Salina de la Renta
Salina de la Renta | |
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Birth name | Natalia Class |
Born | [1] Carolina, Puerto Rico[2] | February 6, 1997
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mila Naniki Salina de la Renta[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
Billed weight | 141 lb (64 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Dorado, Puerto Rico[3] |
Trained by | Aaron Epic[4] Jesús Rodríguez[4] Santana Garrett[1] |
Debut | September 3, 2016[1] |
Natalia Class
In 2019, Class became the first-ever
Personal life
Class attended Saint Francis High School and the Colegio Bautista de Carolina in Carolina, Puerto Rico. She moved to Orlando, Florida in 2014, attending Lake Nona High School , where she played volleyball and served as the team captain of the soccer team.[4] Class then enrolled at Valencia College in Orlando, where she studied film and screenwriting.[2] In 2021 de la Renta graduated from Valencia College with an associate degree in Dramatic Arts and shortly after was accepted into Full Sail University in Winter Park Florida seeking a Bachelors in Entertainment Business.[7]
Class was an early member of Masked Republic, a company described as “ the player’s association of lucha libre” which offer services for wrestlers to “manage their brand, negotiate their contracts and expand their influence outside the ring”.[8] Her family recipe of Puerto Rican cornbread was included in the book Eat like a Luchador: The Official Cookbook.[9]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2016–2018)
Class made her wrestling debut at IBIW's "BELIEVE 127" under the ring name "Mila Naniki", teaming with
On January 13, 2017, Naniki returned to IBIW at BELIEVE 133. At BELIEVE 134, she teamed with former
Major League Wrestling (2018–2021)
After joining Major League Wrestling (MLW) in 2019, she performed as Salina de la Renta in a managerial and on-screen personality role. Backstage, she served as the executive producer of several episodes of Fusion.
De la Renta led the faction as the main villainous group in 2018, being supplanted in the role by
Following her initial contract with MLW, Class resigned in 2020 and resumed her appearances, now said to have acquired “promoting and managing licenses”.[30][29] During her second run with MLW, she was presented as acting on behalf of a shady businessman (known for months simply as “El Jefe”) that had acquired Promociones Dorado.[31] Her feud with Konnan resumed, when he revealed that Promociones Dorado was struggling economically and that De la Renta had aided Contra Unit in their agenda against MLW.[32] This led to disciplinary sanctions against her and postpone the airing of a special that she was scheduled to executive produce.[33][34] De la Renta was cleared to proceed and traveled to Mexico, later promising to reveal a “bombshell” about Konnan.[35][36][37] She was later blamed for an attack that landed him on MLW's injured list and was accompanied by a prolonged absence from programming.[38]
She made moves to expand “El Jefe’s” interests by, among other things, unsuccessfully bidding to purchase
Class participated in a tryout for WWE, where she was asked to perform inside the ring and not to cut a promo, which intrigued her as she only had 95 matches and mostly distinguished herself as a manager.[46] She noted that after Canyon Ceman was released from his role as Senior Director of Talent Development, no further contact was made by the company.[46]
Return to MLW (2023–present)
On September 3, 2023 at Fury Road, de la Renta returned to MLW as the first guest of "Sessions by Saint Laurent," resurrecting her Promociones Dorado stable. During her appearance, she teased the prospect of a new client, which she promised to reveal at Slaughterhouse.[47] At the event, de la Renta accompanied both Janai Kai and Rocky Romero for their matches.[48] In March 2024, she also became the Creative Director of the Women's Division.[49]
Championships and accomplishments
- American Combat Wrestling
- ACW Women's Champion (1 time)[50]
- Lingerie Fighting Championships
- LFC Booty Camp Champion (1 time)
Acting career
Class made her acting debut in
Television career
Class appeared as a contestant on the American version of the Dutch game show The Floor[51] she was eliminated in the 2nd episode.[52]
References
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- ^ a b c "Wrestling star Salina de la Renta Q&A". SI.com. 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta". MLW: Major League Wrestling®. 15 March 2018.
- ^ a b c ":::... L a d y S p o r t s ... Q & A: SPOTLIGHT: Mila Naniki... :::". ladysports.com.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview - MLW's Salina de la Renta: "Every Single Achievement That I've Made in This Career Has Been Myself"". 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta Accepted Into Full Sail University". Wrestlezone. 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Masked Republic Paving New Path in Pro Wrestling". Sports Illustrated. 9 January 2021.
- ^ ""Eat Like a Luchador" cookbook, Lita, Penta Zero M, Rey Fenix, Franky Monet contributed recipes". June 2021.
- ^ a b "Salina de la Renta". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ "Mila Naniki: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta returns as Executive Producer of Fusion". 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Major player looking to buy Promociones Dorado?". 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta to Exec Produce upcoming episode of MLW Fusion". 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta in talks to produce future MLW TV projects?". 10 May 2019.
- ^ "VIDEO: Salina de la Renta issues bounty on Shane Strickland". 15 May 2018.
- ^ "VIDEO: Low Ki & Salina de la Renta talk first title defense". 18 August 2018.
- ^ "VIDEO: Low Ki & Salina de la Renta talk consequences post main event". October 2018.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta unleashes Bestia 666 on Mance Warner in Chicago". 28 June 2019.
- ^ "VIDEO: Salina de la Renta fires Sammy Guevara". 6 July 2018.
- ^ "FUSION PREVIEW: Salina de la Renta presents Callihan-Mancer Loser Leaves MLW! Flamita vs. Horus! Low Ki vs. Martinez!". 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Salina de la Renta: Take no prisoners in war with Konnan". 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta vows revenge on Callihan and Warner". 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Outrage in Puerto Rico over the theft of Caribbean Heavyweight Championship". MLW.com. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ a b "Salina de la Renta vows vengeance against Ol Mancer". 26 July 2019.
- ^ "FUSION RECAP: New York City Street Fight Unsettles Salina de la Renta". 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta Rocks MLW in Return". 23 June 2020.
- ^ "BREAKING: Salina de la Renta & LA Park cash in Golden Ticket". 8 September 2019.
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- ^ "411Mania".
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- ^ "Salina de la Renta: CONTRA's insider". 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta storms out of MLW HQ". December 2020.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta special on hold pending ruling". 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta to serve as Executive Producer of Wednesday's MLW FUSION". 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta visits the Aztec Ruins". January 2021.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta to reveal a special surprise for Konnan this Wednesday". 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Update on Konnan". 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta issued promoter/Managing license". 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Will IWA sell to Azteca Underground?". 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b "MLW's Court Bauer 'Very Excited' About Azteca Underground". Sports Illustrated. 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Fusion Recap: Salina de la Renta Presents los Parks vs. Von Erichs for Tag Titles". 14 January 2021.
- ^ "L.A Park confirma que tuvo coronavirus". 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Is Salina de la Renta scared?". 6 April 2021.
- ^ "LA Park's shocking statement on Salina de la Renta!". 26 April 2021.
- ^ a b William Beltrán (2021-09-21). "Salina de la Renta revela cómo fue su tryout con WWE" (in Spanish). Súper Luchas. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Salina de la Renta Returns To MLW At MLW Fury Road". Wrestle Zone. September 3, 2023.
- ^ Ravens, Andrew (October 15, 2023). "MLW Slaughterhouse 2023 Results: Chamber Of Horrors, World Title Match". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "SALINA DE LA RENTA GETS NEW ROLE, TITLE IN MLW | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "411MANIA". Salina de la Renta Appears On FOX Game Show The Floor.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.