Martinez in October 2016, posing with the Shimmer Championship
Birth name
Jazmin Benitez[1]
Born
(1980-11-17) November 17, 1980 (age 43)[2] Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.[2]
Children
1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Maria Toro[3] Mercedes Martinez[4] Retaliation[5]
Billed height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[6][7]
Billed weight
147 lb (67 kg; 10.5 st)[7]
Billed from
Brass City C.T. Waterbury, Connecticut[4]
Trained by
Jason Knight
Debut
November 12, 2000[7]
Jazmin Benitez (born November 17, 1980)[2] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Mercedes Martinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where she is a former ROH Women's World Champion. She is also known for her time in WWE, primarily on the NXT brand.
Prior to going to WWE in 2020, Martinez was a mainstay on the independent circuit, winning numerous titles - including three WSU Championships, two Shimmer Championships, one Shine Championship and one Phoenix of Rise Championship.[8]
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currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name MercedesMartinez. She also appears for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH)...
match for a shot at the NXT Women's Tag Titles, Xia Li and Boa vs. MercedesMartinez and Jake Atlas in a mixed tag match, Cameron Grimes in action". Pro...
Championship, which is held by first-time champion Athena, who defeated MercedesMartinez at Final Battle on December 10, 2022. The secondary title for the...
"MercedesMartinez, Jake Atlas and more report to WWE Performance Center". WWE.com. January 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2024. "MercedesMartinez, Jake...
ever compete in a WWE ring. She was eliminated in the first round by MercedesMartinez. On September 19, 2018, Li competed in her second Mae Young Classic...
below). Her Spanish passport gives her name as María del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza. Charo has claimed she was enrolled in a convent school...
After he refused a US$500 offer from Cisneros, she consulted María MercedesMartínez, a fortune teller, to cast a spell on him. The fortune teller told...
Woman match against MercedesMartinez to win the previously vacated title.[citation needed] Blanchard lost the championship to Martinez on October 19, in...
defeated Mia Yim at Volume 85. She returned in November, teaming with MercedesMartinez in a loss to The Aussie Squad (Kellie Skater and Shazza McKenzie)...
wrestled MercedesMartinez to a twenty-minute time limit draw. At Volume 2, she won a four-way elimination match against Daizee Haze, Lacey and Martinez, by...
hiatus. On April 1, 2022, at Supercard of Honor, Nightingale faced MercedesMartinez for the interim ROH Women's World Championship but was defeated. On...
June 9 episode of Rampage, Blue defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., MercedesMartinez and Nyla Rose in a four-way match to become the number one contender...
Tournament. She was eliminated during the first round of the tournament by MercedesMartinez. She returned for the second night of the NHPW Global Conflict event...
Point, Purrazzo attacked James after she retained the title against MercedesMartinez, and announced that she would invoke her rematch clause at Hard To...
2021 Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, defeating MercedesMartinez and Toni Storm in the quarterfinals, but were beaten by Dakota Kai...
Wrestling, where she played the storyline cousin of MercedesMartinez. On July 19, 2002, Martinez, under the name Desire, teamed with Threat to win the...
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