Rosa Mendes Milena Leticia Roucka ( October 25 , 1979 ) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler , valet , and former model of Czech , Puerto Rican and Costa Rica n descent . She is best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , working under the ring name Rosa Mendes . Her last name is pronounced " roh - tskah " . Roucka studied business at the University of British Columbia , but left to pursue a modeling career . She won several competitions , including the 2004 Piel Dorada , and also acted in commercials . In mid - 2006 , Roucka participated in the 2006 edition WWE Diva Search . Despite finishing fourth , she was hired by WWE , and assigned to train in Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) using the ring name ' Roucka ' . On September 19 , 2007 , Roucka won the OVW Women ' s Championship , which she held for five months until February 20 , 2008 . The following month , Roucka transferred to Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , WWE ' s new developmental territory . In November 2008 , Roucka began appearing on " Raw " , where she became associated with Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella . The following October , she was moved to the ECW brand and started an on - screen relationship with Zack Ryder , who she began to manage . The pair returned to the Raw brand in February 2010 , and Mendes was drafted to SmackDown in April . In November , Mendes won the Queen of FCW title in FCW , and held it until February 2011 . Modeling and acting career . Roucka studied Business at the University of British Columbia , but dropped out to pursue a career in modeling . In 2004 , she won the " Piel Dorada , " one of the biggest Latin American based modeling contests , becoming the first North American to win . The following year , she won Hawaiian Tropic ' s Ms . Indy 500 contest , and acted as a judge at the Hawaiian Tropic Ms . Super Bowl . She also acted in Costa Rican commercials for Trident , Lux soap , and Chrysler throughout 2004 . She starred in a Bodog . com commercial in 2005 . She also portrayed Isabel Díaz in Need for Speed : Most Wanted Professional wrestling career . World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE ( 2006 – present ) . Diva search ( 2006 ) . In mid - 2006 , Roucka participated in the auditions for the third installment of World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) ' s Diva Search Contest and reached the final eight . Roucka won the first round as it was a dance competition . A few days after her elimination , on August 24 , WWE signed her to a developmental contract , along with Maryse Ouellet , who had also been eliminated from the competition . Ohio Valley Wrestling ( 2007 – 2008 ) . Roucka was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) , WWE ' s developmental territory . She debuted as a heel ( villainous character ) , using the ring name Roucka , and served as the valet for the Bad Kompany faction , managing the members Mike Kruel , Shawn Osborne and Eddie Craven . In early 2007 , she participated in the ' Miss OVW Contest ' . She was in the corner of Kruel when he defeated Boris Alexiev to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship in February . She made her in - ring debut on March 24 , when she lost to Jennifer Mae . Later that night , she teamed up with Beth Phoenix , Katie Lea and Melody in a losing effort to the team of ODB , Serena , Victoria Crawford , and Maryse . Throughout mid - 2007 , she competed against wrestlers including Crawford , Phoenix , Lea , and ODB . In June , Roucka unsuccessfully challenged ODB for the OVW Women ' s Championship . Three months later , on September 19 , Roucka won a six - way match to capture the OVW Women ' s Championship . After winning the championship , she began to feud with Lea , defeating her in non - title matches on several occasions . In November , Lea and Atlas DaBone defeated Roucka and Kruel in a mixed tag team match . At the television tapings on December 12 , she defeated Lea in a " kiss my foot match " to retain the championship . In January 2008 , Lea defeated Roucka in a non - title match . In early February , WWE decided to no longer use OVW as a developmental territory . After holding the championship for five months , Roucka lost it to Lea on February 20 . Roucka ' s final OVW appearance was on February 29 , where she teamed with Josie in a loss to Melody and Reggie . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2008 – 2011 ) . In March 2008 , she debuted for Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , WWE ' s new developmental territory , by teaming with Nicole Bella in a loss to Nattie Neidhart and Victoria Crawford . The following month , Roucka began feuding with The Bella Twins , which continued throughout mid - 2008 . In June , Roucka and Brad Allen defeated Brianna Bella and Lupo Martinez in a mixed tag team match , and in July Roucka and Allen defeated Johnny Curtis and Brianna . This was the beginning of an association with Allen , and Roucka began managing him . In August , she allied herself with Alicia Fox and Daisy and continued to feud with The Bellas , who had joined forces with Tiffany . She continued to compete in FCW throughout the remainder of the year , wrestling against Fox , Daisy , and Miss Angela . In January 2009 , Roucka changed her ring name to ' Rosa Mendes ' , following her debut on " Raw " under that name . After Angela was crowned the Queen of FCW in February , Mendes immediately began to feud with her over the crown , attacking Angela on several occasions . She teamed with Kaleb O ' Neal and Lawrence Knight in a loss to Eric Escobar , Sweet Papi Sanchez and Angela in a six - person mixed tag team match , and later lost to Angela in a singles match . Mendes gained a measure of revenge in a rematch in June , when she defeated Angela . During this time , she had become associated with FCW General Manager Abraham Washington , appearing alongside him on several occasions . Throughout late 2009 and most of 2010 , she appeared only sporadically in FCW . In November 2010 , Mendes unsuccessfully challenged Naomi for the FCW Divas Championship at a house show . Later that month , at the November 25 television tapings , Rosa Mendes pinned AJ to become crowned the newest Queen of FCW . Rosa Mendes retained her title against several Divas including Kaitlyn , AJ , and Naomi . She lost the title to Aksana on February 3 , 2011 . Raw ; managing Beth Phoenix ( 2008 – 2009 ) . On the November 24 , 2008 episode of " Raw " , Roucka appeared as a planted fan holding a sign proclaiming she was the then - WWE Women ' s Champion Beth Phoenix ' s number one fan . For a few weeks after that she was continually shown in the crowd holding signs supporting Phoenix . On the December 22 episode of " Raw " Santino Marella introduced her as Rosa Mendes , and the following week , Mendes jumped from the crowd and attacked the new number one contender , Melina , to help Phoenix during a fight . The next week , Stephanie McMahon declared that Mendes had been banned from WWE events after she attacked Melina again . Mendes evaded the ban , however , by disguising herself as a paparazzo during Melina ' s entrance and attacked her again . On January 19 , on " Raw " , Marella announced that he had hired Mendes to be his and Phoenix ' s intern , to which Phoenix agreed a week later . On the March 30 episode of " Raw " , Mendes made her in - ring debut in an 18 - Diva tag team match , which her team lost . On April 5 , Mendes competed in a Divas battle royal at WrestleMania XXV , but the match was won by Santina Marella . On the June 11 episode of " WWE Superstars " , Mendes got her first televised win when she teamed with Beth Phoenix against The Bella Twins , and she made her singles debut in a loss to Mickie James on the June 15 episode of " Raw " . Mendes got her second televised win when she teamed with Alicia Fox in a winning effort due to Fox pinning Kelly Kelly In August 2009 she began to manage Carlito , with her association with Beth Phoenix being quietly phased out . ECW and relationship with Zack Ryder ( 2009 – 2010 ) . On October 12 , 2009 , WWE ' s official website announced that Mendes had been traded from Raw to the ECW brand . She debuted on " ECW " on the October 20 episode , in a backstage segment with the ECW General Manager , Tiffany welcoming her to ECW . On the November 3 episode of " ECW " she began a storyline with Zack Ryder , who became infatuated with her , distracting him from his matches . On the November 25 episode of " ECW " , Mendes began a storyline relationship with Ryder , and began managing him . On the final episode of " ECW " on February 16 , 2010 , Ryder and Mendes interfered in the main event match , but Mendes was speared by Tiffany . It was announced on the February 25 , 2010 episode of " Superstars " that Ryder and Mendes had moved to the Raw brand . She made her in - ring return for the brand on the April 5 episode of " Raw " , when she competed in a Divas Battle Royal to determine the new number one contender for the WWE Divas Championship but was won by Eve Torres . Smackdown ( 2010 – 2011 ) . Three weeks later on April 27 , Mendes was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2010 Supplemental Draft , without Zack Ryder . Despite this , Mendes accompanied Zack Ryder on the April 29 edition of " WWE Superstars " in a winning effort against Primo . She was defeated by Beth Phoenix in her first match for the brand on " WWE Superstars " the following week . On the May 14 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Rosa was scheduled to face Beth Phoenix in her first match for the WWE Women ' s Championship , however Vickie Guerrero replaced Rosa with Team LayCool . In her debut match on " SmackDown " , she lost to Kelly Kelly . In June 2010 , Rosa Mendes requested to join the team of LayCool , who refused her request and instead mocked her . As a result , Rosa Mendes was shown exercising in several backstage segments in an attempt to follow LayCool ' s advice over the next few months , and even cost Layla a match when she was distracted her by skipping rope at ringside while trying to impress LayCool . On the September 17 edition of " SmackDown " , Rosa Mendes turned face when she teamed with Kelly Kelly in a loss to LayCool . Her next appearance on " SmackDown " was over a month later , when she participated in an eight - Diva Halloween costume competition . A brawl broke out , resulting in an eight - Diva tag team match which Rosa Mendes ' team lost , when she was pinned by Kelly Kelly . In late 2010 , Rosa Mendes was consigned to backstage segments with various wrestlers , including Kane and Hornswoggle . In December 2010 , WWE ' s official website , WWE . com , announced that Rosa Mendes had won a Slammy Award for the Best Use of Exercise Equipment . On the February 25 , 2011 edition of Smackdown , Rosa won her first televised singles match win against Layla via DQ after Michelle McCool attacked her on the outside . On the April 24 edition of " < nowiki > SmackDown ' < / nowiki > " s " Wrestlemania Tour " Rosa became a heel after accompanying Layla to the ring for her match despite being defeated by Beth Phoenix with Kelly Kelly as the Special Guest Referee . Rosa teamed with Layla in a losing effort to Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix . On the June 3 edition of " SmackDown " , Rosa managed Alicia Fox and Tamina when they defeated The Chickbusters ( AJ and Kaitlyn ) . On the July 15 edition of " SmackDown " , she lost to the Divas Champion Kelly Kelly in a non - title match , despite being accompanied by Fox . On the August 1 edition of " Raw " , Rosa competed in a battle royal to determine the # 1 contender for the Divas Championship at SummerSlam , which was won by Beth Phoenix . On the October 31 , " Halloween " edition of " Raw " , Rosa was in a " Divas Halloween Costume " battle royal dressed as a cave woman . As the match began , Rosa was first eliminated by Natalya . In November , Rosa still as heel , she began an association with Primo and Epico , which started on " WWE Superstars " . On the November 28 edition of " SmackDown " , Rosa competed in a " Mistletoe on a Pole " match , which was won by Brie Bella ; who won the right to kiss any superstar of her choice . Managing Primo and Epico ( 2011 – 2013 ) . On November 17 , 2011 , edition of " WWE Superstars " Mendes began managing Primo and Epico after accompanying the two in their match against the Usos . On the December 1 , edition of " WWE Superstars " Rosa Mendes accompanied Primo , alongside Epico , in his match against Kofi Kingston . On December 8 , Mendes accompanied Epico in his match against Evan Bourne with Primo . On the December 15 edition of " WWE Superstars " , Mendes accompanied Primo and Epico in their match against Air Boom , and celebrated with them after the match . At the pay - per - view she accompanied Primo and Epico to their WWE Tag Team Championship match against Air Boom , but were unsuccessful in winning the titles . On January 15 , at a Live Event in Oakland California , Rosa accompanied Primo and Epico as they defeated Air Boom to win the WWE Tag Team Championship for the first time . On the WrestleMania XXVIII pre - show , they successfully defended the title against The Usos and Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd in a Triple Threat tag team match . On the April 30 Raw , Primo and Epico lost the title to R - Truth and Kofi Kingston . 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 , The Prime Time Players ( Titus O ' Neil & Darren Young ) . The next night on Raw , Mendes , Primo and Epico turned face when they defeated 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 . From September till the end of the year , Primo and Epico had a losing streak . On the November 19 edition of " Raw " , Hornswoggle squirted Mendes in the face with a fake bouquet of flowers , with which she attempted to attack him on the December 6 " Superstars " , but was assaulted by Natalya . In the process , Mendes became a villainess once again . The next night on " SmackDown " , Mendes managed Primo and Epico in a loss to The Great Khali and Hornswoggle . During the match , she tripped on Hornswoggle and was assaulted by Natalya once again . On the December 28 " SmackDown " , Mendes managed Primo in a loss to Brodus Clay . After the match , Mendes confronted Clay , and was assaulted by The Funkadactyls ( Naomi and Cameron ) . On the January 4 " SmackDown " , Mendes teamed with Primo and Epico and lost to Natalya , Hornswoggle and The Great Khali . On the February 11 " Raw " , Primo and Epico lost to Brodus Clay and Tensai . After the match , Mendes harassed Tensai and The Funkadactyls attacked her again . On the February 18 " Raw " , Mendes , Epico and Primo lost to Brodus , Tensai , and Naomi . On the April 19th " Smackdown " , they lost again to Natalya , Hornswoggle and Khali . This match was due to an argument over a parking spot . The next day , on WWE Saturday Morning Slam Rosa , Primo and Epico were interviewed by Natalya . They insulted her , setting up another rematch with Natalya , Hornswoggle and Khali the next week , which they lost again . Return and Feud with the Total Divas , Total Diva ( 2013 - 2015 ) . On August 26 , Mendes returned to " Raw " as a face , dancing with The Miz before his match . On the October 7 edition of " Raw , " Mendes established herself as a villainess by teaming up with Aksana and Alicia Fox in a losing effort against Natalya , Eva Marie and JoJo . Mendes made her in - ring pay - per - view at Survivor Series in a 7 - on - 7 traditional elimination tag team match against the Total Divas . Despite managing an elimination , her side was defeated . Mendes took part in the rematch the following night on " Raw " and was defeated once again . On the December 30 edition of " Raw " , Mendes competed in a victorious outing in a 5 - on - 5 tag match against the Total Divas , with the victory coming after Aksana pinned Nikki Bella . At WrestleMania XXX , Mendes participated in the Divas Championship Invitational , which was won by AJ Lee . Starting September 7 , 2014 , Mendes will be featured as a main cast member on the show Total Divas . Mendes returned to WWE on the June 23 episode of " Raw " , interfering on the behalf of Stephanie McMahon ' s match with Vickie Guerrero , along with Layla and Alicia Fox , but would be thrown in the mud pool by Vickie Guerrero during the match . On July 8 episode of " Main Event " , Mendes participated in a six – on – one handicap match with Eva Marie , Summer Rae , Naomi and Natalya against Nikki Bella as part of Stephanie McMahon ' s punishment against Nikki . Eva Marie picked up the win for her team , after a DDT to Nikki . Mendes transitioned into a face on the September 2 episode of " Main Event " , when she teamed with Natalya in a losing effort to Summer Rae and Layla El because of a miscommunication . After two months of absence , Mendes returned as Fandango ' s new dance partner on the Survivor Series pre - show on November 23 . Fandango defeated Justin Gabriel with a Dancer gimmick and new theme music . On the April 13 , 2015 episode of " Raw " , Fandango dissolved his relationship with Mendes . Maternity leave and retirement ( 2015 – 2017 ) . As she announced her pregnancy on August 6 , Mendes began serving as the WWE . com correspondent for " SmackDown " in October . The same month , she went on maternity leave , and gave birth on February 13 , 2016 . On February 13 , 2017 , Mendes announced her retirement from WWE . Personal life . Roucka grew up in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , and is of Czech and Costa Rican descent . Roucka was a self - described " tomboy " growing up , and was once suspended from school for fighting . She is trained in kickboxing , Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu - jitsu . Roucka cites Trish Stratus as her inspiration for wanting to be a wrestler . Roucka has a Chinese tattoo which consist of adorned with wings and a halo , on the right side of her waist . In an interview on September 2 , 2009 , wrestler Dave Batista said that he had previously dated Roucka .