Melissa Cervantes (born July 22, 1986) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler. She currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and competes under the ring name Thunder Rosa.
She has also wrestled for Stardom, Impact Wrestling, and National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). She wrestled for Lucha Underground under the ring name Kobra Moon.
During her time in AEW, Rosa was a one-time AEW Women's World Champion.
Career
All Elite Wrestling
On the August 22, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Rosa made her debut with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She made her AEW in-ring debut by defeating Serena Deeb on the September 2 episode of Dynamite. She would go on to face Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship at All Out but lost.
On the March 17, 2021 episode of Dynamite, Rosa faced Britt Baker in a Lights Out match. Rosa was able to defeat Baker in the match. The match was the first women's main event in Dynamite history and was well liked and praised by fans and critics.
On July 22, 2021, AEW announced that Rosa had officially signed a contract to be a part of the roster.
At St. Patrick's Day Slam, Rosa faced Baker for the AEW Women's World Championship in a steel cage. Rosa was able to win the match and the championship. This was Rosa's first championship in AEW. After many successful defences, Rosa announced on the August 24 at Dynamite that she had gotten injured and couldn't defend the title anymore. On the November 23 episode of Dynamite, Rosa gave her championship up because of the injury.
References
Other websites
1995 births
Living people
All Elite Wrestling people
American professional wrestlers
Mexican professional wrestlers
People from Baja California (state)