You’ve gotten used to seeing the Ariel vampire shtick on ECW every week. But as we’ve mentioned before, Shelly Martinez is way more fun to watch in the ring. Whether she wins or loses a match, she knows how to make it exciting and memorable. In fact, even when Shelly loses, you come away feeling like she kicked some serious ass.

Check out Shelly Martinez as Cle-Ho-Patra in this WEW 20 PPV match against April Hunter:

You can really tell Shelly Martinez is a pro in this OVW match against Sosay. Watch for the electric chair move about half way through:

And finally, another OVW match pitting Shelly Martinez against Beth Phoenix:

So there you have it: 3 crystal clear examples of why the WWE writers need to get Shelly back into the ring. Instead, the powers-that-be at the WWE prefer to have photographers shoot posed photos of her as if she’s a life sized dark and gothic Barbie Doll:

Shelly’s ringside antics and Daily Diva photos are great and all, but her real talent is being wasted at ringside.