winning end of several bouts. She currently wrestles in NWA Anarchy as an heel, challenging and defeating male wrestlers in a battle of the sexes, so far defeating Skater Boi Chris King, Wesley "Rabbit" Grissom, and Billy Buck.


IN WRESTLING


Finishing and signature moves


  • Front Suplex (gourdbuster) - The FACELIFT

  • the lotus - BOTOX LOCK



Championships and accomplishments

  • Great Championship Wrestling

  • NWA/GCW Women's Championship (1 time)1



TRIVIA

  • Coates can Bench Press 250 pounds.

  • She appeared in the first two seasons of the GSN show '' Extreme Dodgeball ''.

  • She was a Jr. Canadian tennis champion .

  • Training with weights to help with her tennis performance led to her interest in bodybuilding.

  • She first became interested in wrestling during the Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage/ Miss Elizabeth saga in the mid 1990s.

  • Her debut match in the PGWA in 2005 was versus Macaela Mercedes , who shortly thereafter entered the WWE as Jillian Hall .

  • She also has had matches with and against current WWE divas Beth Phoenix and Mickie James.



CONTEST HISTORY (BODYBUILDING)


Bodybuilder Information

  Name Melissa Coates
  Birthplace Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
  Firstproshow 1994 Canadian Nationals
  Firstproshowyear 1994
  Bestwin 1996 Jan Tana Classic Champion
  Bestwinyear 1994-1996
  Yesorretiredyear Retired 1999




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