Melissa Evans

Shannon Melissa Evans, better known by her ring name Melissa Evans, is an American professional wrestler and musician who is currently competing in Japan Pro Wrestling where she is the current JPW Terebi Champion. She also works for Independent promotion Cardinal City Pro, as well as the Women's Wrestling Alliance where she was one half of the inaugural WWA Tag Team Champions alongside Bailey Punk in the Goddesses of Metal. Evans was previously signed to Rampage Championship Wrestling

Outside of wrestling, Evans is the lead singer of Metal band The Beetlejuice who has released two EP's and is working on their first LP that has yet to be named.

Cardinal City Pro Wrestling (2013 - Present)
Shortly after signing a contract with JPW, Evans was considering signing on with Cardinal City Pro Wrestling, an independent promotion that's based out of her hometown in Louisville, Kentucky. She performed a tryout for the company and they were impressed that they signed her under contract, but with her band going on tour as well as her dates in Japan, she couldn't debut right away.

Months after signing a contract, she made her debut on CCP's February Super Show and defeated Jack Buckner via the Rock N' Roll Spike. The crowd was very warm for the debut of the hometown native. Her next appearance would be her and Dean Stanley backstage on the 543rd episode of CCP TV, watching Crystal Alvarez's match against Sky White, watching with a very close interest in mind. The next week on the 544th edition of CCP TV, she again watched Crystal's match with a bigger interest as she defeated Dean Stanley. On Twitter, it was confirmed that Evans would be challenging Alvarez for the Junior Heavyweight Championship.

At World's Finest XVIII, she faced Crystal Alvarez and had a very exciting, very fast paced match, but in the end, Evans came up short in her bid to become the champion as she submitted to the Tap or Die. At the top of the show, her band The Beetlejuice performed a live concert for the crowd, performing three songs that will be on their debut album, and the crowd loved every minute of it. The next week on the 545th episode of CCP TV, her and Dean Stanley teamed up to take on Crystal and Kai. Despite their opponents having problems in the match, they couldn't get the job done as Crystal forced Stanley to tap out to the Tap or Die. After the match, Evans slid into the ring and attacked Crystal from behind, before she laid her out with The Rock N' Roll Spike.

On the 546th episode of CCP TV (titled the Derby Special), the two sides had a rematch from the previous week and like that match, the opposing team couldn't get along and Dean and Evans couldn't capitalized as Stanley was pinned following the KO Queen Special. The next week on the 547th edition of CCP TV, Melissa accompanied Dean Stanley to a match against Kai, which he lost. But after the match was over, Evans smacked a steel chair over the head of Crystal. The crowd gave a largely mixed reaction as Evans and Stanley stood over Alvarez, before they stepped over Kai and exited the arena. On the 548th edition of CCP TV, she accompanied Dean Stanley in a non-title match against Crystal Alvarez. While Stanley lost the match, Evans made her words known as she wanted Crystal to face Kai at the May Super Show to prove that she is the best Junior Heavyweight in CCP.

On the 549th edition of CCP TV, after Crystal Alvarez defeated Ella Lopez, Evans slid out from underneath the ring with an acoustic guitar and smashed it over Crystal's head, breaking it into pieces and standing over the fallen champion while holding up both the broken remains of the guitar as well as the Junior Heavyweight Title. On the 550th edition of CCP TV, she faced Buck Ryan and won via the Rock N' Roll Spike. After the match, she locked Buck in the Tap or Die, as if to mock Crystal Alvarez and make it more personal heading into their match up at Public Enemies. After a long time of having Buck in the hold, she finally released it after a few moments, before leaving the ring as the crowd was torn between cheering and booing her actions. On the 551st edition of CCP TV, after Crystal had defeated Jay Harris, Melissa attacked her from behind and started beating her down. Eventually she laid her out with the Rock N' Roll Spike and stood there to a mixed reaction from the crowd.

At Public Enemies, she faced Crystal Alvarez in a rematch for the Junior Heavyweight Championship. The match itself was grueling and the hatred Crystal had shared for Evans was clearly evident throughout the contest. In the end and despite injuring Crystal's knee and working on it throughout the match, Melissa fell short as she submitted to the Tap or Die as it was used to counter a back body drop.

In Wrestling

 * Finishers
 * Rock n' Roll Spike (Spike DDT from the top rope)
 * Holy Diver (Frog Splash)
 * Signatures
 * Russian Leg Sweep (sometimes with a weapon across the throat)
 * Full Nelson Facebuster (think Chris Jericho's Breakdown finisher from 2001)
 * Draganrana from the top rope
 * Tiger feint kick
 * Tag Team Finishers (w/Bailey Punk)
 * Bang Your Head (Aided Brainbuster)
 * Demolition Derby (Snap Suplex by Bailey, then the Holy Diver by Melissa)
 * Lack of Safety (Gory bomb, cutter combination)
 * Tag Team Signatures (w/Bailey Punk)
 * Bringing Metal Back (Shoot kick, shining wizard combination)
 * Flapjack DDT
 * Nicknames
 * "The Hardcore Rocker"
 * "The Heavy Metal Goddess"
 * Theme Music

Championships and Accomplishments

 * Japan Pro Wrestling
 * JPW Terebi Champion (2 times, inaugural)
 * Cardinal City Pro
 * Women's Wrestling Alliance
 * WWA Tag Team Champion (1 time, inaugural, w/Bailey Punk)