Milena Leticia Roucka ( ; born October 25, 1979) is a Canadian retired

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and

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. She was known for her time in

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under the

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Rosa Mendes. She managed former WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico from 2011 to 2013. She was also a main cast member on the E! reality series ''

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''.

Early life

Roucka grew up in

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and is of

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and

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descent. She was a self-described "

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" growing up, and was once suspended from school for fighting. Roucka studied business at the

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, but dropped out to pursue a career in modelling. In 2004, she was the first

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to win the "Piel Dorada", a major Latin American modelling contest.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Diva Search (2006–2008)

In the summer of 2006, Roucka competed in the

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and reached the final eight. She won the first round, a dance competition. After she was eliminated on August 24, WWE then signed her to a developmental contract.

Beth Phoenix's intern (2008–2009)

On the November 24, 2008 episode of ''Raw'', Roucka appeared as a planted fan, holding a sign proclaiming her

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's number one fan. Over the next few weeks, she continued holding signs supporting Phoenix. On the December 22 ''Raw'', Phoenix's boyfriend/tag partner

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introduced her as Rosa Mendes. The next week, she jumped the guardrail and attacked the new number one contender, Melina, who was attacking Phoenix. The next week,

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said Mendes had been banned from WWE events after attacking Melina again. Mendes evaded the ban by disguising herself as a

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in Melina's entrance and attacked her again. On the January 19, 2009 episode of ''Raw'', Marella announced he had hired Mendes to be his and Phoenix's intern. Mendes accompanied Phoenix for her Women's title match against Melina on the February 16 episode of ''Raw'', and again in a dark match at No Way Out pay-per-view. On the March 30 episode of ''Raw'', Mendes made her in-ring debut in an 18-woman tag team match, which her team lost. At

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, Mendes competed in a 25-woman

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, but was eliminated by Marella, who competed in drag, claiming to be his twin sister "Santina". Phoenix, with Mendes managing her, had a brief scripted rivalry with both "Santina" and Marella, and challenged "Santina" for the "Miss WrestleMania" title, but was unsuccessful. On the June 11 episode of ''

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'', Mendes got her first televised win when she teamed with Beth Phoenix against

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where Phoenix pinned one of the Bellas. Mendes made her singles debut against

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on the June 15 ''Raw'', in a losing effort. After a brief hiatus, Mendes and Phoenix returned on the July 27 episode of ''Raw'', teaming with

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in a losing effort to Mickie James,

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, and

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In August 2009, she began managing Carlito after teaming with him on the August 13 episode of ''Superstars'', to defeat

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and Mickie James in a

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, and her association with Beth Phoenix quietly ended. On the August 31 episode of ''Raw'', Mendes lost a battle royal to determine the number one contender to the

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when she was eliminated by Beth Phoenix.

Brand switches (2009–2011)

On October 12, 2009, Mendes was traded from Raw to the ECW

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. She debuted on the October 20 episode of ''ECW'', in a backstage segment with ECW general manager, Tiffany, who welcomed her to ECW. On the November 3 episode of ''ECW'' she began distracting

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, who was infatuated with her, during his matches. On the November 25 ''ECW'', Mendes began a personal and managerial relationship with Ryder. She managed him through various feuds, including one with

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, culminating on December 29, when he defeated Dreamer to force him from WWE. On the final episode of ''ECW'' on February 16, 2010, Ryder and Mendes interfered in the main event match, and Mendes was speared by Tiffany. Ryder and Mendes then moved to the Raw brand. She made her in-ring return on the April 5 ''Raw'', in a Divas Championship number-one-contender battle royal, which

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won. On April 27, Mendes was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2010 Supplemental Draft, without Ryder. She and Ryder reunited on the April 29 ''Superstars'', where she managed him to a win over Primo. In her debut match for ''SmackDown'', she lost to

. On the May 6 episode of ''

'', Mendes faced

in a non-title match in which Phoenix tore her ACL. As a result, one week later on ''SmackDown'', Mendes received a

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match, though she was ejected from the match by

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and replaced by

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and

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. In June 2010, Mendes tried to join

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(Michelle McCool and Layla), who refused and instead mocked her. Over the next few months, Mendes exercised in backstage segments in an attempt to impress LayCool, and cost Layla a match by distracting her by

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at ringside. On the September 17 episode of ''SmackDown'', Rosa Mendes turned

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by teaming with Kelly Kelly to lose to LayCool. In late 2010, Rosa Mendes appeared mainly in backstage segments with various wrestlers, including Kane and

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. On February 25, 2011, Mendes won her first ''SmackDown'' singles match, over Layla by disqualification, after McCool attacked her outside the ring. The next week, Mendes reunited with Beth Phoenix, teaming to lose to LayCool. On the March 25 episode of ''SmackDown!'', Mendes teamed with Kelly Kelly to again lose to LayCool. After some time away, Mendes returned on the May 27 episode of ''SmackDown'' as a heel, managing the team of Tamina and

to a win over The Chickbusters ( AJ and Kaitlyn). They also won the rematch a week later. On the June 17 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mendes teamed with Fox and Snuka to defeat The Chickbusters and Natalya. On the June 23 episode of ''Superstars'', they lost a rematch. On the July 29 episode of ''Smackdown'', they won the rubber match. On the July 15 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mendes lost to Divas Champion Kelly Kelly in a non-title match. On the August 1 episode of ''Raw'', Mendes competed in a Divas Championship number-one-contenders battle royal, which Beth Phoenix won.

Managing Primo and Epico (2011–2013)

Mendes started managing Primo & Epico on the December 1, 2011 ''

''. On January 15, 2012, at a

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, Primo and Epico defeated Air Boom (

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and

) for the

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. On the

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pre-show, they successfully defended the title against

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and

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and

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in a Triple Threat tag team match. On the April 30 episode of ''Raw'', Primo and Epico lost the title to

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and

. Primo, Epico and Mendes then joined Abraham Washington's "All World Promotions" stable, until he turned on them at No Way Out, costing them the match and allying with their opponents,

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(

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& Darren Young). The next night on ''Raw'', Mendes, Primo and Epico turned

when they defeated the Prime Time Players by countout. after Young and O'Neil walked out of the match. At Money in the Bank, Mendes managed Primo and Epico to a win over The Prime Time Players. Following the release of A.W. they quickly returned as heels and from September till the end of the year, Primo and Epico had a losing streak.

Various alliances (2013–2015)

Roucka took a two-month hiatus to settle some personal issues at home. Mendes returned to television on the July 25 episode of '' NXT'', though she did not wrestle. On August 26, Mendes returned to ''Raw'' as a

, dancing with

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to distract

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before managing him in his match against Fandango. Despite this, she teamed up with the other

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Divas ( Aksana and

) on the October 7 episode of ''Raw'' in a losing effort against Natalya, Eva Marie and JoJo. Rosa Mendes WMXXX

Mendes and other Divas began a feud with the cast ''

'' after the implosion on ''Raw'', leading to them accompanying

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on the November 20 episode of ''Main Event'', to defeat Naomi, who had the Total Divas in her corner. At the

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pay-per-view, Mendes participated in her first pay-per-view match, a seven-on-seven traditional elimination tag team match as her team took on the

; Mendes managed to eliminate

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before she was eliminated, but her team ultimately lost the match. The following night on ''Raw'', they faced the Total Divas in a rematch, in a losing effort. On April 6, Rosa competed at

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in the 14–

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Invitational match" for the

, which was won by the defending champion

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. She returned on the June 23 episode of ''Raw'', interfering on behalf of

, along with

and Alicia Fox, but was thrown into a mud pool by Vickie Guerrero during their match. On July 8 episode of ''Main Event'', Mendes participated in a six–on–one

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with Eva Marie, Summer Rae,

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and Natalya against

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as part of Stephanie McMahon's punishment against Nikki. Mendes would transition into a fan favorite on the September 2 episode of ''Main Event'', teaming with Natalya in a losing effort to Summer Rae and

because of a miscommunication. After two months of absence, Mendes returned as

's new dance partner on the

pre-show on November 23. Fandango defeated

with a Salsa dancer gimmick and new theme music. On the April 13, 2015 episode of ''Raw'', Fandango dissolved his relationship with Mendes. Later that night, Mendes competed in a Divas

to determine the #1 contender for the

. Mendes eliminated Natalya and Summer Rae before being eliminated by Emma. Following the end of her association with Fandango, Mendes ended up costing him a match to Adam Rose, whom she subsequently went on to manage.

Correspondent and retirement (2015–2017)

As she announced her

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on August 6, Mendes began serving as the WWE.com correspondent for '' SmackDown'' in October. The same month, she went on

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, and gave birth on February 13, 2016. She retired from WWE exactly one year later, on February 13, 2017. Her last televised appearance with the company took place as a guest appearance on the sixth season of

in April, where she was billed as a former WWE Superstar.

Independent circuit (2018)

In 2018, Roucka announced that she was making her return to professional wrestling. On May 19, Roucka made her first wrestling appearance on MCW Pro Wrestling under her WWE ring name, Rosa Mendes, when she teamed with the former WWE wrestler Adam Rose, which together they successfully defeated the team of Gia Scott and Joe Keys.

Other media

Roucka acted in Costa Rican commercials for

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, and

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in 2004. She portrayed Isabel Díaz in the video game '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted''. In September 2014, Mendes joined the main cast of ''

'', a

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show produced by WWE and E!, in which she was a main cast member during the third and the fifth season. Mendes appeared in one WWE

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. She made her in-game debut at ''

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'' as a selectable

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Filmography

Personal life

Roucka has trained in

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and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She cites

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as her inspiration for becoming a wrestler. She has a Chinese tattoo which consists of adorned wings and a halo, on the right side of her waist. On May 18, 2012, she suffered whiplash in a car accident. Roucka

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on ''Total Divas'' as

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in 2014. But, in a later interview, stated that she was straight. On August 6, 2015, Roucka announced that she and her partner, musician and clothing company owner Bobby Schubenski, were expecting their first child, a girl, whom she planned to name Jordan Elizabeth. On October 8, Roucka and Schubenski got engaged in

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. As part of the pregnancy, Roucka moved to

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so that the baby could be closer to Schubenski's family. She gave birth to Jordan Elizabeth on February 13, 2016.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) *

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( 1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 43 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 50'' in 2008 *

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(1 time) *** Best Use of Exercise Equipment (

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