Velvet Sky

At 42 years old, Velvet Sky has this physical status:

Jamie Lynn Szantyr (born June 2, 1981) is an American professional wrestler best known for her appearance in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Velvet Sky. She is a former TNA Women's Knockout Champion and a former TNA Knockout Tag Team champion as part of The Beautiful People (with Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich), with the company defending the title under Freebird rule.

Angelina Love and Mandy Leon are currently signed to Ring Of Honor as one-third of the Allure's heel stable The Allure is made by her teammate Angelina Love and Mandy Leon.

Personal life

Szantyr has Polish and Italian roots in her family. Szantyr competed in cheerleading, softball, cross-country, football, and track in high school. Bully Ray had been a student at the University of On the other hand, she was in love with Bully Ray.

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Professional wrestling career

Jason Knight at the House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo in New Britain, Connecticut, had a blast training Szantyr. She began competing as a valet and wrestler on the independent circuit after completing her training. Miss Talia, Talia Doll, and Talia Madison were among the ring names she used. With April Hunter, she formed a tag team on the independent circuit.

Talia made her World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) debut on March 3, 2004, where she defeated Alere Little Feather. After winning a match royal on May 29, 2004, she captured her first championship in professional wrestling, the WXW Women's Championship. Talia continued to defend her title against April Hunter, Cindy Rogers, Psychologie, and Ariel. Talia defeated Becky Bayless in a bra and panties match on September 28, teaming up with Alicia in a winning bid over Cindy Rogers and Mercedes Martinez in a tag team match, and beating Alicia in a thrilling effort. Talia continued her undefeated streak by defending her title against Alere Little Feather, Luscious Rogers, Officer Mercy, Officer Mercy, and Feather and Alicia in a triple threat match. Talia defeated the Moonshiners 3-2 on November 27, Talia's partnering with April Hunter in a dramatic contest that shocked The Moonshiners (Lulu and Trinity H. Campbell). Talia successfully defended her title against Krissy Vaine on December 11, which was a triumph. Talia was teamed up with The Moonshiners (Lulu and Trinity H. Campbell) over Alicia, Cindy Rogers, and Mercedes Martinez in a six-woman tag team competition last week. Talia's winning streak came to an end after she was stunned by Martinez on April 25, 2005. Talia lost the championship to Martinez on July 8 at the WXW Spotsfest event. Talia fought Martinez in a rematch on September 12 at the WXW Tour. Talia lost the WXW's Annual Women's Elite 8 event, this time against Martinez, this time in a triple threat match involving Krissy Vaine.

In 2005 and 2006, Szantyr made just a few appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). She appeared as an extra in the JBL's "Celebration of Excellence" concert on February 24, 2005. She was then defeated by Victoria on July 11 in a match taped for WWE Heat. Since being matched in another Heat segment, she and Trinity were planted in the front row of the audience on January 2, 2006. She also applied for the 2007 Diva Search but did not make the final eight but not qualify. Talia Madison captured the Defiant Pro Wrestling Women's title, which she won on April 8, 2006, after defeating Alere Little Feather and Nikki Roxx in a triple threat match.

She made her MXW Pro Wrestling debut in 2010 and defeated Alere Little Feather at the Brass City Battle later this year. She competed in Women's Extreme Wrestling (WEW), where she spent the majority of her time in tag team matches. She found triumph on WEW's June 6, 2006 pay-per-view, defeating Team Beneal and Lollipop as half of The Simple Girls/The Madison Sisters with her (kayfabe) sister Nikki Madison and as the "T" half of the T&A tag team with April Hunter, defeating Amber O'Neal and Lollipop. She also won the WEW Women's title, defeating Angel Orsini on May 5, 2007.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced the formation of their women's division in 2007, Szantyr, using her Talia Madison ring name, was unveiled as one of the first TNA Knockouts Champion in a 10-woman shintlet match to crown the first TNA Knockouts champion at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view. She appeared on TNA Today and the October 11 episode of Impact! on October 5 and the first day of the competition, alongside the other gauntlet match participants. Her ring name was changed to Velvet Sky in the weeks weeks leading up to the gauntlet match.

Sky and Angelina Love formed an alliance and were later dubbed Velvet Love Entertainment, which was later renamed The Beautiful People at the December Turning Point pay-per-view. Love and Sky assisted Gail Kim in her match against Awesome Kong after losing ODB and Roxxi Laveaux early in the game. They helped Kim after another match against Kong on December 6 in Impact!, as well as at the Final Resolution pay-per-view, assisting in the avoidance of a post-match brawl.

Sky and Love's March 13 episode on Impact! attacked Roxxi Laveaux and Gail Kim later that night, making them villainous characters for the first time. Sky and Love were competing in the first female Queen of the Cage game, which was won by Laveaux when she pinned Love inside the cage. Sky and Love were involved in the Makeover Battle Royal-Ladder Match in Sacrifice, which was won by Gail Kim. After defeating their opponents, Sky and Love added another element to their gimmicks, placing brown paper bags over their opponents' heads. Moose joined The Beautiful People shortly after, but she was quickly dropped from the stable and the TNA roster after suffering an injury on the free circuit shortly after. Sky won a Knockouts tournament royal to become the top TNA Knockouts Championship's top contender, but then-champion Taylor Wilde lost the championship match the next week, as well as two more championship matches immediately following.

The Beautiful People began associating with Cute Kip, who has been dubbed their "fashionist." The Beautiful People and Cute Kip were defeated by ODB, Rhaka Khan, and Rhino at Bound for Glory IV. The team welcomed a new member in Madison Rayne in March 2009, while Kip was "fired" from the stable twice during the next month before becoming a road agent for the corporation. When Sky defeated Kong and Wilde to win the TNA Knockouts Championship at Lockdown, she was in Love's corner. Sky was also in Love's corner at Slammiversary, where she helped her beat Tara by spraying hairspray in her eyes. When Deaner pinned Sky in a losing bid, Hard Justice, Sky, and Love shared in a tag match against ODB and Cody Deaner, resulting in Love losing the Knockout Championship to ODB. Madison Rayne was kicked out of The Beautiful People after losing, but the pair has promised revenge in the forthcoming tournament for the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship. The Beautiful People versus Rayne and a mystery partner, who was later revealed to be the returning Roxxi, were the last of the four quarter final matches. Despite this, The Beautiful People won the competition and advanced to the semi-finals.

Love was suspended from her TNA job due to work visa problems after the match was taped.

On the last episode of Impact!

Love and Sky advanced to the finals of the tag team tournament by a small amount of interference from Madison Rayne, taped before her appearance. Rayne then apologized to both Sky and Love and was then welcomed back to the Beautiful People. Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated Rayne, Sky, and Rayne in the finals of the tournament at No Surrender. Lacey Von Erich, Love's replacement, made her debut on October 1 and joined the Beautiful People. On the January 14, 2010, Love would return to the company, but rather than rejoining the Beautiful People, she attacked them, thereby turning Love Face.

Sky and Rayne defeated the teams of Love and Tara and Taylor Wilde in a three-way match to win the vacant TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship after interference from Daffney on the March 8 episode of Impact! During the Freebird era, the three members of the Beautiful People defended the positions. Sky was one of the four winners of the very first LockBox Showdown Elimination Tag Match on April 5th. Regardless of the stipulation, the box she opened contained a Sky contract to challenge anyone of her choice at any time. Sky then revealed that she would be using her job to face new Knockouts Champion Angelina Love in a Leather and Lace match the following week. The Beautiful People turned the Leather and Lace match into a three-on-one battle at Lockdown, with Sky and Madison Rayne expected to shoot at the Knockout Championship at Lockdown in order to soften Love for the pay-per-view the following Sunday. Rayne and Sky defeated Love and Tara at the pay-per-view, and Rayne became the new Knockouts Champion. On the June 24 episode of Impact, Sky faced Love once more, winning by disqualification after receiving a DDT into a steel chair, just like Von Erich the previous week.

Sky began to show signs of a face-lift in the summer of 2010. Rayne began talking to her and Von Erich, claiming she did not need either of them, and then hired a mystery woman hiding behind a motorcycle helmet to assist her with her feud with Angelina Love. Sky refused to go along with Rayne, the mystery woman and Sarita, after they all finished attacking Love and Taylor Wilde on the July 22 episode of Impact!

When Rayne and the mystery woman's involvement returnedfired on August 5, Impact!, Sky and Von Erich lost the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Hamada and Taylor Wilde. Sky recalled her face turn by blaming the mystery woman during Rayne's title match against Angelina Love, causing a distraction that cost Rayne the Knockouts Championship. Sky reunited with Angelina Love on August 19, leading her to the ring and assisting her in defending the Knockouts Championship against Rayne. Sky and Love were defeated by Rayne and the mystery lady after the match.

On the September 2 episode of Impact!, Rayne's enigmatic ally was finally revealed as Tara, when the two of them shocked Sky and Love in their first match in a year. Sky beat Rayne in a singles match at No Surrender. After being rescued by Rayne and Tara on the September 16 episode of Impact!, Lacey Von Erich would join Sky and Love. Von Erich will leave the job two months later on November 11.

Sky became a feud with Sarita in October, where she would win back-to-back pinfall victories over her on October 28 and November 4 episodes of Impact!, first in a six-Knockout tag team tournament and then in a singles match.

On the December 9 episode of Impact!

In the first round of a tournament for the vacant Knockouts Tag Team Championship, Sky and Love defeated Sarita and Daffney, but Sky was unable to pin Sarita. Sarita was beaten by Sky two weeks ago during her and Love's tournament final match. As a result, Winter, who had been following Love for the past months, took Sky's place in the match and partnered with Love to defeat Madison Rayne and Tara in the Knockouts Tag Team Championship. Sarita defeated Sky in a Strap match the following week. Sky brawled with Winter on January 27, claiming she was trying to break up the Beautiful People. On the February 17 episode of Impact, Sarita pinned Sky once more. She teamed with Rosita in a tag team competition. Sky defeated Sarita in a one-on-one match, where she promised to put her career on hold after the match. Sky was finally able to defeat Sarita in a singles match on March 3, preserving her career in the process. Love and Winter were inadvertently cost Love and Winter the Knockouts Tag Team Championship in a match against Sarita and Rosita on March 13. Winter, clearly having influence over Love's behavior, prevented her from saving Sky from a beating at Sarita and Rosita on March 24. Love, the Beautiful People, on the 7.5th episode of Impact!, Love, still under Winter's clout, threw out a Knockout Tag Team Championship match against Sarita and Rosita, leaving her to be pinned by the champions.

Angelina Love defeated Sky by submission in a singles match on April 28; she was no-selling any of her opponents' offenses during the match. On a two-on-three handicap match, Sky pinned Winter in a two-on-three handicap match, where she and Kurt Angle announced her intention of becoming the TNA Knockouts Champion in the process.

Sky defeated Love and Winter in a two-on-one handicap match on May 19, but the returning ODB later claimed she had been barred from TNA because of Sky. On the June 9 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky and ODB clashed in a singles match, with Sky winning and ODB emerging victorious.

Sky and Ms. Tessmacher failed in their bid to win the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship from Rosita and Sarita this week due to ODB's interference. Sky was defeated by ODB and her new tag team partner, Jacqueline, later in the day. In a tag team match against Jacqueline and ODB on June 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky and Tessmacher were defeated by Jacqueline and ODB. Sky defeated ODB and Jacquelineline in a two-on-one handicap match on July 7, apparently ending the feud. Both of them were kicked out of TNA as per the match's stipulation. Sky was given a shot at her title on July 21 by Impact Wrestling, Knockouts Champion Mickie James, but Angelina Love and Winter threatened James before the match took place. As Sky attempted to make the saving, she was confronted by returning ODB and Jacqueline, who were then retaliation by the also returning Traci Brooks.

Sky defeated Angelina Love on September 15 in an Impact Wrestling match at Bound for Glory. Sky beat former champion Winter, Madison Rayne and Mickie James in a four-way match on October 16, when Traci Brooks replaced original special guest referee Karen Jarrett and counted the deciding pinfall. Sky appeared on Impact Wrestling's October 20 episode and thanked the fans for her help. Gail Kim, a returning warrior, was stabbed during her address. Sky lost the Knockouts Championship to Gail Kim on November 13, putting her tenure to a mere 28 days. In a three-way number one contenders match for the Knockouts Championship on January 26, Impact Wrestling, Sky and Mickie James was defeated by Tara. Sky defeated Angelina Love, Madison Rayne, Mickie James, Tara, and Winter in a six-way match on April 5th in the Knockouts Championship by Gail Kim. Sky unsuccessfully challenged Kim for the title in a steel cage match on April 15 at Lockdown. On the May 17 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky earned a rematch for the championship, but Kim was disqualified again by Kim in a three-way match, which also included Brooke Tessmacher.

Sky and Mickie James sparked a feud last month, with James slowly becoming villainous due to her jealousy of Sky. However, after weeks of inactivity on July 24, several wrestling websites announced that Szantyr was close to leaving TNA after struggling to agree on a new deal. Szantyr revealed her departure from TNA two days later, but the company's website still lists her as an active participant of the roster.

Sky made her Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA World Wide at Tripleman's XIX, where she joined Angelina Love, Mickie James, and Sexy Star to beat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache, Lolita, and Mari Apache in an eight-woman tag team match on June 18, 2011. Sky will return to the competition at Héroes Inmortales on October 8, according to AAA. Sky teamed with Jennifer Blake and Sexy Star to defeat Cynthia Moreno, Faby Apache, and Mari Apache in a six-woman tag team "Glow in the Dark" match at the pay-per-view.

Sky competed in the World Wrestling Council's (WWC) Anniversario Weekend in Puerto Rico from June 30 to July 2, 2012. She was defeated in singles matches by Melina for the first two nights, and then she and Xix Savant defeated Melina and Davey Richards in a mixed tag team competition on the final night.

Velvet made her debut for Bad Boys of Wrestling Federation (BBWF), competing against Angelina Love in a winning bid on September 8. In a losing effort, Sky participated against Angelina Love the following night on the BBWF Caribbean Wrestling Bash Aruba.

Following her exit from TNA, Sky reunited with Angelina Love as the Beautiful People at a Northeast Wrestling tournament, where they were defeated by Madison Rayne and Rosita. Sky made her FWE debut on October 4, 2012, when she teamed up with Angelina Love to defeat FWE Women's Champion Maria Kanellis and Katrina Lea in a tag team competition at the Back 2 Brooklyn internet pay-per-view, where she defeated FWE Women's Champion Maria Kanellis and Katrina Lea. Sky made her MCW Championship Wrestling (MCW) debut on October 27 in a thrilling match against Jessie Kaye and Niya.

Sky made her return to Impact Wrestling on Dec. 6 in the midst of a live segment between Mickie James and Knockouts Champion Tara, where she promised to return to be champion once more. Sky defeated Madison Rayne in their return match the following week. Sky defeated Gail Kim last year in a five-woman gauntlet match on January 13, 2013 to become the top contender for the Knockouts Championship. Sky regained her position as the best opponent in the following episode of Impact Wrestling, defeating Kim in a rematch that reaffirmed her status as the top contender. After Tara's boyfriend Jessie intervened on her behalf, Sky unsuccessfully challenged Tara for the championship the following week. After Sky pinned Tara, Sky teamed up with James Storm and defeated Tara and Jessie in a mixed tag team match on January 31.

Sky defeated Tara, Miss Tessmacher, and Gail Kim in a crucial four-way elimination match on February 21, England, by last eliminating Kim to win the Knockouts Championship for the second time. Sky won her first title defense on the February 28 episode of Impact Wrestling, defeating Tara. Sky defeated Gail Kim on March 10 in Lockdown, retaining the title. Sky saved Taryn Terrell from a strike by Gail Kim and Tara on March 28. After the special guest referee Joey Ryan made a quick count on Terrell, Sky teamed up with Terrell in a losing effort to Kim and Tara this week. Terrell gave Ryan a low blow after the match, but Sky distracted him. Sky had sustained a knee injury during the match, according to TNA. Despite the injury, Sky defended the Knockouts Championship against Mickie James on the April 25 episode of Impact Wrestling. Sky lost the championship to James on May 23 on Impact Wrestling's May 23 show, putting an end to her reign at 117 days. Sky will order a match in the coming weeks, but James will respond by avoiding her and later attacking Sky, as well as exploiting her injured leg, making James villainous in the process. On the June 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, where James won by submitting Sky, Sky and James eventually met. Sky said she didn't tell James she was hurt and that she would never make the same mistake again, and she and Gail Kim remained on ringside during James' championship match against Gail Kim on July 25, the same show that stunned them on July 25. Sky had been supposed to compete with ODB in a Knockouts hardcore tornado tag team match against Gail Kim and Mickie James at Hardcore Justice, but Sky was not able to participate due to her knee injury, and the match was changed to a Knockouts triple threat hardcore match.

Despite being a celebrity herself, Sky began a romantic relationship with newly turned heel Chris Sabin (her true life partner at the time). Sky would eventually assist Sabin in the X Division Championship from Austin Aries, and he has helped the team defend it several times on Impact Wrestling. Sky reunited with her former Beautiful People partner Madison Rayne in a tag team match against Gail Kim and Lei'D Tapa, which they would win if Sky pinned Kim on January 30, 2014, which they would win when Sky pinned Kim. Sky ended her friendship with Sabin after the match. Sky was confronted by Sabin and escorted to a match that would have been postponed for the following week, but the match never began after Alpha Female attacked Sky and linked herself with Sabin on February 6 episode of Impact Wrestling. On the February 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Rayne and Sky will face Sky and Alpha Female, where Rayne and Sky will be defeated by Female and Tapa. The girls were beaten by Tapa, Gail, and Female until ODB came to their rescue after the match. This resulted in a six-woman tag team match, in which Sky, Rayne, and ODB defeated Female, Tapa and Kim, when Sky pinned Female.

Sky was called out by returning Angelina Love, who wanted to reunite The Beautiful People, and a week later on Impact Wrestling, Sky accepted Love's bid, while Madison Rayne declines. Sky went backward during her match with Rayne on March 27, allowing Love to take the title. After Love pinned Brittany, the Beautiful People returned as a team to Impact Wrestling, defeating Rayne and Brittany. Sky unintentionally participated in a street brawl against Rayne on April 17 episodes of Impact Wrestling. On Monday's episode of Impact Wrestling, The Beautiful People honored Love's landmark TNA Knockout Championship win at Sacrifice. Gail Kim, who allowed Rayne and Brittany to strip Sky and Love of their evening gowns, had ruined the soirée. The Beautiful People defeated Rayne and Brittany in a tag team elimination evening gown competition the following week. After Kim announced a challenge for any of The Beautiful People to wrestle her, Kim defeated Sky on May 15 episode of Impact Wrestling. Love launched an open challenge to her Knockouts Championship the following week, which was accepted by Brittany, who was unsuccessful in her attempt. The Beautiful People humiliated Brittany by smearing lipstick on her face and holding a paper bag over her head, resulting in Kim coming to Brittany and attacking Sky and Love. Love will then assist Love in many title defenses against Rayne, Kim, and Brittany. The Beautiful People interrupted Taryn Terrell's return to action, resulting in a tag team match on June 26 on Impact Wrestling, where Sky and Love lost to Terrell and Gail Kim. Despite Sky's interference, Love lost the Knockouts Championship to Kim on the June 26 episode of Impact Wrestling. The Beautiful People would miss a championship match between Kim and Terrell on July 24 episode of Impact Wrestling, which culminated in Sky losing the title in a four-way match involving Love and Terrell on August 14 episode of Impact Wrestling. On August 20 Impact Wrestling: The feud between The Beautiful People and Gail Kim ended, where Kim defeated Love in a Last Knockout Standing match, despite Sky's interference. Sky faced Havok for the Knockouts Championship at Bound for Glory, but she was dissatisfied.

Love and Sky formed an association with The BroMans (Robbie E and Jessie Godderz), during this period. Sky grabbed a briefcase for Robbie E on the Feast or Fired match on January 23, and because Sky had confiscated it, she was forced by Robbie to open it, revealing a "fired" slip. It was later revealed that Sky's deal had legitimately ended, and TNA had refused to renew it.

Sky returned to TNA on May 8, bringing her right back to TNA and ending her relationship with The Beautiful People. On the May 29, 2015 episode of Impact Wrestling, Love brought out her own personal security team and triggered Sky; Sky jumped the barricade and assaulted Love, but Love's security team took the arena down, but Love's security team was escorted to Love. Sky defeated Love on the 25th episode of Impact Wrestling, securing her spot on the roster.

Sky made her in-ring return on Impact Wrestling's July 8 episode, defeating Madison Rayne. Sky was knocked outs Championship match against Brooke on August 26, but Dollhouse (Jade and Marti Bell) struck her during the match. Rebel, who later joined The Dollhouse, later struck Sky. On the following week's episode of Impact Wrestling, Sky fought The Dollhouse again, only to be aided by Angelina Love and Madison Rayne, reuniting The Beautiful People. Sky left the company for the third time on April 22, 2016, with her being told that she would face new Knockout roster member Sienna on the line if she were to miss the match by pinfall.

Sky battled So Over (Jimmy Preston and Mark Shurman) and defeated Jake Manning, Kamaitachi, and Sumie Sakai in a six-person tag team competition. Sky will compete with Bully Ray and Drolix on a No Disqualification six-person tag team match at MCW's Autumn Armageddon Tour 2016, defeating Damian Martinez, Ken Dixon, and Kennadi Brink.

Szantyr announced her resignation on July 6, 2016, promising to concentrate on returning to college. She will later state that she was withdrawn from in-ring competition, but not from professional wrestling as a whole, because she will also do appearances.

Velvet Sky reunited with Angelina Love on April 6, 2019 and established a new heel stable with Mandy Leon as The Allure, attacking Kelly Klein, Jenny Rose, and Stella Grey. On April 14, 2019, during the match between Nick Lendl and Amy Rose, the Allure was seen with selfie sticks and phones out as they walked down the ramp to where the bell ringer was and kicked her out. Mandy Leon was seen confronting Amy Rose after the match, as well as Sky spraying hairspray in her eyes. Her profile was taken from ROH's website in October 2020.

Sky made her NWA debut on March 23, 2021 as the show's new color commentator, alongside Joe Galli and Tim Storm.

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