Mexican professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Thunder Rosa
Thunder Rosa as AEW Women's World Champion in April 2022
Birth name
Melissa Cervantes[1]
Born
(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 37) Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[1]
Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley
Spouse(s)
Brian Cervantes (m. 2006)[2]
Children
1
Website
www.thunderrosa.net
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Kobra Moon Serpiente Serpiente del Mar Thunder Rosa[1]
Billed height
5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1]
Billed weight
119 lb (54 kg)[1]
Billed from
The Graveyards of Tijuana, Mexico[3]
Trained by
Dylan Drake[4] Matt Carlos[4]
Debut
2014[1]
Melissa Cervantes (born July 22, 1986), known by her ring name Thunder Rosa, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She debuted in 2014 and has also appeared in World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), Impact Wrestling (Impact), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).[5]
Cervantes appeared in seasons 2 through 4 of the wrestling-based TV series Lucha Underground as Kobra Moon, leader of the Reptile Tribe; she won the Lucha Underground Trios Championship (with Daga and Jeremiah Snake). After the show ended, she resumed performing on the independent circuit, working in Women of Wrestling (WOW) in 2018 as Serpiente, and won the NWA World Women's Championship in 2019. Cervantes also founded and owns Mission Pro Wrestling (MPW), a Texas-based independent promotion devoted to women's wrestling.[6]
Cervantes made her mixed martial arts debut in 2019 at Combate Americas.
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^Thunder Rosa [@thunderrosa22] (August 12, 2019). "A lot of people already know but my husband Brian Cervantes has been pivotal for my career as a wrestler and a lot of the strong presence in social media. A couple of years ago, my like page was reported as fake ... https://facebook.com/100007132868367/posts/2348680578713015/" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2020 – via Twitter.
^Thunder Rosa vs. Tasha Steelz | FULL MATCH | NWA Into The Fire (2019). NWA. February 1, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^ ab"Thunder Rosa". Cagematch. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^"Status of 1-hour Dynamite, Thunder Rosa's contract - F4WOnline.com". Won/F4W - Wwe News, Pro Wrestling News, Wwe Results, Aew News, Aew Results. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^Greer, Jamie (June 22, 2020). "Thunder Rosa Launches All-Women's Promotion Mission Pro Wrestling". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
Melissa Cervantes (born July 22, 1986), known by her ring name ThunderRosa, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling...
Championship against ThunderRosa. In the opening stages, ThunderRosa performed a tieres and tornillo over the ropes to Storm. ThunderRosa attempted a diving...
taped at her dental office. In November 2020, Baker began a feud with ThunderRosa. The two competed against each other at Beach Break in February 2021...
advance to the tournament U.S. tournament finals. There, Rose defeated ThunderRosa on March 1. She lost to Ryo Mizunami in the overall tournament finals...
Omega and Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida vs. ThunderRosa for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a Mimosa...
Manase after sustaining an injury. On October 7, 2020, then-champion ThunderRosa relinquished the championship as she was unable to travel to Japan due...
defeated Baker in a rematch to challenge AEW Women's World Champion ThunderRosa for the title at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door in a losing effort. At All...
Zhang in action on AEW Dark facing ThunderRosa". www.diva-dirt.com. 10 August 2021. "AEW Dark Results (8/10): ThunderRosa vs. Zeda Zhang, Daniel Garcia vs...
Omega and Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida vs. ThunderRosa for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a Mimosa...
Powell, Jason (May 26, 2024). "AEW Double Or Nothing pre-show results: ThunderRosa vs. Deonna Purrazzo, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn vs. Brian...
enhancement talent on Dark under the ring name Nikita Knight against ThunderRosa. She wrestled in one other match with the promotion against Julia Hart...
vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, ThunderRosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy...
with ThunderRosa on the April 27 episode of Rampage, Purrazzo turned heel by attacking her after the match. Purrazzo continued her feud with Rosa, defeating...
aligned with Hart by joining her in attacking Abadon until a returning ThunderRosa made the save. On the May 29, 2024, episode of Dynamite, Skye Blue unsuccessfully...
review of Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the AEW Title, Britt Baker vs. ThunderRosa for the AEW Women's Title, Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. Bobby Fish...
Omega and Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida vs. ThunderRosa for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a Mimosa...
between ThunderRosa and Kamille. On the June 6, at When Our Shadows Fall, Terrell teamed with Kylie Rae and won their debut match against ThunderRosa and...
Omega and Hangman Page vs. FTR for the AEW Tag Titles, Hikaru Shida vs. ThunderRosa for the AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Orange Cassidy in a Mimosa...
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