to the COVID-19 pandemic, Melina resumed her role as Thunder Rosa's manager, and began a feud with Kamille and a debuting Taryn Terrell, turning face in the process. At NWA When Our Shadows Fall, on June 6, 2021, Melina teamed with Rosa in a losing effort against Terrell and Kylie Rae, despite Melina's wrestling on a retorn ACL. Melina turned heel once again and briefly feuded with Kylie Rae, leading to a match on the June 29 episode of NWA Power, which Melina lost. A few months later, Melina won a №1 contenders triple threat match against Kylie Rae & Chelsea Green for a shot at Kamille's NWA World Women's Championship at NWA Hard Times 2, which she lost. Impact Wrestling (2021) Melina made her debut on the August 5, 2021 episode of Impact, where she was revealed as the challenger for Deonna Purrazzo's Impact Knockouts Championship at NWA EmPowerrr. On the August 19 episode of Impact!, she made her in-ring debut, defeating Brandi Lauren. After the match, she was attacked by Purrazzo and Matthew Rehwoldt but was saved by Trey Miguel, setting up a mixed tag team match at Emergence. At Emergence, they lost to Purrazzo and Rehwoldt. The feud ended at NWA EmPowerrr when Melina unsuccessfully challenged Deonna Purrazzo for the Impact Knockouts Championship after a hard fought contest. At Bound for Glory, Melina competed in the 20-wrestler Intergender Call Your Shot Gauntlet match which was won by Moose. Other media On April 13, 2008, she appeared in an episode of Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp along with Mickie James, Layla, and Kelly Kelly. Perez has appeared in five WWE video games. She made her in-game debut in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 and also appears in SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 and SmackDown vs. Raw 2011. In 2021 Perez appeared in multiple episodes of QuizzleMania, hosted by Adam Blampied of Wrestletalk Filmography Film Television Championships and accomplishments The Baltimore Sun Woman of the Year (2009) Battle Championship Wrestling BCW Women's Championship (1 time) Empire Wrestling Federation EWF Hall of Fame (2016) Face 2 Face Wrestling F2F Women's Championship (1 time) Maryland Championship Wrestling MCW Women's Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' Ranked No. 3 of the best 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2009 Southside Wrestling Entertainment Queen of Southside Championship (1 time) Queen of the Ring (2016)