Melissa Coates

Coates made a name for herself in wrestling after training at Killer Kowalski's school and Ultimate Pro Wrestling's Ultimate University. She moved to Louisville, Kentucky to train in WWE's developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling. She appeared at WWE's Backlash in Chris Masters' "Masterlock Challenge," failing to break his hold. She then became head of security for Kenny Bolin's "Bolin's Services" in OVW, but soon left for World Xtreme Wrestling. She defeated Krissy Vaine and competed in the Elite 8 tournament, also having a cage match against Mercedes Martinez. Returning to OVW without a WWE contract, she faced Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Melina Perez, and Jillian Hall, and eventually became Jillian Hall's bodyguard. She later moved to Deep South Wrestling, debuting as The Bag Lady, a homeless woman who managed The Freakin' Deacon. After a new look in February 2007, she defeated Angel Williams and feuded with Williams and Krissy Vaine before leaving for the independent circuit.

On the indies, she won the NWA/GCW Women's Championship from Daffney in May 2007. She also competed in intergender matches at NWA Anarchy, and had a notable angle with Don Williams, who declared he was "smitten like a kitten" before she struck him. She later formed the Badass Beauties tag team with Trixxie Lynn in WSU. With Claudia Reiff, she won the !Bang! Women's Tag Team Championship in 2009. She also held the IUWA Diva's Championship and won the first ever bikini contest at IUWA in March 2010. She worked for Dory Funk Jr.'s !BANG! promotion and various other promotions across the United States and Canada. Besides sports, Coates earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Lakehead University, having originally wanted to be a veterinarian. She was the youngest of four children, with a sister and two brothers. She passed away on June 23, 2021, at the age of 50.