10 Wrestlers Who Were Kicked Out Of The Locker Room

7. Melina (By Lita)

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Developing a reputation as one of the company's biggest heat-seekers in the mid-2000s, the former WWE Women's Champion was a regular in the dreaded "Wrestler's Court" for her various and varied infractions at the height of MNM's early success.

It continued even when the group were separated as a result.

A gifted and over star-in-waiting valeting Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury, Melina was poised to breakout even bigger when she moved to Monday Night Raw alongside Nitro in 2006. She was brought back down to earth with a thud in short order when her behaviour was deemed beyond the pale by the division's longest-tenured star Lita.

Soon to exit the company herself, the multi-time Women's Champion allegedly acted on behalf of all her peers in forcing Melina out until some overdue respect was earned. Nitro apparently absorbed residual heat in the opposing locker room too, though the relative on-screen successes of both at the time at least reflected some patience in the talents to fight for some backstage acceptance in line with their televised acclaim.

 
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