Melina Perez

On the road it’s hard to follow things, but I do count my calories and I have a certain intake. I eat foods with a lot of protein, but also with carbohydrates. I love to run so I need my carbs. Basically, I try to eat as “cleanly” as I can. I love food and sampling food from all around the world. I really care about my athletics.

I also try to workout as much as I can. I worry about strength and flexibility.

I work out at least five or sometimes seven days a week. I always switch it up too -- I do 30 minutes to an hour of cardio, I do weights two times a week (upper and lower) and I do aerial silk training.

It’s like what the Cirque du Soleil people do. I’m a huge fan of Cirque and I love watching aerial silk. I saw a show, found some classes and now I’m hooked. I wanted to do it for the longest time. I also take belly dancing classes. I love it.

Yes, I’m single. I don’t look for just one thing but a combination of things: a sense of humor because I laugh at everything. If things go wrong you can get upset but, really, what can you do? I start laughing; I laugh things off.

Trust is also a big issue. A guy can be jealous but not insanely jealous because I work around a bunch of guys. These guys are my brothers. Anyone I date has to have an understanding that I work a lot. It’s not against him, and he has to understand I wish I could spend more time with him.

Back in the day, I’d be like, “Romance me,” but now I want to hang out with someone. It doesn’t have to be too ritzy… just a place where I can get to know you.

They’re all metro[sexual] now… I’m totally stumped on that one. My question is: What happened to the manly man? Diva.... in the dictionary the definition of a Diva is: a distinguished female singer; prima donna. Now it can also be said that a Diva is a distinguished WWE female Superstar.

Some use the term Diva in a negative way.... like when they use it on me.

People call me a Diva because they see me as a temperamental, impatient and conceited woman. Say what you will, but I am a True Diva in every sense of the word.

What makes me a True Diva, unlike the other so- called wannabe Divas in WWE? Well, let me tell you. Creativity. Poise. Always evolving and staying true to myself. I have IT. I am a striking woman who is strong, independent, talented and will not settle for less than my worth.

When I enter a room you will notice me. Being the True Diva that I am, women hate me and men love me. With that said, whether you love me or hate me, you can't help but watch me.

Please! To tell me I am temperamental, impatient and conceited is an ignorant comment to make. You don't know me. You don't know my life, where I've been, what I've seen or what I've gone through. I feel strongly about what I believe in. When someone does something blatantly stupid should I just put up with it? I'm sorry if I'm passionate about life and what I believe in, but there are certain things I will not put up with. Why is being proud of what I can do and what I've accomplished considered being conceited?

Take this autograph signing for example. It was a signing with Nitro and myself, and for some extremely stupid reason posters of Maria were up on the wall… at MY autograph signing! WHY? People are coming to see ME and NITRO… not Maria. Why should she get her face seen by MY adoring fans? They don’t care about her!

So should I just put up with someone’s incredibly brainless oversight?

Should I have to sit there for two hours staring at her gangly Kate Moss wannabe busted ass? NO WAY! So I touched up all her pictures as I saw fit, and if I had a bigger marker I would have done more. I did what I could.

Call me a prima donna? I just don’t settle for less, I get what I want the way I want.