Wladek (Walter) "Killer" Kowalski passed away this weekend. Even though he was a legendary wrestler and trainer, why note this here? Because this gentle giant trained many female professional wrestlers, including Chyna, Brittany Brown, April Hunter, Nikki Roxx, Malia Hosaka, Misty Blue Simmes and Melissa Coates.
"Shoot for the moon - if you miss, you may hit a star." - Walter "Killer" Kowalski
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that wrestling fans send donations to:
Walter "Killer" Kowalski Memorial Fund c/o Citizens Bank 876 Main Street Malden, MA 02148
Wrestlers Ring Names: Melissa Coates, Coates Rack (on Extreme Dodgeball), Bag Lady (Deep South Wrestling), Mistress Melissa, Mile High Melissa
Height: 5 ft 5 in
Weight: 150 lb
Born: June 18th, 1971,Thunder Bay, Ontario
Resides: McDonough, Georgia
Billed from: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Trained by: Killer Kowalski, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling, Wild Samoan Training Center, Deep South Wrestling, NWA Anarchy
Pro Wrestling Debut: 2002
Finishing Wrestling Moves: Coates Rack (Backbreaker rack), Facelift / Crash Landing / Slave Maker (Sitout inverted suplex slam)
Melissa Coates is a professional wrestler, fitness model, and bodybuilder.
Melissa had a developmental contract with the WWE, before leaving the company to work for wXw. She was regularly working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). She appeared at WWE Backlash 2005, during the "Masterlock Challenge" segment.
Melissa can bench press 250 pounds.
She appeared in the first two seasons of the GSN show Extreme Dodgeball.
Melissa was a Jr. Canadian tennis champion .
Training with weights to help with her tennis performance led to her interest in bodybuilding.
Her debut wrestling match in the PGWA in 2005 was versus Macaela Mercedes, who shortly thereafter entered the WWE as Jillian Hall.
Melissa formerly dated WWE wrestler Gene Snitsky.
